I mean, wow.
Ja Morant threw up a 17 point, 11 rebound, 16 assist triple-double as his Murray State Racers pulled the 12/5 upset on Marquette in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday afternoon. Murray State advances to face Florida State in the round of 32 on Saturday, while the Golden Eagles are done for the season, wondering how things went so horribly horribly bad over the last month.
The final score was ugly, no doubt about it. But if we’re being honest, and what’s the point of having an internet website if not to be honest, the first half was a pretty compelling 20 minutes of basketball.