NCAA Men’s Tournament upsets: Can NC State continue its miraculous run in the Sweet 16?

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Peter Keating and Jordan Brenner retrospectively look at the upsets that did happen in March Madness and preview NC State vs. Marquette.

The Athletic has live coverage of the matchups. On the radio, in barbershops and wherever else you get your regular dose of Bracket Breakers, there’s a lot of talk about how chalky this NCAA tournament has turned out to be.

This showed up in the Wildcats’ 5-0 edge in blocks. But of course, Kentucky also had very little experience playing as a team before this year: they ranked 317th in minutes continuity. That’s typical for a team coached by John Calipari. It’s also the only stat where Texas A&M and Yale — along with still-playing giants like , , and Creighton — all rank in the top 50.

 

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