NCAA TOURNEY: No. 16 UMBC shocks No. 1 seed Virginia winning 74-54

Friday, March 16, 2018
CHARLOTTE, NC (KGO) -- UMBC has made NCAA Tournament history.

The University of Maryland-Baltimore County became the first No. 16 seed to beat a No. 1 seed after upsetting Virginia 74-54.
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This was a shocker. Virginia was the unanimous No. 1 team in the AP poll.

So many people wanted to check out the college and possibly buy some swag, that the school's website crashed.

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They were no match for the Retrievers, especially after halftime. The game was tied at the half.

UMBC looked like the No. 1 seed.

Also, UMBC's Twitter account made a trending tweet after the historic win.

ABC7 News contributed to this story.
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