I very very very much miss college basketball so I'm gonna string together the best game/play/moment from each day of the 2019-20 season to fill the March Madness void.

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Nov. 5, 2019 (OPENING NIGHT)

I hate to include Duke in anything, but it was No. 4 Duke 68, No. 3 Kansas 66 at MSG to open the season.

Kansas turned it over 28 times and somehow still had chance to tie the game at the end.
Nov. 6, 2019

Virginia opened its title defense in the most Virginia way possible — they allowed only 34 points in a win over Syracuse. Somehow they found some made shots to put into these highlights:
Nov. 7, 2019

UAB’s Makhtar Gueye hits a three with just seconds remaining to give the Blazers a win over Troy.

UAB had another good season at 19-13 but for some reason they fired HC Rob Ehsan (a former Maryland assistant under Gary)
Nov. 8, 2019

Merrimack picks up its first ever D1 victory with a road win over Northwestern. The Warriors moved up from D2 this season and actually won the NEC regular season championship, but would not have even been eligible for any postseason play.
Nov. 9, 2019

After getting blown out at home by UC-Riverside to open the season, Nebraska makes it two bad losses in two games for new HC Fred Hoiberg when Southern Utah beats them in 2OT with this winner from Cameron Oluyitan
Nov. 10, 2019

It was Paul George Day at Fresno State, and the bulldogs honored the NBA All-Star with a buzzer-beating win over Winthrop on this shot from Mustafa Lawrence. And Paul George loves it.
Nov. 11, 2019

One of the many things that makes college basketball awesome — One day after the crushing loss to Fresno, Winthrop goes out and pulls the big upset over No. 18 Saint Mary’s. Winthrop went on to win the Big South title.
Nov. 12, 2019

This was a really good day of CBB, but nothing could top the biggest upset of the season — Evansville goes on the road to beat No. 1 Kentucky.

Evansville would go on to finish 0-18 in Missouri Valley Conference play.
Nov. 13, 2019

VCU took down No. 23 LSU 84-82 in a fantastic game in front of an electric at the Siegel Center, but the best moment was these VCU fans trolling their former HC Will Wade.
Nov. 14, 2019

What a game it was between No. 3 Michigan State and No. 12 Seton Hall — two teams that could have made a serious Final Four run.

Myles Powell went for 37 points, but Cassius Winston hit the big shot in the 76-73 Spartans victory.
Nov. 15, 2019

In a game between two teams that would have made the NCAA Tournament, TJ Haws gets the shooter’s roll of all shooter’s rolls at the buzzer to give BYU the road win over Houston.
Nov. 16, 2019

UNC-Greensboro’s Isaiah Miller thought he had won the game with a late layup, but Montana State’s Harald Frey had other ideas.

HALF. COURT. SHOT. FOR. THE. WIN.
Nov. 17, 2019

Not a huge day for hoops, but Wisconsin did get a big 77-61 win over in-state rival Marquette in which Kobe King obliterated the ankles of Sacar Anim.
Nov. 18, 2019

One day later, Samir Doughty decided to one-up King in Auburn’s 91-62 win over Colgate.

😬😬😬
Nov. 19, 2019

The defending champs held on for a 61-55 win in this one, but Vermont’s Anthony Lamb dropped 30 on that UVA defense.

The Catamounts (26-7) would have probably won the A-East and been a pretty popular first-round upset pick in the tourney.
Nov. 20, 2019

It wasn’t quite a ‘Dunk City’ season for Florida Gulf Coast, but this shot at the buzzer from Jalen Warren in OT against FAU gave the Eagles their first win of the year.
Nov. 21, 2019

Notre Dame had another down year and almost lost at home to Toledo until Nate Laszewski saved the day at the buzzer.

The Irish won it 64-62 in OT.
Nov. 22, 2019

In one of the games of the year to that point, Xavier’s Naji Marshall pulled up from the Charleston logo to send the game to OT vs UConn (and probably send @PaulFritschner into a frenzy).

