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No. 15 beating No. 2 - Pt II

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Posted: Mar 12, 2023 Updated: Jun 19, 2023
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The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles became the second #15 or lower-seeded team to make it to the Sweet Sixteen. They accomplished this by beating #2 seed Ohio State in overtime and #7 seed Florida. The Ohio State Buckeyes were 15.5 points favorites, and the Florida Gators were 8.5 points favorites against Oral Roberts. The Golden Eagles almost made it to the Elite Eight but lost a close game, 70-72, to Arkansas.

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  • Why Oral Roberts run to the Sweet 16 was a great March Madness cinderella story

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  • Oral Roberts Comes Up Short, but Golden Eagles Prove They Belonged

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  • What and who is Oral Roberts? Meet the NCAA men's basketball tournament Cinderella team and school

    The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles have emerged as one of the surprising stories of this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament in Indianapolis. The bracket-busting started Friday, when Oral Roberts – a No. 15 seed – stunned almost everybody with a 75-72 upset of No. 2-seeded Ohio State. On Sunday, Oral Roberts pulled off another surprising victory, toppling No. 7-seeded Florida, 81-78, to reach the Sweet 16. Oral Roberts will play No. 3 seed Arkansas in the Sweet 16 on Saturday.

  • 7 numbers from No. 15 Oral Roberts' shocking upset of No. 2 Ohio State

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