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March Madness rewind: Taking a look back at Tate George’s iconic buzzer-beater in the Sweet 16

As March Madness is almost here, we take a trip down memory lane and look back at some of the best viral moments in NCAA tournament history. Here is The UConn Blog’s take on Tate George’s unforgettable buzzer-beater:

With exactly one second left on the clock, UConn’s 1990 NCAA tournament run seemed all but certain to end at the hands of the Clemson Tigers in the Sweet 16 at Meadowlands Arena in New Jersey. The No. 1 seed Huskies led the No. 5 seed Tigers by as much as 19 in the second half, but fell apart down the stretch and wound up trailing by one point after Clemson’s Sean Tyson made one of two free throws.