Not even Furman gamers themselves might consider Virginia misplaced the best way it did to kick off March Madness on Thursday … with Paladins star ahead Jalen Slawson yelling after the inconceivable win, “He just freakin’ threw it!”
If you missed it … UVA, a four-seed, misplaced to 13-seed Furman on a last-second three-point shot — after one of the vital embarrassing turnovers you may see in an NCAA match recreation.
Jalen Slawson: “He simply freaking threw it!” pic.twitter.com/xMLCWtPMjD
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Up by two over Furman with 9.8 seconds left — Cavaliers guard Kihei Clark received trapped in a full-court press, however as a substitute of discovering a method out of it, he simply heaved the ball towards mid-court — the place it was predictably intercepted.
One fast cross and one three-point shot later, UVA was down by one … and so they went on to lose a couple of seconds later by that margin.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?! 😨
FURMAN WITH THE STEAL AND 3 TO TAKE THE LEAD WITH 2.2 SECONDS REMAINING #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/fSCNKUzboq
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Slawson wasn’t the one man floored by the way it all went down — even Patrick Mahomes was left in full shock.
“Virginia what are we doing?!?!?” the Kansas City Chiefs star tweeted after the sport.
Believe it or not, there are some people who really weren’t that surprised by the upset … in line with the NCAA, 10.67% of brackets that had been stuffed out this month picked Furman to get the dub.
Doesn’t get a lot better than March, does it?!
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