The Musketeers would go on to win 75-74 in 2OT.
Nov. 23, 2019

Five games went to OT this day, but we may have had our bad beat of the year as Memphis (-4) secures it with the dunk, and then Ole Miss’s Blake Hinson did this at the buzzer.
Nov. 24, 2019

The craziest game of the day was one that tipped at 10:30 pm ET in Las Vegas in front of maybe 200 fans.

Clemson ended regulation on a 15-0 run in the final 7:30 to somehow send the game to OT. Then the Tigers secured the victory over TCU.
Nov. 25, 2019

Arkansas and Georgia Tech went to OT and then both teams forgot how to score. The Razorbacks’ only points of the OT came on this game-winner from Mason Jones.
Nov. 26, 2019

“THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE DONE IT”

Stephen F. Austin pulls off one of the biggest shockers of the year with an extremely-enjoyable road win over Duke.
Nov. 27, 2019

A great day of hoops and the best game came in Maui in what was the coming out party for Dayton.

Kansas won 90-84 in OT, but Jalen Crutcher got it there with this shot in a matchup that could have been a preview of the National Title Game.
Nov. 28, 2019

It may not have been the game of the day on paper (Oregon-Gonzaga went to OT), but Pepperdine-Arizona had the best finish.

Colbey Ross ties it one end and then Nico Mannion goes coast-coast the other way to win it for the Wildcats.
Nov. 29, 2019

One day after scoring 40 against Davidson, Markus Howard pours in 51 points in Marquette’s win over USC.

The senior ended up leading the country in scoring this year at 27.8 ppg.
Nov. 30, 2019

Wild day on the women's side at the Paradise Jam as No. 1 and No. 2 go down on the same day in the same gym.

No. 8 Louisville defeated No. 1 Oregon 72-62:

And then No. 5 South Carolina beat No. 2 Baylor 74-59:
Dec. 1, 2019

@StagsMensBball defeated Texas A&M 67-62, and it was all thanks to JuCo transfer Landon Taliaferro, who scored 34 points and knocked down a school-record 10 three-pointers.
Dec. 2, 2019

Miami led by as as many as 27 in the first half, but Illinois clawed back to as close as one, and had a chance to win it on the final possession, if not for Chris Lykes.
Dec. 3, 2019

In a rematch from last year’s incredible Elite 8 battle, Duke went in and flexed its muscles in a 87-75 win over Michigan State. Vernon Carey had 26p and 11r.
Dec. 4, 2019

At the time it was a complete shock — Ohio State goes into Chapel Hill and beats UNC by 25. But now, looking back, it was the beginning of the end for the Tar Heels this season.
Dec. 5, 2019

In one of many close calls this season, No. 14 Auburn needed OT to beat Furman 81-78 and stay undefeated. J’Von McCormick had this look at the buzzer to win it in regulation.
Dec. 6, 2019

After blowing an 18-point second-half lead against TCU, Nick Rakocevic saves the day for USC with this tip-in just before the Horn.
Dec. 7, 2019

After leading the Terps back from a 15-point second-half deficit, Anthony Cowan hits the deep three to tie, gets the steal and draws the foul on the other end, and then sinks the winning free throw with two seconds to play.
Dec. 8, 2019

San Diego State’s undefeated start ended at 26-0 this season, but it almost ended at 9-0 against San Jose State.

Then Malachi Flynn called game.
Dec. 9, 2019

With a 25-point performance from Tavian Dunn-Martin, @DuqMBB beats Columbia to clinch the program's best start (8-0) since the 1971-72 season. The Dukes finished the season 21-9 and 11-7 in the A-10.
Dec. 10, 2019

It seemed like No. 1 was going down every week, and it happened again when Texas Tech took down No. 1 Louisville 70-57 at MSG.

And then it was a party in the locker room for Chris Beard and the Red Raiders.
Dec. 11, 2019

Illinois gets its first signature win of the year, defeating No. 5 Michigan 71-62.

Kofi Cockburn had 19 and 10, and clocked the ref after this and-1.
Dec. 12, 2019

Luka Garza had 21 and 11 and all five Iowa starters scored in double-figures as Iowa beat Iowa State in Ames for the first time in 16 years.
Dec. 13, 2019

Possible dunk of the year from Eastern Washington’s Tanner Groves against NAIA Multnomah.

