Friday, March 16, 2012

Norfolk State Missouri

  • OMAHA, Neb. -- Welcome to the NCAA tournament, Norfolk State. Might as well stick around a while. Kyle OQuinn had 26 points and 14 rebounds, making several key plays in the closing minutes, and the gritty No.
  • (CBS Sports)
  • After nearly two days of chalk, America finally found itself a Cinderella. No. 15 seed Norfolk State busted brackets everywhere Friday, pulling off the biggest shocker of this year's NCAA tournament when it upset No. 2 seed Missouri, 86-84.
  • (Washington Post)
  • OMAHA, Neb. -- Welcome to the NCAA tournament, Norfolk State. Might as well stick around a while. Kyle OQuinn had 26 points and 14 rebounds, making several key plays in the closing minutes, and the gritty No.
  • (ESPN)
  • OMAHA, Neb. — Kyle OQuinns booming voice echoed through the halls, the jovial center for Norfolk State riding the euphoria of a monumental upset of Missouri as the words spilled out of his mouth faster than he could think.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • OMAHA — As first-time participants in the N.C.A.A. tournament — the Division I version, anyway — it's understandable that Norfolk State might be unfamiliar with certain traditions.
  • (New York Times)
  • Missouri tumbled 86-84 against 15th-seeded Norfolk State of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, whose teams had been 0-41 against schools from the six power conferences this season.
  • (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  • The first major upset of the NCAA tournament came at the expense of the Big 12 champion Missouri Tigers.
  • (Bleacherreport.com)
  • Norfolk State University pulled off the first major upset of the men's college basketball tournament, defeating the second-seeded University of Missouri.
  • (Bloomberg)
  • Pendarvis Williams and Chris McEachin each added 20 points for the MEAC champion Spartans (26-9), who made their first trip to the NCAA Tournament a memorable one. They became the fifth No. 15 seed to topple a No.
  • (Daily Oklahoman)
  • KMBC.com Norfolk State upset the Missouri Tigers in their first game of the NCAA Tournament Friday afternoon, 86-84, a rare opening loss for a second-seeded team. The Spartans were fueled by a strong game from senior Kyle OQuinn, who scored 26 points.
  • (msnbc.com)

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