Elite 8 roundup: Florida rallies past Texas Tech
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The comeback provided a happy ending to Golden's return to the Bay Area, where he played in college at Saint Mary’s and got his start as a head coach at San Francisco.
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Florida is headed to the Final Four after an 84-79 win over Texas Tech, and it’s due largely to Clayton’s shot-making.
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The Gators trailed 71-61 with 6:18 left, Texas Tech having owned both sides of the floor for much of the season half.
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Texas' spot in the first round of the NCAA Tournament depends on one game. The Longhorns will take on the Xavier Musketeers in the First Four round of the tournament in Dayton, Ohio, for a chance to keep dancing in Milwaukee against No. 6 Illinois.
In a rematch of the 2023 Sweet 16, Xavier and Texas will battle Wednesday night in UD Arena for the right to go to Milwaukee.
The Mountaineers, a surprise NCAA Tournament team after they won their conference tourney, move on to face No. 1 seed Duke on Friday.
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Texas vs Xavier: In aftermath of First Four loss, Rodney Terry's future uncertainThe crowd reached a crescendo when 7-foot, 270-pound reserve center John Hugley IV gave Xavier its first lead, 75-74, of the second half with a 3-pointer with 5:07 left in the game. Texas tied it 78-78 on a layup by Jayson Kent at the 2:53 mark, but the Longhorns wouldn’t make another shot from the field.
Xavier trailed by as many as 13 points before rallying in the final minutes to edge Texas 86-80 in the final game of the First Four
Marcus Foster sank four clutch 3-pointers and scored a team-high 22 points to help Xavier rally past Texas 86-80 on Wednesday in the NCAA Tournament's final First Four game.
Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers became the first major leaguer to strike out 12 times in a season’s first four games. Devers went 0 for 4 with two more strikeouts Sunday in Boston’s 3-2 loss to the Texas Rangers.
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Sporting News on MSNHow Texas Tech blew late lead vs. No. 1 Florida to miss chance at first Final FourTexas Tech came within minutes of advancing to the Final Four on Saturday, but clutch shots lifted the No. 1 Gators to victory. Here's how the Red Raiders fell apart late.
Florida basketball needed big shots and big stops down the stretch to rally and beat Texas Tech in the Elite Eight. The Gators got shots, stops and a trip to the Final Four: