Princeton extend fairytale run, ousting Mizzou to reach first Sweet 16 since 1967
by Agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#69YRQ)
- Ivy League champs win 78-73 over Mizzou to crash Sweet 16
- Another No 1 seed goes down as Arkansas hold off Kansas
As the final minute ticked off the clock, the Princeton fans started chanting Sweet 16! Sweet 16!" and coach Mitch Henderson cleared the bench with the victory easily in hand.
This upset was no small-school fluke against a more heralded team. It was a thoroughly dominating performance that sent Princeton to a place it hadn't been in more than a half-century.
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