EWU won the Big Sky regular season championship and was another team that likely missed out on an NCAA tournament appearance.
Dec. 14, 2019

In a huge game between No. 10 Oregon and No. 5 Michigan, Anthony Mathis thought he had the game won at the buzzer, but they wave off the shot.

However, Oregon still goes on to win it 71-70 in OT.
Dec. 15, 2019

NC State @ UNC-Greensboro.

MARKELL JOHNSON FROM HALF COURT FOR THE WIN!
Dec. 16, 2019

Loyola Marymount @ @ucdavismbb

JOE MOONEY FROM DEEEEP FOR THE WIN!
Dec. 17, 2019

Chris Lykes hits two clutch free throws with 4 seconds remaining and Miami holds on for a win over Temple.
Dec. 18, 2019

It was kind of a down year for Utah, but the Utes picked up their signature win in Vegas against No. 6 Kentucky. Timmy Allen had 25 points to lead all scorers.
Dec. 19, 2019

Coming off a 20-point loss to Rutgers and playing without Myles Powell and Sandro Mamukelashvili, Seton Hall takes down No. 7 Maryland 52-48 (😒). It sparked a 10-game winning streak for the Pirates.

PS: two potential Final Four teams.
Dec. 20, 2019

Anthony Edwards was the star all year for Georgia, but this day belonged to Sahvir Wheeler.

Wheeler tied the game on a bucket with 4 seconds left in OT and then won it with this drive in 2OT vs SMU.
Dec. 21, 2019

The best game from a GREAT Saturday of hoops — No. 18 Villanova takes down No. 1 Kansas 56-55.

Jermaine Samuels hits the game-winner and the Wells Fargo Center erupts.
Dec. 22, 2019

Down goes No. 1 on the women’s side!

Texas takes out No. 1 Stanford in front of its home crowd and gets what would have turned out to be the signature win for its NCAA resume.
Dec. 23, 2019

San Francisco beats Fresno State on Khalil Shabazz’s game-winner with under a second to play. Shabazz had a team-high 17 points in only 15 minutes off the bench.

At 22-12, the Dons put together their 4th straight 20-win season.
Dec. 25, 2019 (No CBB games on the 24th)

Houston gets a big 75-71 win over No. 21 Washington in the Diamond Head Classic Championship Game in Hawaii. Caleb Mills seals the victory with this circus shot.
Dec. 27, 2019 (No CBB games on the 26th)

Only two games, so I figured why not feature an in-state rivalry between Mount St. Mary’s and Coppin State.

Jalen Gibbs scored 27 for the Mount as they beat Juan Dixon’s Eagles 79-55. ( @PohlAdam on the call!)
Dec. 28, 2019

The game of the day on paper was No. 3 Louisville @ No. 19 Kentucky, and it lived up to the hype.

Somehow this Keion Brooks tip wouldn’t fall at the buzzer, but Kentucky still won it 78-70 in OT on the back of 27 points from Tyrese Maxey.
Dec. 29, 2019

After a rough 2018-19 season, West Virginia announces that it’s back with a 67-59 statement win over No. 2 Ohio State at Quicken Loans Arena.

Miles McBride Leads the way for WVU with 21 points off the bench.
Dec. 30, 2019

NAIA Washington Adventist University picks up its second win over a D1 opponent on the season with a 78-76 victory over Delaware State. Then the celebration was on!

@waushock also took down Howard earlier in the season.
Dec. 31, 2019

The final day of the decade gave us one of the biggest upsets of the decade.

Florida A&M went into Ames as 25.5-point underdogs and shocked Iowa State 70-68. According to ESPN BPI, it was the biggest upset in at least 12 years.
Jan. 1, 2020

Happy New Year! San Jose State’s Richard Washington cans his 7th three-pointer of the day to give him 25 points and give the Spartans an 88-85 win over New Mexico.
Jan. 2, 2020

Sergio El Darwich tied the game for @BlackBearsMBB at the buzzer to send it into OT against Columbia.

