Miami, trailing and listless for much of the first 30 minutes of its round-of-8 game against Texas on Sunday, mounted a stunning, compact comeback in the men’s N.C.A.A. tournament to claim the last spot in the Final Four next weekend in Houston.
Miami, which won 88-81, will play in its first national semifinal, with San Diego State, Florida Atlantic and Connecticut, its next opponent, rounding out the rest of the field.
The Hurricanes got off to a fast start but quickly fell behind the Longhorns, who were playing before an overwhelmingly pro-Texas crowd.
Miami, calm and persistent, began creeping back from a 13-point hole with less than 14 minutes left, setting up a furious few minutes when it finally strung together a series of defensive stops and a run of key free throws.