March Sadness: Social media reacts to Arizona's shocking loss to Princeton
Arizona became just the 11th No. 2 seed to lose to a No. 15 seed in the history of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.
The Princeton Tigers scored the final nine points of the game — holding Arizona scoreless over the final four-plus minutes of game action — to hand the Pac-12 champion Wildcats a 59-55 loss. Arizona’s seven-man rotation was largely ineffective as Princeton dictated the pace of the game and held the UA to its lowest scoring output of the Tommy Lloyd era.
Arizona over Princeton was one of the most popular picks in the tournament, and the Wildcats’ loss busted just about everyone’s bracket. Some shared pain on social media while others got off their jokes at the expense of Arizona.
Here’s some of the reaction to the loss:
This Arizona loss is counting towards the B12 tourney record.
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) March 16, 2023
Princeton figuring out how to upset Arizona pic.twitter.com/0mBjTnLSIL
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) March 16, 2023
Princeton busting brackets everywhere 🤯 pic.twitter.com/T4soTrc8LV
— ESPN (@espn) March 16, 2023
Arizona's loss to Princeton knocked out 93% of the remaining perfect brackets in ESPN's Tournament Challenge.
Out of over 20 million entries, less than 35,000 remain perfect through 7 games completed. pic.twitter.com/kDb8lX4POw
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 16, 2023
NO. 15 PRINCETON WITH THE UPSET OVER NO. 2 ARIZONA.
WOW. pic.twitter.com/ySlhceiEHj
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 16, 2023
Joe Biden picked the Arizona Wildcats and then they turn around and lose in the first round to Princeton. March, baby.
— Justin Spears (@JustinESports) March 16, 2023
Such a disappointing — yet on brand — way to end the season for Arizona.
Team had great wins: UCLA (2x), Tennessee, Indiana, San Diego State and Creighton.
But the losses, whew: Washington State at home, Stanford and Princeton.
Team had such a high ceiling, but fudged it.
— Justin Spears (@JustinESports) March 16, 2023
Princeton 59 Arizona 55
Total collapse by Arizona, which led 47-35.
Inexcusable. At least Santa Clara had Steve Nash.
— Jon Wilner (@wilnerhotline) March 16, 2023
People who picked Arizona to win their brackets right now: pic.twitter.com/LhCWi5yyPH
— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) March 16, 2023
Arizona fans realizing Arizona State is still in the NCAA Tournament and the Wildcats aren’t 🤣pic.twitter.com/ICYgru9GNd
— PHNX Sun Devils (@PHNX_SunDevils) March 16, 2023
Everyone with an Arizona future showing up to the tourney pic.twitter.com/Gf8SCDvFZk
— br_betting (@br_betting) March 16, 2023
— The Duck (@TheOregonDuck) March 16, 2023
Arizona fans, get some luggage for your trip out of the tourney!https://t.co/a9qO0FqBEh#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/nKUPQ5Q1xc
— Fat Kid Deals (@FatKidDeals) March 16, 2023
My biggest regret that it wasn't Sean Miller losing as a No. 2 seed in the first round
— Kevin Wade (@KwadeSays) March 16, 2023
The Conference of Champions lost to some geniuses 😂
— Hayden Herrera (@haydenherrera) March 16, 2023
— ZonaZoo (@ZonaZooOfficial) March 16, 2023
