Bleacher Report · Mar 16, 2018
Nevada Roars Back to Take Down Mohamed Bamba, Texas in OT March Madness Win
The seventh-seeded Nevada Wolf Pack survived in overtime, earning an 87-83 win over the 10th-seeded Texas Longhorns in the South Regional of the 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Senior guard Kendall Stephens was one of five Nevada starters to score in double figures, pouring in a team-high 22 points.
Longhorns freshman forward Mohamed Bamba finished with 13 points and 14 rebounds and fouled out with 3.8 seconds remaining in regulation.
Bamba's fifth foul capped off what had been a disastrous second half for Texas, though some argued Bamba didn't deserve his early exit: