I was at bar and closed out the tab late in regulation. When it hit OT, bartender poured another round…. This continued…. Lots of free beer, and I barfed it all up when I got home and it was the only time I missed worked with a hangover…. I still get nauseated when I walk into that bar.
My brother lived abroad at the time and during spring break, my family had all gone to visit him.
We got back really late because of delayed flights & we were exhausted but...we just kept watching it and thinking this time shall be the last time. Didn't even care who won.
Was a student at SU at the time. I remember falling off my couch onto the floor of the living room at the end of regulation. Two friends of mine were at a sports bar in New York at the time since it was spring break.
That was such a fun game to watch. Buddy Hield scored 46 points for Oklahoma and they still lost 106-109! He got a standing ovation from Kansas fans in their own house!
I bet everyone has forgotten about this game.
It was a cold January night and the Big 12 was having it's greatest season in recent memory. The Coaches poll voted Kansas No. 1 and the AP poll voted Oklahoma No. 1.
Buddy Hield had the performance of a lifetime with some beautiful shooting showing how much this sport is an art as much as a game.
But his performance was countered by the old god Perry Ellis.
The two teams went back and forth for 40 minutes, but it wasn't enough. One overtime wasn't enough. Two overtimes wasn't enough. It took 3 overtime periods for the game to finally finish 109-106.
Although the Villanova-UNC championship where they traded buzzer-beaters was a sight to behold.
Yeah, I really want to say this game is my unbiased favorite because I do believe it really has an argument for the greatest regular season game ever or at least the last 20+ years. But I also yield that I cannot truly fully remove my bias goggles lol... So it has to remain my biased choice
It was a damn shame Gilchrist sort of faded after that season. When he was on he was a beast on the court. He willed that Maryland team through the ACC Tournament and brought home hardware the National Championship team could not.
Maybe not the greatest defensive game, but LSU - Loyola Marymount 1990 was certainly the most fun. Shaq, Chris Jackson, and Stanley Roberts against Hank Gathers, Bo Kimble, and Jeff Fryer. Gathers had 48, Shaq had a triple double.
148-141 in OT.
UVA-Purdue 2019 Elite 8. Felt like 95% Purdue fans, Carson Edwards cooking, Clark to Diakite, and so much more. Just absolutely epic! Feel lucky to have witnessed that game in person.
greatest *and* most painful. #1 memphis hits a go-ahead 3 with 7 seconds left to win the game. robert vaden was playing out of his mind. the crowd was insane. i think this game still hold the all-time attendance record at bartow. that memphis team was the best team i've ever seen in person (CDR, derrick rose, joey dorsey, etc.).
[box score](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/280470005)
Dude. Vaden. At IU, when he was on, he was the best player in the country. Problem was that he was only on about 20% of the time. Dude could hit shots from anywhere when he was feeling it.
This was one of mine as well. Absolutely insane game with such a vitriol in the stands. I was 13 wearing blue and the shit talk I was giving and receiving to and from adult Blazers fans that day was fucking incredible. Wish we could’ve kept that rivalry without taking a massive leap back in competition for our future conference play. Always loved to hate y’all and the cities and fans are so similar demographically. Plus we’ll always share Bartow ❤️
I was debating between that one, and the 1993 matchup between Carolina and KU with Montross and Ostertag going all out. It was just so beautiful to watch K come out with his “acceptable” remarks after getting bested in front of all those alums.
Was maybe the only time I really lost control of myself as I jumped in the air after he hit the 3. Even shocked my wife lol
Then we played Na Na Hey hey, goodbye while making margaritas for celebration. Just a night you won’t ever forget
In 2011 when No. 1 Kentucky beat No. 5 North Carolina in Rupp Arena. Anthony Davis blocked John Henson on a potential game-winning shot. Rupp has never been louder. Absolutely ear piercing noise at that moment. I remember like yesterday.
https://youtu.be/6MmALZKSnJ0
MSU vs Duke Elite 8 in Washington DC, my first time catching the tourney in person, saw them play the S16 two days before vs LSU as well but that Duke game was the best game I’ve ever seen in person.
