It doesn't get much more heart-stopping around GK Central than it was during the final moments of Saturday's Murray State-Butler game, when the Racers stormed back against the Bulldogs but failed to get a final shot off and lost by two points. But in a few days, things might get even more exciting. Two Killers that our model absolutely adores, Cornell and Saint Mary's, are in the Sweet 16, after no Killer made it out of the second round last year. And as we've been writing since before this tournament began, it looks like the upsets could just keep coming this year. So, with three days to catch our collective breath before the games resume, let's take stock.
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Peter Keating
Peter Keating is a senior writer at ESPN The Magazine, where he has covered investigative and financial stories since 1999. His work on concussions in football has earned awards from the Deadline Club, the New York Press Club and the Center for the Study of Sport in Society. He joined the Giant Killers team in 2008.
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Jordan Brenner
Jordan Brenner is a contributing writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN Insider. He has covered pro and college basketball for the last decade and launched the Giant Killers project in 2006.
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