It took a flurry of 3s and some timely shot-making down the stretch for second-seeded Texas to finally pull away.
That’s not going to be us.
“We weren’t taking them lightly at all,” Marcus Carr said of the three-time defending Patriot League tournament champion Raiders . “Every single guy that walked on the court today had a game plan, the coaches had us prepared, and we executed.” With Colgate constricting its defense to pack the paint and take away dribble drives and post ups, the Longhorns decided to let it fly from behind the arc. And Langel’s plan backfired in spectacular fashion.
But Colgate, playing in its fourth straight NCAA tournament, wouldn’t wilt. It found some success inside with its bigs, funneling the ball to burly 6-foot-11 backup Jeff Woodward in a few mismatch situations for easy finishes at the rim. By halftime, Texas’ lead had been trimmed to nine and the upset-crazed crowd had roared back to life.
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