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College basketball fans were robbed of March Madness in 2020, with both the men s and women s NCAA tournaments cancelled because of COVID-19 concerns. But March Madness returns in 2021, with the entirety of the men s tournament being played in the state of Indiana.
There s a reason it s called March Madness.
Upsets and bracket-busters are a staple of the NCAA tournament. Underdogs become darlings. Just ask the 2017-18 UMBC Retrievers or the 2012-13 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles that made an inspired run to the Sweet 16 and became known as Dunk City.
Then of course, you have inspired Cinderella runs. Loyola-Chicago made the Final Four as a No. 11 seed in 2018. The South Carolina Gamecocks knocked off a number of powerhouses as a No. 7 seed en route to the Final Four in 2017. The 2014 National Championship Game featured a No. 7 seed (UConn) against a No. 8 seed (Kentucky). You get the picture. The list goes on.
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Sheppard scores 25 to lead Belmont past E. Kentucky 92-74
February 12, 2021 GMT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Ben Sheppard had a career-high 25 points plus 10 rebounds as Belmont extended its win streak to 18 games, beating Eastern Kentucky 92-74 on Thursday night.
Nick Muszynski had 15 points for Belmont (21-1, 15-0 Ohio Valley Conference). Caleb Hollander added 14 points. JaCobi Wood had 11 points.
Cheikh Faye had 12 points for the Colonels (15-5, 9-4). Russhard Cruickshank added 11 points. Tariq Balogun had eight rebounds.
Tre King, who led the Colonels in scoring coming into the contest with 16 points per game, was held to eight points on 4-of-11 shooting. Wendell Green Jr., whose 15 points per game entering the matchup ranked second on the Colonels, had three points on 1-of-10 shooting.
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Murray State fell in its chance at revenge against Belmont, losing 72-71 in heartbreaking fashion in its second matchup with the Bruins this season. The Racers got off to a solid start, taking a 7-4 lead with 15:37 left in the first half on 3-6 shooting…
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