Full-Court Shot: 0.6 seconds, 87 feet, 3 points
0.6 seconds, 87 feet, 3 points. That basically sums up the end of the Guilford vs. Randolph-Macon game one week ago tonight.
Even if you're not interested in basketball at all, you really must watch the video footage of this game-winning full-court shot.
Details: With the game tied and nearing the final buzzer, Randolph-Macon's Adam Krovic was fouled with 0.6 seconds left in the game. Krovic hit the first shot to give his team a one point lead. Standard coaching strategy dictates that in this situation, you intentionally miss your second shot so that the other team cannot throw a long pass and make a quick basket to tie or win the game. This way, even if the team gets the rebound, they only have 0.6 seconds to somehow get the ball down the court and into the basket, thus ensuring you the win. Unfortunately, this strategy does not account for Guilford College's Jordan Snipes. Snipes grabbed the rebound and immediately chucked the ball all the way down the court. I have seen NBA pros throw up airballs from half court. Snipes missed the rim, but got all net. His team won by two.
As I said before, you really must watch the video, and if you're interested, you can read the article about the game.
Update: For your convenience, here is another link to the video and a link directly to a video file, though this one is edited slightly.
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March 18th, 2006 at 10:43
Actually…I could read the score board and it said the score was 85-88 and it was at the end of the Third Quarter.
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[...] Oh, and just for the record, that was a 55-foot shot. Distance-wise, that's nothing compared to the 87-foot buzzer beater, but the culmination of events still builds an undeniable excitement. [...]