March Madness Game-Winning Buzzer-Beaters

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131 Buzzer-Beaters

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131 Buzzer-Beaters Table
											Game Stats
Year	Player	Game	Round	Team	Opp	Type	Margin	Time	Assisted	Distance	MP	PTS	FG	FGA	TRB	AST
2024	KJ Simpson	Mar 22, 2024	First Round	Colorado (10)	Florida (7)	2-pt FG	tied	1.7	Cody Williams	15 ft	34	23	7	12	5	5
2023	Lamont Butler	Apr 1, 2023	National Semifinal	San Diego State (5)	Florida Atlantic (9)	2-pt FG	-1	0	unassisted	17	29	9	3	6	2	3
2023	Darrion Trammell	Mar 26, 2023	Regional Final	San Diego State (5)	Creighton (6)	Free throw	tied	1.2			31	12	5	14	5	1
2023	JaKobe Coles	Mar 17, 2023	First Round	TCU (6)	Arizona State (11)	2-pt FG	tied	1.5	unassisted	8	24	11	5	10	5	1
2022	Paul Atkinson	Mar 16, 2022	First Four	Notre Dame (11)	Rutgers (11)	2-pt FG	tied	1.4	unassisted	layup	33	26	13	15	6	1
2021	Jalen Suggs	Apr 3, 2021	National Semifinal	Gonzaga (1)	UCLA (11)	3-pt FG	tied	0	Corey Kispert	37	40	16	6	12	5	6
2021	Joe Pleasant	Mar 20, 2021	First Round	Abilene Christian (14)	Texas (3)	Free throw	-1	1.2			27	11	4	9	8	0
2019	Kyle Guy	Apr 6, 2019	National Semifinal	Virginia (1)	Auburn (5)	Free throw	-2	0.6			39	15	5	11	3	4
2019	Tremont Waters	Mar 23, 2019	Second Round	LSU (3)	Maryland (6)	2-pt FG	tied	1.6	unassisted	layup	36	12	5	12	2	5
2018	Jordan Poole	Mar 17, 2018	Second Round	Michigan (3)	Houston (6)	3-pt FG	-2	0	Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman	28	11	8	3	5	2	0
2018	Donte Ingram	Mar 15, 2018	First Round	Loyola (IL) (11)	Miami (FL) (6)	3-pt FG	-1	0.3	Marques Townes	26	34	13	5	14	7	2
2018	Robert Gray	Mar 15, 2018	First Round	Houston (6)	San Diego State (11)	2-pt FG	tied	1.1	unassisted	layup	37	39	12	25	8	0
2017	Luke Maye	Mar 26, 2017	Regional Final	UNC (1)	Kentucky (2)	2-pt FG	tied	0.3	Theo Pinson	20	20	17	6	9	3	2
2017	Chris Chiozza	Mar 24, 2017	Regional Semifinal	Florida (4)	Wisconsin (8)	3-pt FG	-2	0	unassisted	21	30	8	3	6	4	5
2016	Kris Jenkins	Apr 4, 2016	National Final	Villanova (2)	UNC (1)	3-pt FG	tied	0	Ryan Arcidiacono	25	21	14	6	11	2	1
2016	Rex Pflueger	Mar 20, 2016	Second Round	Notre Dame (6)	Stephen F. Austin (14)	2-pt FG	-1	1.5	unassisted	tip	14	2	1	2	2	1
2016	Bronson Koenig	Mar 20, 2016	Second Round	Wisconsin (7)	Xavier (2)	3-pt FG	tied	0	Ethan Happ	21	38	20	6	15	7	1
2016	Adam Woodbury	Mar 18, 2016	First Round	Iowa (7)	Temple (10)	2-pt FG	tied	0	unassisted	layup	32	10	4	6	5	0
2016	Paul Jesperson	Mar 18, 2016	First Round	Northern Iowa (11)	Texas (6)	3-pt FG	tied	0	unassisted	50	33	14	4	8	3	0
2016	Rodney Bullock	Mar 17, 2016	First Round	Providence (9)	USC (8)	2-pt FG	-1	1.5	Drew Edwards	layup	40	16	6	11	10	1
