ST. LOUIS –- The small but boisterous Middle Tennessee cheering section started yelling "Biggest upset ever!" as the Blue Raiders ran off the Scottrade Center court Friday.
It was hard to argue the point. The No. 15 seed had just knocked off No. 2 seed Michigan State 90-81 in quite probably the most earth-rattling first-round game ever. While seven other 15th-seeded teams had registered wins in the NCAA tournament, none of them did so over the wise-guy favorite to claim the national championship, as the Spartans had been.
For an upset so large, however, the Blue Raiders remained relatively subdued afterward.