The 24 best buzzer beaters and game winners of 2018

With an NCAA tournament bid on the line, the Crimson Tide's star freshman point guard Collin Sexton found his way up the court and sank an underhand floater at the buzzer to take down the Aggies and advance in the SEC tournament.

At the beginning of February, Al Horford capped a double-double performance against the Trail Blazers with a turnaround fadeaway jumper to beat the buzzer and win the game for the Celtics.

🚨 AL HORFORD WITH A BUZZER BEATER🚨

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In one of the wildest buzzer beaters of the year, Julian McGarvey flung up a one-handed prayer from inside the opposite three-point line to clinch the New York Section 1 basketball championship for Ardsley High School.

Shooting guard Tiffany Hayes hoisted a shot from beyond half court to lift Atlanta passed Connecticut in July.

Less than a week after officially joining the 76ers, four-time All-Star Jimmy Butler connected on a buzzer-beating step-back three to lift Philadelphia past Kemba Walker and the Hornets.

Jimmy Butler lo esta sintiendo: ¡GAME WINNER ANTE CHARLOTTE HORNETS! pic.twitter.com/mLvx1kxf0k

Eight days later, Butler once again hit the game-winner for his new team, this time against the Brooklyn Nets.

Jimmy Butler with a dagger in Brooklyn for the game-winner. He finished with 34 points, 12 rebounds, four steals and two assists in the comeback win for the 76ers over the Nets. pic.twitter.com/cn580RpnHB

Jaylen Brown fell to the ground as he threw up a last-second trey from the top of the key to take down the Jazz late in the regular season.

Radford freshman Carlik Jones sunk a buzzer-beating, game-winning three to win the Big South championship and send the Highlanders dancing for the first time since 2009.

Radford punches their ticket to the Big Dance on a buzzer-beater! pic.twitter.com/EqxL61zcYe

Thunder star Paul George tied this early February game by draining an impressive step-back three with 1.4 seconds to go, but it was Denver's Gary Harris who stole the show with a buzzer-beating corner three to win the game.

Dwayne Wade scored 15 of the Heat's final 17 points before draining a jumper just inside the key to give Miami the victory over the 76ers.

Mystics great Kristi Toliver drained a turnaround fadeaway with just more than a second on the clock to lift Washington over the Dallas Wings back in April.

ARE YOU SURPRISED!?@KristiToliver with the turnaround knock down!#MysticsWings #TogetherDC pic.twitter.com/dqXmao78km

In a finish oddly reminiscent of the Tar Heels' infamous 2016 national championship loss to Villanova, Joel Berry II sank a clutch three with 4.1 seconds remaining to put North Carolina up by three, but Miami's Ja'Quan Newton threw up a runner as time expired to snap the Tar Heels' six-game winning streak and spoil their senior night.

MIAMI UPSETS THE HEELS!

The Hurricanes snap No. 9 North Carolina's six-game win streak to get a huge win in Chapel Hill. pic.twitter.com/EJCt1V1XaN

After Boston's Terry Rozier hit a stunning go-ahead three with 0.5 seconds remaining, Bucks shooting guard Khris Middleton sank a shot from well beyond the arc to tie the game. In the end, the Celtics came away with the 111-107 overtime win in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.

ARE YOU KIDDING!?

Khris Middleton sends Game 1 in Boston to OT with the ridiculous buzzer beater! pic.twitter.com/XUfMBKipzL

Before the NBA regular season even began, Trae Young made his arrival known by sinking a game-winning shot from the logo.

G O O D N I G H T#TrueToAtlanta pic.twitter.com/yuwfpiY2gz

Loyola Chicago's Donte Ingram sank a buzzer-beating three from the top of the key to upset the Miami Hurricanes and kickstart the Ramblers' improbable run to the Final Four.

With 3.6 seconds remaining and his team behind by one, Clayton Custer chucked up the game winner, which bounced off the rim and the glass before falling through the net. The shot sent Loyola Chicago — an 11-seed in the NCAA tournament — to the Sweet 16.

Chennedy Carter racked up 34 points before draining a clutch stepback three-pointer to lift Texas A&M past DePaul and eliminate the Blue Demons from the NCAA tournament.

CHENNEDY CARTER FOR PRESIDENT

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JR Smith connected on a long buzzer-beater to end the first quarter of the Cavaliers' eventual win over the Pacers in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference First Round matchup.

One game later, four-time NBA MVP LeBron James hit a buzzer-beating three to put the Cavaliers up one game in the tight series against Indiana. Cleveland would go on to squeeze out a 4-3 series win and advance to the NBA Finals before getting swept by the Golden State Warriors.

LeBron James kissed a floater off the glass to beat the Raptors at the buzzer in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Cavaliers would go on to sweep the series.

With one second remaining, Arike Ogunbowale knocked down an unebelievably clutch game-winner from just inside the arc to topple the undefeated Huskies in the Final Four.

Arike Ogunbowale sank a game-winning three at the buzzer to win the national championship for Notre Dame. Of course, she earned Final Four MVP honors for her stunning back-to-back game winners.

ARIKE OGUNBOWALE JUST WON NOTRE DAME THE 2018 NATIONAL TITLE! pic.twitter.com/ZCNhyF1uIf

Freshman Jordan Poole hit what was arguably the buzzer beater of the year to lift the Wolverines past Houston and fuel their run to the national championship game.