Texas Edges Out NC State in Thriller

0:00On March 18th, in the thrilling first four matchup at the University of Dayton Arena, Texas edged out North Carolina State 68-66 on Tuesday night. Tramon Mark sealed the win with a clutch jump shot from 18 feet out with just 1.2 seconds left on the clock. North Carolina State trailed by 8 with under 2 minutes to play but mounted a furious comeback. They hit three straight, three pointers in the final 90 seconds to tie it at 66 on Trey Hallamann's free throw with 18 seconds. Remaining. Stars like Darian Williams in his final college game led with 21 points. Quater Copeland added 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals tying a program record for the NCAA tournament. Paul McNeill Jr. chipped in 11 points, including 3-3s that tied the single season record at 105. Texas dominated rebounding 45-33 and got to the line 11 more times, outscoring NC State 21 to 14 there.

1:00Mark paced the long horns with 17 points as four players hit double figures. The loss ends NC State's 21 season at 2014, closing the book on key seniors like Williams, Copeland, Hallamann, and others while. Texas advances deeper into March Madness.