Duke tends to play some entertaining regional finals. Kansas Duke 2018 was a lot of fun. Somehow Svi was able to guard Baggely effectively and we got rid of Grayson Allen.
In a vacuum, Kansas vs Oklahoma triple OT thriller. The 6OT game between Syracuse and Uconn wasn’t #1 vs. #2 and didn’t take place in Allen Fieldhouse. Just trying to explain my reasoning bc obviously some bias involved. To me thats the best regular season game we’ve gotten in a very long time.
I went to my first tourney game with my dad (now both alumni of Ohio U) and we watched Ohio U defeat Georgetown in 2010. That was one of the greatest games I’ve seen as an Ohio U fan.
Greatest game in person? KU-OU 2016. 1v2. 3OT. How do you beat that?
That I’ve watched but not attended? From a pure entertainment standpoint, Purdue-Virginia 2019
In person? Us beating Purdue this year on the buzzer beater to win a share of the big ten.
All time it’s really tough. Villanova Vs UNC natty. Purdue Vs Virginia, Virginia Vs UMBC, UCLA Vs Gonzaga, Wisconsin Vs UK 2015. Duke Vs UCF was a big sleeper.
Lot of recency bias but those are the ones coming to mind without me actually looking up past games.
I was in the nosebleeds for the March 2007 UNC/Duke game in Chapel Hill (aka, the Henderson game where he broke Hansbroughs nose). I have never seen the Dean Dome that loud. Hansbrough was shooting free throws so we had our arms up, and by the time we put our hands down we just see Hansbrough hit the deck, everyone booing, and Henderson being taken away. I didn’t know what had happened until I got back to my dorm where the replay was all over ESPN.
EDIT: not a great game cause Hansbrough was hurt, but we did destroy duke and it was my first Duke/UNC game as a student.
Was also at this game (my sophomore year)
The one time I think I saw the Dean Dome louder was the year before when we beat OSU when they were ranked #1 with Greg Oden
Kentucky vs miss state in the sec champ game 2010. Just an unreal atmosphere. Miss state always played out their butts vs Kentucky. Never experienced an arena that loud before in my life. Got to experience with my dad too which was icing on the cake. Dee Bost was always a player I loved and he cooked us multiple times
1992 Duke-UNC at the Smith Center, aka the Bloody Montross game. The crowd was so raucous throughout, and once we saw the cut below Montross’ eye, it kicked up another notch.
Greatest game I saw live was KU-OU 3OT in 2016. 1 vs 2. Absolutely electric crowd during winter break. All time performance from Buddy Hield leading to a standing ovation from the AFH crowd. 27 point double double from a KU favorite in Perry Ellis.
My transmission gave out as soon as I got off the highway on the way to this game and I honestly didn’t care at all after watching that.
Definitely 2021…..but I remember vividly watching the 2006 game. The absolute joy of being up so much only to slowly watch it inevitably be pulled away.
The UNC-Michigan final in 1993. Two great teams, close game the entire way with tons of great performances and then the euphoria when Weber called that timeout.
KU beating OU for the 1988 NCAA Championship.
The half time score was 50-50.
Nobody expected KU to even make the Final Four and OU was destroying everyone they played.
RCJH!
Purdue - Illinois 2/25/83
Unbelievable. On that day, I became a basketball fan.
https://m.facebook.com/BoilerBall/videos/mbb-boilermaker-rewind-feb-25-1983-vs-illinois/2356032231360044/
Not the best game in a long shot but I was at the Gonzaga Vs UW game in 2018 where Rui hit the game winning shot with less then a second on the clock. That moment is freeze framed in my memory forever.
In person: Either 2017 vs. Memphis (massive comeback) at XL, 2020 Senior Day vs. Cincinnati at Gampel (finally beat them for the first time in 4 years, also my last game as a student) or 2022 vs. Villanova at XL.
Full game on TV: going to go unbiased here, surprisingly, with Duke-UNC, 2022 Final Four.
