It was a historic upset, and the Hoos were on the wrong side of it. Virginia never led in the second half as UMBC shot 54% from the field and 50% from three, led by Jairus Lyles with an unbelievable 28 points. Absolutely nothing went right for the top-seeded Cavaliers as they became the first ever one-seed to fall to a 16-seed in the history of the NCAA tournament.
The Hoos couldn’t get into any rhythm offensively and clearly struggled in their first game without DeAndre Hunter. Virginia shot 41% from the field and a horrendous 18% from three in the game.