Friday, March 20, 2009

NCAA Buzzer Beaters

To refresh -- a "buzzer beater" is a shot that is in the air with less than 1 second left, where if it goes in the score is tied or the shooters take the lead.

The only one to go in this year was in the Gonzaga-Western Kentucky game.

The last person to make one in the NCAA tournament was Travis Rogers of Western Kentucky last year against Drake.

So far this year the field is 2-for-9.

GOOD:
  • Gonazaga over Western Kentucky on Demitri Goodson's lay-up with 0.9 seconds left.
  • Scottie Reynolds of Villanova hits a runner with 0.5 left to beat Pittsburgh.
NO GOOD:
  • Clemson missed a potential tying 3 against Michigan.
  • VCU missed a 17-foot jumper against UCLA that would have won it.
  • Tennessee missed a 3 at the buzzer that would have beaten Oklahoma State.
  • Ohio State missed 3 buzzer-beaters against Siena. Two 3-pointers at the buzzer of regulation and the first overtime, and a contested jumper at the end of the second OT, all missed.
  • Pittsburgh goes off the backboard from 75 feet at the horn against Villanova.

Stay tuned.

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