Derrick Rose's 21 points, nine assists, and six rebounds further validated his title as the South Regional Most Outstanding Player in a 85-76 win over Texas. The win sent the Tigers' on their first trip to the Final Four since 1985, where they defeated UCLA.

Texas' Dexter Pittman wore down Stanford's twin 7-footers in a crushing 82-62 victory. Although Stanford brought the game within one point midway through the second half, Texas's Damion James helped ignite a scoring frenzy with a dunk so spectacular, he couldn't help but celebrate on his way down from the net. Texas went on to face a ready and waiting Memphis in the Elite Eight.

LSU outlasted Texas in OT to win it 70-60 and earn their first trip to the Final Four in 20 years. Texas' Daniel Gibson made a 3 pointer in the last thirty seconds to push the game into overtime, however LSU outscored the Longhorns 18-8 in the remaining 5 minutes of OT. Glen Davis led the Tigers to victory and a chance in the Final Four with clutch play and an impressive 26 points.

With only seven seconds remaining in the game, West Virginia's Kevin Pittsnogle hit a game-tying three-pointer. However moments later, the Longhorns stunned the crowd when Kenton Paulino made a buzzer-beating three-point basket to win the game 74-71. LeMarcus Aldridge's 26 points helped pave the way for Texas to reach the Elite Eight where they met up with a tough LSU.

Xavier's Romain Sato scored 27 points to help the Musketeers defeat the Texas Longhorns 79-71. The game was nearly tied with :17 left on the clock, but seven free throws later, Xavier pulled out with the win and advanced to the Elite Eight where they squared off against Duke.

Carmelo Anthony's career-high 33 points and Gerry McNamara's 19 led Syracuse to a 95-84 victory over No.1 seed Texas. The victory sent the Orangemen to their third national championship game ever where they squared off against the Kansas Jayhawks in an unforgettable game that went down to the wire.

T.J. Ford scored 19 points and dished out 10 assists in an 85-76 victory over Michigan State that propelled the Longhorns to their first Final Four in 56 years. Other offensive leaders for Texas were Brandon Mouton with 16 points and Brian Boddicker with 15. The Longhorns advanced to the next round where they squared off against an unstoppable Syracuse squad.

Top seeded Texas edged out UConn 82-78 to seal their first trip to the Elite Eight since 1990. Brandon Mouton scored 27 points on the night to put the Longhorns in a position to win it with four critical free throws in the final 21 seconds. UConn's Emeka Okafor ended up with an impressive 21 points and 17 rebounds. Texas later took on Michigan State and Syracuse in the later rounds.

Frederick Jones' slow night ended when he made the game winning layup in the final 2.8 seconds of the game. After trailing by 13 at the half, Oregon came back and barely edged out Texas 72-70. Luke Jackson and Luke Ridnour led Oregon's offense with 25 and 20 points respectively. The Ducks advanced to the Elite Eight where they lost to Kansas 104-86.