British Guys React to the Most Exciting March Madness Moments in History!!

[@DNReacts]

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[@Stepperg1]

You two have caught on to everything you've checked out faster than anybody I've ever watched from outside our shores. Good on ya. Keep enjoying.

[@DNReacts]

Thank you. Sometimes the mind goes blank tackling so many new sports at once in a short period of time but always doing our best! Appreciate the comment Stepperg.

[@downrighttt]

@@DNReacts for diving into all of them essentially at once you both are doing great. Cheers fellas

[@DNReacts]

@@downrighttt Thank you Ethan, really appreciate it

[@gavincampbell7488]

In regards to your timeout question; a lot of coaches like to call timeout with very few seconds on the clock (if they have one left) to try and draw up a play to win the game. Some coaches may let the team play on and see if the players can win “organically” Edit: Each team gets three 30-second timeouts and 1 Full time out (2 or 3 minutes) and yes, the team that is trailing (losing) in the final seconds will call timeout. The defending team (winning team) wants the opposition to take it up the length of the court WITHOUT a timeout. Obviously circumstances change but this is a common occurrence.

[@DNReacts]

Makes complete sense, thank you for this Gavin

[@SkewtLilbttm]

Another reason for calling a timeout at the last second (probably moreso in football) is an attempt at "freezing" players, especially a kicker if the game has come down to that. Basically waiting until the last second prior to a final play and then halting everything suddenly as they're about to resume.

[@gemgirl2000]

Also another reason for a timeout: to stop the momentum. If a team is on a run or it’s a tight game, you can call timeout to get teams under composure

[@JoeVideoed]

Another thing to note about timeouts. During D1 college basketball playoffs whether its regional conference or national tourneys there are TV timeouts: 1 for every 4 minutes of action, 6 in total guaranteed. That's so networks can get their commercials in & make back the obscene amounts of $ they throw at these things for the coverage rights. Throw in what teams get & you could have up to 14 TOs called. God forbid the game goes into overtime, then each team gets 2 extra TOs for the OT & that's for just 1 OT. There have been as many as 4 OTs in a game; rare but true.

[@ZMtnShadows]

Most teams will have practiced last second plays, and they prefer not to call a timeout so the defense can't get organized. Everyone knows the situation and the play they are going to run. See Valparaiso run "Pacer" in an NCAA game from the 90s kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGLIgHqZfb2mnbc

[@marshalljones3341]

That Loyola team was what is called a "Cinderella story". A team that came from out of nowhere. I had a lot of fun watching them even though they blew up my bracket.

[@ahhculdee]

I think I put them in the Sweet Sixteen

[@saydee5327]

I had em in elite 8

[@WVUFan129]

@@ahhculdee same

[@mitchellmccroskey4568]

I went to high school with Clay Custer and played basketball there. He was a superstar at that school. Then crushed it in March madness. Crazy to think someone as good as him didn’t make the nba. Proved to me that the nba is seriously a MASSIVE cut above the rest. Like it’s unbelievable.

[@Yerocco]

@@mitchellmccroskey4568it’s also fair to say not everyone gets a shot. Going to the g league to the nba isn’t a bad option. Kinda like how soccer players will play in lower leagues to develop before being brought back on loan. Plus the media plays a lot on who gets to play

[@sawmill035]

The year after UVA (AKA Virginia) got shocked by UMBC (2019), Virginia went all the way and won the national championship. Each of their last 4 wins were in heart-stopping fashion. In their last three games, with just a few seconds left they had less than a 10% win probability in each of them, yet came back to win all of them. It was a magical run, and it was criminal that it wasn't shown here, particularly the game against Purdue, which is known for "the play." (Look it up, it was amazing)

[@firesight968]

Glad to see this mentioned. Pity this compilation appears to end in 2018. Here's the play in question, guys: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3m5gHmgrZmHnMU

[@NannerBrams]

The Baylor vs Georgia State one is a pretty cool story. Ron Hunter, the coach of Georgia State at the time, injured his leg while celebrating winning their conference tournament the week before. So at this game, he came riding in on a scooter and they gave him a stool to sit on during the game. His son, RJ, took that shot to win the game for Georgia State and he fell off his stool. Probably one of the most heartwarming stories of that year. Loved see him win. He just looked like he enjoyed life

[@DNReacts]

Love this Jen! What a great moment!

[@soarabove337]

Ah sweet! Ron Hunter?... he used to coach me at IUPUI. Nice share!

[@JohnnyFenoli]

The clip where he calls timeout and they didn't have any left is one of my biggest memories of March Madness. The player who called the timeout was Chris Webber, he was the best player in the country. The team he played on had the nickname of the Fab 5, they were all freshmen and all really good. All 5 went on to the NBA, one player was cut before playing in a game. They were a favorite to win the tournament that year.

[@lilsneady]

Woody Durham was the play by play announcer for UNC. His call of that moment is LEGENDARY. “Technical Foul! Technical foul!”

[@JoeVideoed]

This vid happened to show both times Dean Smith won Nat'l championships @ UNC & both of them were due to horrendous mistakes by an opposing player.

[@JBregalaSantos]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGfEgphqr7GBaNk

[@rogerdodger9752]

That first highlight with the halfcourt game winner was made by Paul Jesperson. I played against Paul every year from 5th grade until senior year of high school (ages 10-18). We NEVER beat their team. He was the Gatorade player of the year in our state his senior season and simply unguardable. I remember watching the UNI-Texas game live and yelling at the TV for his teammates to give Paul the ball as I was certain he could make the shot.

