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Exceeding their seeding: Cinderellas having a ball

March 17, 2012 9:56 PM By JOHN JEANSONNE john.jeansonne@newsday.com

Photo credit: AP | Norfolk State's Kyle O'Quinn (10) and Brandon Wheeless, right, celebrate after defeating Missouri 86-84. (March 16, 2012)

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