Oklahoma was embarrassed at Final Four and Twitter showed no mercy
Villanova crushed Oklahoma in a national semifinal game at the Final Four on Saturday in Houston, winning in record-setting fashion and touching off a wave of disbelieving and humorous responses on social media.
The Wildcats shot 71.4 percent in the game and won 95-51 to advance to the national title game Monday night against either North Carolina or Syracuse. It was the largest margin of victory in history in a FInal Four game.
No, this wasn't Buster Douglas knocking out Mike Tyson or Holly Holm shocking Ronda Rousey. This was a battle of No. 2 seeds who spent all season ranked among the best teams in the nation. As the carnage unfolded, so did the astonished reactions and fun takes on Twitter. Here is a sample.
Oklahoma Sooners basketball right now... pic.twitter.com/pj4wpGFWtM
— Fake SportsCenter (@FakeSportsCentr) April 3, 2016
... RT @Matt_Rainone: About an hour late. #FinalFour (cc @AlbertBreer) pic.twitter.com/XbXAV3udj1
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) April 3, 2016
Maybe it wasn't an upset their beating @KUAthletics Obviously they're better than anyone in the @Big12Conference !
— Barry Switzer (@Barry_Switzer) April 2, 2016
Damn Oklahoma, you went down like that??? pic.twitter.com/EjS2dPXM7S
— Fake SportsCenter (@FakeSportsCentr) April 3, 2016
Nova vs 76ers who you got? #bestinphilly
— Jordan Spieth (@JordanSpieth) April 3, 2016
THROW THE DAMN TOWEL! #FinalFour pic.twitter.com/gbYYrROCda
— Bennett Berry (@bennettberry) April 2, 2016
🎵 OOOklahoma where your run stops at the Final Four 🎵 pic.twitter.com/1yU2vj33q2
— SB Nation (@SBNation) April 3, 2016
Every Oklahoma fan right now 😂https://t.co/z5lWDTsCEO
— Basketball Problems (@BballProblemz) April 3, 2016
My Nova - Oklahoma game review https://t.co/bXoINoq1rI
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) April 3, 2016
On the plus side for Oklahoma, their 37-17 Orange Bowl loss no longer looks like such a blowout...
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) April 3, 2016
#Villanova destroys #Oklahoma. #FinalFour pic.twitter.com/3gllf5mv0v
— Raul Martinez (@RaulSports) April 3, 2016
Oklahoma is henceforth banned from being in the national semifinals of any sport.
— Brian Barbour (@tarheelblog) April 3, 2016
Fun Fact: Oklahoma basketball and football lost national semifinal games this year by a combined score of 132-68.
— SportsPickle (@sportspickle) April 3, 2016
92-51 #Nova lead #Oklahoma pic.twitter.com/Y9DXtldHuu
— Raul Martinez (@RaulSports) April 3, 2016
When Oklahoma scores, their fan section celebrates like 'The Little Giants' parents when they see their kids got a yard to make it 2nd & 9.
— Rob Perez (@World_Wide_Wob) April 3, 2016
Big free throw there by Oklahoma to cut the lead to 37.
— Corey Clark/TDO.com (@Corey_Clark) April 2, 2016
You can't hide your tears behind that towel, Oklahoma. pic.twitter.com/ZKNzBZ127Z
— SB Nation GIF (@SBNationGIF) April 3, 2016
There are AAU teams appalled at Oklahoma's defensive intensity
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) April 3, 2016
Oklahoma today pic.twitter.com/JcydU4TzPA
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) April 2, 2016
Oh what a difference a year will make. #FinalFour #Nova pic.twitter.com/DItQ0xtv6R
— DigitalSportsDesk (@DigSportsDesk) April 2, 2016
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