[@DNReacts]

Wow, this is great Roger. Thanks for the comment and sharing!

[@kalen1702]

Shame about the Texas A&M game :/

[@gregcable3250]

To your question of whether the losing team calls the timeout---yes, they will, as I mentioned, call the timeout to set up a play (again, they had practiced during the season and probably very recently), but, what sometimes happens is that once they return to the floor and set up to start the play by "inbounding" the ball, the other team may call a timeout to reset their defense based on what they saw from the inbounding team. Great stuff.

[@DNReacts]

Thanks Greg

[@fpl_mccolby]

With the UMBC vs. Virginia game, the 16 seed defeating the 1 seed...yeah, that's the only time that's ever happened. And it was a blowout, too! Virginia was favored to win the game by 20.5 points. There had been a couple other close calls in past years, but this result was truly shocking. I was at a different tournament site during that game, and everyone thought the out-of-town scoreboard had the scores reversed, haha.

[@sawmill035]

What's crazier is that they (UVA) came back the next season and won the championship, making a comeback in each of the last 3 games in the final minute to do it. That Purdue game in particular was insane.

[@mbdg6810]

It has now happened Again lol

[@sethp26]

Would recommend watching the biggest Cinderella story runs in march madness history (low ranked teams making it far). Great reaction as always

[@DNReacts]

Thank you Seth, really appreciated. Have added this one to our list, sounds like a great one to review!

[@HurricaneCook]

While you guys are doing a great job learning about this stuff, College Basketball has several layers of deeper interest as the season progresses on. Coaches that move between schools, recruiting scandals, huge rivalries like Duke/UNC, rules about entering the NBA that means some really AMAZING players only play for 1 or 2 seasons and leave for the pros, certain schools are "basketball schools" which means they are only really good at basketball and hardly even play other sports. I recommend picking a school each and just following that one for a season. I'd say don't pick rivals, pick two equally good and storied teams from different conferences, and get to know the starting players, the coach and some of the traditions. Then, as they enter March Madness, you can track how they're doing. While the tournament as a whole is fun, and all the betting and rivalry are great, having "some skin in the game" with a specific team you're cheering on amplifies the experience. I'd say pick teams like Duke and Kentucky, or some other combination and watch a few of their games before the big tournament beings.

[@marshalljones3341]

I'm a die hard OSU fan. GO POKES!

[@DNReacts]

Thanks for this Casey, we’ll definitely look to do this before March Madness. It’s a great idea

[@loganleroy8622]

@@DNReacts The teams that traditionally all do well are Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, and North Carolina. They are collectively referred to as the Blue Bloods partly because they are basketball royalty, also because all of these school have Blue as their primary color. Kansas is the current defending national champions. Other teams that have good history are UCLA, Indiana, and Villanova.

[@gavincampbell7488]

Another great reaction. I think you guys are in for a serious treat this month. The madness is just around the corner! 😎👉👉

[@DNReacts]

Thank you Gavin, really appreciate that, we can’t wait for this, it’s going to be brilliant! More March Madness from us tomorrow too 😀

[@laflamablanca-kh4xv]

11:39 The crazy thing about that Michigan - Kansas game is that Michigan was down 10 with under 2 minutes to play and that long 3 tied the game after a wild comeback. Michigan went on to win in OT.

[@phunkjnky]

That shot by Michael Jordan was him as a freshman, and the steal was by Hall of Famer, and future LA Laker James Worthy. Future All Star Sam Perkins was also on that team.

[@slip-n-slide4807]

In basketball you're able to call timeouts when you're on the opponents side of the court, which then moves the spot you inbound the ball from after the time out to your side of the court... hope that makes sense... Basically, you use a timeout to draw up a play and to move the ball up the court while saving time 👍🏼 and I believe this only works in the final 2 minutes of the 2nd and 4th quarters (Edit: I forgot college doesnt play 4 quarters, they play 2 halves. But other than that the purpose of timeouts at the end of the game is the same)

[@DNReacts]

Thank you, appreciate this, and makes complete sense

[@slip-n-slide4807]

@@DNReacts for sure 👊🏽 Last thing you might wanna know is in situations when they don't call a timeout, it's usually because they're out of timeouts or there's a better chance of scoring on a "fast break" play - meaning if a player gets a rebound, his teammates can start running to their spots on the other end of the court before the other team's defenders can catch up to them, leading to easy scores (Edit: "fast break" = "counter attack" in soccer or futbol)

[@wareagle244]

You guys have talked about filling out a bracket and something you should consider is making a bracket group. Most bracket websites let you create a bracket group where other people can join and there is a leaderboard of who does the best. You could make a bracket group and share it in the video you make when you fill out your brackets. It would be a cool thing for the community to be able to interact.

