March Madness History: Best moments in NCAA Division I Men’s, Women’s Basketball Tournament

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Anything can happen in March Madness.

Game-winning shots that live forever. Players that become household names. Teams from out of nowhere that grab our attention (and set our brackets on fire).

They send us on perhaps the biggest emotional roller-coaster in sports. Name any human state of mind. Joy, sorrow, exhilaration, heartbreak – it’s all to be found here, all on the court.

What will this year’s NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments bring us? Only time will tell. But time has told us plenty already, too.

Let’s look back at some of the greatest moments in March Madness history – at least, so far…

When you think “March Madness buzzer-beater,” chances are that this is the one that pops in your head.

A tense overtime between Duke and Kentucky in the 1992 Men’s Elite Eight saw the Wildcats take a 103-102 lead with 2.1 seconds left, thanks to Sean Woods’ runner over Duke’s Christian Laettner. But after calling timeout, Duke drew up one final play.

As the referee blew his whistle to resume the game, Grant Hill was under the far basket. Hill threw a 79-foot inbound pass down the court, which Laettner caught. What happened next has gone down in history.

Duke’s 104-103 triumph propelled them into the Men’s Final Four, where they beat Indiana and Michigan to become National Champions.

After Pam Thomas’ go-ahead jumper gave Louisiana Tech a two-point lead over North Carolina with :16 left in the 1994 Women’s National Championship, the Tar Heels missed their shot on the other end and scrambled for the ensuing rebound.

They only avoided disaster after a jump ball was called and the possession arrow went in their favor – but now, just 0.7 seconds remained on the clock. And after calling timeout to draw up a play, they had to call another when said play was covered by the Lady Techsters.

But they still had just enough time. Stephanie Lawrence sent the inbounds pass to an open Charlotte…

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Publish date : 2025-03-19 14:33:00

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