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The Groves Brothers Stole the Show in EWU's Upset Attempt vs. Kansas

When No. 14 Eastern Washington took the court against No. 3 Kansas in the first round of the NCAA tournament, it was the Groves brothers—Tanner and Jacob—who stole the show in the Eagles' attempt to upset Kansas on Saturday

The two brothers combined for 58 of the Eagles points in Eastern Washington's 93–84 loss to Kansas. But it wasn't just their stat lines that caught people's attention.

Despite the loss, the Groves brothers left their mark on and off the court as the game announcers jokingly compared them to Bill Walton and Napoleon Dynamite.

Tanner even received comparisons to a lumberjack based on his beard and facial hair.