Scottie Reynolds made a half-court dash for a last-second basket that capped one of the best regional finals of the decade.
Though it needed a last-second basket by Sam Dower to take a 27-26 lead into halftime, Gonzaga outscored the Lions 39-22 in the second half.
Georges-Hunt and Carter both appeared to get a hand on the rebound, and the tip-in was credited to Georges-Hunt for only his second basket of the game.
That was his second such basket in three games since his trade from Memphis, but the Raptors had to look elsewhere this time for someone to pick them up in a game that was poorly played and poorly officiated.
The Heat lead was only 47-46 at the break, and Jennings opened the second half with a basket to give Milwaukee a one-point lead.
Stoudemire then made the first basket of the second quarter, kicking off a 19-0 run.
But the 6-foot-8 star didn't make a basket until the second half, then committed a foul with 2.6 seconds left that gave Louisville a chance to win.
Georgia overcame a 5-minute scoreless drought to start the game, another 5 minutes with just two free throws late in the first half and another 7-minute lapse in the second half with just one basket that allowed Stanford to build a 42-34 lead with 11:50 remaining.
The third-seeded Nuggets were an NBA-best 38-3 at home during the regular season but needed Andre Miller's last-second shot to beat Golden State by a basket in the opener and extend their franchise-best winning streak to 24 games.
The Bulls sent Miami to the line a season-high 41 times, and at times were so reliant on the 3-point shot that they went more than 16 minutes to open the second half without a single 2-point basket.
The Golden Bears (21-11) held the Runnin' Rebels (25-10) without a basket for more than 11 minutes in the second half.
In that mili-second, James, then with his back to the basket, whirled to his right to take full advantage of the subtle technical mistake of the best on-ball defender Indiana could place against him.
Still, the Bulls had their biggest lead at 37-29 after LeDay's basket with 3:09 to go in the second half.
After missing six of their initial seven shots in the second half, the Celtics relied on Pierce driving to the basket where he converted a three-point play and was fouled, hitting five free throws that cut it to 70-62.
But Miami went 5 minutes without a basket down the stretch and shot 36 percent in the second half.
Navarro hit a solo homer just over the basket at the wall in left-center in the second to break a 1-all tie and added a two-run shot down the left-field line off John Danks (0-1) in the fourth, with both drives coming from the right side.
Griner, who had averaged 33 points in Baylor's first two games in the tournament, didn't make a basket until she converted a putback with 15:20 left in the second half.
Second, that time-honored adage: Don t put all your risk in one basket.
It's about positioning your basket and then working it with your wrist and stick, to gain a split second edge over your opponent.
Then they went on a 18-4 spurt late in the second, turning a two-point deficit into a 12-point lead before Pierce's driving basket in the closing seconds cut it to 53-43 at halftime.
Plays like this have become routine in Thompson's season: In a recent home game against the Miami Heat, with his team leading 44-33 in the second quarter, Thompson caught a pass on the lane's left side, about 12 feet away from the basket.
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