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No. 11 Texas proves too tall an order for vanquished No. 6 BYU
- On Thursday in Portland, Texas defeated BYU 79-71 in the NCAA opening round, led by Matas Vokietaitis with 23 points and 16 rebounds.
- Florida Atlantic transfer Matas Vokietaitis functions primarily as Texas's inside focal point, operating mostly in the paint while Tramon Mark and Dailyn Swain provided scoring.
- Vokietaitis's early dominance on the glass, grabbing 11 rebounds in the first half, matched BYU's team total at that point, despite Dybantsa's effort.
- After winning in the First Four, Texas will face Gonzaga or Kennesaw State on Saturday, with a chance to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2013-14.
- Vokietaitis's free-throw woes surfaced as he missed two shots with 31 seconds left, after going 3 for 11 from the line, while Kostic's 3 with 1:12 made it 75-71.
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Texas upsets BYU behind Vokietaitis' big night, advances in NCAA Tournament
Matas Vokietaitis had 23 points and 16 rebounds, and No. 11 seed Texas knocked off sixth-seeded BYU 79-71 on Thursday in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, overcoming 35 points from Cougars forward AJ Dybantsa.
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