Remember Marshall? The freewheeling No. 13 seed that beat Wichita State? Whose coach, Dan D’Antoni, roams the sidelines rocking a blazer over a long-sleeve-T-shirt bearing the school’s logo? Who went on that pro-analytics rant in 2016 that went viral anew on Friday? Whose star guard, Jon Elmore, launched bombs from one of the bracket’s other regions? For almost an entire afternoon the Thundering Herd owned one of the NCAA tournament’s busiest days, the lone real source of intrigue in a humdrum slate of comfortably decided margins and chalky outcomes. By the time midnight struck the East coast, Marshall’s explosion onto the national scene felt more like a distant crackle.
UMBC Electrifies the NCAA Tournament, Makes History With an Unforgettable Upset
