Montana State’s buzzer beater gives us our first glimpse of March Madness magic

I've heard of March Madness. I'm here to tell you about the starch madness.

That's what Big Sky calls the conference tournament in Boise, Idaho. As you know, it's a potato house. And then, on Wednesday night, in the women's basketball championship game, Big Sky managed to get along with her promise to deliver the insanity.

With nine seconds left, sixth seed Montana took a one point lead over rival and top seeded Montana. The moment Dani Bartsch rolls up that 3-pointer on a feed from Mac Konig in Montana, where he winds up that 3-pointer in a feed called a timeout. With seven seconds left, the Bobcats drew a Slob (Sideline-Of Bounds) play.

Marah Dykstra caught an inbound pass and appeared to hold the handoff, but his teammates weren't coming at his own freedom, making the play seem broken. As the clock shrinks, a 6-foot-2 front from Vancouver took matters into his own hands.

She swung around the defender, dribbled with her right hand and dribbled towards the basket, lofting the shots over the two Montana players. It missed, bouncing off the backboard and never touching the rim.

However, Dykstra was still in the paint near the edge. And before the buzzer rang, she jumped up, caught the mistake, and pushed her back towards the backboard square in one move. As the clock hits zero, the ball went through the hoop, and her teammates were celebrating.

Montana won 58-57, won the Big Sky Championship and punched the fourth ticket to the NCAA Tournament. Esmeralda Morales scored 25 points and Dykstra scored 10. The Bobcats are 30-3 this season and will have a magical march moment that will remember forever, no matter what happens in the NCAA tournament.