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March Madness 2023: Twitter reacts to Furman vs. UVA upset

The 2023 NCAA men's basketball tournament has just begun, but the chaos has already started courtesy of the Furman Paladins.

The Paladins, a 13-seed in this year's tourney, knocked off the No. 4 seed Virginia Cavaliers in a wild 68-67 contest. After being down by 12 with 11:31 left in the game, Furman rallied back to make it a two-point game with seconds left in regulation. Paladins forward Garrett Hien stole a UVA pass and passed it to guard JP Pegues, who sank a game-winning 3-pointer with just over two seconds left.