'No. 3 Texas Tech Upsets No. 1 Gonzaga for First Trip to Final Four'
Texas Tech 75, Gonzaga 69
By Billy Witz - New York Times - March 30, 2019
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Texas Tech men’s basketball team carries around a mantra like a chip on its shoulder: The secret’s in the dirt. It is a particularly appealing message — that success is usually found by getting your hands in the muck — especially to the ears of basketball mutts and vagabonds, and a star whose own father questioned why he would want to stay home in Lubbock.
So when a moment of truth arrived on Saturday, and top-seeded Gonzaga — with its free-flowing offense and shotmakers all over the court — readied for a final charge, the Red Raiders found success by doing what they do best: digging in.
The Red Raiders, leaning on their defense as they have all season, clamped down on Gonzaga and rode a pair of ice-cold 3-pointers from Davide Moretti and some cool free-throw shooting to a 75-69 victory in the West Region final of the N.C.A.A. tournament.
The win sends No. 3 Texas Tech to the Final Four in Minneapolis, the first trip in team history.
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'Davide Moretti led Texas Tech to the Final Four after his family flew in from Italy'
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