A botched wide-open UNC Greensboro dunk led to a wild bad beat

For The Win

A botched wide-open UNC Greensboro dunk led to a wild bad beat

For The Win 9/03/2021 20:30:06 Charles Curtis

March Madness is nearly upon us, but this bad beat is already pretty maddening for some bettors.

The situation: UNC Greensboro was on its way to beating Mercer in the SoCon conference championship to clinch a spot in the 2021 NCAA tournament. With the Spartans up 69-61 with over 13 seconds left, Keyshaun Langley went in for a breakaway dunk to put an exclamation point on the win . and it bounced off the rim.

It didn't matter in the final score. But there were bettors who were pretty shocked it didn't go in: the over/under for the Spartans in the game was either 69.5 or 70.5. Ooooofff.

Here's the play:

Even with a bricked dunk in the final 10 seconds, UNC Greensboro is going to the NCAA Tournament. ?? pic.twitter.com/bQOE7qbokc
- The Comeback (@thecomeback) March 9, 2021

And some reaction:

Team total 69.5. Brutal. https://t.co/dNhe66ZGHO
- Gus Hudson (@KetchupandCrown) March 9, 2021

Team total 70.5 and this is why gamblers don't live as long as others. The world is a cold dark place. https://t.co/nIUUegdeXK
- Shane Donahue (@shane_donahue) March 9, 2021