Furman!

[18IsTheMan]

Unreal ending. Couldn't script it any better.

 

[18IsTheMan]

UVA inbounds with a 2-point lead and 12.3 seconds left on the clock. Furman tried to foul but the UVA player heaved the ball down court with about 5 seconds left, thinking the clock would run out. Furman intercepted the pass, moved the ball quickly up court and nailed a 3 with 2.4 seconds left.

Furman actually let UVA get off a good shot at the end that just barely missed.

 

[18IsTheMan]

Oh, and I picked Furman, so yay me!

 

[18IsTheMan]

How about a Furman/Charleston matchup in the second round?

 

[KingWard]

Amazing upending; good for them!

 

[Blues man]

acc acc acc

 

[athenscock3]

Hope they didn't use up all their mojo on this win. Would love to see Furman become the mystery team of the 2023 tourney.

 

[Prestonyte]

How about a Furman/Charleston matchup in the second round?

CofC goes down, so no Furman match up!

 

[Uscg1984]

Doesn't Virginia pull one of these every couple of years?

 

[Crutcher]

Doesn't Virginia pull one of these every couple of years?

Yup! The only #1 seed to lose to a #16. A couple of years later, lost to a 15 seed, now to a #4 seed!

 

[TN-Gamecock]

Go Paladins. Go Memphis Tigers. Go SEC teams remaining!!!!

And go LADY Gamecocks!!!

 

[Forkcock]

Way to go Furman!

FU one time!
FU two times!
FU aaallllll the time!

 

[Fried Chicken]

Yup! The only #1 seed to lose to a #16. A couple of years later, lost to a 15 seed, now to a #4 seed!

They lost as a 4 in the 2021 Tournament. I don’t believe they lost to a 15 as a 2. They lost as a 1 seed in 2018. They won it all in 2019, Covid in 2020, and 2021 they lost as a 4. Missed it completely last season.

still…if UVA doesn’t win the whole thing in 2019, they’d be considered the biggest tournament flippers ever.

 

[18IsTheMan]

And don't forget:

The unthinkable upset, 40 years later: Chaminade shocks No. 1 Virginia in 1982

It was the David vs. Goliath story no one saw coming when Chaminade, a little-known college from Hawaii, shocked the world and beat the top-ranked team in the nation in 1982.

www.ncaa.com

 

[KingWard]

Doesn't Virginia pull one of these every couple of years?

It was not unprecedented, let's put it that way. But, hey, WE did it two years in a row, losing as a #2 seed AND a #3 seed.