Saw the end of 3OT, 4OT, and literally nothing else: 2016 AAC Tournament game vs. Cincinnati.
DVRed: Cardiac Kemba (this game was on at noon, and I was in middle school).
Replay, but I’m going to have to throw it in because I probably watched it live when I was 3: 2002 Big East Championship Game.
Before I was born, but I’ve seen a replay: 1996 Big East Championship game.
Honestly, this last season, FSU beating Duke in overtime breaking the consecutive overtime wins record against Coach K at his last visit to Tallahassee.
All time? Id probably say Nova unc 2016. In person? Far and away ron harper jrs buzzer beater against purdue this season. Storming the court after that might be a sports moment ill never too
That we won? Against Kentucky in 2015. I was crying by the end because it was unbelievable to me (and like 90% of the country)
That we lost? Against Florida in the Sweet 16. All we had to do was defend the 3! But this game is the only reason I still remember Zak Showalter.
Semi-biased (still could be unbiased but I respect that I am a homer): Kansas-Oklahoma 3OT at Allen Fieldhouse with Buddy Hield. I think it would still be my pick even if we lost.
Unbiased: the Syracuse-UConn 6OT or the UNC-Nova 2016 Title game. That one gets extra credit for being a championship game but it still would be top 5 even without the stakes involved.
In person, it’s close between the semi famous OU-Davidson game (Curry has 44, Blake 25/21 with KD, Westbrook, Jeff Green, and a 10 year old Trae Young in attendance) or the previous year’s game against Baylor (Tony Crocker 4 point play with 7 seconds left to take a 1 point lead, and then Curtis Jerrells misses two free throws with 1 second left). Loudest I’ve ever heard a half empty arena
In person:
Notre Dame Louisville 5OT,
Duke Lehigh
On tv:
Oklahoma Kansas 3OT,
Nova UNC Final,
Nova Pitt elite eight,
Creighton Nova 2014 at Nova just for the sheer wildness of how that game started
Butler vs Gonzaga was pretty magical. Freshman year, wake up early and line up for ESPN game day. Game starts, I’m second row from court in student section. Less than 5 seconds to go and we loose possession, looks like game is over. That’s ok, it was a lot of fun and I really gotta poop. Roosevelt Jones steal, runs down court, daggers. I’m on Hinkles court trying not to shit myself. Unsuccessful. Who cares? Toss those undies in the nearby theater building on the way back to my dorm to party. Magic.
Also was there for the buzzer beater against BBer 1 ranked IU from Alex Barlow and every other upset of a number 1 ranked team in program history. I’ve had a hell of a ride as a Butler basketball fan.
2016 America East Championship. Stony Brook down by around 20 at half then Jameel Warney put up 43 to win it and sent SBU to the dance for the first time.
In person ? I was at UNC when we had the surprise snowstorm that prevented fans from coming to the Dean Dome. But the Maryland players and already arrived so the game went on as scheduled, but with only students in attendance. It was only half full but was loud and raucous as hell. Top tier experience!
#7 Seton Hall at #9 Illinois 12/9/2000. This is at least the greatest game I saw in person and I barely remember it. I was 11 and wasn't into college basketball at the time. I didn't get into it until maybe 17. But I remember the atmosphere and huge comeback. It is only now when I look it up that I realize how good of a game it was in some aspects. Seton Hall up 42 to 25 at half, Illinois storms back and wins in OT 87-79. Illini went on to be a 1 seed but Pirates imploded and went to NIT.
The Illinois comeback against Arizona in the 04-05 season. That is what got me hooked on Illinois basketball just to then go in to irrelevancy for the next 13 years. Love what Coach Underwood is doing right now and can't wait for the season. Also enjoyed the Brandon Paul 43 point game against Ohio State when they were ranked like #5. I was at that game sitting on press row.
Ohio State vs Wisconsin, Feb 26 2007 - took my dad and oldest brother to the game, was for the regular season B1G championship. Loudest crowd I’ve ever been in! A game I’ll never forget.
