Just over two months ago, Texas head coach Sean Miller went viral for saying that his team would "foul the living s--- out of you," following the Longhorns' blown lead and subsequent loss to the Kentucky Wildcats.
Throughout the rest of the regular season and in the SEC Tournament, those foul troubles continued to haunt the Horns.
On Thursday night, against the Purdue Boilermakers in the Sweet 16, that very flaw reared its ugly head and sent the Longhorns home and allowed their opponent to advance to the Elite Eight.
Foul trouble ends Horns' dream run through March Madness
After Texas upset three teams in a row to shock the world and make it to the Sweet 16, the game against Purdue came down to the wire and ended in just a two-point victory for the Boilermakers, a point differential that could have been easily reversed had the Horns controlled their fouling.
From Camden Heide fouling out of the matchup and Matas Vokietaitis having to play with four fouls, Miller couldn't get his players to play cleanly, and it ended up costing them in the end.
Texas committed 18 personal fouls, sending Purdue to the free-throw line for 20 attempts, which turned into 15 made shots. Meanwhile, the Horns only shot 15 free throws and only made eight of those attempts.
Genuinely, if the Longhorns had simply been able to get a handle on their foul troubles, which had already plagued them throughout the entirety of the regular season, Texas could have possibly punched its ticket to the Elite Eight instead of Purdue.
Because of the fouls, Tramon Mark and Jordan Pope's heroic efforts to play through injuries were a moot point, and the Longhorns headed home.
The Purdue Boilermakers advanced to the Elite Eight with the 79-77 victory over Texas. They will face the winner of the Sweet 16 game between the Arkansas Razorbacks and Arizona Wildcats.
While Texas's stunning run through the NCAA Tournament can't be erased by the singular loss, it certainly left a bad taste in the mouths of Texas fans across the board.