Sean Merriman, BTN.com web editor, March 24, 2015
The folks over at For The Win do an outstanding job of catching some of the hottest sports trends and moments on social media.
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This past week, they put together four impressive graphics, which measure the top mentioned players, teams, games and moments during the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament.
According to Twitter, Ohio State's D'Angelo Russell and Michigan State's Travis Trice were the No. 2 and 3 most mentioned players during the first four days of the tourney. Georgia State's R.J. Hunter owned the No. 1 sport, while Kentucky junior Willie Cauley-Stein was No. 4 on the list.
UAB's memorable upset over Iowa State on the opening day of the tournament dominated the other categories.
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The Cyclones were the top mentioned team on Twitter, while UAB vs. Iowa State was the most mentioned game, and the end of that game was the most mentioned moment.