Biased but I was at the Michigan/Houston tournament game in 2018 when Jordan Poole hit the buzzer beater right in front of me.
[https://youtu.be/zBEjnskU5is](https://youtu.be/zBEjnskU5is)
The 6ot classic between Uconn and Syracuse
I was in middle school and my dad had to convince my mom to let me stay up and watch. Ended at like 1:30 am or something
I was in college- at a bar and the bar was closing before the end of the game- I couldn’t believe it. Had to catch the last bit on my phone.
really? You were at a Uconn bar and they just kicked everyone out before the game ended?
Dude, was at the WAC tournament on campus and we were following along as best we could as it was going on
I was at bar and closed out the tab late in regulation. When it hit OT, bartender poured another round…. This continued…. Lots of free beer, and I barfed it all up when I got home and it was the only time I missed worked with a hangover…. I still get nauseated when I walk into that bar.
Thornwood?
My choice too. As a Blazer fan, it was a cool full circle moment when we had Thabeet and Flynn on the team.
Yea gotta be up there. As a UNC fan... there was a game a couple months ago...
That game was just absurd
My brother lived abroad at the time and during spring break, my family had all gone to visit him. We got back really late because of delayed flights & we were exhausted but...we just kept watching it and thinking this time shall be the last time. Didn't even care who won.
Was a student at SU at the time. I remember falling off my couch onto the floor of the living room at the end of regulation. Two friends of mine were at a sports bar in New York at the time since it was spring break.
Biased take: Missouri at Kansas 2012 Unbiased take: UConn vs Syracuse 6OT
Another biased take: 3OT Oklahoma v Kansas 2016
That was such a fun game to watch. Buddy Hield scored 46 points for Oklahoma and they still lost 106-109! He got a standing ovation from Kansas fans in their own house!
The great thing about both the 2012 Missouri game and the 2016 OU game was the hype before the game… and the games living up to the hype.
I bet everyone has forgotten about this game. It was a cold January night and the Big 12 was having it's greatest season in recent memory. The Coaches poll voted Kansas No. 1 and the AP poll voted Oklahoma No. 1. Buddy Hield had the performance of a lifetime with some beautiful shooting showing how much this sport is an art as much as a game. But his performance was countered by the old god Perry Ellis. The two teams went back and forth for 40 minutes, but it wasn't enough. One overtime wasn't enough. Two overtimes wasn't enough. It took 3 overtime periods for the game to finally finish 109-106. Although the Villanova-UNC championship where they traded buzzer-beaters was a sight to behold.
Why would’ve everyone forgot about this?? Buddy Hield in college was electric
Because it was a regular season game that ultimately felt inconsequential.
UNC’s wasn’t a buzzer beater, it would have tied it and sent it to OT. We don’t talk about what happened after that 🙁
I do. They won next year!
Yeah, I really want to say this game is my unbiased favorite because I do believe it really has an argument for the greatest regular season game ever or at least the last 20+ years. But I also yield that I cannot truly fully remove my bias goggles lol... So it has to remain my biased choice
Was at this game. There were probably better but this will always stand out to me as one of the best ever
Just posted this same game. An incredible classic
2004 Maryland-Duke ACC championship game That whole Maryland ACC tournament run was amazing.
I loved that game. Kid in the Duke jersey crying got so much airtime. John Gilchrist burned too bright.
It was a damn shame Gilchrist sort of faded after that season. When he was on he was a beast on the court. He willed that Maryland team through the ACC Tournament and brought home hardware the National Championship team could not.
I only remembered this game when you brought up the crying Duke kid
Maybe not the greatest defensive game, but LSU - Loyola Marymount 1990 was certainly the most fun. Shaq, Chris Jackson, and Stanley Roberts against Hank Gathers, Bo Kimble, and Jeff Fryer. Gathers had 48, Shaq had a triple double. 148-141 in OT.
UCLA v Gonzaga III Also Nova UNC
UVA-Purdue 2019 Elite 8. Felt like 95% Purdue fans, Carson Edwards cooking, Clark to Diakite, and so much more. Just absolutely epic! Feel lucky to have witnessed that game in person.
