Top 25 March Madness heroes of all-time

HOUSTON, TX - APRIL 02: Kemba Walker #15 of the Connecticut Huskies celebrates after defeating the Kentucky Wildcats during the National Semifinal game of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship at Reliant Stadium on April 2, 2011 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - APRIL 02: Kemba Walker #15 of the Connecticut Huskies celebrates after defeating the Kentucky Wildcats during the National Semifinal game of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship at Reliant Stadium on April 2, 2011 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TX – MARCH 29: Trey Burke #3 of the Michigan Wolverines shoots a game tying three pointer in the final seconds of the second half over Kevin Young #40 of the Kansas Jayhawks during the South Regional Semifinal round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Dallas Cowboys Stadium on March 29, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – MARCH 29: Trey Burke #3 of the Michigan Wolverines shoots a game tying three pointer in the final seconds of the second half over Kevin Young #40 of the Kansas Jayhawks during the South Regional Semifinal round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Dallas Cowboys Stadium on March 29, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

When you think of clutch shots in recent NCAA Tournament memory, Trey Burke must come to mind. The Michigan point guard saved the day back in the 2013 NCAA Tournament against the Kansas Jayhawks.

Michigan was the 4-seed while Kansas was the favorite as the No. 1 seed in the region as the two faced off for a spot in the Elite Eight. It was an evenly-matched game, but it looked to be in the bag for the Jayhawks, but you can never count a John Beilein-coached Michigan team out.

With 12 seconds left, the Jayhawks stepped to the line for a 1-and-1 opportunity, up by three. A make would have almost put the game out of reach and two may have sealed the deal. Unfortunately for Kansas, and fortunately for Michigan, they missed the front-end of the 1-and-1 and the ball found its way to Burke with the clock winding down.

Who better to trust with the game on the line than the point guard who got the Wolverines to the Sweet 16? He saw an opportunity to shoot the ball from about eight feet behind the 3-point line and he drilled it to tie the game.

Michigan would go on to win in overtime and the Wolverines went on to make the national title game against Louisville, eventually falling there. Burke was an absolute monster in the tournament run, though.