If the final weekend of February was any indication, the madness will be out of control this March. There were quite a few buzzer-beaters across college basketball and the NBA over the weekend, and a few of them were absolutely ridiculous.
Here’s a look at those buzzer-beaters and a listen to the play-by-play calls from college basketball and the NBA.
Trae Young sinks the Nets
Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young capped off a 34-point performance with a buzzer-beating jumper to take down the Brooklyn Nets. Bob Rathbun and Vince Carter had the call for Bally Sports Southeast. Carter said “Game time” right before Young made the shot.
https://twitter.com/ATLHawks/status/1629972871043768326
Hunter Dickinson sends Michigan to OT in win over Wisconsin
The Michigan Wolverines were down three points entering the final possession of regulation against Wisconsin. They won by eight points. Hunter Dickinson received an errant inbound pass before turning around and making a high-difficulty three to beat the second-half buzzer. Andrew Catalon provided the play-by-play for CBS.
THIS IS FEBRUARY!
WE'RE GOING TO OVERTIME. pic.twitter.com/Lvqq1Bd7WI— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) February 26, 2023
Manhattan finishes crazy comeback with buzzer-beater
In MAACTion (do we do that for the MAAC too?), Manhattan erased a 21-point deficit to beat pesky Quinnipiac. Ant Nelson beat the buzzer with a smooth floater to give the Jaspers the win. Steve Lenox had the call on ESPN+.
.@TheAntNelson_11 called game!!
JASPERS WIN!!!#JasperNation pic.twitter.com/lJMx9mPMwr
— Manhattan Basketball (@JaspersMBB) February 26, 2023
Madison Griggs makes OT buzzer-beater to lead Memphis over SMU
Trailing by two with under one second remaining in overtime, Madison Griggs caught an inbound pass and made an incredible deep three to give Memphis a win over SMU. Pete Sousa was on the call for ESPNU.
GRIGGS FOR THE WIN!@MemphisWBB x #AmericanHoops pic.twitter.com/tOfkDGcKBN
— American Women's Basketball (@American_WBB) February 26, 2023
SDSU’s Lamont Butler hands New Mexico a crushing loss
New Mexico entered the weekend on the pessimistic side of the NCAA Tournament bubble and desperately needed a win over San Diego State late on Friday night. After trailing by four with under 20 seconds remaining, the Lobos took a one-point lead. But the Aztecs’ Lamont Butler drained a buzzer-beating three for a wild road win in The Pit. Jordan Kent and Pete Gillen called the buzzer-beater for CBS Sports Network.
https://twitter.com/thecomeback/status/1629711394047426566
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark nails buzzer-beating three to stun Indiana
Caitlin Clark made a crazy three to take down No. 2 Indiana in women’s Big Ten action. Dave O’Brien was on the call for ESPN.
https://twitter.com/thecomeback/status/1629952016381534208
On the Hawkeye Radio Network, Rob Brooks had the play-by-play call, and Jamie Cavey Lang had hilarious commentary alongside him to capture the chaos of the moment:
https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1630266190785581057
Payton Sandfort puts Iowa in OT in win over Michigan State
More Iowa magic. Payton Sandfort hit a three-pointer with 3.3 seconds remaining in regulation to send the Hawkeyes to overtime vs. Michigan State. Iowa went on to win 112-106 in overtime. Kevin Brown and Robbie Hummel had the commentary on ESPN for Sandfort’s three.
WE'RE GOING TO OVERTIME‼️ pic.twitter.com/BCgmO3oR9d
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) February 25, 2023
Florida State pulls off a miracle vs Miami
The Florida State Seminoles came back from a 25-point, second-half deficit to pull off a huge road upset over No. 13 Miami, and they got the victory on a thrilling final sequence. Jordan Miller gave Miami the lead on a three-pointer with 4.9 seconds remaining. But Florida State’s Matthew Cleveland followed that with a deep three to beat the buzzer and give the Seminoles an amazing victory. Anish Shroff had the play-by-play for ESPN2:
https://twitter.com/accmbb/status/1629618442855645186
Desmond Cambridge Jr. sinks half-court shot to stun No. 7 Arizona
A shot Arizona State fans will never forget. Rich Waltz had the call for CBS as Desmond Cambridge Jr. nailed a shot from beyond half-court to take down Arizona in Tucson.
https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1629602249277337600
Tim Healey and Kyle Dodd understandably went bonkers on the Arizona State radio call.
Here's the call by @TimHealeyASU and @K_Dodd3 on @dezcambridgejr's amazing buzzer-beater! @AZSports pic.twitter.com/HmyHunjmVw
— State of the Sun Devils (@AZSportsDevils) February 25, 2023
Insane Celtics-Sixers finish
First, Jayson Tatum made a three to give the Boston Celtics a 110-107 lead over the Philadelphia 76ers with 1.3 seconds remaining. Joel Embiid then topped it with a shot from 3/4-court… but right after the buzzer. Mike Breen had the call of the unbelievable sequence for ESPN (on ABC).
https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1629695473656434689
Incredibly, a day later, another ESPN broadcast featured a nearly identical final shot- that also was just after the buzzer. Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George made a shot from well beyond half-court, but late. The Denver Nuggets went on to win in overtime. Ryan Ruocco had the play-by-play on ESPN of George’s almost-game-winner.
https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1630082503901052929