Even though Rhode Island was a higher seed, its win felt like an upset due to the nature of the two programs. Rhode Island is a fun team to root for, as evidenced by their exciting bench which had fun celebrations all throughout the game.
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Rhode Island led most of the second half, and had fun doing so. Just look at this player reacting to a travel call:
As Rhode Island continued to keep it close vs. the Sooners, the players continued to have fun. Like this player who kept celebrating 3-pointers by dancing on his back.
The game eventually went into overtime, tied 69-69. And the fun continued into OT even as the stakes grew higher.
Rhode Island faces Duke next after the Blue Devils (2) took care of Iona (15) 89-67.