The embarrassment alone had us believing that the Cavaliers would come out and dominate this game from the start. You may not have heard this, but Virginia became the first 1 seed to ever lose to a 16 seed last year. It usually happens every year before the 1 inevitably wakes up and asserts its dominance, leaving a final margin not indicative of the 16’s fight. Normally, when a 16 seed builds an early lead against a 1, you watch it with guarded optimism. The highlights:īuffalo is STILL bringing the heat in Tulsa! #MarchMadness /LvUr1RW圎q- NCAA March Madness MaGardner-Webb had us believing.again More importantly, he spoiled the hopes and dreams of one of the best teams in the Big East. He posted only the ninth triple-double in NCAA Tournament history, compiling 17 points, 16 assists, and 11 rebounds. The best NBA prospect in the NCAA Tournament (do not fact-check this, please) delivered in Murray State’s first-round win over Marquette. Believe it or not, there were a few! Ja Morant’s First Round

Rather than sit here and mope, however, I thought it’d be fun to take a look back at some of the shining moments from our teams in the first weekend. We still cover Gonzaga, so we’re hitching ourselves to the Bulldog Bandwagon, but my God we could have used a UC Irvine win last night.Īlas, it was zot in the cards. There are no true mid-majors left in the field and we are pissed. The Sweet 16 may be far from what we wanted, but there were still plenty of close games, memorable individual performances, and, uh,. The first weekend of the tournament is always great.

One shining moment 2019