Tyrese Hunter scored 19 points and second-seeded Texas rolled to an 83-71 victory over third-seeded Xavier to reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 15 years.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rodney Terry stopped on the way to the Texas locker room after his team knocked out Xavier for a spot in the Elite Eight, the interim coach fulfilling a fan’s wish for a photograph by flashing that all-too-familiar “Hook ’em Horns” sign.A couple more wins and the folks at Texas might not have a choice.
“I thought we played one of our better defensive games tonight that we played all year,” said Terry, who , when Chris Beard was suspended and ultimately fired following allegations of domestic violence.Texas guard Marcus Carr drives to the basket past Xavier guard Souley Boum in the first half of a Sweet 16 college basketball game in the Midwest Regional of the NCAA Tournament Friday, March 24, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. , hurt his foot in a second-round win over Penn State.
“We knew before the game that we wouldn’t have Dylan for the whole game,” Carr said. “We just wanted to really play for him. We knew how much this would mean to him. We got emotional in there knowing he wouldn’t be out there.”Sir’Jabari Rice scored 16 points and Timmy Allen added 11 for the Longhorns . kept Souley Boum and Xavier’s perimeter threats in check while making life miserable for Jack Nunge down low.
It was Texas that scored at will, though, and Carr that got them going. He spun through the lane like a Tilt-A-Whirl for tough buckets at the rim, and even knocked down a spinning, desperation 3 as the shot clock expired. And when Miller traded out a man-to-man defense for a zone, the Longhorns began to pound the ball to Bishop in the paint.
“Their pressure is something you can’t really simulate until you’re in the game against them. Their toughness, their experience,” Miller said. “And then offensively they have great guard play, and you feel that as well.”
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