The NCAA males’s basketball event continues to offer upsets; this time it was the No. 8 seed Arkansas Razorbacks defeating the No. 1 seed Kansas Jayhawks.
Kansas is the second 1-seed to be ousted from the event, becoming a member of the Purdue Boilermakers, who misplaced to the No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson Knights on Friday evening. The Jayhawks are the third reigning nationwide champion to lose within the spherical of 32 after incomes a No. 1 seed (the 2022 Baylor Bears and the 2017 Villanova Wildcats are the others).
Kansas had the sting heading into halftime with a 35-27 lead, however Arkansas outscored the Jayhawks 45-36 the remainder of the way in which. Arkansas guard Davonte Davis scored 25 factors to go together with eight rebounds and an help to steer his workforce to a 72-71 victory.
Saturday’s win is the Razorbacks’ third consecutive triumph within the spherical of 32, the primary time they’ve achieved the feat since they received 4 straight from 1993 to 1996. They may await the winner of the Saint Mary’s Gaels-UConn Huskies matchup for his or her Candy 16 opponent.
Arkansas’ upset precipitated loads of reactions from stars throughout social media.
Arkansas celebrates large upset
Former President Invoice Clinton, who was born in Hope, Arkansas, could not include his pleasure after watching his squad safe the win.
🐗 Woo Pig Sooie! #MarchMadness
— Invoice Clinton (@BillClinton) March 18, 2023
Arkansas’ Twitter account additionally joined the celebration with a becoming picture and a well timed troll.
WOOO FREAKING PIG!!! pic.twitter.com/VywjLZtYNj
— Arkansas Razorbacks 🐗 (@ArkRazorbacks) March 18, 2023
IT’S PRONOUNCED KANSAW pic.twitter.com/iTga280Dy2
— Arkansas Razorbacks Males’s Basketball 🐗 (@RazorbackMBB) March 18, 2023
Milwaukee Bucks ahead Bobby Portis, who performed for the Razorbacks from 2013 to 2015, made certain to shout out his alma mater after the victory.
Let’s Goooooooo!!! #WPS
— Bobby BP Portis (@BPortistime) March 18, 2023
Man that was an excellent comeback win!! Blissful to be a hog!! The Muss Bus is rollin!! #WPS
— Bobby BP Portis (@BPortistime) March 18, 2023
Incorrect winner, busted brackets
Many individuals chosen Kansas because the championship choose within the ESPN males’s Event Problem — 2,015,300 to be precise. Now that Kansas is out of the tourney, much more brackets have been busted. Atlanta Dream co-owner Renee Montgomery requested concerning the standing of others’ brackets after the Razorbacks took down the Jayhawks.
Oh boy, any brackets nonetheless have an opportunity? #MarchMadness
— Renee Montgomery (@ReneeMontgomery) March 18, 2023
Sports activities world reacts to Arkansas’ upset victory
New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson was amongst those that chimed in on the Arkansas-Kansas thriller.
This event is wild 😬
— Jalen Brunson (@jalenbrunson1) March 18, 2023
kansas 😱😱
— Queen (@QueenEgbo_) March 18, 2023
ARKANSAS IS MOVING ON TO THE SWEET 16‼️ pic.twitter.com/Il9RlZ62kP
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 18, 2023
Say the road! @RazorbackMBB 🐗#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/fTV6heHfhB
— NCAA March Insanity (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 19, 2023
#Arkansas #upset #win #ruffles #feathers #Twitter
