Shaka Smart, Texas Basketball Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
As head coach Shaka Smart and the three-seed Texas basketball took a 28-23 lead into the locker room at halftime in their Round of 64 meeting with the Abilene Christian Wildcats on the night of March 20, it didn’t seem too likely that their opposition would comeback. But ACU just wouldn’t go away as Texas couldn’t hang on down the stretch.
The once unimaginable that a team like Abilene Christian could down the Longhorns (entering the game as nine point favorites ahead of tip-off) actually transpired at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN, this weekend.