[@DNReacts]

Jumped straight on this. Love this idea Tigah. We will 100% do this. Will check out some bracket websites and get the details out in a video and on the community page. Thank you for suggesting this

[@brent4723]

Beginning at 4:15 are the closing seconds of the 1982 men's Division I championship game, played before more than 60,000 fans in the Superdome in New Orleans. That might have been the second football arena setting ever for college hoops (after Houston-UCLA in 1968 at the Astrodome). Trailing by one to Georgetown, the North Carolina Tar Heels found their star freshman guard open to the left side -- a fellow named Michael Jordan -- who calmly hit the jump shot that delivered the title. It was around then also that a fledgling cable network called ESPN decided to show tons of college basketball games each winter to draw people to their channel and turning men's college hoops into a truly national obsession. The championship game the following year was even more iconic.

[@brent4723]

Postscript: Georgetown's Fred Brown was an outstanding player, especially on defense. Following the Jordan basket, when he was trying to set up a game winning shot for the Hoyas under all the pressure of that moment, Fred could hardly expect an opposing player at the location he passed to in his peripheral vision. I wouldn't have, either.

[@eurofritz4617]

The guy you felt bad for at 7:30 was on the winning team, he is just overcome with emotion for the win. That is Duke vs Kentucky in the 1992 March Madness tournament. It is considered by many as the best college game ever and that last shot became known as "The Shot". Duke was a #1 seed and had won their first NCAA title the previous year. Kentucky had just come off a 2 year probation period where they were not even allowed in the tournament and were a #2 seed that year. Because of that probation period some Kentucky players transferred to other colleges. This team included 4 seniors that stayed with the program and became known as "The Unforgettables". It is worth watching the game on your own schedule - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHWxmaGQl5ubgKM

[@Nobody-xe9fc]

9:29 Turns out that UMBC's website actually crashed that night.

[@rlsimpson2]

A little context for the Duke-Kentucky game. Many people consider this the greatest college basketball game ever played. Duke was the defending National Champions, and Kentucky was a historic power in the sport back in the tournament for the first time in a couple years because they had been on probation for recruiting violations. Kentucky's Sean Woods hit a basket with 2.1 seconds left (right before where the clip starts) to give Kentucky the lead and then the Laettner shot happened. I'm a Kentucky fan, so when that shot went in I literally jumped up, fell to the floor, and my glasses fell off and broke (lol!). We take our basketball seriously!

[@eclii9se751]

That UMBC vs Virginia game was (i think) the first time EVER that a 1 seed lost to a 16 seed. Until this year at least, where #1 Purdue lost to #16 FDU. FDU weren't even supposed to be in the tournament to begin with. It has to be the greatest upset in March Madness history.

[@stevesnow315]

When the whistle blows the clock and play stop. The whistle blows if someone calls time out or a player has committed a infraction say traveling (steps without dribbling).

[@qt14.]

Let’s go always a 🔥 day when DN reacts posts about cfb or cbb

[@DNReacts]

Thanks Qt 🔥

[@joshntn37111]

This year's conference tournaments have already begun. The best part is that any team can win. All you have to do is keep winning but if you lose your whole season is over.

[@M3ntalVib3z]

I've seen a couple of responses about the refs blowing the whistles. Sometimes it is the coaches calling timeouts, sometimes it's the refs checking the time left on the clock and/or seeing if it was a 2point or 3point shot

[@matthewtopping6834]

I remember watching the game at 9:35 as a Virginia fan and realizing just how insane it was to see us be the first number 1 seed to ever get knocked out first round, and not only that but by a margin of 20 points. It was devastating up until the next year where they secured the number 1 seed again, and again, were struggling against the 16 seed in the first round losing by 6 at the half. However, this time they came back and didn't absolutely embarrass themselves again, and eventually made a run to the finals and won it. From the pits to the heavens, back to back years. Would love to see you guys react to that run considering the circumstances and how intense the games were!

[@DNReacts]

Thanks Matthew, have added this one to the list!

[@Dzaaaaa4332]

Yes dudes 🔥

[@kentgrady9226]

9:31 That was the first, and I believe still only, time a 16 seed had beaten a 1 seed. In terms of unlikelihood, it's roughly equivalent to MK Dons beating Arsenal 4-1 in the FA Cup. In other words, it doesn't happen - especially by such a comfortable margin. By the time teams reach the round of 16, there really aren't any shocking upsets. There are cases in which a team may defy the odds a bit. But, by that point in the tournament, every team is pretty dangerous. Reaching the "Sweet Sixteen" is an important milestone. For established teams, it's the minimum expectation. For up-and-comers, it puts the college basketball world on notice that they've arrived at the big time. It is effectively the top 4% of college basketball.

[@DNReacts]

Great comment Kent. Thank you for this! Clears up a lot of things. Think we queried the rankings in the video coming out tomorrow too (part of the downside of having to batch record) but brilliant context here. Thanks

[@spanieaj]

My wife and daughter are alumna of Villanova. The NCAA championship winning shot was in 2016. My daughter was accepted by Villanova at the time so she was going to be a freshman in the fall semester. She is a HUGE basketball fan and was following Nova's tournament run. We were glued to the TV watching the championship game against the University of North Carolina. UNC was the favorite. When UNC hit that 3 pointer to tie, we thought the game was going into overtime. So when Kris Jenkins hit that game winning shot I literally jumped for joy! It was such an amazing game!

[@qt14.]