2015	BeeJay Anya	Mar 19, 2015	Second Round	NC State (8)	LSU (9)	2-pt FG	-1	0.1	unassisted	15	18	4	2	3	7	0
2014	DeAndre Kane	Mar 23, 2014	Third Round	Iowa State (3)	UNC (6)	2-pt FG	tied	1.6	unassisted	layup	39	24	9	18	10	7
2014	Cameron Ridley	Mar 20, 2014	Second Round	Texas (7)	Arizona State (10)	2-pt FG	tied	0	unassisted	layup	30	17	6	12	12	2
2013	Aaron Craft	Mar 24, 2013	Third Round	Ohio State (2)	Iowa State (10)	3-pt FG	tied	0.5	unassisted	21	40	18	5	10	1	6
2013	Vander Blue	Mar 21, 2013	Second Round	Marquette (3)	Davidson (14)	2-pt FG	-1	1	unassisted	layup	28	16	5	15	2	2
2011	Matt Howard	Mar 19, 2011	Third Round	Butler (8)	Pitt (1)	Free throw	tied	0.8			38	16	5	15	6	1
2011	Matt Howard	Mar 17, 2011	Second Round	Butler (8)	Old Dominion (9)	2-pt FG	tied	0	unassisted	layup	33	15	5	8	5	2
2011	Brandon Knight	Mar 17, 2011	Second Round	Kentucky (4)	Princeton (13)	2-pt FG	tied	2	unassisted	layup	29	2	1	8	2	5
2011	Juan Fernandez	Mar 17, 2011	Second Round	Temple (7)	Penn State (10)	2-pt FG	tied	0.4	unassisted	17	39	23	8	13	3	3
2010	Raymar Morgan	Mar 28, 2010	Regional Final	Michigan State (5)	Tennessee (6)	Free throw	tied	1.8			35	13	4	11	10	2
Year	Player	Game	Round	Team	Opp	Type	Margin	Time	Assisted	Distance	MP	PTS	FG	FGA	TRB	AST
2010	Korie Lucious	Mar 21, 2010	Second Round	Michigan State (5)	Maryland (4)	3-pt FG	-1	0	Draymond Green	21	27	13	5	8	2	2
2010	Quincy Pondexter	Mar 18, 2010	First Round	Washington (11)	Marquette (6)	2-pt FG	tied	1.7	unassisted	layup	37	18	7	17	11	2
2010	Danero Thomas	Mar 18, 2010	First Round	Murray State (13)	Vanderbilt (4)	2-pt FG	-1	0	unassisted	15	29	11	5	12	6	1
2010	Ishmael Smith	Mar 18, 2010	First Round	Wake Forest (9)	Texas (8)	2-pt FG	-1	1.3	unassisted	17	44	19	9	18	12	7
2009	Scottie Reynolds	Mar 28, 2009	Regional Final	Villanova (3)	Pitt (1)	2-pt FG	tied	0.5	unassisted	8	33	15	4	11	2	1
2009	Demetri Goodson	Mar 21, 2009	Second Round	Gonzaga (4)	Western Kentucky (12)	2-pt FG	tied	0.9	unassisted	8	14	4	2	2	1	1
2009	Trevon Hughes	Mar 20, 2009	First Round	Wisconsin (12)	Florida State (5)	2-Pt FG+FT	-1	2	unassisted	layup	39	10	3	4	1	4
2008	Brook Lopez	Mar 22, 2008	Second Round	Stanford (3)	Marquette (6)	2-pt FG	-1	1.3	Mitch Johnson	8	28	30	10	20	4	1
2008	De'Jon Jackson	Mar 21, 2008	First Round	San Diego (13)	UConn (4)	2-pt FG	-1	1.2	unassisted	18	36	4	2	9	4	2
2008	Ty Rogers	Mar 21, 2008	First Round	Western Kentucky (12)	Drake (5)	3-pt FG	-1	0	Tyrone Brazelton	26	35	11	4	7	2	1
2007	Eric Maynor	Mar 15, 2007	First Round	VCU (11)	Duke (6)	2-pt FG	tied	1.8	unassisted	17	39	22	8	16	3	8
