- Double Overtime.

- Crawford's triple-triple.

- The explosive diarrhea which kept Patrick Sparks from playing.

- Randolph Morris' career-high 94 points.

- Heshimu Evans' spectacular alley-oop from Dan Issel.

- Juwanna Mann scoring the game-winning free throw.

- T-Mac sporting bat wings and flying up to shoot from half-court.

- Jarrod Carter escaping from Dan Ackroyd and Daniel Stern to make it for the end of the second half.

- The giant robot.

- Teen Wolf deciding not to be Teen Wolf at the end of the game.

- Shagari Alleyne sweeping the leg.

- Winning.


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