But if it is any consolation, the 5 minute curse might have been broken.

With 5 minutes, I noticed that #11 Texas was leading 70-62. And I thought, this can’t really happen for a third time. And then I watched the BYU Cougars cut the lead to 4. It got painful in one perspective, as the Cougars kept fouling Matas Vokeitaitis, the Longhorn’s center. And over the final 5 minutes, he missed 6 straight free throws, allowing the Cougars to continue to chip away at the lead.

After missing both free throws with about 30 seconds, the Cougars got the ball to Robert Wright III who drove to the hoop and shot a short jumper to try to cut the lead to 2 only to watch Vokeitaitis redeem himself with a huge block. The Longhorns would hit their free throws from that point to win 79-71.

And for yet another lead, one of the teams playing in the First Four games in Dayton followed up that win with an upset in the Round of 64. Could Texas actually make it to the Sweet 16 – we will see this weekend!!!

As for perfection, this game marked the last moment of perfection. Bob Degenhardt had managed to go 11-0 through the upsets. But he had the Cougars to beat the play-in winner, and so we now have a 12-way tie at 11-1.

But there is plenty of time to make up ground regardless of where you are in the standings. All you need is the team you have going to the Championship to keep winning. So, perfection might not be obtainable. But still lots of chances for success.

Congratulations to Bob for being the last perfect bracket.