No. 2 seed Texas vs. No. 15 seed Colgate in the Round of 64

The wait is over. Tonight at 6:25 p.m., No. 2 seed Texas will take on No. 15 seed Colgate in the Round of 64 in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

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Texas (26-8) is a No. 2 seed for the first time since the 2007-08 season. That Texas team led by D.J. Augustin and Damion James advanced to the Elite Eight before losing to No. 1 seed Memphis. That was the fourth time the program advanced to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament since the field expanded to 64 in 1985.

Colgate (26-8) enters the NCAA Tournament as the top three-point shooting team in the country at 40.8%, and also one of the worst free throw shooting teams in college basketball. The Patriot League Champions return five key players from last seasons Round of 64 team that lost 67-60 to Wisconsin.

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Texas interim head coach Rodney Terry coached the Longhorns to the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship in Kansas City last week, securing an automatic bid in the Big Dance. Terry is 19-7 as the interim head coach, including a combined 15-6 in Big 12 regular and postseason play.

How to watch the game

Texas and Colgate tipoff at 6:25 p.m. Central on TBS with Brian Anderson (play by play), Jim Jackson (analyst) and Allie LaForce (reporter) calling the action.

The game will be played at the Wells Fargo Arena (17,053) – Des Moines, Iowa

Texas and Colgate have never played before. Texas last played in the NCAA Tournament last season in the round of 32. Purdue beat Texas 81-71 March 20, 2022. Texas won its first NCAA Tournament game since 2014 in the Round of 64, beating Virginia Tech 81-73 March 18, 2022.

The Rodney Terry File

Rodney Terry enters Tuesday with a career record of 182-163. He has been a head coach at the Division I level for ten year prior to joining Chris Beard’s staff in Austin.

Terry built the Fresno State program up in his time in California. The Bulldogs won 20 or more games in four of Terry’s last five seasons. That included three times in post season play. Terry has a 0-1 record in the NCAA Tournament.

Colgate by the numbers

Record: 26-8 (17-1 Patriot League)
Power 6 opponents: at Syracuse (won 80-68), at Auburn (lost 93-66)
vs. the Field of 68: at Auburn (lost 93-66), Vermont (lost 73-72)
All-time in the NCAA Tournament: 0-5

Scoring: 78.2 (27th)
Scoring margin: +8.9 points (25th)
Field goal percentage: 51.5% (2nd)
Three-point percentage: 40.9% (1st)
Free throw percentage: 65.9% (335th)
Free throws attempted per game: 16.0 (297th)
Assists per game: 18.3 (3rd)
Rebounds per game: 33.7 (217th)
Rebound margin: +2.6 (T-110th)
Blocked shots per game: 2.8 (215th)
Steals per game: 6.9 (105th)
Turnovers per game: 10.2 (18th)
Assists/TO ratio: 1.8 (2nd)
Defensive field goal percentage: No. 278 (45.3% surrendered)

Colgate Starters

PG Braeden Smith, 6-0, freshman (11.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.3 steals)

G Oliver Lynch-Daniels, 6-2, senior (12.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists)

G Tucker Richardson, 6-5, senior (13.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 2.1 steals)

F Ryan Moffatt, 6-7, senior (10.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.5 steals)

PF Keegan Records, 6-10, senior (13.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists)

Key Reserves

C Jeff Woodward, 6-11, junior (6.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists)

G Chandler Baker, 6-5, junior (5.1 points, 1.2 rebounds)

PF Sam Thompson, 6-9, junior (4.3 points, 2.7 rebounds)

Texas starters

PG Tyrese Hunter, 6-1, sophomore (10.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists)

CG Marcus Carr, 6-2, super senior (15.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.8 steals)

F Timmy Allen, 6-5, super senior (10.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists)

F Dillon Mitchell, 6-8, freshman (4.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 0.7 steals)

PF Dylan Disu, 6-9, senior (8.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.4 blocks)

The reserves 

SG Sir’Jabari Rice, 6-4, super senior (12.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists)

PF Christian Bishop, 6-7, super senior (6.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 0.9 steals)

CG Arterio Morris, 6-3, freshman (5.0 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.6 assists)

F Brock Cunningham, 6-6, senior (4.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists) 

PF Alex Anamekwe, 6-5.5, freshman (1.8 points, 0.8 rebounds)