:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72083153/1474008932.0.jpg "San Diego State bad beat video: Aztecs hits late free throws for back-door cover vs. No. 12 Charleston")
There's no such thing as a meaningless basket in a game, even if the result itself is determined. As DK Nation College Sports editor Collin Sherwin shows us, there are a lot of people interested in the otherwise mundane free throws at the end of a game. This clip is from No. 5 San Diego State's win over No. 12 Charleston in the first round of the 2023 NCAA tournament.
Those San Diego State free throws were NOT meaningless Dan Bonner! @CircaSports found a LOT of meaning in them pic.twitter.com/ZIgHrXvXw9
– Collin Sherwin (@CollinSherwin) March 16, 2023