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US President Joe Biden joined fellow hoop lover Barack Obama, and millions of other fans from around the globe, in filling out a March Madness bracket for this year’s NCAA tournaments.
However, like over 99% of fans, Biden’s prediction for the men’s tournament did not get off to a good start.
Biden opted to back the No. 2 seeded Arizona Wildcats in their first-round game against the Princeton Tigers, seeded No. 15.
Yet despite being huge underdogs, the Tigers roared to victory with a late surge, winning 59-55 on Thursday.
Trailing by 10 points with around eight minutes left to play, the Tigers clawed their way back into the game with a 9-0 run to close out the second-half. Princeton managed to hold the Wildcats scoreless for the last 4:21 of the game to seal the incredible upset.
“Pretty surreal feeling. To beat a great team like that…
