There is a reason why this tournament is called March Madness. The reason is that teams you have never heard of before take down some of the top teams in the country. As usuall this was the case in this tournament.
5. 4. Louisville over 1. Michigan State
Although Louisville is a pretty high seed, both the Michigan State Spartans and most of the country was shocked when Louisville won in the Sweet 16. Michigan State was playing some pretty good ball coming into the tournament after winning the tough Big 10 Conference Tournament. Louisville bullied them down low and shut down their whole team a except for Dr. Dray. The final score of the game was 57-44.
Peyton Siva, guard for Louisville
4. 6. Cincinnati over 3. Florida State
Some would say that Florida State was the hottest team coming into the tournament. After winning the ACC Tournament and beating teams like UNC and Duke. Cinci ran the fast break effectively and Florida State could not keep up. They were also able to take out the Seminoles star player, Michael Snair. The bear cats played clutch down the stretch and won by a final score of 62-56.
Yancy Gates, forward for Cincinnati
3. 11. NC State over 3. Georgetown
Georgetown failed in thier competition against the Pack. I do not have much words for this game but it was truly embarising for a team like NC State to be able to make the Sweet 16. The outcome of that game was 66-63.
Lorenzo Brown, guard for NC State
2. 15. Lehigh over 2. Duke
This game was a bracket buster for me. As I was watching this game I was humiliated because Lehigh simply outplayed Duke in every aspect. Duke tried to fight back but in the last minute they had to continuously foul Lehigh and they knocked down the free throws. Austin Rivers and Mason Plumlee were the only people that played for Duke and everone knows that will not win you a game evn against a bad team. The final score was 75-70.
CJ McCollum, guard for Lehigh
1. 15. Norfolk State over 2. Missouri
Of all the upsets in this tournament this was the most shocking. Even Zach had Missouri going all the way and they let him down. Missouri didn't actually play that bad, its just Norfolk State wanted it much more than them. This game came down to the final seconds and Mizzou could not pull it out of the bag. Kyle O'Quinn was able to lead the Spartans to a 86-84 victory.
Kyle O'Quinn, forward for Norfolk State
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