Cline made his last eight shots to help the Boilermakers overcome losing an 18-point deficit in the second half.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThere were times in the second half I was coming off and I knew I was going to shoot it,\u201d he said after Thursday\u2019s game. \u201cMy teammates did a great job of getting me open and giving me the opportunity.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Virginia meanwhile beat Oregon 53-49. Ty Jerome gave the Cavaliers the lead for good on a 3-pointer with 3:30 left, and his teammates held the Ducks without a bucket for the final 5:43.<\/p>\n
“We were communicating, we were scrambling, keeping guys in front, rebounding,\u201d said forward De\u2019Andre Hunter, whose team leads the country in defensive scoring. \u201cWe were doing all the things we’re practice every day. I mean, I think those last five minutes just shows how great we can be.”<\/p>\n
Expect a defensive affair as the over-under at most sportsbooks is at 126.<\/p>\n
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The first two tickets to the Final Four get punched on Saturday night in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. In Anaheim, Calif., top-seeded Gonzaga seeks its second trip to the national semifinals in three seasons as the Bulldogs face Texas Tech, which has reached this stage for the second consecutive year, in the West Regional Final. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":101802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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