March Madness scores: Richmond, Nathan Cayo KO Iowa – Media reacts to NCAA Tournament upset

The No. 12 Richmond Spiders pulled off a huge (and controversial) upset over the No. 5 Iowa, sending March Madness Twitter into a tizzy.
The Richmond Spiders were back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011 but they didn’t let the decade out show in any way.
Once again a No. 12 seed, they did what they do best, apparently, knocking off a No. 5 seed.
Last time, Vanderbilt was Richmond’s victim. This time, it was the Iowa Hawkeyes.
The Spiders rode 24 points from Jacob Gilyard and some clutch late shots from Nathan Cayo to beat the Hawkeyes.
How did Twitter handle it?
March Madness upset: Twitter reacts to Richmond stunning Iowa
Is winning the B1G Tourney a curse? People are asking.
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) March 17, 2022
Cato K.O.s Iowa.
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) March 17, 2022
oh my Spiders
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) March 17, 2022
Richmond!
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) March 17, 2022
This is Richmond's 8th win as a 12-seed or lower in the Round of 64 or later. No other team has more than four (Ohio, Oregon, Tulsa).
— Chris Fallica (@chrisfallica) March 17, 2022
Richmond fans wanted to FIRE Chris Mooney. The Spiders just pulled off the upset over the hottest team in the country — No. 5 Iowa.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 17, 2022
Jacob Gilyard was SPECIAL today, controlling the game, shooting the hell out of the ball and also helping to hold Jordan Bohannon to 6 points.
On Sunday, Iowa won the Big Ten Tournament.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 17, 2022
It was its 9th win in its last 10 games.
It just lost in the Round of 64 to Richmond, who needed to win the Atlantic 10 Tournament just to reach the NCAA Tournament.
Anarchy?
Nope. Just College Basketball.
Iowa didn’t get any calls to go their way in the end
There was a controversial angle to the ending with Iowa feeling hard done when the refs missed a blatant foul on a late three-point shot late. It was definitely a headscratcher.
That’s a foul. A huge miss by the refs. pic.twitter.com/hV5swk15xu
— Troy Machir (@TroyMachir) March 17, 2022
“Iowa or Richmond?”
— Midrange Mal (@TheRealMallE) March 17, 2022
Referees pre-game: pic.twitter.com/05X9SGDN28
The refs after Richmond/Iowa #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/BZShOFgRes
— Bad Sports Refs (@BadSportsRefs) March 17, 2022
Refs should cut down the nets after the Richmond upset.
— Adam Schein (@AdamSchein) March 17, 2022
The refs nor Iowa fans can turn back the clock and change that particular no-call. They’ll be heading home while the Spiders will continue on to play Providence in the Second Round.
The last time they upset the No. 5 seed they made it to the Sweet Sixteen, so the Friars may want to watch out.
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