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Butler vs. Middle Tennessee: Score and Twitter Reaction from March Madness 2017

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The Sweet 16 once again proved elusive for No. 13 seed Middle Tennessee State, as the fourth-seeded Butler Bulldogs ensured the Blue Raiders would have a second consecutive exit in the round of 32 with a 74-65 South Region win Saturday at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee.

ESPN's Lisa Kerney noted the result snuffed out the site's last remaining perfect brackets:

Middle Tennessee garnered national attention last season for upsetting Michigan State as a No. 15 seed, only to lose to an eventual Final Four team in Syracuse. The Blue Raiders showed upstart potential again this year by knocking off No.