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Nevada looked like its NCAA tournament was going to come to end Sunday in the second round.
But after trailing by 22 points in the second half, the Wolf Pack rallied to beat the Cincinnati 75-73 and advance to the Sweet 16.
Nevada’s stirring comeback – the second-largest in tournament history – came just two days after the No. 7 seed rallied from 14 points down in the second half to beat Texas for its first NCAA victory since 2007.
“Nothing feels better than this,” Nevada coach Eric Musselman said. “Nothing. Sweet 16!”
Cody Martin started the charge from a 65-43 deficit on with a jump shot with 10:48 left. Kendall Stephens added a couple three-pointers in what turned out to be a 16-0 run.
Caleb Martin's three-pointer eventually tied things at 73 with 57 seconds left. After a defensive stop, Josh Hall's rebound basket with 9.1 seconds remaining provided the go-ahead score.
Cincinnati never got off a shot before the buzzer. Cane Broome briefly lost control of the ball and then passed to the area of Gary Clark as the final seconds ticked away.
As the horn sounded, a stunned Clark lay on his back under the basket while Nevada’s Jordan Caroline slid toward midcourt as part of a wild celebration.
The Wolf Pack move on to face Loyola-Chicago in the Sweet 16 of the South Region.
Contributing: The Associated Press
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