Mitchell Saxen had 17 points, seven rebounds and four blocks, and Saint Mary's beat ailing VCU 63-51 in the NCAA Tournament.
ALBANY, NY -- Saint Mary's got the pace it wanted — and another win in the NCAA Tournament.
Saint Mary's will play No. 4 seed UConn on Sunday. The Huskies advanced with an 87-63 victory over Iona. Ace Baldwin led VCU with 13 points, but he hurt his right Achilles tendon and groin after taking a jumper with just over 14 minutes left in regulation. The Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year lay on the court for a couple of minutes before receiving treatment on the bench and back in the locker room.
"The whole second half, our message to each other was keep plugging, keep running our offense, and they're going to break," Saxen said." might have been the tipping point that broke the dam, but I think it's a testament to our persistence and just trusting each other that we were able to just keep plugging until the water broke."
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