We’re only two games into March Madness, but we might have just witnessed the dunk of the NCAA tournament.
Late in the first half of Thursday night’s “First Four” game between Drake and Wichita State, Drake’s Joseph Yesufu changed the momentum of the first half with a poster dunk over Wichita State’s Clarence Jackson, who quite literally never had a chance.
With Drake struggling to score in the first half, Yesufu’s dunk set off a 5-0 scoring run in the final two minutes that got the Bulldogs to within one point, where Wichita State led 21-20 at halftime.
Drake overcame a second-half deficit and held off a late rally to defeat Wichita State 53-52 and advance to the first round of the men’s NCAA tournament, where they’ll face No. 6 USC.
And with that absolutely ridiculous dunk, Yesufu most definitely earned himself a spot in “One Shining Moment” at tournament’s end.
It’s only Game 2 but this dunk might hold up til April. pic.twitter.com/kWwVWB2P2e
— Troy Machir (@TroyMachir) March 18, 2021
And, as you can imagine, people are absolutely freaking out over Yesufu’s poster dunk.
Damn, this looks like how 2020 dunked on people’s hopes and dreams. https://t.co/tDJYMVOET6
— Lorenzo (@LorenzoButlerPR) March 18, 2021
For reference … https://t.co/An5DRVJKqD
— Max Hengst (@madmaxhengst) March 18, 2021
If they ain’t know, they know now! Joseph Yesufu, remember the name 🤬💯 @_liljoe1 https://t.co/i9wbaYUmIL
— Prentiss Nixon (@2prent_) March 18, 2021
MORE #MarchMadness https://t.co/DluzaDmEov
— Corey O’Neal ✌️ (@coreyo) March 18, 2021
Me watching the live version of this dunk earlier: https://t.co/ri0m841yaI pic.twitter.com/4WFkvhJcye
— Jake Nichols (@jnichols_2121) March 18, 2021
Dude, Joseph Yesufu just killed a man.
— Brad Evans (@NoisyHuevos) March 18, 2021
https://t.co/PrpneRY2Uc pic.twitter.com/R2RA0cA7B9
— PittCabe (@PittCabe) March 18, 2021
I’d like to congratulate Joseph Yesufu on making One Shining Moment.pic.twitter.com/CvFETflHXJ
— Darnay Tripp (@DarnayTripp) March 18, 2021
https://t.co/bGlADhpeeX pic.twitter.com/LJcJVWvDpE
— #GoCoogs 🐾🐾 (@David_TXAZ) March 18, 2021
https://t.co/bGlADhpeeX pic.twitter.com/LJcJVWvDpE
— #GoCoogs 🐾🐾 (@David_TXAZ) March 18, 2021
https://t.co/bGlADhpeeX pic.twitter.com/LJcJVWvDpE
— #GoCoogs 🐾🐾 (@David_TXAZ) March 18, 2021
It’s good to have March Madness back.
