Yes, Jordan Crawford of Xavier is the same guy that was at the center of the Nike/Lebron James controversy last summer with the confiscated video tapes. Jordan Crawford did dunk on Lebron James at the star’s own skills academy. But that pales in comparison to the enormous three pointers Crawford was knocking down last night to continually tie the game in the crucial moments of the Xavier double overtime loss to Kansas State.
Crawford had an enormous game-high 32 points in the Xavier 101-96 double overtime loss to K-State, but none of those points were more clutch and more insane than this three pointer to tie the game in the closing seconds of the first overtime. Crawford was easily 35-feet from the basket with all sorts of pressure. It was just insane. I can smell his draft stock rising as we speak:
And here are the rest of the game ending highlights from the best game of the tournament so far, and possibly one of the all-time great finishes in college basketball history. They include huge three’s, buzzer beaters, and three point fouls in the closing seconds: