Buzzer-beating, game-winning dunks aren’t unheard of. Crosstown UNO won a game on one by Matt Pile a few weeks ago. One of the most famous plays in college basketball history is a game-winning dunk — NC State’s Lorenzo Charles throwing down an alley-oop slam in the 1983 national title game and sending Jim Valvano running around the court looking for someone to hug. But it remains an unusual way to win a game; buzzer beaters are usually coast-to-coast layups, tip-ins of a missed shot, desperation 3-pointers or off-balance jumpers. In other words, pretty much every other way to score except for a dunk is more common than winning on a dunk.
Morning After: Christian Bishop Saves #11 Creighton with a Buzzer-Beating Dunk at Providence
