Buzzer Beat

In basketball and other such timed sports, a buzzer beater is a shot that is taken just before the game clock of a quarter, a half (if the half is the second one, then, a game), or an overtime period expires, but does not go in the basket until after the clock expires and the buzzer sounds, hence the name "buzzer beater". The concept normally applies to baskets that beat an end-of-quarter/2nd-half/overtime buzzer but is sometimes applied to shots that beat the shot clock buzzer.

In ice hockey, a buzzer beater is a goal that is scored just before the clock expires in a period. Unlike in basketball, the puck must completely cross the goal line with 0.1 seconds or more remaining on the clock in order for the goal to count; if the period expires (the exact moment when the green goal light comes on at 0.0 seconds) before the puck completely crosses the goal line, the goal is disallowed.

Buzzer Beat

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In gridiron football, a touchdown after time expires or a field goal (or, much more rarely, a successful fair catch kick in American football or an open-field single point in Canadian) kicked as time expires can be described as a "buzzer beater," though no actual buzzers are used in that sport. More generally, in all codes, if a play (whether or not involving a kick) is in progress at the time the clock expires, play continues until the ball is dead. (In American football, the snap on the buzzer-beating play must take place before the clock expired, except if the defense commits a foul on the last play, in which case an untimed down is added. In Canadian football, a play can and must be executed even if the clock expires after the previous play but before the snap.) Several important games have been decided on the outcome of buzzer beaters, such as Super Bowl XXXVI and Super Bowl XXXVIII, both of which were decided on successful kicks by Adam Vinatieri; in contrast, Scott Norwood's infamous missed kick in Super Bowl XXV decided that game in favor of the opposing New York Giants. A related concept in football is the Hail Mary pass.

Starting with the 2018 season, the National Federation of State High School Associations rules for high school boys' field lacrosse in the United States allow for buzzer-beaters.[44] A goal counts if the shot was released before the official's whistle signaling the end of play for any period of the game, even if it goes in after having previously contacted part of the goal or a defensive player (post-whistle shots that contact an offensive player in any way before entering the goal, however, do not count). The opposing team may request a stick check after buzzer-beaters, unless it comes at the end of the game and does not result in overtime, since the rules consider the game over at that point.[45]

US Lacrosse similarly changed the youth rules the same season to allow buzzer-beaters.[46] However, the National Collegiate Athletic Association rules for men's lacrosse still require that any shot enter the goal before the whistle to score.[47]

Butler's shot swished pure through the rim, the buzzer sounding with the ball descending from its arc toward destiny. It delivered No. 5 seed San Diego State a 72-71 win over No. 9 Florida Atlantic, completing a 14-point second-half comeback and giving the Aztecs their only lead of the second half.

When the ball splashed through, Butler strode confidently toward midcourt, where his teammates leapt upon him in joy. On the FAU bench, the players and coaches stood in stunned silence, victims of the first pure buzzer-beater of this NCAA tournament.

Butler said his favorite NCAA tournament buzzer-beater is the 3-pointer that Villanova's Kris Jenkins hit to beat North Carolina for the title in 2016. Butler's came on the same end of the same court at NRG Stadium in Houston.

San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher elected not to call timeout, and Butler barreled down the court toward history. His shot has San Diego State, which is making its first Final Four appearance, one win from the national title. It's the second consecutive game won in the final seconds, as Trammell hit a free throw with 1.2 seconds left to beat Creighton to clinch the spot in the Final Four.

We don't get one every year but some years we're spoiled and we get multiple. Well, here's your one-stop shop to re-watch and reminisce upon 34 true buzzer-beaters in NCAA tournament history. By "true" buzzer-beater, we mean a shot that gave a team the win, or forced overtime, as time expired or the clock ran out shortly after the shot was made, leaving no time for the opposition to run a full, final play of their own.

Marquette won its first-ever NCAA national championship in 1977 under Al McGuire after beating Kansas State in the regional semifinal by one point, then beating UNC Charlotte in the national semifinal by two points after this full-court heave, which set up the game-winning shot.

Well, it turned out alright for Arkansas. U.S. Reed, who was being double-teamed as he tried to dribble across halfcourt, pulled up just shy of midcourt and launched a buzzer-beater that allowed the Razorbacks to advance to the regional semifinal, where they lost to No. 1 seed LSU.

