Sweet 16 roundup: Texas Tech rally past Arkansas in first OT game of March Madness

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Sweet 16 roundup: Texas Tech rally past Arkansas in first OT game of March Madness

  • Raiders rally from 16 down to beat Razorbacks in OT
  • Florida, Alabama and Duke also advance to Elite Eight

Darrion Williams scored the tiebreaking basket with 7.3 seconds left in overtime after tying the game with a three-pointer in the closing seconds of regulation to lead Texas Tech to an 85-83 win over Arkansas on Thursday night and a spot in the Elite Eight.

The first overtime game of March Madness came thanks to a furious comeback by the third-seeded Red Raiders (28-8) from 16 points down midway through the second half against coach John Calipari’s 10th-seeded Razorbacks (22-14).

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