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N.C.A.A. Tournament Live: U.M.B.C. Makes History With Upset of No. 1 Virginia

• University of Maryland-Baltimore County is the first No. 16 seed to beat a No. 1 seed, knocking off Virginia in the first round of the 2018 men’s N.C.A.A. tournament.

• Here’s the bracket.

Maryland-Baltimore County’s K.J. Maura goes to the hoop in front of Virginia’s Devon Hall in the second half.

Maryland-Baltimore County Is First No. 16 to Beat a No. 1

They played loose and fearless, simply because they had nothing to lose. A No. 16 seed had never beaten a No. 1 seed in the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament.