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College basketball world reacts to Arizona advancing to Final Four

College basketball world reacts to Arizona advancing to Final Four
College basketball world reacts to Arizona advancing to Final Four Arizona Desert SwarmArizona beats Purdue to make first Final Four since 2001 ESPNPhotos: Arizona Wildcat fans gather in Tucson to welcome back the men's basketball team Arizona Daily StarOwning the moment: When Arizona's season was at stake, Tommy Lloyd let his players speak for themselves Yahoo SportsHow Arizona players' halftime talk ended 25 years of March Madness heartbreak USA Today

Arizona men’s basketball is the toast of the town online.

The Wildcats advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 2001 by beating Purdue 79-64 in the NCAA West Regional Final. X, formerly Twitter, reacted accordingly.

Arizona didn’t make it easy on itself by falling into a first-half deficit that led to some critics questioning whether the program could get over the hill and make a Final Four. By the time the buzzer sounded at SAP Center in San Jose, nearly all of social media accepted that not only did this team break Arizona’s 25-year Final Four drought, the Wildcats can win the whole tournament.

Here’s a taste of how the college basketball world – and bey0nd – reacted to Arizona making the Final Four.

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