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driving a rusty old beater
he drives a beater that just barely runs
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Instead, a Maryland buzzer beater against Colorado State shut the league out of the second weekend.
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Chris Vannini, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
DePaul got to double overtime before being eliminated by Creighton in the Big East, and Louisville needed a buzzer beater to knock out Stanford in the ACC.
—Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
The two teams combined for six 3s in the final couple of minutes of the third quarter, the last a pull-up buzzer beater from Colorado Academy’s Clyde Love to push the Mustangs lead to 44-38 heading into the final eight minutes.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
Whittier Christian lost a buzzer beater, forcing a play-in game against Maranatha to decide third place in the Olympic League and a playoff spot.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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Chris Vannini, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
DePaul got to double overtime before being eliminated by Creighton in the Big East, and Louisville needed a buzzer beater to knock out Stanford in the ACC.
—Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
The two teams combined for six 3s in the final couple of minutes of the third quarter, the last a pull-up buzzer beater from Colorado Academy’s Clyde Love to push the Mustangs lead to 44-38 heading into the final eight minutes.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
Whittier Christian lost a buzzer beater, forcing a play-in game against Maranatha to decide third place in the Olympic League and a playoff spot.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Beater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beater. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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