2006	Kenton Paulino	Mar 23, 2006	Regional Semifinal	Texas (2)	West Virginia (6)	3-pt FG	tied	0	A.J. Abrams	27	30	8	3	9	1	1
2006	Jermaine Wallace	Mar 17, 2006	First Round	Northwestern State (14)	Iowa (3)	3-pt FG	-2	0.5	unassisted	22	24	10	4	8	4	0
2006	Chris Lofton	Mar 16, 2006	First Round	Tennessee (2)	Winthrop (15)	2-pt FG	tied	0.4	Dane Bradshaw	19	31	12	5	14	2	2
2004	Will Bynum	Apr 3, 2004	National Semifinal	Georgia Tech (3)	Oklahoma State (2)	2-pt FG	tied	1.5	unassisted	layup	22	11	3	6	0	1
2003	Freddie Owens	Mar 22, 2003	Second Round	Wisconsin (5)	Tulsa (13)	3-pt FG	-2	1	Devin Harris	21	24	7	2	6	0	4
2003	Drew Nicholas	Mar 21, 2003	First Round	Maryland (6)	UNC Wilmington (11)	3-pt FG	-1	0	unassisted	21	37	22	7	15	4	3
2002	Terrell Taylor	Mar 15, 2002	First Round	Creighton (12)	Florida (5)	3-pt FG	-2	0.2	unassisted	24	40	28	10	20	4	4
2001	Nat Burton	Mar 15, 2001	First Round	Georgetown (10)	Arkansas (7)	2-pt FG	tied	0	unassisted	layup	31	6	3	8	4	0
2001	Clarence Gilbert	Mar 15, 2001	First Round	Missouri (9)	Georgia (8)	2-pt FG	tied	0.9	Kareem Rush	15	33	10	4	11	1	5
2000	Mike Miller	Mar 17, 2000	First Round	Florida (5)	Butler (12)	2-pt FG	-1	0	unassisted	8	36	16	6	17	13	2
2000	Shaheen Holloway	Mar 17, 2000	First Round	Seton Hall (10)	Oregon (7)	2-pt FG	-1	1.9	unassisted	layup	42	27	11	17	3	2
1998	Richard Hamilton	Mar 19, 1998	Regional Semifinal	UConn (2)	Washington (11)	2-pt FG	-1	0	unassisted	10	28	22	8	16	6	1
1998	Jarrod West	Mar 14, 1998	Second Round	West Virginia (10)	Cincinnati (2)	3-pt FG	-2	0.8	unassisted	25	35	15	5	9	3	4
1998	Marius Janulis	Mar 13, 1998	First Round	Syracuse (5)	Iona (12)	3-pt FG	-1	1.2	Todd Burgan	20	33	14	5	13	1	1
1998	Bryce Drew	Mar 13, 1998	First Round	Valparaiso (13)	Ole Miss (4)	3-pt FG	-2	0	Bill Jenkins	24	36	22	7	16	3	8
1998	Dan Muller	Mar 12, 1998	First Round	Illinois State (9)	Tennessee (8)	2-pt FG	-1	1.8	Kyle Cartmill	layup	45	8	3	7	10	3
1997	Cameron Dollar	Mar 20, 1997	Regional Semifinal	UCLA (2)	Iowa State (6)	2-pt FG	-1	1.9	unassisted	layup	41	20	9	14	4	4
1995	Don Reid	Mar 19, 1995	Second Round	Georgetown (6)	Weber State (14)	2-pt FG	tied	0	unassisted	layup	18	8	4	4	6	1
1995	David Vaughn	Mar 19, 1995	Second Round	Memphis (6)	Purdue (3)	2-pt FG	tied	1.1	unassisted	layup	28	12	5	8	7	1
Year	Player	Game	Round	Team	Opp	Type	Margin	Time	Assisted	Distance	MP	PTS	FG	FGA	TRB	AST
1995	Tyus Edney	Mar 19, 1995	Second Round	UCLA (1)	Missouri (8)	2-pt FG	-1	0	unassisted	layup	35	15	5	8	3	7
1993	Jimmy King	Mar 21, 1993	Second Round	Michigan (1)	UCLA (9)	2-pt FG	tied	1.5	unassisted	layup	41	11	4	8	5	4
1993	Jason Kidd	Mar 18, 1993	First Round	California (6)	LSU (11)	2-pt FG	tied	1	unassisted	layup	34	16	4	12	7	7
