Yale continued the insanity infiltrating the 2024 March Insanity with one other upset.
The 13 seed Bulldogs upended 4 seed Auburn 78-76 within the East Area of the NCAA Event at Spokane Veterans Memorial Area in Spokane, Washington. Yale clinched the victory and the appropriate to advance to the second spherical Sunday when Auburn’s Tre Donaldson missed a pair of free throws, Jaylin Williams missed a game-tying layup and Okay.D. Johnson missed a game-winning 3-pointer within the last six seconds of regulation.
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The loss dropped the SEC to 1-5 within the NCAA Event, with 7 seed Florida taking place to 10 seed Colorado additionally on Friday and three seed Kentucky dropping its opener towards 14 seed Oakland on Thursday. Yale will play one other Tiger mascot in 6 seed Clemson on Sunday. Clemson beat 11 seed New Mexico 77-56.
Auburn held a 41-34 halftime lead however noticed a possible damage to star Johni Broome sluggish them down, because it trailed by as many as 4 factors within the last minute. Nonetheless, the Tigers allowed themselves an opportunity to tie and even win the sport.
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Listed below are social media reactions from 4 seed Auburn being upset by 13 seed Yale within the NCAA Event First Spherical:
Reactions to 13 seed Yale upsetting 4 seed Auburn in March Insanity
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