Twitter reacts to Saint Peter's shocking win over Kentucky
March Madness is here, and it only took just over 10 hours for the tournament to deliver an absolutely shocking upset.
Saint Peter's stunned Kentucky in overtime Thursday to mark just the 10th time in tournament history that a No. 2 seed fell to a No. 15. It also marked the Peacocks' first NCAA Tournament win in program history.
Here's some reaction from the Cinderella story.
PEACOCKS. WIN. pic.twitter.com/Jf10r5zyb4
— Saint Peter’s Athletics (@SPUAthletics) March 18, 2022
Saint Peter's BUSTED SOME BRACKETS
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 18, 2022
• 98% had Kentucky beating St. Peter's
• 87.6% had Kentucky in Sweet 16
• 58.4% had Kentucky in Elite 8
• 37.4% had Kentucky in Final Four
• 12.8% had Kentucky in Championship
• 6.4% had Kentucky winning it all pic.twitter.com/d3XT50iI0o
Saint Peter’s drags Kentucky to overtime.
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) March 18, 2022
THE BEST EVENT IN SPORTS.
Kentucky every year in March pic.twitter.com/mEMHtWrgHB
— Overtime (@overtime) March 18, 2022
Largest Upsets in NCAA Tournament
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 18, 2022
(Since Expansion to 64 Teams in 1985)
2012: Norfolk State (+21.5) vs Missouri
2018: UMBC (+20.5) vs Virginia
1993: Santa Clara (+20) vs Arizona
TONIGHT: Saint Peter's (+18.5) vs Kentucky
1997: Coppin State (+18.5) vs South Carolina pic.twitter.com/sDF0J18Wx3
Kentucky spends 12.5x as much on men's basketball as Saint Peters. I am almost certain this is the biggest upset by expenditures ratio ever.
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) March 18, 2022
Kentucky just lost to a guy who looks like 85% of NBA beat writers pic.twitter.com/rSelgtMCSE
— Esfandiar | Darth Es (@JustEsBaraheni) March 18, 2022
How Saint Peters did Kentucky pic.twitter.com/uxasKuSb4z
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) March 18, 2022
Kentucky fans rn #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/VwrH9oDbUP
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2022
People who picked Kentucky to win it all in their bracket @stoolbenchmob pic.twitter.com/vqsphy11c7
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) March 18, 2022
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