1992	Christian Laettner	Mar 28, 1992	Regional Final	Duke (1)	Kentucky (2)	2-pt FG	-1	0	Grant Hill	16	43	31	10	10	7	3
1992	James Forrest	Mar 21, 1992	Second Round	Georgia Tech (7)	USC (2)	3-pt FG	-2	0	Matt Geiger	25	37	15	5	7	5	4
1992	Terry Dehere	Mar 19, 1992	First Round	Seton Hall (4)	La Salle (13)	2-pt FG	tied	1.8	Bryan Caver	19	37	24	8	20	2	6
1991	Steve Smith	Mar 15, 1991	First Round	Michigan State (5)	Green Bay (12)	2-pt FG	tied	0	unassisted	18	33	19	7	15	5	1
1991	Lance Miller	Mar 15, 1991	First Round	Villanova (9)	Princeton (8)	2-pt FG	tied	0.7	unassisted	8	34	19	8	9	5	3
1990	Christian Laettner	Mar 24, 1990	Regional Final	Duke (3)	UConn (1)	2-pt FG	-1	0	Brian Davis	16	38	23	7	8	5	2
1990	Tate George	Mar 22, 1990	Regional Semifinal	UConn (1)	Clemson (5)	2-pt FG	-1	0	Scott Burrell	17	30	12	5	12	1	4
1990	Todd Day	Mar 17, 1990	Second Round	Arkansas (4)	Dayton (12)	2-pt FG	tied	2	unassisted	layup	33	25	11	17	9	2
1990	Rick Fox	Mar 17, 1990	Second Round	UNC (8)	Oklahoma (1)	2-pt FG	tied	0	unassisted	3	33	23	9	16	3	2
1990	Maurice Newby	Mar 16, 1990	First Round	Northern Iowa (14)	Missouri (3)	3-pt FG	tied	3	Dale Turner	28	13	9	3	5	0	0
1990	Paris McCurdy	Mar 15, 1990	First Round	Ball State (12)	Oregon State (5)	2-Pt FG+FT	-2	0	Mike Spicer	5	25	9	3	11	9	3
1989	Sean Higgins	Apr 1, 1989	National Semifinal	Michigan (3)	Illinois (1)	2-pt FG	tied	1	unassisted	6	24	14	5	12	3	1
1989	Anderson Hunt	Mar 23, 1989	Regional Semifinal	UNLV (4)	Arizona (1)	3-pt FG	-2	4	unassisted	21	33	21	8	12	4	3
1988	Charles Smith	Mar 18, 1988	First Round	Georgetown (8)	LSU (9)	3-pt FG	tied	0	unassisted	24	31	10	4	13	5	2
1987	Keith Smart	Mar 30, 1987	National Final	Indiana (1)	Syracuse (2)	2-pt FG	-1	4	Daryl Thomas	16	35	21	9	15	5	6
1987	Kevin Gamble	Mar 20, 1987	Regional Semifinal	Iowa (2)	Oklahoma (6)	3-pt FG	-1	3	B.J. Armstrong	22	31	26	11	13	3	4
1987	Marco Baldi	Mar 13, 1987	First Round	St. John's (NY) (6)	Wichita State (11)	2-pt FG	tied	1	unassisted	12	29	11	5	5	3	1
1987	Kannard Johnson	Mar 13, 1987	First Round	Western Kentucky (10)	West Virginia (7)	2-pt FG	tied	1	Tellis Frank	layup	35	15	6	12	3	3
1987	Tony Raye	Mar 12, 1987	First Round	Austin Peay (14)	Illinois (3)	Free throw	-1	2			33	6	0	0	5	2
1986	Terry Coner	Mar 16, 1986	Second Round	Alabama (5)	Illinois (4)	2-pt FG	tied	0	unassisted	10	40	12	5	14	5	10
1986	Anthony Wilson	Mar 15, 1986	Second Round	LSU (11)	Memphis (3)	2-pt FG	tied	0	unassisted	9	31	6	3	10	3	1
1986	Jeff Hornacek	Mar 14, 1986	First Round	Iowa State (7)	Miami (OH) (10)	2-pt FG	tied	0	Gary Thompkins	25	42	15	7	11	3	3
1986	Scott Skiles	Mar 13, 1986	First Round	Michigan State (5)	Washington (12)	Free throw	tied	2			40	31	12	21	0	7