Both teams will call a timeout at the end if they have one if it’s needed, on offense or defense

[@DNReacts]

Thank you for the context Qt, appreciate it! Makes complete sense, had a feeling it must be timeouts

[@seanmonetathchi1060]

@@DNReacts Taking a TO after a made basket in that situation is a strategic decision based upon the flow of the game, the player match ups at the time, how much they are down, are they going for the win or overtime, etc. Often times both teams will sub specialists for that situation and have specialized plays to get the preferred player free to shoot. Sometimes, if they have the TOs , the team that did not call a TO after the basket WILL call a TO after they see the lineup and the alignment of the other team's players and try to strategize against it. As always, enjoying your content! Cheers!

[@wilshade]

The last two minutes of a college basketball game is the longest 2 minutes in sports. As soon as the game clock hits 2 minutes, it's best just to assume that there will be much more frequent play stoppages, especially right after a score. All available timeouts are likely to be used. Lots of fouls, most of which are intentional. Referee timeouts to check video replays to make sure they made the right calls. That last 2 minutes is likely to take 20 or more real-time minutes to play. And during March Madness, you can add in increasing blood pressure, anxiety, sensory awareness/overload, and a rapid and continuous escalation in the decibel level of the place. Oh, and if they go into Overtime, it's all gonna happen again. It's all part of the Madness.

[@DNReacts]

Thanks Will. Definitely the madness of March madness! Bring it on!

[@SilverAndBlackZach]

Just to answer your question about every time they make a basket do they get a timeout. The answer is, inside the last 2 minutes of a game, everytime a shot is made, the clock automatically stops. The clock does not resume until you inbound the ball. If you have timeouts left, you can call a timeout, or you can grab thew ball and go as fast as you want. They key is that the clock stops everytime a basket is made inside of 2 minutes. Every single one of these videos is inside of 2 minutes. For the rest of the game, the clock does NOT stop when a ball is made and therefor they have to grab the ball and go quicker.

[@DNReacts]

Thank you Zach!

[@gregorywilliams1308]

My first comment was messed up, but after every made basket the clock stops. The other team takes the ball out of bounds. The clock starts again when ball is in bounded.

[@DNReacts]

Thank you Gregory, makes complete sense now. Appreciate it!

[@EdmundKempersDartboard]

Yes, typically toward the end of a game, assuming the team has them available, you're going to be seeing timeouts immediately after a play. Time to draw up a play, but mostly because they get the ball at midcourt when the game resumes rather than gaving to go the full length of the court. Saves time since the clock starts once the ball is touched.

[@DNReacts]

Makes sense! Thank you!

[@richiesummerville1553]

On your question about the timing rules. In the last minute of college basketball games the clock will stop on all made baskets (field goals). Sometimes, if the team has a timeout, they will still call for time and then meet and draw up a play, talk strategy, etc. Sometimes they will just take the ball and attack on the theory that the opponent won't have time to set up their defense. It all depends on the theory of the coaching staff, if they have any timeouts, or sometimes the player(s) just take matters into their own hands. One other thing to note. The clock stopping after a made basket, in the final minute, hasn't always been the rule. This video you watched has highlights going back to 1982. So sometimes you are seeing game enders that didn't have that rule in effect.

[@DNReacts]

Ah okay, thank you for this Richie. It was the difference that had me confused. Reading this, and that the rules have indeed changed, makes much more sense. Appreciate the context

[@phunkjnky]

A little historical context for that Michigan team and Chris Webber calling the time out they didn't have. Webber was the starting center for a group of kids that all came to Michigan at the same time. All freshman, they took the team over from the upper classman who had underachieved. They were known as the Fab Five, and they were brash, and were the emerging face of hip hop taking over college basketball from a bunch of white guys. People were very hot and cold on the Fab Five.Whether or not you liked them, tended to fall along age, color, and class lines. The Fab Five went to the national championship in their first two years, and that moment is Webber mentally melting down in the national championship game.

[@DNReacts]

It’s a mad moment Mark, thanks for the background on the Fab Five! Still sounds like they achieved a lot but judging from the comments, calling a timeout you haven’t got, never happens

[@Cashcrop54]

I clearly remember the game where Michigan called a time out and didn't have one. It was shocking. In one of the other videos was a player named Christian Laettner of Duke. He was a great player but hated by everyone not on his team. Maybe check out a video on him. Another great one guys!

[@DNReacts]

Thank you Mark, really appreciate it! Sounds an interesting watch regarding Laettner, have added him to our list

[@ImOutOfMtDew]

That was Chris Weber who called the timeout when Michigan didn't have any.

[@phunkjnky]

@@DNReacts That game is referred to as the greatest tournament game in history. Laettner was the lone college player on the first Dream Team, and was the consensus player of the year the college basketball, one of the greatest college players of all time. He ended his college career with back to back championships, and is Duke University's record holder for 3-pt percentage. He was also perfect in that game; 10-10 from the free throw line, 10-10 from the field. This was Duke University vs University of Kentucky 1992, Eastern Regional Final, the winner goes to the Final Four. Duke was the 1 seed, and Kentucky the 2 seed. It was the matchup that everyone wanted to see, and they were already in overtime when he hit that show. If the game had been won in regulation, it would have already been a great game, that finish in overtime made it legendary.

[@Cashcrop54]

@@ImOutOfMtDew yep,.

[@Cashcrop54]

@@phunkjnky I saw a video about him and Coach K last week and I needed to see that. I hadn't really thought about him since the 30-30 program. He was shockingly good.

[@hipzipper1]

Since I found you guys, I've been bingeing on you videos. You guys are great. You get my sub.

