NCAA Tournament 2011: Top buzzer-beaters and wild finishes (VIDEO)

6. East Region: (9) Villanova 57, (8) George Mason 61

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George Mason's Luke Hancock walks off the court after a 61-57 win over Villanova in an East regional NCAA college basketball tournament second round game Friday, March 18, in Cleveland. Hancock led George Mason with 18 points.

Still fresh in the NCAA Tournament consciousness as one of the most amazing 'Cinderella' stories of all time in 2006, George Mason (No. 8 in the East Region) came back from six points down with two minutes left in the game against No. 9 Villanova, before sophomore forward Luke Hancock gave his Patriots the lead for good with a step-back three-pointer that put GMU up 59-57 with 20 seconds left.

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