The Missouri Tigers surprised a lot of college basketball fans on Thursday when they easily defeated Memphis 102-91 to earn an elite 8 berth.

“We came out and kind of took the fight to Memphis early on, and before you know it, our guys had a little confidence,” Missouri coach Mike Anderson said.

After the loss, Memphis coach John Calipari knew his team was in trouble early on in the game.

“We kind of got punched in the mouth right from the beginning of the game,” Memphis coach John Calipari said. “They broke us down defensively like we break people down. They beat us at our own game.”

Not many people gave Missouri a shot against Memphis, but now they’ll become a favorite to win it all.