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Merch v3

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Hailey Van Lith #10 of the Louisville Cardinals cuts down the net after the 62-50 win over the Michigan Wolverines in the Elite Eight round game of the 2022 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Intrust Bank Arena on March 28, 2022 in Wichita, Kansas.

Michigan v Louisville

College Basketball

Hailey Van Lith Wants To Be Your Worst Nightmare

Kai Crutchfield #3 of the NC State Wolfpack defends against Paige Bueckers #5 of the UConn Huskies during the first half in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Elite 8 Round at Total Mortgage Arena on March 28, 2022 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

UConn v NC State

UConn-NC State Was An Instant Classic

Cameron Brink #22 of the Stanford Cardinal defends against Aaliyah Moore #21 of the Texas Longhorns during the first half in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Elite 8 Round at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena on March 27, 2022 in Spokane, Washington.

Texas v Stanford

When Stanford Go Big, Their Opponents Go Home

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Dan McQuade

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Shaheen Holloway Makes This Face A Lot

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North Carolina Saw You Laughing. Who’s Laughing Now?

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More Like Ain’t Peter’s

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Chris Thompson

This Is Going To Be Absolutely Unbearable

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Holy Heck, Saint Peter’s Won Again

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Albert Burneko

Coach K

This Is So Stupid

It’s Perfectly OK To Admit You’re Secretly Rooting For A Grizzly Bear To Tear Coach K’s Head Off

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Can Saint Peter’s Really Keep This Going?

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We Were Rooting For You!

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It’s Only Right That Baylor And LSU Both Lost

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Lauren Theisen

Drew Peterson of USC scores a three pointer

Miami v USC

When Do You Need A Three In The NCAA Tournament? An Investigation

Investigations Editor. You can reach her at diana@defector.com or, if you prefer protonmail, dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. If security is a concern, download the Signal app and send her a text at 929-251-8187.

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Diana Moskovitz

Members of the Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team celebrating after upsetting Iowa to make it to the Sweet 16.

Creighton Wins

Creighton Crushed Iowa’s Big Tournament Dreams

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Drew Timme #2 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs reacts as DeAndre Williams #12 of the Memphis Tigers looks on after Gonzaga defeated Memphis 82-78 during the second half in the second round of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Moda Center on March 19, 2022 in Portland, Oregon.

Memphis v Gonzaga

Drew Timme Powered Gonzaga Into Yet Another Sweet 16

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Ray Ratto

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 8: (L-R) Tom Holmoe, director of athletics at Brigham Young University, works as the NCAA Basketball Tournament Selection Committee meets on Wednesday afternoon, March 8, 2017 in New York City. The committee is gathered in New York to begin the five-day process of selecting and seeding the field of 68 teams for the NCAA MenÕs Basketball Tournament. The final bracket will be released on Sunday evening following the completion of conference tournaments. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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This March Madness, Consider Suffering In Silence For Once

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Patrick Redford

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MARCH 17: Doug Edert #25 of the Saint Peter's Peacocks celebrates after making a three-point basket against the during the second half in the first round game of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 17, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

Saint Peter’s v Kentucky

The Only Peacocks In College Sports Broke Kentucky’s Heart

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David Roth

Chet Holmgren, lanky man of Gonzaga, with The Distraction logo at upper left.

Saint Mary’s v Gonzaga

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March Dumbness, With Ken Pomeroy

<a href="https://twitter.com/kenpomeroy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ken</a> has been cranking out college basketball statistics at <a href="http://kenpom.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">kenpom.com</a> since 2004. He’s written at The Athletic, Slate, the late ESPN The Magazine, and the late Basketball Prospectus. He hopes to live long enough to see the men&#8217;s game start using quarters, like every other basketball league in the world.

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Keegan Murray exultant during Iowa's victory in the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game.