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Dylan Disu Impresses Twitter as Texas Beats Penn State in 2023 Men's NCAA Tournament

The second-seeded Texas Longhorns faced a stiff test in the second round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament against the 10th-seeded Penn State Nittany Lions, but an unlikely hero stepped up in Dylan Disu to power the team to a 71-66 win.

Disu scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to spearhead the victory, which pushed the Longhorns to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2008. He shot 14-of-20 from the field and broke Kevin Durant's program record for most field goals in an NCAA tournament game.

The senior forward entered Saturday's matchup averaging just 8.