Don't let the Fact that Alabama Basketball Will Win the NCAAT distract You From Texas AM

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Northern Iowa might have just allowed the most improbable comeback in basketball history. The Panthers led Texas A&M 69-57 with 35 seconds left in regulation. Up 12 with just about half a minute remaining, there was virtually no way to avoid winning.

But the Aggies put on a vicious full-court press. Suddenly, the Panthers couldn't even inbound the ball without instantly turning it over, often giving A&M the ball mere feet from the hoop. They committed four turnovers, none of them past the halfcourt line, and the Aggies managed five twos, a three, and a free throw to complete a 14-2 run and send it to overtime.

The NCAA says this was the biggest final-minute comeback of all time, with the previous record belonging to a February 2005 game when San Diego State came back from 11 down with 59 seconds to go. A&M managed one more point in 24 fewer seconds.

The Aggies had to score six baskets in just about one shot clock's worth of time. That would be hard to do even if the Panthers didn't have the opportunity to take time off the clock themselves. But UNI's failed attempts at beating Texas A&M's press virtually maximized the Aggies' ability to score points in the time remaining.

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