Nearly the greatest buzzer-beater ever? Half-court heave from Vanderbilt's Tyler Tanner rims out
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tyler Tanner was inches away from March Madness immortality. After Nebraska's Braden Frager made a driving layup with 2. 2 seconds left to give the Cornhuskers a two-point lead over Vanderbilt in a second-round NCAA Tournament thriller on Saturday night, Tanner had no choice but to chuck one toward the basket. His heave from beyond half court was on target. The ball crashed off the center of the backboard and dropped halfway below the rim — and then, somehow, it out, a...
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