NCAA Basketball: Ranking all 67 NCAA Tournament games from 2019

By Joey Loose | Jul 9, 2019

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 08: Jarrett Culver #23 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Kyle Guy #5 of the Virginia Cavaliers battle for the ball i2g during the 2019 NCAA men's Final Four National Championship game at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – MARCH 23: Naz Reid #0 of the LSU Tigers boxes out against Jalen Smith #25 of the Maryland Terrapins during the second half of the game in the second round of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Vystar Memorial Arena on March 23, 2019 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /

12. #3 Texas Tech 75, #1 Gonzaga 69 (Elite Eight)

Nobody led this game by more than five until the final minute. The Red Raiders may have trailed at the half, but in the most important moment they locked down on defense and hit their shots. Davide Moretti hit two enormous 3-pointers in the final four minutes to extend the Texas Tech lead. The Red Raiders defense limited Gonzaga late while they hit their free throws to secure their first Final Four appearance in school history. Jarrett Culver (19 points) and Matt Mooney (17 points) continued to star for the defensive juggernaut while the efforts of Rui Hachimura (22 points) and Brandon Clarke (18 points, 12 rebounds) were not enough this time.

11. #3 Texas Tech 61, #2 Michigan State 51 (Final Four)

As had been the case all season long, the defense of the Red Raiders shined on the big stage, while some clutch shooting didn’t hurt their cause either. This was a tight game early, but Texas Tech built their second half lead as great as 12 points before the Spartans came storming back. Aaron Henry made a layup with under three minutes to make this a 1-point game, but the Spartans would not score again. They were limited to 31.9% shooting, with Cassius Winston (16 points) making just 4 of his 16 attempts from the field. The Red Raiders, backed by incredible defense, were heading to the title game in part thanks to a South Dakota transfer’s incredible shooting. Mooney (22 points) ignited the Red Raiders late run, while their suffocating defense buried the Spartans late.

10. #3 LSU 69, #6 Maryland 67 (Round of 32)

The Tigers may have led by 15 points in the first half, but it took a Tremont Waters layup with 1.6 seconds left to secure this win. The Terrapins played resilient basketball and hit their shots when it mattered, but just couldn’t contain Waters on the final possession. Skylar Mays (16 points) hit a big 3-pointer in the final minute and LSU did just enough to make their first Sweet Sixteen in thirteen years. Maryland got nice games from forwards Jalen Smith (15 points, 8 rebounds) and Bruno Fernando (10 points, 15 rebounds), but came up just one possession short in the end.

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