For Marquette head coach Shaka Smart, reaching the Sweet 16 again has been a battle of adversity, one that got him emotional after his Golden Eagles beat Colorado to get there.
The Marquette Golden Eagles are heading to the Sweet 16 after a tough battle with the Colorado Buffaloes on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The 81-77 victory was no easy get, even with Marquette owning an 11-point lead at halftime. It came down to key plays in crunch time, and veteran guard Tyler Kolek hitting some clutch baskets to preserve Marquette’s lead to eventually hear the final buzzer sound in their favor.
NCAA REF PULLED FROM WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT GAME AT HALFTIME OVER ‘BACKGROUND CONFLICT’ In his third season with Marquette, Smart is finally back in the Sweet 16 after not winning a tournament game in his first season and not making it out of the second round last year. 'So grateful for our guys just hanging in there,' Smart said of his team down the stretch on Sunday. 'There were so many moments we could’ve cracked. Been through a lot of adversity this year.
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