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THE MEN’S SWEET 16
How sweet it is! The men’s NCAA Tournament is down to 16 teams after four days of madness, highlights and a whole lot of fun.
Things got interesting late, but for the fifth time since the 1985 expansion to 64 teams, all of No. 1 and No. 2 seeds are heading into the second weekend. No. 1 seed Houston led by 12 points with under two minutes left in regulation against No. 9 seed Texas A&M on Sunday night, but the Aggies pulled out a stunning 17-5 run capped by Andersson Garcia‘s buzzer-beating 3-pointer to force overtime.
It was March at its best, and it wasn’t done. Houston’s star guard trio of Emanuel Sharp, Jamal Shead and L.J. Cryer (71 points combined) all fouled out, forcing the Cougars to rely on little-used Ramon Walker Jr. (coming off a knee injury) and senior walk-on Ryan Elvin for key points in the extra period, and they came through. The Cougars are into their fourth straight Sweet 16 with a 100-95 overtime win.
It wasn’t…
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Author : Zachary Pereles
Publish date : 2024-03-25 13:16:19
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