VCU's upset makes a loud statement about its tradition -- and what's become of North Carolina's
Another March Madness victory is not routine for the VCU Rams, but every time they take down a Duke or Kansas or North Carolina, we're reminded of why this program still matters.
VCU's upset makes a loud statement about its tradition -- and what's become of North Carolina's originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . GREENVILLE, S.
C. – If you thought 2011 was incomprehensible, improbable and insane, what VCU just accomplished on this night at Bon Secours Arena was all of that contained in 40 – no, 45 minutes – of NCAA Tournament basketball. See, this wasn’t just about a team finding a path to March Madness glory, as the Rams did while climbing over such teams as Georgetown, Purdue, Florida State and Kansas on that shocking run from the First Four to the Final Four.
This was about a team stumbling lost through a forest, without a map or GPS, and happening upon a five-star resort. MARCH MADNESS HQ: Live NCAA bracket | TV schedule | Latest news and more The Rams didn’t look as though they would win this game even while they were winning it. They missed all but two of their eight field goal attempts in overtime.
They tried shots that would have been condemned by teammates in a summertime pickup game. And still they won, 82-78, because the North Carolina Tar Heels – oh, yeah, we should have mentioned all this happened against one of the game’s greatest programs – didn’t make a basket for the final 7:44 of the game. And because Rams guard Terrence Hill shredded the Heels D for a career-best 34 points, all but 11 of those after halftime.
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