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Oral Roberts stuns Florida, makes NCAA history as second-ever 15 seed in Sweet 16

For most of the second half on Sunday, Florida held Oral Roberts and NCAA history at bay.

But the Golden Eagles would not be denied, riding a late 9-2 run to take a late 77-76 lead and stun No. 7 seed Florida in a 81-78 win.

With the victory, Oral Roberts joins the 2013 Florida Gulf Coast as the second No. 15 seed in NCAA tournament history to advance to the Sweet 16. The win follows up ORU's stunning win over No. 2 seed Ohio State in Friday's first round.

Oral Roberts advances to take on No.