Madness arrives in 1st round of the Big South Tournament

Updated Mar. 3, 2022 1:31 a.m. ET
Associated Press

The Big South Tournament had a month's worth of madness on one March day.

Milos Stajcic's four-point play with 0.6 seconds remaining gave Campbell a win over Presbyterian — and capped an incredible day of action at the Big South Tournament.

Two of the four games were decided on a last-second shot. Three of the games went to overtime — the Campbell-Presbyterian clash had two.

Campbell actually made two last-ditch shots to get past Presbyterian. Jordan Whitfield made a floater as time expired in the first OT to tie the game.

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The day was reminiscent of

The Big South's big day began with North Carolina A&T beating Radford 78-71 in overtime. The Aggies recovered in the extra session after blowing a 14-point halftime lead.

Next up was 12th-seeded Charleston Southern, which beat fifth-seeded UNC Asheville 79-78 when Taje' Kelly made a putback at the buzzer.

High Point then beat Hampton 84-77 in overtime.

In the final game of the night, Campbell trailed by one near the end of the second OT when Stajcic

The Big South quarterfinals are Friday.

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