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Blake Silverman & Dan Lyons

Texas Tech Wins First Overtime Game of NCAA Tournament After Wild Comeback

Texas Tech Red Raiders forward Williams celebrates with guard Anderson after shooting a game-tying three point basket. | Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

No. 3 seed Texas Tech forced the first overtime game of this year's men's NCAA tournament with an unlikely comeback in the final minutes of regulation against No. 10 Arkansas in the Sweet 16, and used the momentum in the extra frame to punch their ticket to the Elite Eight with an 85–83 win.

The Red Raiders trailed by 13 points with 4:43 remaining before they clawed their way back into the game against John Calipari's Razorbacks. In the final seconds of regulation, Darrion Williams tied the game at 79 apiece with a three-pointer assisted by Christian Anderson. Arkansas had a chance to win on the final possession, but the attempt came up short and the battle for an Elite Eight berth was extended.

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