For Marquette head coach Shaka Smart, reaching the Sweet 16 again has been a battle of adversity, one that got him emotional after his Golden Eagles beat Colorado to get there.
The Marquette Golden Eagles are heading to the Sweet 16 after a tough battle with the Colorado Buffaloes on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
The 81-77 victory was no easy get, even with Marquette owning an 11-point lead at halftime. It came down to key plays in crunch time, and veteran guard Tyler Kolek hitting some clutch baskets to preserve Marquette’s lead to eventually hear the final buzzer sound in their favor.
After the game, Marquette head coach Shaka Smart spoke with CBS’ Andy Katz, and he couldn’t contain his emotion as Katz noticed that he was getting choked up.
