The ultimate redemption story: Virginia went on one of the most improbable runs through the field of 64 after becoming the first ever 1 seed to lose to a 16 seed to bring home the schools first ever basketball national championship. Players, fans, and Tony Bennett can breath a sigh of relief, but after deserving celebrations die down, it has
Virginia advanced to the National Championship with a dramatic 63-62 win over Auburn. Just as it looked like Auburn would pull off the comeback, Kyle Guy scored 6 points in the final 7 seconds to regain the lead. The first half of the Final Four matchup was back and fourth, as there were 6 lead changes. Virginia jumped out to
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After 10 years as head coach for Virginia, Tony Bennett finally cracked the Final Four with a dramatic 5 point win over Purdue. Virginia enters Minneapolis as the highest remaining seed and the only 1 seed, looking to bring the University its first basketball national championship in its long history. ESPN’s Basketball Power Index gives Virginia a 52% chance to
Read moreVirginia advanced to the elite eight with a scrappy win over sleeper 12 seed Oregon in Louisville, 53-49. Virginia, despite having issues scoring, locked up the Ducks athletic lineup and controlled the tempo to bring the Cavaliers to their second elite eight in four years. Oregon held a 16-10 advantage over the south’s top ranked team in the middle of
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After being the third one seed to fall behind early to their opponent, UNC, with a dominant effort in the second half, defeated Iona, 88-73. Behind Cam Johnson’s 21 points, UNC avoids a catastrophic upset and moves on to the Round of 32. After going back and forth early, the Gaels went on an 8-0 run to take a 35-27
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Duke defeated North Dakota State, 85-52, to advance to the Round of 32. Despite falling behind early and only having a 4 point lead at half, the tournaments top ranked team pulled away to secure the 33 point win. North Dakota State picked up an early lead, going in front of the Blue Devils by 7 points early on. Coach
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Virginia, after falling behind by 14 early in the first half, exorcised its demons, beating 16th seeded Gardner-Webb, 71-56. The Running Bulldogs got off to a hot start, and right when history looked to be repeating itself, Virginia took control to advance to the round of 32. Gardner-Webb started the game hot while the Cavaliers were tight, and the Bulldogs
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Last years Big Dance was unlike any prior to it. History was made, as UMBC became the first 16 seeded team to ever win a round of 64 game, beating Virginia by 20. Loyola-Chicago became 2018’s cinderella, hitting a buzzer beater to beat Miami in the first round and riding the momentum all the way to the Final Four. Every
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Georgia State punched its ticket to the big dance with a 73-64 win over UT Arlington in the Sun Belt title game. Malik Benlevi’s 16 points brings the Panthers to their second straight tournament victory and NCAA Tournament berth. After falling behind early, Ron Hunter and company gained an eight point lead with 4 minutes to play in the first
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Duke won its 21st ACC championship, beating Florida State 73-63. Despite getting no points off the bench, the Blue Devils rode strong performances by Zion Williamson and Tre Jones to win the conference. After falling behind 27-19 midway through the first half, Duke went on an 8-0 run to tie the game. The game went back and fourth, with Duke
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