No. 7 seed Dayton (25-7) rallied from a 17-point deficit in the final seven minutes to beat No. 10 Nevada 63-60 on Thursday. Earlier in the day, No. 2 seed Arizona (26-8) had an easier time, beating No. 15 Long Beach State 85-65.
This will be the fourth matchup between Dayton and Arizona:
• Dayton beat Arizona 74-68 on March 13, 1951, in the second round of the NIT at Madison Square Garden.
• Arizona beat Dayton 84-68 on Nov. 29, 1991, at Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Arizona beat Dayton 76-59 on Nov. 21, 2000, in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational.
Credit: David Jablonski
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