And UMBC didn’t just pull the amazing upset – they destroyed the #1 team in the country.   The Retrievers just won 74-54 against Virginia – destroying so many of our brackets.

Senior Jarius Lyles went 9-11 from the field to score 28 points against the #1 defense in the country.  And UVa looked lost on offense – by the time they started scoring some points at the end of the game, it was too late.

Then, as the Cavaliers moved away from the defense that they are good at in order to press, the Retrievers simply kept going to the basket and scoring.

Just unbelievable.  To put this in perspective, the America East champion had only one top 100 RPI win – a road win against #60 Vermont in the America East Conference Tournament Final to win them their invitation to the dance.  Their other Quadrant 1 and 2 games were a 25 point loss to Arizona, a 15 point loss to Vermont, a 21 point loss to Maryland, a 18 point loss to Vermont, and a 11 point loss to SMU.

So, of course, it makes sense that they come and shoot lights out against the Cavaliers typically smothering defense.

I just don’t know what else to say – UMBC has just made history and shocked the entire college basketball world.  Congratulations to the Retrievers for winning the biggest game in their school’s history, and changing the entire landscape of the 2018 NCAA Championship.