As indicated in my Zam Fredrick post, last night must have been buzzer beater night. However, none were more eye-opening than Marshall’s last-second 75-foot three-point basket, which gave the Thundering Herd a 53-50 win over Southern Methodist. While neither team is a threat to do much after the regular season is over–Marshall is [...]

On a night filled with basketball buzzer beaters, Zam Fredrick of the South Carolina Gamecocks made a claim for highlight of the night with his game-winning layup against the Florida Gators as time expired (hence the buzzer beater chatter). After missing a free throw that would have tied the game, Fredrick was given a [...]

Chris Paul wasn’t the only NBA player showing off his buzzer beater skills last night. Of the twelve games on the schedule, 8 of them were decided by 10 points or less, and 5 of those were decided by one basket (or less if the final tally was less than a 3-point win). [...]

While celebrating the observance of Martin Luther King, Jr, the NBA decided to show its March Madness personality last night as a number of games went down to the wire, only to be decided by last-second heroics. The Indiana Pacers fell victim to such a loss, courtesy of Chris Paul and the New Orleans [...]

But we love them. Just ask Cleveland State. Not the Syracuse Orange, however, who probably hate them with an absolute passion right about now. After a furious comeback by the Cuse to tie the game, Cedric Jackson decided he didn’t want to play in an overtime period, so he launched his last-second shot [...]

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 [...]