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Briggs: For Toledo basketball, the chaos of March is usually a curse. This year, it's a blessing

CLEVELAND — It is the maddest month of the year, where chaos reigns and sanity hangs on by a thread.

For the Toledo men’s basketball program, that’s usually the worst part of March.

This year, it’s the best part.

I have always thought the collection of Rockets who ended the school’s 45-year NCAA tournament drought would be one of the teams we least suspect.

Well, how about this one, which began their dance audition here Thursday with a 90-85 overtime win over Ohio that was as gutty as it was thrilling.