The first 34 minutes of No. 3 Texas Tech’s Sweet 16 game were far from ideal. But the Red Raiders didn’t quit and used a late rally to force overtime against upset minded-No. 10 Arkansas, and came out on top to win 85-83 and advance to the Elite Eight.
Down by 16 points with 10 minutes left in the second half, Texas Tech pulled off the second-largest comeback in Sweet 16 history.
Entering the night, Arkansas ranked 265th out of 355 Division I teams in 3-point percentage (32.4%) and averaged 6.9 made 3-pointers a game.
But Arkansas eclipsed that mark in the first 20 minutes with seven made 3-pointers on 14 attempts (50%) by halftime, which had to surprise Texas Tech – given how the Razorbacks had most of their success in the opening weekend in the paint.