Free Pizza April 2 For Everyone Due To Cavaliers Loss

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — On Monday, April 2, everyone can redeem the small consolation prize after the No. 1 seed the University of Virginia lost to the University of Maryland in Baltimore County in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. UMBC became the first No. 16 seed to upset the No. 1 overall seed in the tourney.

Thanks to that historic upset of the Cavaliers, everyone across the country can get a free lunch at Little Caesars on April 2. This is not a joke. The pizza chain said its "If Crazy Happens" promotion would happen if a No. 16 seed knocked out a No. 1 seed in the tournament either on March 15 or March 16.

Anyone who goes to a participating restaurant between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. local time on Monday, April 2, and mentions the offer will get a free lunch combo. The lunch combo consists of a four-slice, deep-dish pepperoni pizza and a Pepsi product of your choice.

You can find a Little Caesar's near you here.

Meanwhile, the NCAA tourney went on and Michigan will take its 14-game winning streak to the NCAA Finals on Monday, when the Wolverines will play Villanova, the winner of the second Final Four game on Saturday. Villanova blew out Kansas, 95-79. Michigan will meet Villanova at 9:20 p.m. Monday, April 2, in San Antonio.

Michigan ended Loyola's improbable underdog run through the tournament Saturday in San Antonio. The No. 3 Wolverines fought back to beat the No. 11 Ramblers, 69-57, and advance to the tournament's title game.

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— Patch Editors Elizabeth Janney and Feroze Dhanoa contributed to this story.

PHOTO: Kyle Guy of the Virginia Cavaliers exits the court after their 74-54 loss to the UMBC Retrievers during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 16, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)