1985	Andre Turner	Mar 21, 1985	Regional Semifinal	Memphis (2)	Boston College (11)	2-pt FG	tied	1	unassisted	17	40	12	6	12	2	7
1985	Wayman Tisdale	Mar 21, 1985	Regional Semifinal	Oklahoma (1)	Louisiana Tech (5)	2-pt FG	tied	3	Tim McCalister	8	40	23	10	17	11	1
1984	Danny Young	Mar 23, 1984	Regional Semifinal	Wake Forest (4)	DePaul (1)	2-pt FG	tied	0	unassisted	layup	41	8	4	8	5	9
1984	Rolando Lamb	Mar 16, 1984	First Round	VCU (6)	Northeastern (11)	2-pt FG	-1	0	Michael Brown	20	28	10	4	6	2	9
Year	Player	Game	Round	Team	Opp	Type	Margin	Time	Assisted	Distance	MP	PTS	FG	FGA	TRB	AST
1984	Terence Stansbury	Mar 15, 1984	First Round	Temple (8)	St. John's (NY) (9)	2-pt FG	tied	0	unassisted	22	40	14	7	14	4	4
1983	Lorenzo Charles	Apr 4, 1983	National Final	NC State (6)	Houston (1)	2-pt FG	tied	1	unassisted	dunk	25	4	2	7	7	0
1983	Scooter McCray	Mar 24, 1983	Regional Semifinal	Louisville (1)	Arkansas (4)	2-pt FG	tied	1	unassisted	tip	36	17	7	12	4	1
1983	James Banks	Mar 19, 1983	Second Round	Georgia (4)	VCU (5)	2-pt FG	tied	2	unassisted	12	40	14	7	12	6	8
1983	Len Bias	Mar 17, 1983	First Round	Maryland (8)	Chattanooga (9)	2-pt FG	-1	2	unassisted	17	29	10	5	6	7	0
1983	Robert Tatum	Mar 17, 1983	First Round	Ohio (11)	Illinois State (6)	2-pt FG	tied	0	unassisted	15	33	11	5	9	6	3
1982	Brian Kellerman	Mar 14, 1982	Second Round	Idaho (3)	Iowa (6)	2-pt FG	tied	0	unassisted	18	45	14	5	9	2	2
1981	Mike Jones	Mar 20, 1981	Regional Semifinal	Wichita State (6)	Kansas (7)	2-pt FG	-1	3	Randy Smithson	22	21	8	4	7	1	3
1981	Danny Ainge	Mar 19, 1981	Regional Semifinal	BYU (6)	Notre Dame (2)	2-pt FG	-1	2	unassisted	layup	40	12	4	10	1	3
1981	Dale Ellis	Mar 15, 1981	Second Round	Tennessee (4)	VCU (5)	2-pt FG	tied	2	Michael Brooks	14	45	22	10	13	5	0
1981	U.S. Reed	Mar 14, 1981	Second Round	Arkansas (5)	Louisville (4)	2-pt FG	-1	0	unassisted	49	40	19	7	14	6	6
1981	John Smith	Mar 14, 1981	Second Round	St. Joseph's (9)	DePaul (1)	2-pt FG	-1	3	Lonnie McFarlan	layup		12	5	9	4	2
1981	Rolando Blackman	Mar 14, 1981	Second Round	Kansas State (8)	Oregon State (1)	2-pt FG	tied	2	unassisted	16	38	14	6	13	1	2
1980	Tony Branch	Mar 8, 1980	Second Round	Louisville (2)	Kansas State (7)	2-pt FG	tied	2	unassisted	15	3	2	1	1	0	0
1980	Dave Goff	Mar 7, 1980	First Round	Texas A&M (6)	Bradley (11)	Free throw	tied	1			38	6	2	6	5	5
1979	Bob Heaton	Mar 17, 1979	Regional Final	Indiana State (1)	Arkansas (2)	2-pt FG	tied	1	Steve Reed	8	16	8	4	5	1	0
1979	Stan Joplin	Mar 11, 1979	Second Round	Toledo (5)	Iowa (4)	2-pt FG	tied	1	Dick Miller	20	32	15	3	7	0	3
1978	Ron Brewer	Mar 27, 1978	National Third Place	Arkansas	Notre Dame	2-pt FG	tied	0	unassisted	17	40	20	7	16	6	3