Then Andrew Fleming won it with a three at the OT buzzer, and @morrisoncrying goes wild!
Jan. 3, 2019

MAAC play opens with a bang. Off an Iona missed FT, Daryl Banks takes it coast-to-coast and finishes at the buzzer for a 75-74 Saint Peter’s win. Banks finished with a game-high 25.
Jan. 4, 2020

What a game at the Palestra. Luka Garza had 34 points but it wasn’t enough as No. 21 Penn State took down No. 23 Iowa 89-86 behind 23 points from Izaiah Brockington.

Thanks to @SethDavisHoops for reminding me of this one.
Jan. 5, 2020

@MKE_MBB’s Tejon Lucas takes it the length of the floor and puts it in at the buzzer to take down UIC.
Jan. 6, 2020

‘Press Virginia’ was on full display as WVU held Oklahoma State to just 1-of-20 shooting from downtown in its 55-41 win over the Cowboys.
Jan. 7, 2019

Baylor takes a play out of Matt Rhule’s playbook and goes to the spread offense to try and inbound the ball. It worked and the Bears held on for a 57-52 win over No. 22 Texas Tech — Baylor’s 10th straight victory.
Jan. 8, 2020

In one of the many tight games LSU played this season, Trendon Watford had back-to-back three-point plays in the final 40 seconds to give the Tigers a 79-77 victory over Arkansas.
Jan. 9, 2020

In a game that ended up being a preview of the CAA Title game (which Hofstra also won), Eli Pemberton takes it to the rack and scores just before the horn to give the Pride a road win over Northeastern.
Jan. 10, 2020

A shocker on the women’s side as Arizona State takes out No. 2 Oregon 72-66. The Sun Devils outscored the Ducks by 16 in the 4th quarter.

It was an incredible weekend for @SunDevilWBB, who went on to beat No. 3 Oregon State two days later.
Jan. 11, 2020

There were a lot of crazy shots on this day, but none crazier than this game-tying three at the buzzer from Ryan Daly of St. Joe’s. You can watch it 100 times and still not understand how it happened.

But, Davidson won the game 89-83 in OT.
Jan. 12, 2020

This game was absolutely nuts. Wichita State eventually won it 89-86 in 2OT after blowing a 9-point lead with 1:05 to play in regulation, but this sequence at the end of the first half from UConn’s Sidney Wilson was 👀👀👀
Jan. 13, 2020

Ahmad Frost hit this shot for UMES with 10 seconds left to send the game to OT, but NCCU prevailed 69-64 in OT.

The Eagles won another MEAC regular season title and looked poised to make it to the NCAA Tournament for a 4th straight season.
Jan. 14, 2020

Brad Davison actually isn’t a bad player when he isn’t taking cheap shots at opponents. Here he hits a game-winner against Maryland that became huge in the Badgers ending up with a share of the Big Ten title.
Jan. 15, 2020

Here’s where South Carolina’s push to get back on the bubble began.

JERMAINE COUISNARD OFF THE GLASS TO BEAT KENTUCKY!
Jan. 16, 2020

This was a good game in which Tyler Bey’s 19 points helped lead No. 20 Colorado to a 68-61 win @ Arizona State. But it also gave us one of the best Bill Walton moments of the season, as he licks @jasonbenetti’s tie 😂😂
Jan. 17, 2020

Everybody knows about Obi Toppin, but I don’t think enough people know about how important Jalen Crutcher was to Dayton this year.

He hits the cold-blooded three to beat a good Saint Louis team.
Jan. 18, 2020

This season was stocked full of great senior guards, and Payton Pritchard is near the top of that list.

The guy has unlimited range and he showed it off to beat Washington in OT.

And Ian Eagle’s call is *chef’s kiss*
Jan. 19, 2020

Kiana Williams had a team-high 17 points including this late go-ahead triple as No. 3 Stanford went into a rowdy environment in Corvallis and knocked off No. 8 Oregon State 61-58.
Jan. 20, 2020

RENNIA DAVIS THE RAINBOW SHOT FOR THE WIN!
Jan. 21, 2020

A tough moment to watch but one we won’t forget from this season. Things got ugly at the end of Kansas’ 81-60 win over Kansas State.
Jan. 22, 2020

Neither of these teams were very good this year, but this game was great.

