LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- For someone as calm as Tony Bennett appears on the sideline, Saturday night gave him a chance to let loose.
With chants of "To-ny! To-ny!" building throughout the Virginia cheering section, the Virginia head coach climbed the ladder leading to one of the baskets at the KFC Yum! Center and proceeded to make the final snip of the net. He turned toward his players and let loose perhaps the most exuberant shout of his basketball life.
On the 10th anniversary of his hiring at Virginia, Bennett and the Cavaliers finally got over the hump: They were going to the Final Four, outlasting Purdue in overtime, 80-75, in one of the greatest NCAA tournament games of all time.