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2018 March Madness Champions

Villanova Stole The Show

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2018 March Madness Champions
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This year's March Madness tournament was nothing short of pure madness. Not only was it jam-packed with upsets, but history was made. 16th seeded UMBC defeated 1st seeded Virginia to become the first ever 16th seed to take down a 1st seed. However, that news was quickly overshadowed by a historic Villanova championship run. This year's Nova team looked unstoppable from the first round, where they defeated 16th seeded Radford easily by 26 points. Experts easily saw that blowout coming, however, no one expected Villanova to defeat every team they faced by double digits. Watching Nova play this year was a pure treat (not only because I picked them to win in my bracket). In the second round, Villanova defeated a tough 9th seeded Albany team. Collin Sexton and his team put up a good fight, however it was not enough to upset the Nova powerhouse, and they were defeated by 23 points. Each victory after the second round win VS Alabama came against a top 5 seeded team. They faced off against 5th seeded West Virginia in the sweet 16, defeating them by 12. Next came 3rd seeded Texas Tech in the Elite Eight.This was a hard nosed defensive game where there was a total of only 130 points scored by each team. Nova came out on top 71-59, another 12 point victory. Next came the Final Four where they faced off against a legit Kansas team. 1st seeded Kansas was equipped with lethal shooters and paint protectors, however they were easily defeated by Nova. Villanova defeated Kansas 95-79, Nova's highest scoring game of the tournament. Now, on April 2nd, Villanova found themselves one win away from the glory. One win away from taking the trophy home to Philly. They just needed to get through a Michigan team with the heart of lions. The game went off to a shaky start for Nova, going into halftime only up 9. Coach Jay Wright must have said something to his team at halftime to get their spirits up, because they ended up winning by 17 points. 6th man Donte DiVincenzo came off the bench and scored an absurd 31 points with two huge blocks. The world now knows his name. This tournament belonged to Villanova from the get-go, and they ran away with it. Philadelphia is now the city of champions once again, thanks to Coach Jay Wright and the Villanova Wildcats.

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