[@DNReacts]

Thank you Dean, really appreciate the support and glad you’re enjoying the content!

[@mattolson7037]

16 seeds are 1-147 all time against 1 seeds in the tournament

[@DNReacts]

Thanks for this Matt. That’s an unreal stat. And answers the first question we had for tomorrows video. You’re ahead of the game lol

[@qt14.]

It is because they are calling a timeout the other ones the coaches either didn’t have one or just didn’t call one, when you call one near the end it brings the ball from the back all the way up to about the three point line so it’s easier to hit a buzzer beater

[@DNReacts]

Thank you!

[@NannerBrams]

This is an NBA only thing. This doesn't happen in college. The reason for the timeout is to regroup and design a play

[@lilsneady]

4:45 I wasn’t alive to see this game… but I’ve watched it many times. This was the national championship game… Micheal Jordan’s first step to becoming the GOAT😊

[@lt.spears1889]

Love love your channel as an American sports junkie I really appreciate the way you guys are jumping into our sports, AND figuring the out the rules etc of each sport as fast as y’all have is impressive. Subbed.

[@DNReacts]

Thank you, that’s great, really appreciate the support and love that you’re enjoying the channel. Tough taking on so many sports at once but getting there 😅

[@mcgiver1327]

As much as it pains me as a Xavier fan. The K-state Xavier game is a must watch

[@DNReacts]

Have added it to our list, thanks!

[@johannbaniqued4360]

It's cool seeing these guys all the way from GB seeing my univesity's basketball team at the end. I only attended Loyola-Chicago because it's a mile from my house. Our sports program was absolutely unknown throughout the USA at the time (1999-2002).

[@RepsajX]

A little bit about that Michigan vs UNC game at 11:50. That Michigan team was known as the Fab Five, they were a group of 5 players from the same recruiting class who their freshman and sophomore years led Michigan to back to back national title games (sadly losing both times). They absolutely revolutionized college basketball, there’s a great ESPN documentary about them. One of the players Juwan Howard is the current coach at Michigan.

[@DNReacts]

Thanks Jasper, will give this a search!

[@poolplayergus]

It's a shame the Fab 5 never won the National Championship.

[@JBregalaSantos]

@@DNReacts kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGfEgphqr7GBaNk

[@upbeatproductions7614]

Howard sucks as a coach lmao also they were all thugs

[@matthewmaning4859]

​@@poolplayergus Even if the did they would have been vacated because of all the illegal things that happened with the players.

[@quakerdevil08]

You need to look at the little numbers beside the team names. In MM, the teams in a region are ranked 1-16, where 1 plays 16, 2 plays 15, etc. Many of these are huge upsets such as number 15 beating number 2.

[@DNReacts]

Thank you for this. We queried this in tomorrows video (curse of having to record in batches)

[@phunkjnky]

A 16 seed had only beaten a 1 seed once.I think a 2 seed has lost to a 15 seed only once... but every year, at least one 12 seed beats a 5 seed. EVERY YEAR. Like clockwork. One of the first things I do when I look at my brackets, is look at the 4 5/12 matchups and see if I can see the upset.

[@DNReacts]

If that’s your strategy, I’m making it mine too. Not that looking at the 4/5 vs 12s is going to help much for us 😅

[@NannerBrams]

A 15 has beaten a 2 seed a handful of times. I don't know all of the examples but I can think of FGCU, St Peters, and Middle Tennessee of the top of my head. As for 12 seeds, if the projections still stand, I will be picking Oral Roberts as my 12 seed upset. Great Free Throw shooting team, make very little turnovers, and they are 27-4. Assuming they don't blow it and lose their conference

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

The second shot from Arkansas' U.S. Reed had some extenuating circumstances. First, they didn't have tenths of a second yet (it was 1981 when that game happened), and many credit it to a controversial play in the NBA called the "Trent Tucker" game. Second, the three-point line wasn't in effect in the NCAA yet (that took effect in 1986), so it was only a two-pointer back then, but it did win the game. Lastly, that shot was one of four legendary games that took place on the same day, 14 March 1981. It's known as the "Day that Made March Madness."

[@spencerharvey9361]

This video didn’t include the almost Gordon Hayward half court for the national championship!? Surprised

[@Dalton1294]

The ending of 2018 Michigan Houston game was insane. Muhammad Ali Abdur-Rahkman missed a layup on MIchigan's previous possession and Michigan fouled Houston's Devin Davis who missed both free throws

[@rastamon52]

Poor Chris Webber, who called the timeout when they didn't have one. During his entire NBA career, when playing on the road, and he would get the ball, the home fans would scream "TIMEOUT" to aggravate him.

[@snoop797]

Definitely should’ve put cardiac Kemba in that video! He broke homie off on that stepback😂

[@NOxSPLOOSHxPLANE]

I'm disappointed that I didn't see my cardiac kemba Walker step back shot UConn quarterfinals winner

[@Jessica_Roth]

The UMBC (Maryland-Baltimore County) victory over Virginia is the only time a #1 seeded team has lost their opening game. There had been close calls before, but the #16 seeds always went down. (In contrast, there a number of cases where #15s have beaten #2s. Florda-Gulf Coast [FGCU] whom you saw in the video, did it that year.) What was shocking was that not only did Virginia lose, but that it wasn't even close. What happened was that Virginia ran a very controlled, meticulous offense: take your time, don't rush, work the ball for the perfect shot, play defense. Sound tactics, but when Baltimore hit a few shots and built a lead, Virginia discovered that they just weren't built for comebacks. So, historically humiliated, Virginia went home, came back the next year as a lower-ranked and unfancied team…and won the tournament, after all. Just a year later than expected.

