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Does losing to a Division II team foreshadow a rough season? Some history suggests no

When it happened to Miami in 2013, the Hurricanes went on to become ACC champions. When it happened to Syracuse in 2009, the Orange went on to become Big East champions. When it happened to Ohio State in 2007, the Buckeyes went on to become NIT champions.

History proves a season doesn’t end when a Division I basketball team loses an exhibition game to a Division II program.

Augusta University, of the Peach Belt Conference, beat South Carolina, 77-72, last Friday at Colonial Life Arena.