Sports bettors, bracket makers, and the world were shocked on Saturday night when No. 14 seed Abilene Christian beat No. 3 Texas, 53-52.
Abilene Christian closed as a +310 underdog at BetMGM to the vaunted Longhorns, a popular Final 4 pick in the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
Texas took a five point lead into the break but were playing from behind in the second half due to the swarming ABCU defense.
Abilene Christian generated 23 turnovers in the victory, but Texas guard Andrew Jones hit a three in the final seconds to take a late lead, 52-51.
Wildcats big man Joe Pleasant, a 59% free throw shooter on the year, made both free throws to give the team a one point lead with a little more than a second left on the clock to cap off the upset.
Abilene Christian plays No. 11 seed UCLA in the second round on Monday.
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