With the exception of UConn, each team to reach Saturday’s Elite Eight did so in dramatic fashion. Kansas State, Florida Atlantic and Gonzaga had an average margin of victory of just five points in their Sweet 16 matchups.
First-year coach Jerome Tang and the Wildcats will match up with Dusty May’s Owls, who have already taken down No. 1 Purdue and No. 4 Tennessee. Gonzaga and UConn now have a combined 18 Elite Eight appearances, with this being the Huskies’ 12th.
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