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NCAA's Prodigal Son Strikes Again

At what point can we abandon our faith in the national seeding system and admit that a team capable of steam rolling through Gonzaga, Georgetown and now the University of Wisconsin is no longer the underdog?

Led by the NCAA's prodigal son (and Dell Curry's real one), the Davidson Wildcats prevailed over the Wisconsin Badgers 73-56.

After scoring a combined 70 points in the first two games of the tournament, Stephen Curry poured in another 33 to give him an outstanding average of 34.3 points per game in this year's big dance, and the world is taking notice.

The game was close for the bulk of the first half and, as a result, the two teams took to their locker rooms tied 36 at the half. Not long into the second half however, things would change.

Immediately the Wildcats would prove to be the better team following the break as they jumped out with an 18-9 run, fueled largely in part by the baby-faced Curry just weeks removed from his 20th birthday.

Curry erupted for 22 points in the second half alone.

Despite his irrefutable dominance however, Curry was not alone in his efforts to propel Davidson to an even higher level of national infatuation. Point guard Jason Richards added a more-than-respectable 10 assists in the contest.

Coming up next for Davidson in their quest to sneak their way to a national championship is the winner of tonight's Kansas/Villanova matchup.