[@chroniccomplainer3792]

This one is tough to understand for a newer fan to the sport. You really gotta look at the number next to the teams. During the REGULAR SEASON 25 total teams get ranked. 1 through 25 with each number only getting 1 team. But during MARCH MADNESS 68 teams make it in. They are seeded 1 through 16 in four different regions. Meaning there are four 1's, four 2's, four 3's, and so on. So a great team during the regular season will only be seeded 1-5. Basically the top 25 get seeded there. Bad teams that ront have a chance to win are seeded 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. A lower level team wont have any star recruits. And they have to play a team with a future NBA player on the roster. If a 3 seed loses to 14 seed, its pretty monumental. Top seeds losing in the first weekend is very rare. So alot of these clips are of that happening. Its the most complicated and exciting tournament in any sport but theres sooo much nuance.

[@treyreichert4428]

Whatever team you two start pulling for, don’t pick a college tan off popularity or record. Just pick who you like. Michigan have been bad my whole childhood but the last 5 years has been turned around. I’ll pull for them 0-12 or 12-0 it don’t matter. Go blue!

[@davidterry6155]

I invite you to my city (San Antonio, TX) for the 2025 Final Four weekend. There’s always an amazing amount of things to do for free. It is a celebration of all NCAA sports not just basketball. There is even free concerts at night. In 2018 it was Imagine Dragons, Maroon 5, Panic at the Disco to name a few. Concerts go all day. Not to mention that it is typically beautiful weather here compared to much of the US at that time of year.

[@conman1495]

So UMBC as a 16 seed beating UVA as the #1 overall seeded team in the entire tournament by 20 is the game I mentioned would be equal to a team in the 4th or 5th level of English football beating Man City by 3 goals. First and only time it's happened so far. As for the Michigan timeout, he called a timeout when the team didn't have any left so it's a technical foul, which means UNC, the team they were playing, got 2 free throw attempts and possession of the ball. And Michigan was down when the timeout was called so that effectively clinched the game for UNC. This video is just a taste of the most memorable moments in March Madness history. They didn't show Valpo's game winner, Northern Iowa beating #1 seeded Kansas, Aaron Harrison's heroics for Kentucky, Kemba Walker, any of the other 15 seeds beating 2 seeds besides Florida Gulf Coast (the big dunk in the video), Dayton's game winner vs Ohio State, NC State winning the National Championship on a dunk and Jim Valvano running around the court looking for someone to hug, etc. There should be plenty of other videos to find and watch to see those moments.

[@Jacob-po2jt]

It's missing the greatest comeback in March madness Texas A&M vs UNI

[@marshalljones3341]

There are so many to choose from. They missed Bryant Reeves half court shot for Oklahoma State.

[@DNReacts]

Sounds like so many clips we need to check out, added these to our list!

[@iretsia5275]

I would LOVE to see you react to some of the past NBA legends like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, etc.

[@danbaker300]

Seeding matters a lot. You tend to see more deep tournament runs out of 11 seeds than 8s and 9s, interestingly, because the 8 or 9 has to face a 1 seed in the second round, while an 11 wouldn't until the fourth round. To give you an idea on big upsets: In the first round, 8/9 and 7/10 are basically toss-ups; 11 over 6 would be a pretty minor upset. Once you start talking 12s and below, you're getting into the small-conference champions and these tend to be bigger upsets. The 12s are usually good enough to put a scare into the 5s, and most years at least one will win. 13s and 14s advancing are fairly big upsets, but between the two, it's fairly common for 1 of the 8 teams to win. 15s taking down 2s are significantly rarer, maybe one every five or six years (you saw one in this video, Florida Gulf Coast against Georgetown). A 16 over a 1 has happened exactly once, although I think at least one other has taken a 1 seed to overtime before losing. A 7 seed or lower making it to the second weekend (the third round, or Sweet Sixteen) is fairly significant. 3/6 and 4/5 matchups can go either way without being too much of a surprise. Most years at least one double-digit seed makes it through (11s and 12s most commonly; 10s have to play the 2 seed to get there). One 15 seed (Florida Gulf Coast) has made it that far. For the most part, a 3 seed reaching the Final Four isn't a big surprise, and there is occasionally a team on the 4 or 5 line that has been inconsistent but clearly had the potential, but anything lower is a major surprise. 11s have done it (they showed three games of Loyola's run to get there), and an 8 has managed to win the whole thing, but a pretty typical Final Four is two 1 seeds, a 2, and a 3 or 4.

[@christophermckinney3924]

Women’s Final Four Same sort of format. Usually played the day before the men’s.

[@soarabove337]

@7:50 mark roundabout, you generally figured out the timeouts Q you're asking. In summary: if a team goes ahead in the last seconds and the losing team HAS a timeout available to call... they generally do. If the losing team are OUT of timeouts, they are forced to push the ball up the court & attempt to score again before the buzzer. Very glad to have stumbled on your channel, it's been enjoyable. Cheers mates. Edit: you cleared the air exactly right @9:05.

