Not every NCAA Tournament game is a classic. Some are instant duds, such as Florida State’s destruction of Notre Dame. Ben Hansbrough and the Irish fizzled and went down without much of a fight Sunday night.
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The easy thing would be to overreact because, well, that was one good ol’ fashioned butt whipping. UNLV’s basketball team got what it deserved in an NCAA Tournament game here Friday evening, thoroughly out-classed by Illinois at every spot and in every way.
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There is a section of UNLV’s postseason basketball media guide titled “The Men in the Middle.”
Early in the morning, the first eye-opening upset of the NCAA Tournament unfolded. It was fitting that Matt Howard finished it off for Butler, the lovable underdog of last year’s dance.
Breaking up with a longtime girlfriend can be sentimental, experiencing the death of a pet can be emotional and seeing Jimmer Fredette play his final college basketball game sooner than expected seems inevitable.
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