As Texas prepares to face Miami in Elite Eight, Longhorns are definitely enjoying the...
Xavier forward Jerome Hunter chases after a loose ball during the first half of a Midwest Regional semifinal college basketball game against Texas in the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 24, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo.Most obvious, the 83-71 win propelled the Longhorns back into the Elite Eight for the first time in 15 years.
Xavier had won its first two tournament games by double-digits behind an elite offense that hummed like a Ferrari and played just as fast. It was a team of veterans with well-defined roles led by coach Sean Miller, a battle-tested tactician who’d won 73 percent of his games across 18 seasons at Xavier and Arizona.
“I don’t like to get too pressed on anything,” Allen said after last week’s second-round win over Penn State. “You can’t trick yourself into being too serious. You got to have fun. And me and Marcus were talking about that last night. We’re blessed. This is our only opportunity here. We’re having fun. And I think y’all can tell.”
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