KANSAS City, Mo. (AP) — Nijel Pack and Miami hit pictures from close to and far against the stingiest protection in the state to defeat Houston 89-75 on Friday night in the Sweet 16, leaving the NCAA Match without having a one No. 1 seed among its remaining eight teams for the very first time given that seeding commenced in 1979.
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Miami (28-7), only the fifth crew this year to score at the very least 70 factors versus Houston (33-4), will enjoy next-seeded Texas or No. 3 seed Xavier in the Midwest Region remaining for the possibility to go to the Remaining Four.
The fifth-seeded Hurricanes achieved a regional final for the next straight calendar year just a couple of hrs after Miami’s ninth-seeded women’s workforce hung on to beat Villanova and advance to the Elite 8 for the initially time. Miami and UConn are the only colleges with groups remaining in both of those tournaments.
This is the initially time in three a long time Houston failed to make it to the Elite Eight.ston loses 89-75 to Miami.
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