The Most Incredible Buzzer-Beaters of the 2017-18 College Basketball Season

Few moments in March are more memorable than game-winning shots as time expires. During the regular season, however, it's easy to miss the dozens of buzzer-beaters.

But that's why we're here; it's time to get caught up on the best of the 2017-18 college basketball campaign so far.

Since there are several types of buzzer-beaters—layups, tip-ins, well-executed plays, off-balanced jumpers, desperation heaves—the nature of the ranking is subjective. What you prefer may be different.

An important note: We're focused on winning shots at the horn. So, for example, Miles Bridges helping Michigan State edge Purdue or Chris Chiozza's steal-and-score to propel Florida past Missouri were not considered.

Honorable Mention: Keenan Evans, Texas Tech vs. Texas

Keenan Evans buried Texas with a stepback and earned a little redemption in the process.

The Longhorns traveled to Texas Tech's United Supermarkets Arena for the Jan. 31 clash as a confident group. Two weeks earlier, they'd knocked off the No. 8 Red Raiders 67-58 while limiting Evans to just 11 points.

Texas nearly repeated the feat in the second matchup, overcoming a 13-point deficit in the final 13 minutes of the second half. However, Evans calmly created space with a subtle push off Kerwin Roach II and connected on a jumper for a 73-71 overtime victory.

10. Kimbal Mackenzie, Bucknell vs. Colgate

The Colgate Raiders held a 31-20 edge at halftime of Feb. 12's game against the Bucknell Bison at Sojka Pavilion and managed to maintain that advantage for much of the second half, peaking at 13. The Raiders led 48-35 with 8:40 remaining in regulation.

But slowly, steadily, Bucknell recovered.

Kimbal Mackenzie only scored 11 points on the night, yet six of them happened in the final 30 seconds. He capped Bucknell's tremendous comeback with a corner three as time expired.

Most impressively, all five Bison players touched the ball during the last six seconds of the 65-64 victory. Ball movement doesn't get better than that in a clutch situation.

9. Andre Spight, Northern Colorado vs. North Dakota

Overtime belonged to Andre Spight, who scored a career-best 34 points (at the time) in Northern Colorado's 94-91 overtime victory over the North Dakota Fighting Hawks on Jan. 20 at Bank of Colorado Arena.

The senior guard assisted on UNC's first bucket of the extra period, sank six free throws in that frame and provided the lasting highlight with a gliding 35-footer as time expired. Spight started his one-footed jump narrowly inside of half court.

It was practice made perfect.

"I used to get yelled at when I was little, 'Go work on your game and stop shooting half-court shots,'" he said, per the school. "I was always that kid messing around shooting it from distance. To see this one go in for the game-winner, it means a lot."

8. Tony Carr, Penn State vs. Ohio State

Ohio State has assembled an outstanding—and somewhat surprising—2017-18 campaign, but Penn State has been a problem.

The Buckeyes held a 9-0 Big Ten mark when the Nittany Lions arrived in Columbus on Jan. 25. And the visitors controlled the game, holding 12- and 13-point leads in the first and second half.

Still, No. 13 Ohio State clawed back from the double-digit deficits, highlighted by Keita Bates-Diop's game-tying three from way downtown with five seconds remaining on the clock. The perfect conference record had a chance to remain intact.

Truthfully, it appeared like Penn State didn't have a plan. Five seconds is a long time, yet Tony Carr only reached a spot about 38 feet from the basket. It was all he needed.

7. Ian Boyd, George Mason vs. St. Joseph's

The shot is terrific. The context is ridiculous.

Last Wednesday, Ian Boyd somehow managed to collect a loose ball, heave a desperation shot and bury the triple. It gave the George Mason Patriots a 79-76 road victory over Atlantic 10 foe St. Joseph's, which had clawed back from a 15-point deficit in the second half at Hagan Arena.

But this is where things get weird. The Patriots also stunned St. Joe's at the horn Jan. 10, when junior guard Otis Livingston II knocked down a three-pointer for an 81-79 win.

The Hawks assuredly are tired of George Mason, which edged the Massachusetts Minutemen on a Boyd layup at the buzzer Saturday.