[@threeminuteshate]

You said “basketball games all look the same to me now.” This is a *relatively* new thing with the NCAA tournament. They’ve standardized the look of tournament. I don’t know when this standardization occurred but prior to it, early round games used the courts of the arenas that hosted the tournament round. There was a banner that was standard and the NCAA roundel on the court but if the round was being played on the campus of the University of North Carolina, it would be a baby blue color scheme with the UNC logo a center court, as an example. Today, every court has the same color scheme, branding, etc regardless if the game was being played in Texas or in Ohio. I’m old and cranky, so naturally I feel some uniqueness to a particular early round game is lost with this homogenization and games do all kind of “look” the same.

[@SoundsAroundUs7]

You should watch some extended highlights on a single team making their Cinderella run. I think the best are Davidson with Steph Curry or Florida Gulf Coast aka Dunk City!

[@genekent2391]

Hey could they not include the shot in 1983 when NC State beat Houston and Phi Slamma Jamma?!!

[@cygnusx-3217]

This is the best tourney in US sports. The three clips 12:40 12:55 13:18 are Loyola Chicago, a little school on the north side of Chicago. They weren't even supposed be competitive. They won 3 consecutive games *in the final seconds* and made it to the Final Four. That's never happened before. Pure madness.

[@DNReacts]

Love this!! Sounds absolutely incredible. Added them to our list incase there’s any content out there covering this mental journey. Guessing that there will be. Thanks for this Cygnus.

[@cygnusx-3217]

@@DNReacts They lost in the Final 4 but it was an incredible run for my Ramblers. It's probably not worth reacting to them since it was 4 years ago and THEY STINK this season. I'd suggest the classic North Carolina State Cinderella team that won it all in 1983. Or Villanova beating top ranked Georgetown in 1985. These are classics that everyone knows and enjoys.

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

Not only that, but for a school that small, they also won the whole thing once, in 1963, defeating two-time defending champion Cincinnati.

[@aidanthecasual7723]

I actually lived on villanova property and needless to say I didn’t sleep very well with the noise after that buzzer beater😂 that was 2016, they also won again in 2018 but not as exciting a finish

[@Gamecocks_16]

6:26 You have excellent questions and insight relating to clock management which is VITAL to the ending of the game: Near the end of the game after a score the clock is stopped until it is passed in bounds and is TOUCHED in bounds. 8:45 If there is a timeout called or if the ball has not been touched inbounds yet, the clock will not start. You have five seconds to inbound the ball once the inbounding player has gathered the ball or been handed the ball by the referee. They must also advance the ball past the half court line within ten seconds of game time. Each team has three time outs per half (two of which can be carried over to the following half). Because of this, there is a fair amount of opportunity for intentional stoppage to allow for regrouping, play coordination, and clock management. One additional feature of clock management is FOULING. When fouled, the clock stops automatically so in some instances you will see players intentionally foul one another to force them to shoot free throws in an attempt to come back without using up game time.

[@mauruhkatigaming4807]

Florida Gulf Coast is my favorite Cinderella team of all time, largely because they did things completely differently from how most small schools do it. Generally, when one imagines a successful small school team in the NCAA tournament, one imagines a team that slows down the game, running a Princeton type offense and getting hot from behind the line. FGCU somehow played FASTER and MORE athletic than the big schools they were beating. (I generally don't follow college hoops as closely as the NBA for this reason - I prefer the game to be faster and free flowing, whereas in the college ranks the players often aren't skilled or developed enough to play this way).

[@MooseGooseThe1st]

Southeast Missouri State just punched their ticket to March Madness this year. They won their conference tournament(they're in the Ohio Valley Conference, or OVC)

[@danconklin5531]

Look into Loyola Chicago's run. Incredible

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

During March Madness, there are always several upsets where a much lower team beats a top rated team. These are often referred to a Bracket Beaters because it can ruin the "bracket" that someone has put together of who will win and move on in the tournament. Building a bracket of 64 teams and actually being correct in all of the games is nearly impossible. That 1 vs 16 loss, broke almost all of the brackets done on various websites. Chances are 1:120 billion.

[@Smaug555]

Fun fact, that clip where UMBC beat Virginia is the only time in the history of the tournament where a #16 seed beat a #1 seed

[@chaoswilliams9037]

Should do "One Shining Moment" which ends the March Madness tournament.

[@mikehagen9615]

Can’t believe there wasn’t a Butler game in here for their back to back championship runs 😕

[@threeminuteshate]

Forgive me if this is mentioned somewhere else in the comments but the NBA has a rule that college doesn’t with r we cards to timeouts that makes calling one advantageous (in addition to the other reasons I’ve seen given.) in the NBA calling a timeout after an opposing team’s basket advances the ball automatically to the half-court line when play begins after the time out. This is advantageous for the offense in that it saves precious seconds that would be taken moving the ball the full length of the court and prevents a defense from pressing high up the court, called a “full court press.” Just found you guys thanks to the algorithm and am enjoying your content. Always fun to see people new to a sport find it as exciting as I have for decades.

[@katiew367]

you guys should watch a bunch of one shining moments!! some people only watch march madness, but personally i watch every game of the season!

