Oral Roberts Becomes Second Ever 15-Seed To Advance To Sweet 16

Oral Roberts became just the second 15 seed ever to advance to the Sweet Sixteen after an upset victory against the seventh-seeded Florida Gators.

Oral Roberts' chance to make history appeared to be in jeopardy as they trailed by 11 points with less than ten minutes left in the second half. The Golden Eagles battled back and closed out the game with a 25-11 run and held on for an 81-78 win.

"As I told the guys, we're not going to let somebody put a number in front of our name and tell us that that's our worth, or that's our value," Oral Roberts coach Paul Mills said. "We're not capitulating to anybody here."

The small religious school from Oklahoma shocked the world when they defeated the two-seed Ohio State, which was picked by many to win the NCAA Tournament, and they aren't ready to go home just yet.

"We're not done yet," forward Kevin Obanor said after the win. "We still got unfinished business."

Oral Roberts' next opponent will be No. 3 seed Arkansas. The Golden Eagles played Arkansas earlier this season and blew a 40-30 at halftime lead. Arkansas won the game by a score of 87-76.

The last 15-seed to make the Sweet Sixteen was Florida Gulf Coast in 2013. They didn't advance to the Elite Eight after losing to No. 3 seed Florida.

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