Twitter was angry, sad, indignant and clever following Xavier’s upset over Arizona in the Sweet 16 of 2017 March Madness
March Madness got off to a predictable start in 2017 with 26 of the higher seeds in the First Round advancing. However, that level of predictability didn’t last long at all. High seeds fell in droves in the Second Round and the upsets started to finally pour in. One such team to have earned two big upsets coming into the Sweet 16, though, was the Xavier Musketeers as the No. 11 seed.
On Thursday night, Trevon Bluiett and Xavier took on the No. 2-seed Arizona Widlcats. The latter were favored heavily with the likes of Allonzo Trier and Lauri Markkanen leading the way into the homes stretch of the 2017 NCAA Tournament.
Despite Trier getting hot and the defense playing well, though, Xavier was ready to just play like the team that many thought they’d be when they were ranked in the top 10 in the season. They aren’t your typical No. 11-seed, and they let the Wildcats of Tuscon find that out the hard way. Now one of the biggest title contenders left has been sent packing.
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Following Xavier’s monster upset of Arizona to advance to the Elite Eight as a No. 11 seed, here’s what the good people of Twitter had to say about the game and the shocking win for the Musketeers:
#Arizona's final few possessions pic.twitter.com/pJz4yQe5Fx
— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) March 24, 2017
First and last time I ever have Arizona in my championship game Jesus Christ salt
— Isaac Villegas (@iv1632) March 24, 2017
Xavier is in the #Elite8. Holy cow!!
— Patrick Schmidt (@PatrickASchmidt) March 24, 2017
Xavier keeps Cinderella dancing #marchmadness #elite8 bound
— Mātt (@itsThatMattDude) March 24, 2017
So, Gonzaga just caught a huge break ducking Arizona.
— Jacob Freedman (@Jacob_Freedman) March 24, 2017
What a choke by Arizona. What a run by Xavier this tournament. Wow. This is March.
— Santi⚡️ (@TBLDiehard) March 24, 2017
I had Arizona in the championship in every single bracket
— Brayden White (@BWhite291) March 24, 2017
No yeah thanks tho Michigan and Arizona pic.twitter.com/6pc8uVcfNP
— Joe Stopsky (@joestopsky75) March 24, 2017
Biggest win for someone named Xavier since the movie Logan.
— Scott Chasen (@ChasenScott) March 24, 2017
I have not seen that movie, but I'm just assuming he wins something.
Homeboy ran over his teammate celebrating. Xavier upsets!
— Z̶a̶n̶e̶ (@houstonbetter) March 24, 2017
Sean Miller can't get the job done. Fits perfectly in Arizona @Gambo987
— Jduv (@JDUV31) March 24, 2017
My bracket was beaten, tortured and finally laid to rest by Xavier. Go Team Chaos!
— JD Brown (@JD_Brown9) March 24, 2017
6 seed.
— Xavier Basketball (@XavierMBB) March 24, 2017
3 seed.
2 seed.
WHO'S NEXT?!?!!?@Goldberg #LetsMarch #LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/jglJyo7Py7
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There might’ve been some upsets that people were calling for in the Sweet 16 of 2017 March madness. However, not many people had the lowest remaining advancing to the Elite Eight over the Pac-12 Champions. That’s the beauty of the NCAA Tournament, though, and let’s just hope the rest of the path to a National Championship for whichever team is just as fan as it’s been in the Second Round and then to start the Sweet 16.