Brackets busted: No. 15 seed Princeton stuns No. 2 seed Arizona in first round of NCAA Tournament
Brackets everywhere are busted as No. 15 seed Princeton has taken down No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55. It’s the biggest of March Madness so far in the early rounds of the NCAA Tournament.
Arizona, a 16-point favorite, led 31-30 at the half. The Tigers outscored the Wildcats 29-24 in the second half.
Points were at a premium on Thursday. Arizona extended its lead to 55-50 at the 4:45 mark of the second half. The Wildcats would not score again in the game.
Arizona was holding onto a 55-54 lead until Princeton went in front 56-55 with roughly 2 minutes to go.
PRINCETON LEADS pic.twitter.com/5X6aRQvS1K
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 16, 2023
It remained a 56-55 game in the final seconds. Princeton founds its way to the foul line to extend the narrow advantage.
Oh, what a pass! pic.twitter.com/7edJLT6PbS
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 16, 2023
With Thursday’s primetime slate yet to tipoff, NCAA.com is already down to just 0.12% perfect brackets for this year’s tournament.
Princeton STUNS Arizona and just like that, only 0.12% of brackets remain perfect. ? #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/pwkKpGPrVN
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 16, 2023
Princeton will play No. 7 seed Missouri on Saturday in the Round of 32. The winner of that game will advance to the Sweet 16.