Princeton radio call of upset over Arizona is why we love March Madness
By Scott Rogust
Take a listen to the Princeton radio call after the No. 15 Tigers pulled off the remarkable upset over the No. 2 Arizona Wildcats in the NCAA Tournament.
On an annual basis, March Madness lives up to its name. Fans and casual followers try their best to create the perfect bracket. As is the case, those brackets tend to get busted pretty early in the tourney. But surely, surely a reigning conference tournament champion would advance? We’re looking at you, Arizona Wildcats.
Not if the No. 15 Princeton Tigers had anything to say about it.
On Thursday, Princeton overcame a late 55-50 deficit to pull off the 59-55 victory over Arizona. You heard the national call, now take a listen to the radio call from Princeton play-by-play voice Derek Jones.
As called by @DerekJones79 on Princeton Tigers radio & heard on the @varsity app: pic.twitter.com/q3WgGe90y1
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) March 16, 2023
March Madness: Listen to radio call of Princeton’s upset win over Arizona
The Tigers are now the latest No. 15 seed to send the No. 2 seed home in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
Last year, the Saint Peter’s Peacocks pulled off a huge victory over the heavily favored Kentucky Wildcats. From there, they defeated the No. 7 Murray State Racers and No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers to reach the Elite Eight. But, Saint Peter’s fell to the North Carolina Tar Heels.
In 2021, the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles defeated the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes, and went on a run to the Sweet 16. After defeating the No. 7 Florida Gators, Oral Roberts fell to the No. 3 Arkansas Razorbacks.
On Selection Sunday, Princeton defeated the Yale Bulldogs to win the Ivy League Tournament. Four days later, they secured a gigantic upset victory over the Pac-12 Tournament Champions. Could Princeton experience a similar magical run as Saint Peter’s and Oral Roberts? Well, first things first, they will have to get past the No. 7 Missouri Tigers, who defeated the No. 10 Utah State Aggies.
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