NCAAB

Texas Longhorns at Gonzaga Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - 2nd Round
20-14, 5-6 Away

vs
31-3, 15-0 Home

Gonzaga and Texas square off in second round of NCAA Tournament

Game Preview

Texas Longhorns (20-14, 9-10 SEC) vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs (31-3, 18-2 WCC)

Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

Bulldogs -5.5; over/under is 147.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 Gonzaga plays Texas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Bulldogs have gone 18-2 against WCC teams, with a 13-1 record in non-conference play. Gonzaga averages 18.3 assists per game to lead the WCC, paced by Mario Saint-Supery with 3.8.

The Longhorns are 9-10 in SEC play. Texas is 2/3 in one-possession games.

Gonzaga's average of 6.6 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.3 fewer made shots on average than the 6.9 per game Texas gives up. Texas has shot at a 48.2% rate from the field this season, 8.8 percentage points above the 39.4% shooting opponents of Gonzaga have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Saint-Supery averages 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, scoring 8.6 points while shooting 41.6% from beyond the arc. Graham Ike is shooting 59.3% and averaging 21.2 points over the past 10 games.

Dailyn Swain is averaging 17.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.7 steals for the Longhorns. Jordan Pope is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 9-1, averaging 77.4 points, 32.7 rebounds, 17.9 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.7 points per game.

Longhorns: 5-5, averaging 78.3 points, 32.1 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 4.7 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.4 points.

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Matchup Prediction

Gonzaga: 74.8%
Texas: 25.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W2 Streak W3
76.3 Points Against 65.9
83.2 Points Per Game 84.8
48 Field Goal % 51
35 Three Point % 33
37.9 Rebounds Per Game 40.1
12.3 Assists Per Game 18.3
3.1 Blocks Per Game 3.7
5.8 Steals Per Game 8.5
0.4 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.2
11.4 Total Turnovers Per Game 9.9

Game Information

Venue: Moda Center

Location: Portland, OR
Capacity:

2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Florida 16-2 - 26-7
Arkansas 13-5 3 27-8
Alabama 13-5 3 23-9
Vanderbilt 11-7 5 27-8
Tennessee 11-7 5 22-11
Texas A&M 11-7 5 22-11
Georgia 10-8 6 22-11
Missouri 10-8 6 20-12
Kentucky 10-8 6 21-13
Texas 9-9 7 20-14
Oklahoma 7-11 9 19-15
Auburn 7-11 9 18-16
Mississippi State 5-13 11 13-19
Ole Miss 4-14 12 15-20
South Carolina 4-14 12 13-19
LSU 3-15 13 15-17

2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Gonzaga 16-2 - 31-3
Saint Mary's 16-2 - 27-6
Santa Clara 15-3 1 26-8
Oregon State 9-9 7 17-16
Seattle U 8-10 8 21-13
Pacific 8-10 8 18-15
San Francisco 8-10 8 17-16
Washington State 7-11 9 12-20
Loyola Marymount 6-12 10 15-17
Portland 6-12 10 15-19
San Diego 5-13 11 12-21
Pepperdine 4-14 12 9-23
Full Standings

Texas Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ ARK ARK L 105-85
vs OU OU L 88-85 OT
vs MISS MISS L 76-66
vs NCSU NCSU W 68-66
vs BYU BYU W 79-71

Gonzaga Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs PORT W 89-48
@ SMC L 70-59
vs ORST W 65-56
vs SCU W 79-68
vs KENN W 73-64