The crowd reached a crescendo when 7-foot, 270-pound reserve center John Hugley IV gave Xavier its first lead, 75-74, of the second half with a 3-pointer with 5 minutes, 7 seconds left in the game. Texas tied the game at 78-78 on a layup by Jayson Kent at the 2:53 mark, but the Longhorns wouldn’t make another shot from the field.

The Texas basketball program appears set to part ways with third-year head coach Rodney Terry, per multiple reports that followed the Longhorns' First Four loss to Xavier Wednesday night. The first to report this was Chip Brown of 247sports.