A 79-72 win over the No. 12 seed Vanderbilt Commodores in Nashville on Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena in the SEC Tournament propelled the No. 13 seed Texas Longhorns into the second round with a Thursday matchup looming against the No. 5 seed Texas A&M Aggies.
Head coach Rodney Terry’s team received a boost to its NCAA Tournament odds when the Ohio State Buckeyes lost to the lower-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Tournament, elevating Texas to the first team out in ESPN’s Bracketology released on Wednesday evening.