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March Madness upset: No. 12-seed Richmond stuns No. 5-seed Iowa
By Andrew Olson
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A No. 12-seed over a No. 5-seed is one of the most common March Madness upsets. Not many people, however, were expecting Iowa to be a No. 5-seed going down in the first round.
The Hawkeyes, who entered the NCAA Tournament hot off a strong showing in Indianapolis to win the Big Ten Tournament, fell to No. 12-seed Richmond 67-63 in Buffalo. It’s the biggest upset so far of Thursday’s opening round action.
Richmond, which was labeled a “bid stealer” after winning the A-10 Tournament, was led by guard Jacob Gilyard, who had 24 points shooting 8-of-15 from the floor. The Spiders were the better shooting team from the floor (42.1% to 36%) behind the arc (29.4% to 20.7%) and at the line (87.5& to 75%). Iowa won the rebound battle (40-36), but it wasn’t enough for the Hawkeyes on Thursday.
THE 12-SEED RICHMOND SPIDERS ARE DANCING ON! 🕷 🕺@SpiderMBB #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/U7O8BDcHzk
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 17, 2022
“We think we can beat anybody.”
Jacob Gilyard and @SpiderMBB advance: pic.twitter.com/U2DQQbXfpV
— March Madness Men’s Basketball TV (@MM_MBB_TV) March 17, 2022
Iowa’s NCAA Tournament struggles under Fran McCaffery continue.
Fran McCaffery:
-11 NCAA Tournament appearances
-0 Sweet 16 berths pic.twitter.com/ue4HZGmNOY
— Connor O’Gara (@cjogara) March 17, 2022
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
