Texas vence NC State 68-66 em OT Thriller, avançando para enfrentar BYU. Texas beats NC State 68-66 in OT thriller, advancing to face BYU.

Tramon Mark marcou 17 pontos, incluindo um salto com 1,1 segundo de falta, quando o Texas derrotou o Estado da Carolina do Norte por 68-66 em uma primeira quatro no Dayton. Tramon Mark scored 17 points, including a go-ahead jumper with 1.1 seconds left, as Texas defeated North Carolina State 68-66 in a First Four thriller in Dayton. Matas Vokietaitis acrescentou 15 pontos, Chendall Weaver teve 11 pontos e 10 rebotes, e Dailyn Swain bloqueou um potencial 3-pointer vencedor do jogo no buzzer. Matas Vokietaitis added 15 points, Chendall Weaver had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Dailyn Swain blocked a potential game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer. Os Longhorns, que ultrapassaram o NC State 45-33, avançam para enfrentar a No. The 11th-seeded Longhorns, who outrebounded NC State 45-33, advance to face No. 6 BYU em Portland. 6 BYU in Portland. NC State, apesar de 21 pontos do Darrion Williams e 16 do Quadir Copeland, perdeu o seu oitavo jogo em 10. NC State, despite 21 points from Darrion Williams and 16 from Quadir Copeland, lost its eighth game in 10.