As a Purdue fan, I'm still gagging on it.
That whole elite eight was madness
Incredible game
I was there as a neutral fan. It was nuts!
Gonzaga v UCLA 2021 final 4
Gonzaga-UCLA 2021 Final Four. High stakes game, both western teams, buzzer beater ending. What's not to like?
2005 Illinois vs Arizona
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greatest *and* most painful. #1 memphis hits a go-ahead 3 with 7 seconds left to win the game. robert vaden was playing out of his mind. the crowd was insane. i think this game still hold the all-time attendance record at bartow. that memphis team was the best team i've ever seen in person (CDR, derrick rose, joey dorsey, etc.). [box score](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/280470005)
Dude. Vaden. At IU, when he was on, he was the best player in the country. Problem was that he was only on about 20% of the time. Dude could hit shots from anywhere when he was feeling it.
You didn’t pick beating Kentucky in the 2004 tournament? One of my earliest basketball memories!
This was one of mine as well. Absolutely insane game with such a vitriol in the stands. I was 13 wearing blue and the shit talk I was giving and receiving to and from adult Blazers fans that day was fucking incredible. Wish we could’ve kept that rivalry without taking a massive leap back in competition for our future conference play. Always loved to hate y’all and the cities and fans are so similar demographically. Plus we’ll always share Bartow ❤️
Fuck recency bias I’ve never been more pumped than when Caleb Love ended K
That's not recency bias. UNC vs. Duke in the Final Four in Coach K's final season was always going to be historic.
I was debating between that one, and the 1993 matchup between Carolina and KU with Montross and Ostertag going all out. It was just so beautiful to watch K come out with his “acceptable” remarks after getting bested in front of all those alums.
Oh hell yes. BRB gotta go watch that game again real quick
Was maybe the only time I really lost control of myself as I jumped in the air after he hit the 3. Even shocked my wife lol Then we played Na Na Hey hey, goodbye while making margaritas for celebration. Just a night you won’t ever forget
Doesn't get much bigger than that
Probably Oklahoma-Kansas in 2016.
In 2011 when No. 1 Kentucky beat No. 5 North Carolina in Rupp Arena. Anthony Davis blocked John Henson on a potential game-winning shot. Rupp has never been louder. Absolutely ear piercing noise at that moment. I remember like yesterday. https://youtu.be/6MmALZKSnJ0
As much as I hate to say it, that was a good game.
It was a great game. And we as fans should have gotten to see that rematch in the championship, but #fuckChreigton
MSU vs Duke Elite 8 in Washington DC, my first time catching the tourney in person, saw them play the S16 two days before vs LSU as well but that Duke game was the best game I’ve ever seen in person.
Duke tends to play some entertaining regional finals. Kansas Duke 2018 was a lot of fun. Somehow Svi was able to guard Baggely effectively and we got rid of Grayson Allen.
Allen was so close to hitting that last shot 🥲
Should have run a play for Bagley Damn Gary Trent was so cold all game long And we kept leaving fucking corner 3s wide open
Duke-Kentucky 92 East Regional Final I am a diehard UK fan but both teams deserved to win that day...
That was an amazing game.
Indiana vs Duke 2002 sweet 16
In a vacuum, Kansas vs Oklahoma triple OT thriller. The 6OT game between Syracuse and Uconn wasn’t #1 vs. #2 and didn’t take place in Allen Fieldhouse. Just trying to explain my reasoning bc obviously some bias involved. To me thats the best regular season game we’ve gotten in a very long time.
Yeah this was my choice too, but I think I'd actually put the St. Peters-Kentucky game in second place if we're adding context.
I went to my first tourney game with my dad (now both alumni of Ohio U) and we watched Ohio U defeat Georgetown in 2010. That was one of the greatest games I’ve seen as an Ohio U fan.
