SAN FRANCISCO — Darrion Williams scored the tiebreaking basket with 7.3 seconds left in additional time after tying the sport with a 3-pointer within the closing seconds of regulation to guide Texas Tech to an 85-83 win over Arkansas on Thursday evening and a spot within the Elite Eight.
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The primary additional time recreation of March Insanity got here because of a livid comeback by the third-seeded Purple Raiders from 16 factors down halfway by the second half in opposition to coach John Calipari’s Tenth-seeded Razorbacks .
Texas Tech superior to play top-seeded Florida within the West Area last on Saturday.
FLORIDA 87, MARYLAND 71
SAN FRANCISCO — Will Richard scored 15 factors, Alijah Martin added 14 factors and 7 rebounds, and top-seeded Florida performed a gentle second half to run away from No. 4 seed Maryland and into the NCAA Event’s West Area last with a win.
Walter Clayton Jr. contributed 13 factors and 4 assists as Florida’s Large Three seniors and their deep supporting forged took down the Maryland “Crab Five” starters — certainly one of Terrapins coach Kevin Willard’s issues coming into this matchup.
Freshman sensation Derik Queen scored 27 factors to guide Maryland in what might need been Willard’s last recreation guiding this system. He has been linked to the opening at Villanova.
Florida advances to play Saturday in opposition to the winner of Thursday’s late recreation at Chase Middle between third-seeded Texas Tech and No. 10 seed Arkansas.
The Gators, within the Candy 16 for the primary time since 2017 and looking for this system’s first Remaining 4 berth since 2014, dedicated 13 of their 17 turnovers within the first half however took higher care of the ball over the ultimate 20 minutes. Florida already eradicated two-time defending NCAA champion UConn within the second spherical and is 10-1 in regional semifinals. EAST
ALABAMA 113, BYU 88
NEWARK, N.J. — Alabama broke the 35-year-old March Insanity report for 3-pointers with 25 and Mark Sears scored 30 of his 34 factors on 3s, a relentless long-range spree that ushered the second-seeded Crimson Tide previous BYU 113-88 on Thursday evening in an NCAA Event East Area semifinal.
Alabama reached the Elite Eight in consecutive years for the primary time in program historical past.
The Crimson Tide made 25 of 51 3-point makes an attempt to interrupt the report of 21 set by Loyola Marymount in 1990. Sears, a first-team All-America guard, hit the record-breaking twenty second 3 late within the recreation to make it 97-66. He acquired a standing ovation from the Alabama followers when he checked out with 10 3s and greater than 4 minutes left to play.
Sears and the Crimson Tide confirmed they’re no March fluke underneath coach Nate Oats. Driving a wave of 3s, Alabama set itself up for a date in opposition to both Duke or Arizona for a shot on the Remaining 4.
Richie Saunders scored 25 factors to guide BYU , which hasn’t performed in a regional last since 1981.
DUKE 100, ARIZONA 93
NEWARK, N.J. — Duke stud Cooper Flagg placed on a expertise clinic and overcame an onslaught from Arizona and Caleb Love, ending with 30 factors, six rebounds, seven assists and three blocks Thursday evening in an NCAA Event victory that pulled the Blue Devils inside one win of the Remaining 4.
Flagg, lengthy over the balky ankle that sidelined him earlier this month, did sufficient to forestall Love, a thorn in Duke’s aspect for 5 years, from ruining one other Blue Devils season.
Love completed with 35 factors, one in need of his profession excessive, together with a streak of 12 straight for his Wildcats throughout a ferocious second-half run that lower a 19-point deficit to as little as 5 with 1:56 left.
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