TV, realignment, stars and legends, postseason quarrels. Those themes have set up epic games and made the current sport.
Justin Jackson hit a tying jumper in the final minute and then had a fast-break dunk to help fourth-seeded North Carolina edge Harvard 67-65 in the NCAA tournament on Thursday night.
Steve Moundou-Missi hit a 15-foot jumper with 7.2 seconds left, Wesley Saunders scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half and Harvard beat Yale 53-51 on Saturday in a one-game Ivy League playoff for its fourth straight NCAA Tournament berth.
Javier Duren had 25 points and nine rebounds Friday night to help Yale beat four-time defending Ivy League champion Harvard 62-52 and clinch at least a share of the conference title.
Conner Hempel threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Fischer with 55 seconds to play and Harvard beat Yale 31-24 to capture the Ivy League title outright after blowing a 17-point, fourth-quarter lead on Saturday.
Branden Dawson scored a career-high 26 points to help fourth-seeded Michigan State fend off a wild Harvard rally Saturday for an 80-73 victory in the NCAA tournament.
