By CHARLIE PARENT
Down 49-52 with two minutes to play, Texas Tech went on a 10-1 run to shut the door on Notre Dame’s upset bid 59-53.
In a game that saw the Irish focus on pick-and-roll mismatches, as they have all season, the Red Raiders stood tall. Texas Tech held Notre Dame freshman guard Blake Wesley to just 11 points on 3-of-15 shooting.
Texas Tech was able to go on this run thanks to incredible team defense. But VCU transfer Marcus Santos-Silva was the catalyst to the defensive dominance, creating havoc under the rim for the last two minutes.
HUGE BLOCK FOR @TexasTechMBB
Red Raiders up one with 54 seconds left!#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/TIPXoArp3o
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 21, 2022
The Red Raiders will now take on two-seeded Duke on Friday.
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