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Unsung heroes from Texas Tech basketball’s Elite 8 victory

One of the fascinating aspects of this year’s West Region draw of the NCAA Tournament was the collection of individual stars in that quadrant of the bracket. And of course, Texas Tech fans knew that Jarrett Culver was among the elite players in the game but now the nation has become aware of the Lubbock native after he averaged 21.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists in Tech’s first four games of the tournament.

But other stars in the West Region also showed out. In the first round, Murray State phenom Ja Morant put up the first triple-double in the NCAA Tournament since 2012 as the Racers upset No.