1978	Keith Anderson	Mar 16, 1978	Regional Semifinal	Cal State Fullerton	San Francisco	2-pt FG	tied	3	?	15	37	12	6	15	4	8
1977	Jerome Whitehead	Mar 26, 1977	National Semifinal	Marquette	Charlotte	2-pt FG	tied	0	unassisted	dunk	40	21	10	16	16	0
1977	Phil Ford	Mar 17, 1977	Regional Semifinal	UNC	Notre Dame	Free throw	tied	2			39	29	10	22	2	5
1976	Toby Knight	Mar 13, 1976	First Round	Notre Dame	Cincinnati	2-pt FG	-1	2	unassisted	tip		12	6	10	6	0
1975	Richard Washington	Mar 29, 1975	National Semifinal	UCLA	Louisville	2-pt FG	-1	3	Marques Johnson	10	43	26	11	19	8	2
1975	Leonard Drake	Mar 15, 1975	First Round	Central Michigan	Georgetown	Free throw	tied	0				6	2	8	2	1
1972	Kevin Joyce	Mar 11, 1972	First Round	South Carolina	Temple	2-pt FG	tied	1	unassisted	20		12	6	14	7	4
1971	Clarence Glover	Mar 13, 1971	First Round	Western Kentucky	Jacksonville	2-pt FG	tied	2	Gary Sundmacker	layup		16	8	21	17	3
1970	Pembrook Burrows	Mar 12, 1970	Regional Semifinal	Jacksonville	Iowa	2-pt FG	-1	2	unassisted	tip		23	11	12	9
1969	Charlie Scott	Mar 15, 1969	Regional Final	UNC	Davidson	2-pt FG	tied	2	unassisted	18	40	32	14	21	6	4
1969	Rick Mount	Mar 15, 1969	Regional Final	Purdue	Marquette	2-pt FG	tied	2	unassisted	22		26	11	32	2
1968	Dave Sorenson	Mar 16, 1968	Regional Final	Ohio State	Kentucky	2-pt FG	tied	2	unassisted	6		24	11	17	7
Year	Player	Game	Round	Team	Opp	Type	Margin	Time	Assisted	Distance	MP	PTS	FG	FGA	TRB	AST
1965	Charles Beasley	Mar 13, 1965	Regional Third Place	SMU	Houston	Free throw	tied	0				19	6	13	3
1965	Charley Hunter	Mar 8, 1965	First Round	Oklahoma City	Colorado State	2-pt FG	tied	0	Gary Gray	20		24	10	17	11
1963	Vic Rouse	Mar 23, 1963	National Final	Loyola (IL)	Cincinnati	2-pt FG	tied	0	unassisted	tip	45	15	6	22	12	0
1962	Tom Thacker	Mar 23, 1962	National Semifinal	Cincinnati	UCLA	2-pt FG	tied	3	unassisted	20		2	1	7	4
1961	Jerry Hahn	Mar 15, 1961	First Round	Arizona State	Seattle	2-pt FG	tied	0	?	?		13	5	10	12
1958	Elgin Baylor	Mar 14, 1958	Regional Semifinal	Seattle	San Francisco	2-pt FG	tied	1	unassisted	30		35	11	20	14
1956	Hal Lear	Mar 17, 1956	Regional Final	Temple	Canisius	Free throw	tied	2				14	4	14	3	3
1956	Larry Blades	Mar 13, 1956	First Round	Dartmouth	West Virginia	2-pt FG	tied	0	unassisted	15		4	1	6
1954	Ken McCally	Mar 12, 1954	Regional Semifinal	Navy	Cornell	2-pt FG	tied	3	unassisted	15	4	2	1	2	1	0
1949	Jack Shelton	Mar 18, 1949	Regional Semifinal	Oklahoma State	Wyoming	2-pt FG	-1	4	Gale McArthur	?		16	5
1944	Herb Wilkinson	Mar 28, 1944	National Final	Utah	Dartmouth	2-pt FG	tied	3	Bob Lewis	20	45	7	3	14

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