After Garrison Brooks tied it on one end for UNC, Tyrece Radford (with his only 2 points of the night) wins it on the other end for Virginia Tech in 2OT.
Jan. 23, 2020

Ohio State’s slide continues after they had reached as high as No. 2 in the rankings. This was their 6th loss in 7 games.

Marcus Carr hits the DAGGER for Minnesota.
Jan. 24, 2020

It’s not Markus Howard, it’s Koby McEwen who takes and makes this three for Marquette to send the game to OT.

However, Kamar Baldwin’s 31 points were too much in No. 13 Butler’s 89-85 OT ein.
Jan. 25, 2020

On a day full of great endings, Ayo Dosunmu stole the show with 27 points and this game-winner on the road against Michigan.

Illinois was back this year and they might be back for a while with the players they’ve been getting.
Jan. 26, 2020

On the day we lost Kobe, a visibly shaken Sabrina Ionescu puts up a team-high 19 points and leads No. 4 Oregon to a 66-57 win over No. 7 Oregon State.
Jan. 27, 2020

Trailing my as many as 12 late in the second half, No. 18 Iowa finished the game on a 23-5 run to take down Wisconsin.

The Hawkeyes shot only 3-of-20 from three but went 25-of-32 from the FT line.
Jan. 28, 2020

It’s another miracle comeback for No. 17 Auburn, who trailed by 19 at one point but somehow came back to beat Ole Miss 83-82 in 2OT.

This and-1 from Isaac Okoro turned out to be the winner.
Jan. 29, 2020

Crazy game between Marquette and Xavier. Markus Howard leaves the game with injury, but Marquette still prevails 84-82 in 2OT thanks to this big shot from Sacar Anim, who had 28 points.
Jan. 30, 2020

Neither team had made a basket for over 2 minutes at the end of the game, but Everette Hammond changed that with this buzzer-beater three to give @UpstateMB the win over Presbyterian.
Jan. 31, 2020

Some drama in the Ivy League between Harvard and Penn. Noah Kirkwood hits this jumper at the end of regulation to tie it, but Penn pulls away for a 75-72 victory in OT.
Feb. 1, 2020

I’m ready to proclaim this the best day of the 2019-20 college basketball season.

9 Top-25 teams went down, but the best ending came in Tulsa, where Elijah Joiner’s buzzer-beater capped off a career-high 22p and downed No. 23 Wichita State.
Feb. 2, 2020

Georgetown trailed by as many as 17 in the second half, but clawed back to beat St. John’s 73-72 on this shot from Omer Yurtseven, who had 13p and 15r on the day.
Feb. 3, 2020

UConn’s 98-game home winning streak was snapped by Baylor back on Jan. 9, and then the Huskies lost at home again less than a month later

All five Ducks starters finished in double-figures as No. 3 Oregon took down No. 4 UConn 74-56.
Feb. 4, 2020

Penn State gets its signature win in its best season in a long time, taking down No. 16 Michigan State 75-70 in East Lansing.

Lamar Stevens had 24p and Myreon Jones added 20 on 6-8 shooting from three. And @matt_lawrence11 goes nuts.
Feb. 5, 2020

Kamar Baldwin FOR THE WIN. With Gus and Bill on the call!

No. 19 Butler takes down No. 10 Villanova.
Feb. 6, 2020

Jarron Cumberland had 24 points and converted this go-ahead three-point play to give Cincinnati a huge 80-79 road win over Wichita State.
Feb. 7, 2020

After each team had scored once already in final five seconds, No. 9 Oregon State draws up a perfect play with 0.4 on the clock and Mikayla Pivec wins it at the buzzer to knock off No. 19 Arizona State.
Feb. 8, 2020

It’s hard to explain how Duke pulled this one off, but they did as Wendell Moore wins it with the putback at the buzzer to stun the crowd at the Dean Dome.
Feb. 9, 2020

Rutgers trailed by as many as 18 in this one, but came back to force OT and Geo Baker (25 points) hit one of his patented pull-up daggers to beat Northwestern 77-73 and help the Scarlet Knights stay unbeaten at home.
Feb. 10, 2020

No. 1 South Carolina got 19 points from Ty Harris in a 70-52 victory over No. 5 UConn.

