Vanderbilt star had heartbreaking reaction to his missed buzzer beater
Tyler Tanner almost had himself an all-time March Madness moment.
On Saturday, Vanderbilt's Tyler Tanner put himself in similar company with Gordon Hayward for the ultimate March Madness "what if? " And it was immediately clear that the Vanderbilt star will be thinking about that shot for a long time. With the Commodores down by two points against Nebraska in Saturday's second-round matchup against Nebraska and just 2.
2 seconds remaining, Tanner received the inbound with some space to get a shot off. His heave from beyond half court banked off the glass high but went halfway down before rattling out. It really doesn't get any closer than that.
And players of Tanner's caliber practice that shot regularly. They have a good idea of if the ball is going in the moment it leaves the hands. Tanner was asked after the game if he felt he made the shot, and his answer personified the heartbreak of March Madness.
He thought he had it. “I almost died…” 🎙️ These reactions were all of us watching Tyler tanner’s final shot go up 🤯 #MarchMadness pic. twitter.