Owens was helped off the court, favoring his right leg, and taken to the locker room. He came back out of the tunnel and returned to the bench with about eight minutes to play, bringing the Texas Tech crowd to its feet. They roared again when Owens checked in with 6:52 left, but the lift he gave the Red Raiders was mostly spiritual. With Owens immobile and Culver ineffective, the reserves Brandone Frances and Kyler Edwards kept the Red Raiders afloat with drives to the basket until Mooney took over. It was a surge reminiscent of the one Gonzaga made against Texas Tech in the West Region final.

Source: New York Times April 07, 2019 03:08 UTC