It was South Carolina’s first ever win over the Huskies.
Feb. 11, 2020

A putback dunk from Xavier Tillman and then a tough break for the Illini on the other end gives Michigan State a huge 70-69 road win over No. 22 Illinois.
Feb. 12, 2020

ONIONS from Denzel Mahoney helps No. 23 Creighton to an 87-82 win over No. 10 Seton Hall. Creighton’s season really took off from this point as they went on to win the Big East title.
Feb. 13, 2020

Colbey Ross (team-high 21 points) takes it down the floor and nails the three at the buzzer to give Pepperdine the win over San Diego. (Thanks to @EthanRKassel for the heads up on this one)
Feb. 14, 2020

Columbia went scoreless for the final 6:50 of the game and Aaron Rai (11p, 11r) hit this shot at the horn to give Dartmouth the win.
Feb. 15, 2020

Anthony Cowan hits threes on three straight possessions down the stretch as No. 9 comes back to get a huge road win over Michigan State.

The Terps ended the game on a 14-0 run, which included this go-ahead shot from Cowan, who had 24p.
Feb. 16, 2020

Kiana Williams had 29 points and made 7 threes on the day, but none bigger than this one from about 40 feet away to give No. 8 Stanford the win over Colorado at the buzzer.
Feb. 17, 2020

The nightmare season for UNC continues as Nate Laszewski buries the three with 2 seconds remaining to give Notre Dame the win.
Feb. 18, 2020

Penn State had risen to No. 9 in the AP Poll — its highest ranking ever — but that wouldn’t last for long.

Ayo Dosunmu scores 24, including this tough floater in the final 20 seconds, to lead Illinois to a 62-56 victory.
Feb. 19, 2020

MAMU AT THE BUZZER.

Fantastic execution by No. 16 Seton Hall with just 0.6 on the clock to the get the winner against No. 21 Butler.
Feb. 20, 2020

Murray State led by 27 (50-23) with 11:30 left in the game. But Eastern Illinois stormed back, finishing the game on a 40-10 run and pulling the upset on this shot from Josiah Wallace.
Feb. 21, 2020

It was a great night of Ivy League basketball, but the best game came at Cornell as the two teams went back and forth all day before August Mahoney finally hit the winner for Yale in 2OT.
Feb. 22, 2020

I called Feb. 1 the best day of the season, so this day might rank 2nd. Tons of great games, but the biggest shocker came in the Mountain West, where UNLV went on the road and handed No. 4 San Diego State its first loss of the season.
Feb. 23, 2020

Aided by a technical foul assessed to Anthony Cowan for kicking the air, No. 25 Ohio State took out No. 7 Maryland 79-72 to move to 4-0 against top-10 teams.

This game also started a weird feud between Mark Turgeon and Chris Holtmann.
Feb. 24, 2020

In No. 3 Oregon’s 74-66 win over No. 4 Stanford, Sabrina Ionescu became the first D1 player to ever record 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, and 1,000 assists in a career.

Is she the best college basketball player ever?
Feb. 25, 2020

Another tough year for Wake Forest, but their fans got to rush the floor after a 113-101 win over No. 7 Duke in 2OT.

Duke led by 9 with 1:15 left in regulation, but Wake fought back and Brandon Childress hit this shot to send it to OT.
Feb. 26, 2020

You knew what this one was gonna be.

Maryland trailed by as many as 17 on the road against Minnesota, but stormed back in the second half, and Darryl Morsell’s DEEP three gave the Terps the win.
Feb. 27, 2020

Jaime Jaquez hits the three at the buzzer to give UCLA the win over Arizona, putting the Bruins into a tie for first place in the PAC-12.

UCLA somehow turned an awful start to the season into an NCAA tourney resume by the end.
Feb. 28, 2020

Aarion McDonald had a team-high 20 points and scored the go-ahead bucket in OT as No. 13 Arizona took down No. 4 Stanford for the Wildcats’ first ever win over a top-5 team.
Feb. 29, 2020

Conner Delaney scores 32 points and hits this shot at the buzzer to take down No. 1 Swarthmore in #d3hoops.

The win gave @JHU_Basketball the @CentennialConf title and handed a loss to the last unbeaten team in America.
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