Mercer coach Bob Hoffman's experience in upsets led him to this moment

"Basketball is basketball," Hoffman said. "If you can coach, you can coach. If you understand the game and break it down, you can teach anyone how to play.

Mercer faces Tennessee on Sunday for a chance to continue head coach Bob Hoffman's charmed run :: Lance King/Getty Images

"Basketball is basketball," Hoffman said. "If you can coach, you can coach. If you understand the game and break it down, you can teach anyone how to play. It's fun to know that it can happen the way that it did. It's harder. But it's fun to know it can happen that way."