College students stage buzzer beater that's almost more thrilling than actual March Madness

One shining moment.
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Christine Wang
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We just found the technical definition of "one shining moment."

In a humble little classroom at UNC Charlotte, one group of students pulled off the ultimate no-look, over-the-shoulder crumpled paper toss of March Madness. And the crowd goes wild.

It's unclear how many times this stunt was tried before it actually worked, but the celebration afterwards is absolutely and deservedly insane, just like after a real buzzer beater. The overlay audio of a real commentator from a past tournament losing his mind during buzzer beater makes for the perfect finishing touch.

Long live March Madness.

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Christine Wang

Christine is a Web Culture Intern at Mashable. She has previously written for FanSided and Saturday Down South. She has a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego and an M.S. from Hunter College. Before she started writing, she worked in education as a teacher and school leader for four years. Her special talents include being able to quote The Office on command, playing non-stop Overwatch for hours, and composing only the wittiest of Tweets (her own opinion).

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