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NCAA Tournament for Dummies: terms, people and numbers to know ahead of March Madness

Cinderella team: Similar to the fairytale character, this represents an underdog team that ends up being more successful than their expected tournament performance.  Sleeper/Dark Horse: These two are essentially the same in that they refer to teams that aren’t expected to win, but still stand a chance.  Mid-major: Schools that don’t fall within top tier conferences are assigned this title March Madness: Another term for the tournament, people have called this time of year March Madness because of the unpredictability of the tournament. The Big Dance: Theorized to go along with Cinderella teams, this is another way to say the tournament.

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Big Ten Tournament Day 3: Northwestern upsets hometown Maryland, 72-64

WASHINGTON D.C. — The No. 6-seeded Northwestern University Wildcats have advanced to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals, after defeating No. 3 Maryland at the Verizon Center, xx-xx. The Terrapins took an early six-point lead over Northwestern in the early stages of the first half, but the Wildcats took the lead after going on a 10-0 run lasting nearly four minutes until Maryland's Kevin Huerter ended Maryland's scoring drought with 7:47 in the half. Maryland, however, responded with a 7-0 run to get back into the game and with 4:03 left in the half, cut the lead to one.

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Live Blog: Day three of the Big Ten Tournament

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Follow along with The State News and their basketball writers, Connor Clark and Casey Harrison, for the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament at the Verizon Center. Post your comments and questions about any Big Ten game or team on the live blog, or tweet at our basketball writers.