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03/21 20:29 CDT Texas goes from First Four to Sweet 16, beating Gonzaga 74-68
in March Madness
Texas goes from First Four to Sweet 16, beating Gonzaga 74-68 in March Madness
By ANNE M. PETERSON
AP Sports Writer
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) --- Jordan Pope and Matas Vokieaitis each scored 17 points,
Camden Heide hit a game-sealing 3-pointer and Texas became the first team in
five years to go from the NCAA Tournament's First Four to the Sweet 16, beating
Gonzaga 74-68 on Saturday.
First-year coach Sean Miller's 11th-seeded Longhorns (21-14), who lost five of
six entering the tournament and looked underwhelming in their First Four win
over N.C. State, will face either No. 2 seed Purdue or No. 7 seed Miami on
Thursday in the West Region semifinals San Jose, California.
The last First Four team to reach the Sweet 16 was UCLA, which made it all the
way to the Final Four in 2021.
Graham Ike led third-seeded Gonzaga (31-4) with 25 points, but the Bulldogs
struggled to generate much secondary scoring.
Coach Mark Few's team bowed out in the second round for the second straight
year after reaching the Sweet 16 in nine consecutive tournaments, a run that
included two losses in the national title game.
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