Texas Stuns BYU, Dybantsa's Tournament Ends

0:00On March 20th, March Man is kicked off with some big upsets on Thursday, including a stunning 11-seed Texas taking down 6-seed BYU, 79-71. The big story was freshman forward AJ DeBonza, a top NBA draft prospect who lit up the scoreboard with 35 points and 10 rebounds, but couldn't carry his team alone. Texas built a strong lead in the first half, up 46-37 at the break, thanks to four players scoring in double digits, led by Matas. Vokia Titus with 23, BYU fought back in the second half but fell short, with only one teammate joining DeBonza in double figures. Fans are buzzing about the loss for BYU, ending DeBonza's tournament run early despite his stellar play. It's a tough break for the program, which rarely makes deep runs, and other upsets added to the chaos, like 12th-seed Highpoint edging 5th-seed, Wisconsin 83-82, and 11-seed Virginia Commonwealth, beating 60 North Carolina 82-78 in over time.

1:04It's not even, uh, meanwhile, Duke's Cameron Booser, another top draft hopeful, and divances potential rival, helped his team rally from 13 down to beat, 16th-seed Sienna. No new details have emerged yet, but Texas moves on to face the winner of 3rd-seed Gonzaga and 14th-seed Kennesaw State on Saturday. These early shocks remind us why we love this tournament. Anything can happen as the bracket shakes up.