The Longhorns built themselves a 17-point lead in the second half with about 10 minutes to go before things started to slip away. VCU’s second half rally stuns UNC in OTThe No. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementBut the tide turned in the second half with the Rams forcing overtime and eventually upsetting the sixth-seeded Tar Heels squad 82-78. High Point's Owen Aquino blocks the shot of Wisconsin's Nick Boyd late in the second half. Nebraska, the four-seed in the South region, did something that the school had never done: Win a tournament game.

Source: CNN March 19, 2026 22:52 UTC