What was the best game of the 2024 Men's March Madness tournament? (video recaps in description)
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#14 Oakland beats #3 Kentucky 80-76 in Rd of 64
#10 Colorado beats #7 Florida 102-100 in Rd of 64
#3 Creighton beats #11 Oregon 86-73 (2OT) in Rd of 32
#1 Houston beats #9 Texas A&M 100-95 (OT) in Rd of 32
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Options listed in chronological order, all games are in 2nd tweet of threads embedded below:

#14 Oakland beats #3 Kentucky 80-76 in Rd of 64 (2nd video below)

  • Huge upset, first of tourney

  • Jack Gohkle becomes a star that will be remembered for years to come

  • Earthquake of an event that leads to HOF coach Calipari leaving Kentucky after 15 seasons

#10 Colorado beats #7 Florida 102-100 in Rd of 64 (2nd video below)

  • Back and forth game, especially heading into and out of halftime

  • High-scoring affair

  • Florida storms back in final minutes (down 6 with 38.5)

  • Cuts the lead to 3 with 37.2 seconds left

  • Incredible 3 pt shot to tie with 9.5

  • Game winning jumper that rattles around at 1.7 seconds

#3 Creighton beats #11 Oregon 86-73 (2OT) in Rd of 32 (2nd video below)

  • Most evenly matched game of the tourney

  • Largest lead by any team was 6 pts

  • Double overtime with potential buzzer beaters that didnt fall

#1 Houston beats #9 Texas A&M 100-95 (OT) in Rd of 32 (2nd video below)

  • Houston collapses, allowing Texas A&M to go on a a 13-3 run in final 1:17

  • Texas A&M shoots a buzzer beater as time expires to tie the game and force OT

  • Strong performance by Houston to win in overtime despite many key players fouled out

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