Baylor vs. Texas: Score and Twitter Reaction for Longhorns' Upset Win

Take a deep breath, Texas fans. Your team just picked up a marquee victory over a ranked squad with the NCAA tournament right around the corner.

The Longhorns defended home court with a 61-59 overtime win over No. 14 Baylor Monday. Texas is toiling on the bubble because of its lack of quality wins this season, so this victory will go a long way toward improving its chances come Selection Sunday. 

NCAA March Madness certainly suggested as much while congratulating coach Rick Barnes for his 400th win at the school:

While the victory was the most important outcome for the Longhorns and their resume, the game was marred by an ugly incident in overtime. The benches cleared during a scuffle, and seven players were ejected in the aftermath. 

HornsDigest.com passed along a Vine of the incident:

Sam Vecenie of CBS Sports commented on the brawl in a rather amusing fashion:

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Anddddddd everyone just left the bench. Hello 10 minute delay in Texas-Baylor.

— Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) March 3, 2015"

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Also: seriously Texas, you’re going to fight a team that has Rico Gathers on the floor? Are you trying to die?

— Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) March 3, 2015"

While the fight and ensuing ejections may have overshadowed the outcome of the game, Texas’ victory will be what stands out when the selection committee weighs its at-large resume against fellow bubble contenders. Beating the No. 14 team in the country in March is a loud statement to make, even if it did come on the Longhorns’ home floor.

Bob Ballou of KEYE TV in Austin passed along a postgame quote from Barnes:

ESPN's Myron Medcalf perfectly summarized the proceedings:

There was more good news than just the win for Texas in the aftermath. Jane Slater of ESPN noted that there won't be any additional discipline for the ejected players, which is critical considering how important every win is at this stage of the season:

Seth Greenberg of ESPN said what plenty of coaches would probably think if Texas lined up across from their team in the NCAA tournament, but Stewart Mandel of Fox Sports pointed out there is still work to be done for that to happen:

The Longhorns will have to establish some momentum from Monday's win moving forward if they want to go dancing.