However in one of the early games 12 seeded Yale really shook things up when they defeated 5th seeded Baylor. The game was close throughout but Yale prevailed behind 31 points 6 rebounds and 4 assists from Makai Mason. The Bulldogs also out-rebounded Baylor, and did most of their damage inside the 3 point line, which is uncharacteristic of underdogs. Which means they will go on to face Duke, a team that shoots it very well from deep. Later on in the day another 12 vs 5 upset when Arkansas Little Rock took down Purdue 85-83 in double overtime.
Friday however was definitely the more chaotic day of the first round, with multiple upsets and buzzer beaters. But the biggest story of the day was 15 seed Middle Tennessee State beating 2 seed Michigan State. It was probably the biggest upset of the tournament and maybe even the biggest upset in a couple years, especially because Michigan State was a popular pick to win the entire tournament. Both 10 seeds that played on Friday with VCU beating Oregon State 75-67, and Syracuse defeating Dayton 70-51. As the day went on the chaos ensued, with Iowa beating Temple 72-70 in OT on a tip in at the buzzer. Later on 14 seed Stephen F Austin took advantage of 3 seed West Virginia's 22 turnovers to beat the Mountaineers 70-56, with SFA senior Thomas Walkup scoring 33 points. Although that game wasn't that huge of an upset, as SFA is an experienced tournament team, and to me West Virginia wasn't built to make a deep run in the tournament. Another game that was technically an upset, but could be easily predicted was 13 seed Hawaii beating 4 seed California 77-66. Later on the day 11 seed Northern Iowa beat 6 seed Texas on a half court buzzer beater, and Saint Joseph's got away with a win as Cincinnati didn't have enough time to tie the game on a dunk.
Friday however was definitely the more chaotic day of the first round, with multiple upsets and buzzer beaters. But the biggest story of the day was 15 seed Middle Tennessee State beating 2 seed Michigan State. It was probably the biggest upset of the tournament and maybe even the biggest upset in a couple years, especially because Michigan State was a popular pick to win the entire tournament. Both 10 seeds that played on Friday with VCU beating Oregon State 75-67, and Syracuse defeating Dayton 70-51. As the day went on the chaos ensued, with Iowa beating Temple 72-70 in OT on a tip in at the buzzer. Later on 14 seed Stephen F Austin took advantage of 3 seed West Virginia's 22 turnovers to beat the Mountaineers 70-56, with SFA senior Thomas Walkup scoring 33 points. Although that game wasn't that huge of an upset, as SFA is an experienced tournament team, and to me West Virginia wasn't built to make a deep run in the tournament. Another game that was technically an upset, but could be easily predicted was 13 seed Hawaii beating 4 seed California 77-66. Later on the day 11 seed Northern Iowa beat 6 seed Texas on a half court buzzer beater, and Saint Joseph's got away with a win as Cincinnati didn't have enough time to tie the game on a dunk.
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