Abilene Christian’s Joe Pleasant canned two free throws with 1.2 seconds to play as the 14th-seeded Wildcats stunned third-seeded Texas 53-52 on Saturday in a wild first-round NCAA Tournament East Regional game in Indianapolis.
Abilene Christian moves on to face 11th-seeded UCLA in a second-round game on Monday.
Reggie Miller hit a free throw for the Wildcats with 1:19 left to push their lead to 51-47. Andrew Jones’ two free throws with 56 seconds to play pulled Texas to within two points, and Jones’ 3-pointer with 13.8 seconds remaining gave the Longhorns a one-point edge.
After a time out, Damien Daniel’s layup was blocked but Pleasant corralled the rebound and was fouled …
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