Almost 5 million people submitted NCAA Tournament brackets to ESPN. Just 56 are viable — all thanks (in large part) to No. 3 Georgetown’s stunning 97-83 loss to No. 14 Ohio.
ESPN morning radio host Mike Greenberg reported in the entire 2009 tournament, there were just two overtimes and two games decided by one point. On Thursday alone, there were three overtimes and three games decided by one-point.
That is just about all the facts you need to know to explain Day 1 of an unpredictable dance. After a pretty sorry tournament last season, Thursday reignited the great history of dramatic finishes and buzzer beaters thanks to Murray State’s 66-65 buzzer beater to upset No. 4 seed Vanderbilt.
It looks like ESPN is going to have to update this 2006 video montage.