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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Arizona's NCAA tournament streak lives — barely.
The Wildcats overcame coach Lute Olson's leave of absence and key injuries to draw their 24th straight NCAA tournament berth on Sunday, extending the nation's longest active streak. Arizona, a 10th seed in the West Region, opens against seventh-seeded West Virginia in Washington.
"It's really difficult as a team to sit here and feel like we did something special because it's been done over and over again for 23 years," interim coach Kevin O'Neill said. "But in my own mind, I think this team did something special this year in that they fought through so many things on so many fronts and never gave in."
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