![]() They know what’s coming.īecause “One Shining Moment” will be as dull as it’s ever been. Averages and ratings were up across the board, as first-round ratings were tied for the highest in 28 years, while the Elite 8 had multiple exciting games leading to their second-highest rating since 2011.īut all that is over now, as we’re stuck with two teams that would rather take a charge than push a fast break.ĬBS executives will be drinking themselves to the afterlife on Monday night. With no one-and-done freshmen playing all weekend, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and even fifth-year seniors, have taken the stage in college basketball’s grandest production, all while Michael Avenatti has been releasing documents and daily information on Twitter about the ugly inner workings of recruiting.īefore Saturday, the NCAA Tournament had been a huge hit for CBS and Turner, bringing in four-year-high TV ratings, among the best since the early 1990s. Instead of catching lob passes from Tre Jones, Zion Williamson has spent all his time at the Final Four at banquets, as he’s been winning every major player of the year award imaginable. However, the elephant that’s been in the room all weekend in Minneapolis is about who isn’t there, as Duke, Kentucky, and North Carolina were all eliminated in the Sweet 16 or Elite 8. Virginia may register more fouls than field goals. The only other comparable championship games were the 114 points scored in 2014 between Kentucky and UConn, and the measly 113 that Louisville and UCLA scored all the way back in 1980. The 116 points that the teams combined for was the lowest in the shot-clock era at that time. The Villanova Wildcats capped off a wild 2016 NCAA Tournament in a way that was only fitting. Maryland used a 22-8 run down the stretch to give the program its first-ever national title. Watch the ‘One Shining Moment’ montage for the 2016 NCAA Tournament. In 2002, Maryland and Indiana met up in a game in which the Hoosiers were held to 34% shooting, as they fell 64-52 to the Terps. One Shining Moment college basketballs ballad debuted in 1987, and has played at the end of the tournament every year since. All 67 scheduled games, from the First Four to the Final Four, have been played, culminating with No. This is a very bad showcase for a national championship game for college basketball,” said CBS analyst Seth Davis during halftime.īut while 2011’s game might go down as the worst ever, it does have some company. “It’s almost like these two teams are competing to see which can play worse. All 67 scheduled games, from the First Four to the Final Four, have been played, culminating with No. Butler shot 18.8% and only made three 2-pointers the entire game. All of the emotion and excitement of the 2002 NCAA tournament set to the tune of 'One Shining Moment.' One Shining Moment, words and music © 1986 David Barre. The moment college basketball fans wait for the entire NCAA Tournament is here. The final score that night was lower than the halftime score (53-42) from 2003’s Syracuse/Kansas title game. However, it’s not like we haven’t been here before.Įight years ago, UConn and Butler gave us arguably the worst modern national championship game, as the Huskies outlasted the Bulldogs in a 53-41 snooze fest. Two un-sexy teams are going to play in a very un-sexy game.
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