In the Wild West Region, Top-Seeded Musketeers Are the Latest Upset Victims
Florida state 75,
Xavier 70
NASHVILLE - The two proud programs from the bustling basketball burg of Cincinnati wound up careening into some kind of hardwood Bermuda Triangle here Sunday. By the time 17,552 spectators got done witnessing two games in various configurations, a No. 2 seed and a No. 1 seed had held second-half leads totaling 34 points yet had gone banished.
Just when the spectators at Bridgestone Arena had processed (or not) No. 7 seed Nevada's deeply implausible comeback from a 22-point deficit with 11 minutes left on No. 2 seed Cincinnati in the South Region - and after some of those Xavier fans had enjoyed it - Xavier had its first-ever No. 1 seed and a 12-point lead with 9:48 left in the nightcap. …
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