The reason we generally prefer basketball to football is that basketball is a faster game. Football, as George Will wittily defined it, is highly American, violence punctuated by committee meetings.
Basketball is nearly always more exciting. But not always.
Take the recent thriller between NC State and UNC which saw the Wolfpack score two touchdowns quite late to come back and beat the Heels (UNC nearly scored another at the end too).
It was a spectacular accomplishment that State fans are probably still giddy about.
Well turns out much the same thing happened in an FCS playoff game between Kennesaw State and East Tennessee State.