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Three of the story arcs follow a simple plan: An underdog fights and wins.

The legendary Connecticut women’s basketball coach described himself as “shocked” after ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt jokingly referred to the Huskies as “pesky underdogs” following their 78-64 victory over USC on Monday night.

“But people don’t realize that Chris Paul was running on one leg and we were also the underdog in that series,” Rivers said.

Once considered national championship contenders, they will be fortunate to defeat Kansas State in their Sweet 16 matchup, and if they survive, they will be decided underdogs against Connecticut in the Elite Eight.

“When the Going Was Good” is at its best when Carter is the underdog biting at ankles, or a Don Quixote who learns to tilt at the right windmills.