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19 March, 2019
19 March, 2018
Kansas State Holds off UMBC to Advance to Sweet 16
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kansas State's 50-43 victory over Maryland-Baltimore County will go down in history as the first time a No. 9 seed has defeated a No. 16 seed in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, but it will not be remembered as a classic. There were no style points to be found on Sunday…
17 March, 2018
Remember the Name: Maryland Baltimore County Comes Up with the Biggest Upset in NCAA Tournament History
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Anyone could have guessed that top-seeded Virginia versus University of Maryland Baltimore County would be a 20-point blowout. But who would have predicted it would be the biggest upset in the history of the NCAA tournament? UMBC — an acronym unfamiliar to most people before Friday night — shocked the college basketball world with a 74-54…
No. 16 UMBC Shocks No. 1 Virginia in NCAA Upset for the Ages
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Good dog! Very good dog! The UMBC Retrievers pulled off the previously impossible Friday night, making NCAA Tournament history in Charlotte by upsetting Virginia, 74-54, before an absolutely shocked crowd at the Spectrum Center. Before the late game in Charlotte, No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament were 135-0 against No. 16 seeds.…
16 March, 2018
Villanova Opens Tourney with 87-61 Rout of Radford
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PITTSBURGH — Three hours after Penn fell short in its bid to become the first No. 16 seed to defeat a top seed in the NCAA Tournament, Villanova went out and made certain that the deed didn't happen to them. The No. 1 seed Wildcats got off to hot starts in both halves to prevent Radford…
