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Texas Longhorns at Gonzaga Bulldogs

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

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31-3, 15-0 Home

Gonzaga Bulldogs play the Texas Longhorns in second round

No. 11 Texas vs. No. 3 Gonzaga game preview

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 -6.5; over/under is 147.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 Gonzaga and Texas meet in the NCAA Tournament second round.

The Bulldogs have gone 18-2 against WCC opponents, with a 13-1 record in non-conference play. Gonzaga has a 23-2 record against opponents over .500.

The Longhorns are 9-10 in SEC play. Texas scores 83.2 points while outscoring opponents by 6.9 points per game.

Gonzaga makes 50.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.0 percentage points higher than Texas has allowed to its opponents (44.7%). Texas averages 7.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.2 fewer makes per game than Gonzaga allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Graham Ike is averaging 19.7 points and 8.2 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Tyon Grant-Foster is averaging 11.3 points over the last 10 games.

Dailyn Swain is scoring 17.6 points per game with 7.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists for the Longhorns. Matas Vokietaitis is averaging 16.7 points and 8.1 rebounds while shooting 57.5% 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 - 27-7
Arkansas 13-5 3 27-8
Alabama 13-5 3 24-9
Vanderbilt 11-7 5 27-8
Tennessee 11-7 5 23-11
Texas A&M 11-7 5 22-11
Georgia 10-8 6 22-11
Kentucky 10-8 6 22-13
Missouri 10-8 6 20-13
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 26-9
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