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Gators aim to end run of NCAA Tournament Cinderella Oral Roberts

The Florida Gators aim to end the fairytale when the teams meet at 7:45 p.m. Sunday during the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Oral Roberts’ stunning overtime decision over Ohio State was a rare upset. No. 15 seeds have a 9-141 record in the NCAA tournament entering Saturday. winners just nine times in 141 tries entering Saturday. The Golden Eagles certainly grabbed the attention of No. 7 Florida following the Gators’ equally scintillating come-from-behind overtime win against No. 10 Virginia Tech in the South Region.

“We saw that those guys can play,” UF shooting guard Noah Locke said.