#JaMorant #NCAATournament #JaMorantNBA It was long expected to be the main event at the XL Center on Thursday: Murray State. Marquette. Ja Morant. Markus Howard. It more than lived up to the hype. Howard was good, but Morant was magnificent — dunking on top of people, hitting step-back threes and dazzling with wraparound passes that turned into wide-open shots for teammates. He became just the eighth player ever to record a triple-double in the NCAA tournament, and 12th-seeded Murray State routed the fifth-seeded Golden Eagles, 83-64, in a game that served as a celebration of two of the most talented guards in this year's field — and, ultimately, a national re-introduction of sorts for Morant. "If (people) honestly don't know me by now," Morant said with a smile after the game, "I don't know what to say." A no-star recruit from South Carolina who is projected to be a top-five NBA draft pick, Morant recorded the first triple-double in the NCAA tournament since Draymond Green achieved the feat in 2012. He finished with 17 points, 16 assists and 11 rebounds. And he appeared to have lots of fun while doing it. Morant was the guy mouthing "oh my God" after whipping a no-look pass into the post for a layup. The guy who made goggles with his hands after finding a teammate for an open three. After he hit a step-back three just before halftime and walked into the locker room talking smack — either to the Marquette fans who had chanted "o-ver-rate-ed" when he was at the free-throw line, or maybe to no one in particular. @SpeedHustle x @SpeedHudtleChico Photo by DAVID BUTLER II, USA TODAY SPORTS
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