March Madness 2015: Top Plays From NCAA Tourney Day 1

March Madness 2015: Top Plays From Day 1 Of NCAA Tournament

Mar 19, 2015; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Georgia State Panthers gather around Panthers guard R.J. Hunter (right) following their victory over the Baylor Bears in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at Jacksonville Veteran Memorial Arena. Georgia State defeated Baylor 57-56 on Hunter /

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Mar 19, 2015; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; North Carolina State Wolfpack forward Beejay Anya (21) scores the game winning basket against the LSU Tigers in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at Consol Energy Center. The Wolfpack won 66-65. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 8 NC State vs. No. 9 LSU:

Boy, was that the most LSU finish possible or what? Not only did the Tigers miss their last 12 field goal attempts AND their last six free throw attempts to close the game, but they blew a 16-point lead to go home empty handed in a devastating 66-65 defeat.

When a player makes a big shot, at the professional OR collegiate level, one common phrase you’ll see on Basketball Twitter is “ONIONS.” It refers to a huge, pure shot. It’s the epitome of being big-time. It’s fitting, then, that Beejay Anya of NC State was the one to cap off the epic comeback/disastrous meltdown with the game-winning lefty hook:

Onions? No. Anya-ns.

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