He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
(3) Gonzaga Bulldogs
68 – 74
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(11) Texas Longhorns
Moda Center (Neutral) · March 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread GONZ -5.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money GONZ -238 / TEX +195
Model Predictions
Spread Total GONZ win
Actual TEX +6 142 Lost
Massey GONZ -8.2 (-14.2) — —
Massey Totals — 152.3 (-10.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML GONZ -8.5 (-14.5) 145.2 (-3.2) 79% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GONZ -6.9 (-12.9) 144.1 (-2.1) 78% ✗
Baseline Plus ML GONZ -7.5 (-13.5) 146.5 (-4.5) 80% ✗
Baseline ML GONZ -8.6 (-14.6) 144.5 (-2.5) 79% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 17, 2022 TEX 93 – 74 GONZ
Nov 14, 2021 GONZ 86 – 74 TEX

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GONZ TEX
Overall 31-4 21-15
Conference 16-2 9-9
Home 15-0 12-5
Away 8-2 5-6
Neutral 8-2 4-4
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 84.3 81.7
Avg Pts Against 66.2 76.1
Massey 22.2 (#9) 14.0 (#38)
Bradley-Terry 3.84 (#6) 2.23 (#42)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.73 (#6) 3.16 (#34)
RPI 0.624 (#11) 0.547 (#74)
Shooting & Four Factors GONZ TEX
FG% 50.7% 47.5%
3PT% 33.5% 34.8%
REB / G 40.1 37.3
OREB / G 12.1 12.1
AST / TO 1.89 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.8% 53.8%
TOV% 13.7% 15.3%
ORB% 35.0% 35.9%
FT Rate 22.0% 34.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.0% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 13.2%
DRB% 74.1% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.4% 30.0%

Game Analysis

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