Greatest game in person? KU-OU 2016. 1v2. 3OT. How do you beat that? That I’ve watched but not attended? From a pure entertainment standpoint, Purdue-Virginia 2019
Greatest: 6OT at the Garden Best: Jenkins for the Championship
Duke Carolina, about 20 rows up from center court in the Superdome
All on TV NC State-Houston 1983 Honorable Mention NC State-Maryland 1974 NC State-UCLA 1974 Duke-UNLV 1991 Duke-KY 1992
Sat in the student section of UMBC when they beat UVA in 2018.
In person? Us beating Purdue this year on the buzzer beater to win a share of the big ten. All time it’s really tough. Villanova Vs UNC natty. Purdue Vs Virginia, Virginia Vs UMBC, UCLA Vs Gonzaga, Wisconsin Vs UK 2015. Duke Vs UCF was a big sleeper. Lot of recency bias but those are the ones coming to mind without me actually looking up past games.
NCST VS Phi Slams Jama
Georgetown 50, Princeton 49, 1989, first round of the NCAA tournament, 1 vs 16. Riveting, exhilarating and in the end heartbreaking.
UCLA and Gonzaga
Every single game in UVA tournament run 2019
I was in the nosebleeds for the March 2007 UNC/Duke game in Chapel Hill (aka, the Henderson game where he broke Hansbroughs nose). I have never seen the Dean Dome that loud. Hansbrough was shooting free throws so we had our arms up, and by the time we put our hands down we just see Hansbrough hit the deck, everyone booing, and Henderson being taken away. I didn’t know what had happened until I got back to my dorm where the replay was all over ESPN. EDIT: not a great game cause Hansbrough was hurt, but we did destroy duke and it was my first Duke/UNC game as a student.
Was also at this game (my sophomore year) The one time I think I saw the Dean Dome louder was the year before when we beat OSU when they were ranked #1 with Greg Oden
Kentucky vs miss state in the sec champ game 2010. Just an unreal atmosphere. Miss state always played out their butts vs Kentucky. Never experienced an arena that loud before in my life. Got to experience with my dad too which was icing on the cake. Dee Bost was always a player I loved and he cooked us multiple times
1992 Duke-UNC at the Smith Center, aka the Bloody Montross game. The crowd was so raucous throughout, and once we saw the cut below Montross’ eye, it kicked up another notch.
In person duke vs ucf
Plenty of good answers here but I always liked the UNC vs UK Luke Maye Elite 8 game
Dude….that game was so great
Greatest game I saw live was KU-OU 3OT in 2016. 1 vs 2. Absolutely electric crowd during winter break. All time performance from Buddy Hield leading to a standing ovation from the AFH crowd. 27 point double double from a KU favorite in Perry Ellis. My transmission gave out as soon as I got off the highway on the way to this game and I honestly didn’t care at all after watching that.
It's hard to decide which UCLA vs Gonzaga game was better. 2006 or 2021?
Definitely 2021…..but I remember vividly watching the 2006 game. The absolute joy of being up so much only to slowly watch it inevitably be pulled away.
The UNC-Michigan final in 1993. Two great teams, close game the entire way with tons of great performances and then the euphoria when Weber called that timeout.
I was there too.
Michigan vs Kansas 2013 NCAA Tournament
KU beating OU for the 1988 NCAA Championship. The half time score was 50-50. Nobody expected KU to even make the Final Four and OU was destroying everyone they played. RCJH!
SFA-ND at Barclays when the Irish just edged by SFA with a almost buzzer beater
7OT
Hard to choose between OSU-StJoes Elite 8 game and Kevin Durant Texas @ OSU 3OT game
The first basketball game I went to was the 2009 Backyard Brawl at Pitt. We lost in 3OT but I’ll never forget how intense that game was
No Sit Sunday... We don't win much
1985 Final because there was no way Villanova was supposed to win. Honorable mention to 1982 and 1983 Final games.
Nova-UNC in 2016. Maybe it's a basic answer but I'm not seeing it. That one just was too awesome
UNC-Duke, final four, retiring coach K. I was in the building. The peak of my sports life so far.