[@dd_doesit]

you guys should react to the Duke UNC game that happened last night. It’s basketball el clasico

[@barnabydodd8956]

This is why it's called March Madness. It seems like every game is like this every year. Big teams are getting upset left and right, buzzer beaters galore. It's an insane tournament.

[@charlesramanand6321]

2:50 This might have already been addressed, but the refs will sometimes blow their whistle to confirm that the shot was a three-pointer rather than a two-pointer. Another good example of this is in game 6 of the 2012 NBA finals.

[@Gamecocks_16]

9:45 "He Actually Did Well To Miss It" - Excellent Insight into scoring! Yes, sometimes it is preferred to miss the shot in order to start the clock and burn more time or give your team an opportunity to gain more than 1 point. This is only the case if it is the last free throw to be shot for that penalty. In this case however, they would have preferred to score and tie, but they were lucky to miss and then gather the rebound for two points.

[@ibrahimmohamed8601]

The Michigan player who called a timeout when there was none; is Chris Webber. He received a phone call from president Bill Clinton few days after that title game was over with, to comfort him. My beloved Michigan Wloverines lost six title games in total - that was one of them.

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

Often they will call a quick time out to change out defensive players for better shooters so they have a chance for a quick score.

[@S1L3N7xGHOST]

Mario of the buzzer....'08. Rock Chalk!

[@davidkoblentz]

about time outs... it depends on your personnel, some coaches want to set up their Defense and some want to set up their offense, some are happy with who they have on the court (or they have no timeouts left). I was @ that Uconn game (Tate George, 1 sec left), it was back and forth the entire second half, the kid from Clemson and George just were going punch for punch...

[@ncg195]

To answer the main question of this video: the referee's whistle can mean two things, either a timeout (which was most of the examples in this video) or a foul. The foul portion was not really very relevent in this video, so I'll just explain the timeouts. A team can only call timeout when they have posession of the ball. Often, a coach will call a timeout immediately after the other team makes a basket because his players are coached to inbound the ball right away under normal circumstances, but in this case he doesn't want them to do so and waste precious seconds. This particular example is why you were frequently hearing the whistle blow immdeiately after a made shot in this highlight video. Teams usually try to save timeouts for these end of game situations so that they can potentially organize and run a play, and also so that the players can catch their breath in the most important minutes at the end of a game. One other point of clarification is that, following a made shot (under normal circumstances, i.e. no time out is called), the clock does not start running until the ball is touched by a player on the court. This is why the long lob passes up the court with 1 second left on the clock have the potential of actuially working, as the recipient has just enough time to catch, turn, and shoot before time is up. Sometimes, you will even see a player roll the ball slowly up the court from the baseline and a teammate will follow the ball, waiting to pick it up until a defender gets too close, because again the clock will not start until someone on the court touches the ball. This can give the team an extra second or two to get their players set, but you don't really see it end-of-game situations because the defense is always ready for it and will be guarding the inbound pass much more tightly than they usually do throughout the game.

[@dmay327]

Gonzaga VS. UCLA 2021 final four.

[@KevinQuinn81]

You're totally right that the teams with the ball when either tied or losing take timeouts to reset and call a play. In the cases where they just kept on playing, they either were out of timeouts or chose to run a quick play to catch the defense off guard.

[@DNReacts]

Thanks for confirming Kevin, had a feeling that would be the case!

[@jimgreen5788]

Kyle, very good job here--again. Re. Finns, have you ever heard the joke about the UP, namely, that because there used to be such a high percentage up there, you either had to be a Finn or a Finn fan to fit in?

[@gregorywilliams1308]

Altha every made basket the clock stops and the other team takes the ball out of bounds and throwing bottles so after every made basket the clock stocks

[@rzrbckredblood]

Yes, the opposing team's coach almost certainly called a timeout right after that shot was made. Sometimes they will feel it benefits them more to go ahead and play on, but it's probably a better decision to call the timeout- if you have one- and chat about what we're gonna do next.

[@avp5964]

You're right it's time outs. You just got rocked let's run a play make sure we execute to score defend whatever.

[@TheLwaller09]

Timeouts towards the very end of the game, in the last few seconds are either A) the team about to get the ball who is trying to win or tie it to send it to overtime, trying to set up a play to get the shot they want or B) the team that JUST scored to either take the lead or tie, taking a timeout to set up their DEFENSE to make sure they don't have a miscommunication that leads to an easy shot that could get them beat. Scenario A is more common, though you do sometimes see teams do scenarios B, especially if the game is tied or they're only up by 1 point (where any made basket could beat them).

[@clay7746]

A tip for you, the lower seed teams are the favorites and they wear the white uniforms, which typically is used by the ‘home’ team.

[@benjaminabell8345]

at 9:30 that UMBC vs Virginia upset is, to this day, the only time a 16 seed has ever beaten a 1 seed. no other 16 seed in history has won a game in the NCAA tournament.

[@phobiaone306]

The whistle can be blown for several reasons. One may be a Time Out has been called. Another is the ball goes out of bounds. Of course there is always a whistle for Fouls.

[@TheLwaller09]

Another handy thing to know about basketball rules - only the team who has the ball can call timeout. If a basket has just been made, either team can call timeout provided that the team getting the ball hasn't already inbounded the ball to put it back in play.

[@rileywhite5207]

Most of the time if a buzzer beater is hit in college the shot is always reviewed to make sure the shot got off in time.