March Madness: Greatest March Madness Moments Ever

#1 The Shot - 1992

Christian Laettner's 'The Shot' is one of the most famous field goals in basketball history (Picture Credit - Sporting News)

Back in 1992, Duke and Kentucky met in Philadelphia for an eagerly anticipated Elite Eight matchup. Both teams were among the favorites to win the entire tournament, and due to being an incredibly exciting back and forth affair, the game itself is widely regarded as one of the best in college basketball history.

Nevertheless, the game is most famous for Christian Laettner's incredible buzzer-beating shot that handed the Duke Blue Devils a 104–103 overtime win.

Moments before Laettner's game-winning shot, Sean Woods had handed Kentucky a 103–102 lead with just 2.1 seconds remaining. The game looked over, however, unguarded on the inbound play, Grant Hill tossed a hopeful 80 feet pass to Laettner, who faked right, quickly dribbled, turned, and then hit the winning jumper as time expired.

In the ensuing 25 years, Laettner's buzzer beater has garnered enough of a legacy that it is now universally known as 'The Shot'.