This time, Texas Tech gave up the game with a collapse down the stretch in the NCAA Tournament. Two days after the Red Raiders’ furious comeback to beat Arkansas in overtime, they were on the other end of a rally by top-seeded Florida in an 84-79 loss in the Elite Eight on Saturday.

Playing deep into the night, the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Arkansas Razorbacks delivered the game of the tournament to date Thursday in the Sweet 16. For much of the evening, it appeared John Calipari’s March revenge tour was destined to extend another two days.

Lubbock native and top-ranked recruit Aaliyah Chavez kept Texas Tech on her shortlist until the end, but the Lady Raiders always felt like a long shot.

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Texas Tech mounts second-largest comeback in a Sweet 16 game to advance to the Elite Eight for the third time in school history.

Texas Tech star outside shooter Chance McMillian returned for the Red Raiders' Elite Eight game against Florida after missing the previous four games with an oblique injury. “I came in with the mindset of playing and giving my team the best chance there is,

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Despite his team falling short of making the Final Four, McMillian left it all on the floor. He scored 14 points on 5 of 11 shooting from the field and played just under 26 minutes in Texas Tech’s 84-79 loss to Florida at Chase Center on Saturday night.