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<p>CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) &#8212; Senior guard Jairus Lyles scored 28 points, and the University of Maryland-Baltimore County pulled off the most shocking upset in NCAA Tournament history, defeating Virginia 75-54 on Friday night to become the first No. 16 seed ever to beat a No. 1 seed.</p><p>Virginia entered the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed after going 31-2 this season, including 20-1 in ACC competition.</p><p>But the Cavaliers couldn&#8217;t get anything generated on offense and the nation&#8217;s top-ranked defense couldn&#8217;t contain American East Conference champions.</p><p>The 74 points were the most Virginia had allowed this year.</p><p>Lyles was the catalyst.</p><p>He diced up Virginia&#8217;s defense in the second half, getting the hole easily on six different occasions and making easy layups. He also knocked down a pair of 3-pointers as UMBC built a 16-point lead.</p><p>Lyles finished with 23 of his points in the second half and Joe Sherburne finished with 14 points.</p><p>The game was tied at halftime, but the Retrievers came out confident and motivated in the second half and built a double-digit lead that Virginia could never erase.</p><p>Sherburne scored on an and-one drive and then knocked down a 3-pointer from the top of the key after a behind-the-back pass from KJ Maura. After Virginia made a foul shot, the shifty 5-foot-8, 140-pound Maura drove the lane for uncontested layup.</p><p>A Tony Bennett timeout couldn&#8217;t stop the bleeding, as Lyles hit two more 3&#8217;s and Sherburne hit one to extend UMBC&#8217;s lead to 14 with 14:57 left in the game. Lyles was fouled on a 3-point shot and suddenly the Retrievers led by 16.</p><p>A corner 3-pointer and a layups off a fastbreak by Arkel Lamer gave UMBC its biggest lead at 67-48. From there, the party was on as chants of &#8220;UMBC&#8221; rang through the arena.</p><p>It was yet another early exit for the Cavaliers in a season that seemed to hold so much promise.</p><p>BIG PICTURE:</p><p>UMBC: Despite being undersized and unknown, they shocked the world and made history with an epic game.</p><p>Virginia: This isn&#8217;t the first time Virginia has struggled as the No. 1 seed. The Cavaliers trailed by five at halftime in 2014 to Coastal Carolina but went on to win 70-59.</p><p>UP NEXT</p><p>UMBC: Will face No. 9 seed Kansas State on Sunday in the second round.</p><p>___</p><p>More AP college basketball: https://collegebasketball.ap.org ; https://twitter.com/AP_Top25 and https://www.podcastone.com/ap-sports-special-events</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Virginia's Ty Jerome (11) shoots over UMBC's Jairus Lyles (10) during the first half of a first-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, March 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_120024408-3c503b552a5a4ec5ad781b0049b6c6e5.jpg</photo0><caption0>Virginia's Ty Jerome (11) shoots over UMBC's Jairus Lyles (10) during the first half of a first-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, March 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)</caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_120024408-6c25c69c1ef6419d9d9deff4839433c0.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Virginia's Nigel Johnson (23) drives past UMBC's Arkel Lamar (33) during the first half of a first-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, March 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_120024408-6c25c69c1ef6419d9d9deff4839433c0.jpg</photo1><caption1>Virginia's Nigel Johnson (23) drives past UMBC's Arkel Lamar (33) during the first half of a first-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, March 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)</caption1><photoCredit1></photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_120024408-1e0d23e770644e58a9078993cef327d9.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">UMBC's K.J. Maura (11) celebrates after a basket against Virginia during the first half of a first-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, March 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_120024408-1e0d23e770644e58a9078993cef327d9.jpg</photo2><caption2>UMBC's K.J. Maura (11) celebrates after a basket against Virginia during the first half of a first-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, March 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)</caption2><photoCredit2></photoCredit2></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Steve Reed</p><p>AP Sports Writer</p></bylineMeta></div>

No. 16 UMBC stuns No. 1 Virginia 74-54 to make NCAA history