UMBC Defeats No. 1 Overall Seed Virginia in Shocking NCAA Win

The score was 74-54.

Mar 17, 2018
UMBC Retrievers and the Virginia Cavaliers
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CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 16: K.J. Maura #11 of the UMBC Retrievers drives against the Virginia Cavaliers during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 16, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

UMBC Retrievers and the Virginia Cavaliers
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CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 16: K.J. Maura #11 of the UMBC Retrievers drives against the Virginia Cavaliers during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 16, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

Maryland Baltimore County scored a historic win against No. 1 overall seed Virginia on Friday night. They are the first No. 16 seed to upset a No. 1 seed in NCAA men's tournament history. 

UMCB did the thing, winning the game with an impressive 74 points over Virginia's 54. It seems that everyone's bracket has now officially been ruined. 

Check out some reactions to the stunning game below.

UNREAL.

UMBC becomes the first 16 seed to upset to beat a No. 1 seed!#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/iLdbVhNC0A

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 17, 2018

Hi everyone, in case you didn't see, Seth Davis tweeted this one minute into the game pic.twitter.com/vDlrcOtJOn

— UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 17, 2018

UMBC lit EVERYONE'S bracket on fire pic.twitter.com/7o378kp7Em

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 17, 2018

If you’re not watching the UMBC Virginia game, you are missing the biggest Cinderella story since, well, Cinderella #MarchMadness

— Dan Rather (@DanRather) March 17, 2018

UMBC is the second double-digit underdog to win a game by 20+ points in the NCAA Tournament. (Utah beat Arizona by 25 in the 1998 Elite 8 as a 10.5-point underdog).

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 17, 2018

So wait... out of the millions of people who filled out a bracket, who had #16 UMBC beating #1 Virginia? pic.twitter.com/vxqqIIhkjC

— Mohin Patel (@Mohin_Pat) March 17, 2018

Their coach saying how happy he is to see his players smile #UMBC pic.twitter.com/6WjpfkVpl8

— Stop! Shotty timeđŸ¦©đŸ¦©đŸ¦©đŸ¦©đŸ¦©đŸ¦©đŸ¦©đŸ¦©đŸ¦© (@AndYourLilDgToo) March 17, 2018

UMBC: 1 Every bracket in the Nation: 0 pic.twitter.com/erLasSvZm8

— Ryan Short (@rshort300) March 17, 2018

UMBC scored 53 points in the second half. Virginia scored 54 in the game.

— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) March 17, 2018

This was a UMBC score from 6 weeks ago. pic.twitter.com/vLi41jelQK

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 17, 2018

Now things will get difficult for UMBC. For example, no way anyone in their band packed enough underwear.

— The Pickle (@sportspickle) March 17, 2018
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