And alliteration, apparently.

Yes, the NBA plays basketball at a much higher level. We know this as fact. Unfortunately, a lot of the passion that goes along with playing doesn’t surface until the playoffs. Sure, an exciting play or eye-opening dunk will get teammates off the bench, jumping up and down, but that still pales in comparison to a game-winning shot in college basketball.

Just ask the Butler Bulldogs, who escaped Cleveland State, 50-48, thanks to a three-point buzzer beater from Zach Hahn. You can tell by the way he was mobbed by his teammates just how much the game meant to the Bulldogs. Conversely, you can imagine Cleveland State’s reaction being the exact opposite of Butler’s elation.

Just think, we have over three more months of this kind of excitement — and hey, this sport actually decides their National Championship by using a tournament and everything. How very novel.

Tags: Butler Bulldogs, Buzzer Beaters, Cleveland State Vikings, Zach Hahn

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