Atlanta Regional
Kenton Paulino beat West Virginia at its own game, hitting a 3-pointer as time expired to push Texas past the Mountaineers.
Kevin Pittsnogle made a 3-pointer for West Virginia to tie it with 5 seconds left, but Paulino answered with his 3-pointer for Texas as the buzzer sounded.
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 26 points for second-seeded Texas (30-6), and Pittsnogle led the sixth-seeded Mountaineers (22-11) with 19.
Texas is in the round of eight for the first time since 2003, when it advanced to the Final Four. West Virginia was denied a second straight appearance in the round of eight.
UCLA 73, Gonzaga 71
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute provided a shocking ending to Adam Morrison's amazing season.
Mbah a Moute scored underneath with 10 seconds left and the second-seeded Bruins scored the final 11 points of the game to knock out Morrison and third-seeded Gonzaga.
Morrison, made two free throws with 3:26 to go, giving him 24 on the night and the Bulldogs (29-4) a 71-62 lead. But the Bruins (30-6) didn't wilt.
Mbah a Moute scored six of the final 11 points and got a key steal in the final seconds to seal the win and send UCLA to its first regional final since 1997. The Bruins will play Saturday against Memphis (33-3) in the the Oakland Regional final. The Tigers beat the Bruins 88-80 in November.
Rodney Carney kept top-seeded Memphis from becoming another victim of Bradley's surprising NCAA run.
Carney contributed on both ends of the floor Thursday, scoring 23 points and leading a stingy defense that put the Tigers in the regional final for the first time since 1992 -- back when Anfernee Hardaway was the star.
Darius Washington Jr. added 18 points and Shawne Williams had 12 points and eight rebounds as Memphis (33-3) won its seventh straight.
Patrick O'Bryant had 11 of his 14 rebounds in the first half and only scored eight points for Bradley (22-11), which at No. 13 was the lowest seed still alive in the tournament. The Braves had been the NCAA spoiler after beating Kansas and Pittsburgh to reach their first regional semifinal since 1955 when it was 24-team tournament.
-- From wire reports
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