TALLAHASSEE, Florida - When the Norfolk State Spartans defeated the Missouri Tigers on Friday evening it was for a brief period the biggest upset of the NCAA tournament. Then Ohio beat Michigan and Lehigh defeated Duke. While the Michigan and Duke defeats were huge upsets there was something unique about the Norfolk win.
Duke wasn’t its usual self and Michigan played like a team without a game plan. Missouri, on the other hand, played up to their potential shooting 53 percent from the field. No one can say that Missouri “sucked” or even that the referees didn’t favor them. They played the way they did all season to get their 30 wins against some of the top teams in the country. So, why was Norfolk able to beat them?
Frankly, Missouri was outplayed and outcoached in this one. Norfolk came into the game with confidence having played in tournaments at the beginning of the season and coming close to a win against Marquette. It didn’t hurt either that Norfolk did have a win against Drexel or that ...
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