And it is the 13 seed Furman Paladins. They had a late three point lead until Virginia scored 7 straight points to make it 67-65. Then, Garrett Hien hit two free throws to bring Furman back to within two and then the drama.

Furman trapped Virginia’s Kihei Clark in the corner. Clark couldn’t get out of the trap or get a foul called and desperately threw a baseball pass up to the middle of the court. But it would not be a Virginia player there.

Instead the ball fell into the hands of Hien who quickly passed the ball up to Furman’s JP Pegues drilled a three pointer from deep with 3 seconds left. Virginia got the ball into Reece Beekman who put up a desperation three at the buzzer that hit the board, the front of the rim and fell harmlessly to the floor, and the celebration begun.

13 seed Furman has beaten 4 seed Virginia 68-67.

Meanwhile, Maryland managed to hang on for a 2 point victory against West Virginia as the Mountaineers missed a three at the buzzer. And Missouri is close with Utah State and Howard hung in their for 10-15 minutes before Kansas built up a 13 pt lead.

But the story is the Southern Conference champion winning their second ever NCAA Tournament game (and their first one since 1974). Cinderella has joined the dance, and she is accompanied by a Paladin.