As a 10-loss No. 6 seed, N.C. State won its second national championship in 1983, thanks to Lorenzo Charles cleaning up teammate Dereck Whittenburg's last-ditch heave to the basket to beat No. 1 seed Houston. The Wolfpack beat two No. 1 seeds (also, No. 1 seed Virginia), No. 3 seed UNLV and No. 4 seed Georgia on their way to the title.

Northern Iowa was responsible for one of the first big NCAA tournament upsets after the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985. The Panthers seem to have a knack for big moments in March, whether it was their upset of No. 1 seed Kansas in 2010 (Ali Farokhmanesh says hello) or their buzzer-beater against Texas in 2016, which is also on this list.

This was an all-time buzzer-beater for several reasons. It was a No. 14 seed over a No. 3 seed and at the time, there had only been three 15-over-2 upsets, making a victory for a No. 14 seed resonate a little more than it would today in a post-UMBC-over-Virginia world.

Before Florida was a two-time (and back-to-back) NCAA men's basketball national champion and before Butler was a two-time (and back-to-back) NCAA men's basketball runner-up, the two schools met in the first round of the 2000 NCAA Tournament, where the No. 5-seeded Gators needed a buzzer-beater from Mike Miller in overtime to escape No. 12 seed Butler. Florida ultimately made the national championship game, where it lost to Michigan State.

Texas is one of the few schools on this list that has been on both ends of an NCAA tournament buzzer-beater. In 2006, the No. 2-seeded Longhorns beat No. 15 seed Penn by just eight points in the first round, coasted to a 21-point win over NC State in the second round and then they needed a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Kenton Paulino as time expired to make the Elite Eight.

The 2009 NCAA tournament marked a breakthrough for Villanova coach Jay Wright, who made his first Final Four in his eighth season at the school. The Wildcats were bounced in the Elite Eight as a No. 1 seed in 2006 and as a No. 3 seed in 2009, they beat No. 1 seed and Big East foe Pittsburgh 78-76 on Scottie Reynolds' last-second layup.

Well before Ja Morant arrived at Murray State, the Racers had a knack for upsetting a better-ranked opponent in the first round of the NCAA tournament. In 2010, No. 13 Murray State downed No. 4 seed Vanderbilt with this buzzer-beater off of an inbounds play.

Man, what a year the 2016 NCAA tournament was for buzzer-beaters. The tournament ended with maybe the greatest buzzer-beater ever, from Villanova's Kris Jenkins, but there were several others, starting in the first weekend. No. 7 seed Iowa downed No. 10 seed Temple in overtime in the first round on Adam Woodbury's tip-in.

Wisconsin has been on both ends of a buzzer-beater in recent years with the No. 7-seeded Badgers knocking off No. 2 seed Xavier in the second round in 2016, only for the Badgers to lose on a buzzer-beater the following season. Bronson Koenig's 3-pointer in the corner pushed Wisconsin on to the Sweet 16.

This is Northern Iowa's second appearance on this list. The Panthers missed a free throw with the chance to go up 73-70 against the Longhorns with just over 10 seconds remaining, then Texas came down the floor and tied the game. But that was no problem for Northern Iowa's Paul Jesperson, who wasn't guarded on the inbounds pass, then cut past two defenders before launching a halfcourt, banked-in buzzer-beater for the win over the No. 6-seeded Longhorns.

Kris Jenkins' title-winning 3-pointer is the gold standard for buzzer-beaters in the NCAA tournament. His trailing three gave Villanova its first national championship since 1985 and it served as the Wildcats' coronation as maybe the best program in the sport from 2016 to 2018.

This Sweet 16 game was played inside Madison Square Garden and it was a finish fitting for the stage. With the Gators trailing by two, Florida's Chris Chiozza ran down his own baseline, caught the inbounds pass with Nigel Hayes trailing him and Chiozza hit a running 3-pointer at the buzzer for the win.

This was Luke Maye's coming-out party as he scored 17 points, including the game-winning jumper with 0.3 seconds left to send the Tar Heels to the Final Four, where they eventually cut down the nets. So sure, it wasn't quite a true buzzer-beater but it left Kentucky with too little time to rally, especially after the Wildcats threw the ball out of bounds.

Loyola Chicago's Cinderella run to the Final Four in 2018 wouldn't have been possible without Donte Ingram's buzzer-beating 3-pointer against Miami (FL) in the first round. The officials ultimately put 0.3 seconds back on the clock, which was enough time for Miami to attempt a full-court pass but the pass was tipped and Loyola Chicago advanced. While this was a split second shy of being a true buzzer-beater, it was a memorable one and fueled an incredible tournament run. 2351a5e196