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1987: Keith Smart, Indiana
Steve Alford was the target of Syracuse’s defense, leaving loose coverage on Keith Smart. He buried a 16-footer with 5 seconds remaining to give the Hoosiers a 74-73 victory.
1982: Michael Jordan, N. Carolina
North Carolina worked the ball to freshman Michael Jordan 16 feet from the basket on the wing with 15 seconds remaining. “I actually closed my eyes, something I’d never done before,” Jordan would say later. The shot gave the Tar Heels a 63-62 victory over Georgetown.
1983: Lorenzo Charles, N.C. State
Lorenzo Charles stuffed the stickback of an air ball as the buzzer sounded, completing the Wolfpack’s upset of Houston.
2008: Mario Chalmers, Kansas
Mario Chalmers hit a three-pointer with 2.1 seconds left to tie Memphis and force overtime.
1963: Vic Rouse, Loyola
The Ramblers worked it down to the final seconds when Jerry Harkness dished to Les Hunter. His jumper bounced off the rim to Vic Rouse, who put it back with 1 second remaining to give Loyola a 60-58 victory over Cincinnati.
1989: Rumeal Robinson, Michigan
Seton Hall’s John Morton shot an air ball with 10 seconds left, and Rumeal Robinson flew down the floor. Into the lane he went and got a blocking foul called on Gerald Green with 3 seconds remaining. He sank both ends of a one-and-one to make Michigan champion.
1944: Herb Wilkinson, Utah
With time running out, Herb Wilkinson worked his way free for a shot at the top of the key and arched a one-handed rainbow. The ball bounced off the back rim and into the basket as time expired, giving Utah a 42-40 victory over Dartmouth in overtime.
1957: Joe Quigg, North Carolina
With 7 seconds remaining in the third overtime and North Carolina trailing Kansas 53-52, Joe Quigg went to the free-throw line for two shots. He made both, and the Tar Heels knocked away a final pass intended for Wilt Chamberlain to seal the victory.
1994: Scotty Thurman, Arkansas
Duke had just tied it 70-70 on Grant Hill’s three-pointer when Scotty Thurman buried a 22-footer with 50 seconds remaining to put the dagger in Duke’s heart.
1991: Grant Hill, Duke
Duke’s Bobby Hurley appeared to have thrown a lob pass into the stands, but up reached Grant Hill with one hand and tomahawked it through the hoop. The Blue Devils won their first national championship.
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