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Virginia Tech makes NCAA tournament case 111 days before Selection Sunday

The most significant result of the no-longer-young college basketball season occurred Monday, nearly 5,000 miles from where the NCAA Selection Committee will complete its work in March.

Not the biggest upset, mind you, as that remains Evansville's early November shocker at Rupp Arena. But the most impactful win to date is clearly Virginia Tech's opening round victory over preseason No. 1 Michigan State at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational.

The reasoning is pretty straightforward. Freshman Landers Nolley did more than hit the biggest shot of his life to close out the Spartans in the final minute.