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Wofford, meanwhile, is a college in South Carolina with an enrollment — 1,672 students — smaller than some high schools. However, the Terriers are enjoying a historic basketball season, earning the school\u2019s first Associated Press poll ranking last month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
On Thursday night, Wofford beat Seton Hall 84-68. In winning, they knocked out a Pirates team that beat Kentucky on a neutral court in December. The Terriers hit 13-of-28 3-point baskets in the win, and a similar shooting performance Saturday could lead them to the biggest victory in the program\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Terriers are one of the best bets for a mid-major to follow in the path of Loyola-Chicago and VCU and make the Final Four,\u201d wrote Sports Illustrated\u2019s Tristan Jung on Thursday.<\/p>\n
On Friday, Calipari agreed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis team is legitimate in every form and fashion, including defense, including toughness, including veteran play,\u201d the Kentucky coach said. \u201cYesterday, we started four freshmen.\u201d<\/p>\n
NCAA News and Notes<\/h2>\n
Last year, Virginia made history when it became the first one seed to lose a first-round game. As a top seed again this year, FanDuel Sportsbook said it received limited action on Virginia\u2019s opponent, Gardner Webb. The biggest bet on the underdog was $50.<\/p>\n
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While Gardner Webb held a second-half lead against the Cavaliers, which led to a spike in in-game betting on Runnin\u2019 Bulldogs, history did not repeat itself. Virginia ultimately pulled away Friday afternoon for a 71-56, although that did not cover the 21.5-point spread on the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nNo major upsets to the major title contenders took place on Thursday or Friday afternoon. The highest seed that lost was Kansas State, a four-seed and a 70-1 shot to win it all according to Sportsbook.ag. Marquette<\/a>, a five-seed, also held 70-1 odds and lost in the first round Thursday to Murray State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kentucky — one of the top teams remaining in the NCAA Tournament — will not have a key player for its second-round game on Saturday. The Wildcats face Wofford for a trip to the Sweet 16, and it will again be without sophomore P.J. Washington. The forward sprained his right foot in a loss to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":101259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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