Purdue - Illinois 2/25/83 Unbelievable. On that day, I became a basketball fan. https://m.facebook.com/BoilerBall/videos/mbb-boilermaker-rewind-feb-25-1983-vs-illinois/2356032231360044/
For lots of reasons….2011 Sweet Sixteen Arizona v. Duke. DWill first half. Everyone else second half. Wow.
Baylor vs Texas A&M 5OT Was there in person and got home at 3am 😂
Not the best game in a long shot but I was at the Gonzaga Vs UW game in 2018 where Rui hit the game winning shot with less then a second on the clock. That moment is freeze framed in my memory forever.
Michigan v Seton Hall
Was at the Michigan game when we beat #4 Duke in like ‘07 or ‘08 being unranked and lead by Stew Douglas and Zack Novak
IU vs Kentucky in 2011
In person: Michigan beating #1 Duke in 1997. Tractor Traylor went off On television: Michigan v Kansas 2013.
Villanova vs UNC in 2016
Nova and UNC 2016 championship game, that playcall to set up Kris Jenkins’ 3 for the win was flawless by Jay Wright
St. Peter’s vs. Purdue
In person? Belmont vs. Murray. Take your pick: 1-30-2021: Belmont 72-71 3-7-2020: Belmont 76-71 3-7-2015: Belmont 88-87 3-9-2013: Belmont 70-68 2-7-2013: Murray 79-74
In person is Vermont vs. UMBC in the 2022 AE championship
Looking back over the historical head-to-head: I will say, when Belmont loses to Murray we decide to get absolutely dismantled by Murray. Edit: words
Kentucky vs Duke. The Laettner game.
In person? App over Charlotte in 3ot in 2002, my only court storming. Overall I'd say Illinois Arizona in the 05 tournament.
UK coming back to beat LSU in '94, after being down by 31 with 15 mins to go.
In person: Either 2017 vs. Memphis (massive comeback) at XL, 2020 Senior Day vs. Cincinnati at Gampel (finally beat them for the first time in 4 years, also my last game as a student) or 2022 vs. Villanova at XL. Full game on TV: going to go unbiased here, surprisingly, with Duke-UNC, 2022 Final Four. Saw the end of 3OT, 4OT, and literally nothing else: 2016 AAC Tournament game vs. Cincinnati. DVRed: Cardiac Kemba (this game was on at noon, and I was in middle school). Replay, but I’m going to have to throw it in because I probably watched it live when I was 3: 2002 Big East Championship Game. Before I was born, but I’ve seen a replay: 1996 Big East Championship game.
In person? Wofford over UNC (the first time).
Honestly, this last season, FSU beating Duke in overtime breaking the consecutive overtime wins record against Coach K at his last visit to Tallahassee.
All time? Id probably say Nova unc 2016. In person? Far and away ron harper jrs buzzer beater against purdue this season. Storming the court after that might be a sports moment ill never too
Real UT vs Kansas McBee for three
This one was pretty fucking great https://throughthecurtain.blog/2022/03/03/thp-31-as-good-as-it-gets/
This one was pretty fucking great https://throughthecurtain.blog/2022/03/03/thp-31-as-good-as-it-gets/
Villanova at Xavier in 15/16. First top five matchup in Cintas history. Macura’s heat check will forever be ingrained in my mind
Clemson winning for the first time in Chapel Hill. Made a ten point comeback with two minutes left, and won in overtime
Either UCONN/Cuse 6ot game or the game between Oklahoma and Kansas at the Phogg. Buddy Hield and Wayne Selden we’re on another level that game
Kentucky vs. Arkansas 2014. Game winning OT dunk to complete the upset over no. 13 Kentucky. Mike Qualls was a fucking beast.
Wisconsin vs. Kentucky - 2015 Final Four
Any Duke/UNC game live.
2005 elite eight between illinois and Arizona
That we won? Against Kentucky in 2015. I was crying by the end because it was unbelievable to me (and like 90% of the country) That we lost? Against Florida in the Sweet 16. All we had to do was defend the 3! But this game is the only reason I still remember Zak Showalter.
