Texas Tech rallies from 16 down to beat Arkansas in first OT game in March Madness

Darwin Williams It can hardly make a shot for the first 30 minutes. He didn’t miss when it’s more important, he sends Technology Technology To an unlikely spot in the eighth elite.

Williams scored the Go-MEAKEAD basket with 7.3 seconds staying in additional time after linking the match with an index 3 in the closing seconds of the organization to lead Texas Tech to win 85-83 over Arkansas Thursday evening.

“The heart of the team is Darwin Williams,” said coach Grant Mcassland. “He is just a flexible man. I cannot even explain it. I believe in him because I think he will find a way in one match scenarios to do everything necessary to win. I do sincerely. All it takes.”

The first additional match in March Madness came thanks to an angry return from the third seed Red invaders (28-8) from 13 points down, leaving less than 5 minutes against coach John Calibari, the tenth seeds Razorbacks (22-14).

Texas Tech advanced to play the first seeded Florida in the Western Region Final on Saturday, with an opportunity on the last second trip of the school after it lost the title game against Virginia in 2019.

This idea seemed far -reaching for most of this game, as Arkansas broke out to progress from two numbers early and was controlling most of the road, which leads to up to 16 points in the second half.

“In the assembly, the coach said that we will find a way to win this, regardless of the amount we are on,” the guards Christian Anderson He said. “As one team we had this appearance, we do not lose this game regardless of what … … We had to find a way to achieve that. In the end we did that, so it was so.”

Will the Red Raiders helped below after the opening of the match with a loss of 13 out of 15 shots in front of a large group of his friends and family who came from Sacramento to the game.

But Red Raiders closed the regulations with 16-3 rounds behind three drawings from Anderson and three baskets from Williams. The largest came when he shook in 3 with 9.7 seconds remaining yet Jonas Edo He missed the front end of one and one.

Williams missed eight his first -nine attempts from 3 before that.

“It is clear that they were not entering, but I had shot that open,” Williams said. “They will fall.”

Jt Toppin Then he registered to start the additional work and grant Texas Tech its first progress from the opening minutes and went back and forth from there, with DJ Wagner Link to Arkansas with 34 seconds remaining.

Then Williams scored a low to give Texas Tech the lead, hit the last front of the front, where they sent Red Raiders to a brutal celebration in Midcourt, where Williams referred to the crowd after a third return in Sweet 16 history.

Calipari was not able to get out of the stadium only with the follow -up lips and sigh, as his first season in Arkansas ended in Sahra after he was less than the first coach to take four schools to the eighth elite.

“We felt disappointed here,” said Calibari. “But I told them, there is nothing individually or my team can do it for my frustration because of what they did this year. I am very proud of them.”

Anderson scored 22 points to lead the Texas Tech, while Tobrin and Williams added 20 pieces.

Gonel Davis Serving 30 points for razorbacks and Karter Knox He added 20.

Report by Associated Press.

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