The Monday Awards

Welcome to the third tourney edition of the Monday Awards, where watching Peyton Manning on SNL leads to the inevitable question of how John Wooden would fare as the host and life is better now that there won't be any more shots of Vanderbilt 's Ted Skuchas blowing his hair out of his eyes.

5. Greg Oden 's shot block

Oden 's stat line wasn't pretty at the end of the Tennessee-OSU game. He had a career-low in minutes (18, thanks to foul trouble) and rebounds (3), and was held under 10 points for only the fifth time all year. The Buckeyes were forced to revert back to the pre-Oden days to try to win, and while OSU recovered from a 17-point halftime deficit, Tennessee still had a chance to win. Ramar Smith grabbed a rebound following a missed free throw and drove the length of the court, looking to help his Volunteers become the first team to knock off a No. 1 seed this year. Smith got his shot up, but it wasn't up in the air very long. Oden hustled back down the court, followed Smith , and swatted the shot away, ending the game with a thunderous block.

4. Eric Maynor drops Duke

Tied at 77 with 10 seconds left, VCU had one last chance to turn out the first big upset of the tournament. Maynor, a sophomore, drilled a jump shot with two seconds left, upsetting sixth-seeded Duke and obliterating most of America 's hopes of a perfect bracket.

3. Drew Lavender matches and beats BYU

This game may have had the most exciting final five minutes of all 60 games, as BYU and Xavier battled back and forth, matching baskets until the end. The game could have gone either way, but Lavender decided that his Xavier squad had a game to play 48 hours later. He hit a big three to take a 71-68 lead with four minutes left, but BYU scored five straight points. Unsatisfied with the score, Lavender tied the game and took the lead on back-to-back jumpers with less than two minutes left. He would also go on to hit two free throws with 12 seconds left, securing a 79-75 lead and an eventual victory.

2. Jeff Green shuffles way to victory

Referees might have turned a blind eye to Green's pivot foot, but he stepped up when Georgetown needed it most. The Hoyas lost Roy Hibbert after the big man fouled out, which meant that there probably wouldn't be any more second-chance points. Down by one with just seconds left, Green made a move, lost his footing, recovered the ball, and may have traveled en route to his game-winning bank shot. Jessie Sapp would block Alex Gordon 's heave, and the Hoyas went on to win 66-65.

1. Anthony Atkinson goes berzerk