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.