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Matthew Dellavedova's buzzer-beater might be year's best

Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, Paste BN Sports  |  USATODAY

Did the college basketball powers make a collective decision to make this the week of the buzzer-beater?

Marshall Henderson seemed like a lock to have the month's best clutch shot after keeping Ole Miss alive Tuesday against Vanderbilt by forcing overtime with a desperation heave. Alex Len's putback Wednesday technically wasn't a buzzer-beater, but it's hard to turn your nose up at a last-second shot that clinched Maryland's upset of No. 15 North Carolina State.

But St. Mary's guard Matthew Dellavedova might have hit the shot of the season so far.

BYU guard Tyler Haws seemingly hit the game-clinching shot when he sunk a fallaway jumper with 2.5 seconds left to put the Cougars up 69-67 over the Gaels.

But Dellavedova took the inbound pass near halfcourt, dribbled once and hoisted an off-balance jumper you have to see to believe.

Officials reviewed the basket, but there was no doubt about it. St. Mary's won, 70-69, and Dellavedova finished with 18 points.

"I am at a loss for words," Haws said after the game, per The Associated Press. "I thought we had the game won, and Dellavedova hit a big shot. Gotta give him credit."

It takes patience for an ending this good, and many fans likely fell asleep before the exciting conclusion. But we won't complain if this sort of finish become a nightly occurrence.

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