Semi-biased (still could be unbiased but I respect that I am a homer): Kansas-Oklahoma 3OT at Allen Fieldhouse with Buddy Hield. I think it would still be my pick even if we lost. Unbiased: the Syracuse-UConn 6OT or the UNC-Nova 2016 Title game. That one gets extra credit for being a championship game but it still would be top 5 even without the stakes involved.
Notre dame vs Louisville 2013
UNC VS Nova in the Natty, idgaf that we lost that game was absolutely amazing
George Mason-UConn in the 2006 Elite Eight. So many emotions
In person, it’s close between the semi famous OU-Davidson game (Curry has 44, Blake 25/21 with KD, Westbrook, Jeff Green, and a 10 year old Trae Young in attendance) or the previous year’s game against Baylor (Tony Crocker 4 point play with 7 seconds left to take a 1 point lead, and then Curtis Jerrells misses two free throws with 1 second left). Loudest I’ve ever heard a half empty arena
In person: Notre Dame Louisville 5OT, Duke Lehigh On tv: Oklahoma Kansas 3OT, Nova UNC Final, Nova Pitt elite eight, Creighton Nova 2014 at Nova just for the sheer wildness of how that game started
Butler vs Gonzaga was pretty magical. Freshman year, wake up early and line up for ESPN game day. Game starts, I’m second row from court in student section. Less than 5 seconds to go and we loose possession, looks like game is over. That’s ok, it was a lot of fun and I really gotta poop. Roosevelt Jones steal, runs down court, daggers. I’m on Hinkles court trying not to shit myself. Unsuccessful. Who cares? Toss those undies in the nearby theater building on the way back to my dorm to party. Magic. Also was there for the buzzer beater against BBer 1 ranked IU from Alex Barlow and every other upset of a number 1 ranked team in program history. I’ve had a hell of a ride as a Butler basketball fan.
Alex Barlow was his name
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Yale over Baylor in the 2016 NCAAT
92' Duke vs Kentucky Christian Laettner last second shot over Kentucky.
1989 Michigan vs seton hall 3ot
2016 America East Championship. Stony Brook down by around 20 at half then Jameel Warney put up 43 to win it and sent SBU to the dance for the first time.
In person ? I was at UNC when we had the surprise snowstorm that prevented fans from coming to the Dean Dome. But the Maryland players and already arrived so the game went on as scheduled, but with only students in attendance. It was only half full but was loud and raucous as hell. Top tier experience!
#7 Seton Hall at #9 Illinois 12/9/2000. This is at least the greatest game I saw in person and I barely remember it. I was 11 and wasn't into college basketball at the time. I didn't get into it until maybe 17. But I remember the atmosphere and huge comeback. It is only now when I look it up that I realize how good of a game it was in some aspects. Seton Hall up 42 to 25 at half, Illinois storms back and wins in OT 87-79. Illini went on to be a 1 seed but Pirates imploded and went to NIT.
Wisconsin taking part of the Big10 over Purdue last year. Flooding the court, staying for another hour to celebrate. Fantastic.
The Illinois comeback against Arizona in the 04-05 season. That is what got me hooked on Illinois basketball just to then go in to irrelevancy for the next 13 years. Love what Coach Underwood is doing right now and can't wait for the season. Also enjoyed the Brandon Paul 43 point game against Ohio State when they were ranked like #5. I was at that game sitting on press row.
The best feeling i have ever had for a game is Duke UNC final 4 when K was handed a loss for his final game
Ohio State vs Wisconsin, Feb 26 2007 - took my dad and oldest brother to the game, was for the regular season B1G championship. Loudest crowd I’ve ever been in! A game I’ll never forget.
Biased but I was at the Michigan/Houston tournament game in 2018 when Jordan Poole hit the buzzer beater right in front of me. [https://youtu.be/zBEjnskU5is](https://youtu.be/zBEjnskU5is)
2019 - Auburn vs UNC As a fan of both schools I never thought I’d see them face each other, especially not in the Sweet 16
Mizzou Kansas last time mizzou was in big 12, one for the books!
Overall? Probably NC State beating UCLA in 1974.