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Texas and NC State meet Tuesday night in the NCAA Tournament First Four, a rematch of their November meeting in Maui that the Longhorns won 102-97. The No. 11 seeds are among the last teams into the field. Texas at 18-14 after a 9-9 SEC season, NC State at 20-13 out of a 10-8 ACC campaign. The winner advances to face No. 6 seed BYU in Portland on Thursday.
Texas vs. NC State score
Game information
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1 |
2 |
T |
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Texas Longhorns |
39 |
34 |
63 |
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NC State Wolfpack |
29 |
30 |
62 |
Texas vs. NC State live updates, results, highlights from NCAA First Four
10:43PM — Texas leads 64-59 with 1:20 remaining.
10:36 PM — We’re entering crunch time in Dayton. Texas holds a narrow lead at 58-53 with just 4 minutes left in the game.
10:06 PM — Five minutes into the second half, the Longhorns and Wolfpack stand close at 39-36.
9:22 PM — HALFTIME Texas leads by just a point heading into the half.
NC State is back within 1 👀 pic.twitter.com/06e3YKRI1T
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2026
9:09 PM — Texas leads NC State 30-23. Texas has a solid gap between the NC Wolfpack.
8:54 PM — Texas leads NC State 25-19. Sean Miller’s team is having slight hiccups, but NC State is managing to play off of Texas’ struggles.
Darrion Williams is already up to 10 points 🔥
Don’t miss a second of this game 👉 https://t.co/73IDsYprmkpic.twitter.com/O8JpvT7N5B
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2026
8:47 PM — Texas leads an aggressive NC State 16-12.
8:30 PM — TIPOFF NC State wins the first tipoff. Texas vs. NC State tonight on truTV will feature Brian Anderson on play-by-play, with Charles Barkley and Dick Vitale as analysts, and Jenny Dell on the sideline.
Texas vs. NC State start time
Texas and NC State will tip off on TruTV from Dayton at the NCAA First Four at 8:29 pm.
What channel is Texas vs. NC State on today?
- TV channel: truTV
- Live stream:DIRECTV
Texas vs. NC State will be televised nationally on truTV on Tuesday night. There is a highly-anticipated crew on the call, with Dick Vitale and Charles Barkley joining forces for the game; Brian Anderson will be on play-by-play with Jenny Dell as a sideline reporter.
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