Wagner and Colorado St are Putting on Dancing Shoes

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Wagner went into the game Tuesday night riding with only 7 guys on the team that could go. What they did was go in and beat Howard for the right to move on and play #1 seed North Carolina in round one. Colorado St, on the other hand, went in and took care of Virginia in a nondramatic fashion with a smackdown.

Wagner still has a tough road ahead but for one night they lived a dream and that is something no one can take away.  Leading by as much as 13 Wagner looked in total control then Howard went on a big run late in the second half. In the end, Wagner won 71-68. Guard Julian Brown;

This is super tough,” guard Julian Brown said, “You would never think that we would come into March Madness with seven players and win. It’s definitely been surreal, it’s definitely been crazy, but we’ve got confidence in our guys.”

“My favorite player is Damian Lillard, I look up to him, model my game after it,” said Brown, who finished with 15 points. “Every time he makes a clutch basket, he says, ‘It’s time, it’s time.'”

Wagner hasn’t held a practice with contact since December, and it needed the coaches to actively participate to simulate game situations. The team dropped three straight in January and four of its final five regular-season games but sparked in the Northeast Conference tournament, taking down the top three seeds to reach the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2003.

The Rams of Colorado St took it upon themselves to dismantle Virginia and show the NCAA they should have had a higher seed next to their name. In a lopsided 67-42 loss at one point Virginia went over 12 minutes without a score. An offense that wasn’t. Colorado played with the kind of fearlessness they have all season. They will play 7-seed Texas next in a game the Longhorns better be ready for as these Rams are coming in strong.

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