6. Frederick Scott, Rider vs. Penn State

Roughly a month before stunning Ohio State and a few days before Christmas, Penn State gave its fans a pretty miserable present. Of course, there weren't many in attendance at the Bryce Jordan Center either.

Although the Rider Broncs trailed for much of the contest, the visitors made sure the Nittany Lions could put together a game-sealing run. Midway through the second half, they finally started trimming a lead that had hovered around 7-12 points.

Most impressively, Rider recovered from a four-point hole in the final 20 seconds. Stevie Jordan made a layup, and two missed PSU free throws set the stage for Frederick Scott's heroics.

Shep Garner did a wonderful job contesting the shot, but Scott drilled the game-winning three to stun Penn State at home, 71-70.

5. Dominic Green, Washington vs. Arizona

College basketball can really wear on emotions. On Feb. 3, the Arizona Wildcats must've gone from 0 to 100 to 0 real quickly against the Washington Huskies.

Tied at 75 apiece in the closing moments, Washington held for the last shot. Jaylen Nowell drove the lane, elevated and watched his hopeful shot get swatted by Arizona star Deandre Ayton.

Survival! Wait, NO!

The batted ball ricocheted toward Dominic Green, who shuffled a couple of steps to his left and quickly released a triple over Emmanuel Akot. Nothing but net to help Washington upset the No. 9 Wildcats at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.

4. Lexus Williams, Boise State vs. Oregon

The Oregon Ducks entered the nonconference tilt against the Boise State Broncos boasting 46 consecutive wins at home, but a 46-footer ended that nation-best streak Dec. 1 at Matthew Knight Arena.

Immediately after Payton Pritchard's layup tied the matchup at 70, Boise State had 3.1 seconds to spare. Fortunately for the Broncos, that was all Lexus Williams needed.

He caught the inbounds pass, maneuvered around Pritchard and lofted a prayer from half court.

"As soon as I let it go, I knew it was good," Williams said after the win, according to Rachel Roberts of the Idaho Statesmen. "So when I fell on the floor, I just stayed there because I knew they were going to pile on top of me."

3. Oliver Tot, William & Mary vs. Old Dominion

Clinging to a 76-75 advantage in the closing moments of Nov. 25's game against the Old Dominion Monarchs, William & Mary failed to protect its lead. The Monarchs took a 77-76 edge at Kaplan Arena on Randy Haynes' bucket with two seconds on the clock.

You know what's coming.

Oliver Tot snapped off a 50-footer over Ahmad Caver, who pressured the shot while carefully trying to avoid picking up a shooting foul. But the low-probability shot had a 100 percent success rate that night.

"I didn't have a lot of thinking to do," Tot told reporters following the Tribe's triumph. "I just threw it up and as I saw it had good arc, and it went in. You know, nothing else I could say."

2. Ja'Quan Newton, Miami vs. North Carolina

Memories of the 2016 national championship opposite Villanova made an appearance Feb. 27 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The Tar Heels, once again, fought back from a double-digit deficit in the second half and celebrated a game-tying trifecta during the final 10 seconds of regulation. Overtime, baby!

However, Miami's Ja'Quan Newton provided an answer for Joel Berry II, whose triple had thrown the crowd into a frenzy. Newton gathered himself, sprinted for the ball, took a couple of dribbles and fired a one-footed shot from approximately 35 feet.

Silence.

Best of all for the Hurricanes, the 91-88 upset of UNC effectively sealed their place in the NCAA tournament.

1. Daejon Davis, Stanford vs. USC

USC Trojans guard Jordan McLaughlin tossed in an acrobatic layup to break a 74-74 tie with the Stanford Cardinal on Jan. 7, but 1.7 seconds was too much time.

Oscar da Silva quickly grabbed the ball and threw it to Daejon Davis, ensuring the Trojans didn't have an opportunity to set up their defense. The freshman dribbled once, gathered the ball and launched a 50-footer as the final tenths ticked off the clock.

Splash.

Although Davis committed five turnovers in the game at Maples Pavilion, Stanford probably had no trouble forgiving him for the mistakes.