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.

After sneaking into the NCAA Tournament, the Texas Longhorns couldn't take advantage of the opportunity as they fell to the Xavier Musketeers 86-80 loss in the First Four on Wednesday night. Now, the question that has been looming over the program for months takes center stage.