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March Madness Analytics: The 5 Biggest Plays From Yesterday's Insanity
In terms of win probability change, which plays from yesterday's madness were biggest?

Even if you're not a college basketball fan, it was hard not to love all the Davids beating the Goliaths in yesterday's action. Sure, your backet might be busted already, but who didn't smile as RJ Hunter popped a three for the win while his dad -- the coach of his team -- fell off his chair? Who didn't feel their blood pressure rise down the stretch of the Iowa State-UAB game?

This is what March Madness is all about: Dads falling off chairs and hypertension.

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numberFire Live, our real-time analytics platform. If not, it's pretty sweet, and you probably should use it today -- you can follow along and see live win probabilities, shot charts, advanced player statistics and more.

Using the platform, let's take a look at yesterday's five biggest plays, according to how they impacted the team's overall win probability.

5. UAB Hits a Three With 50 Seconds Left (+35.8% Win Probability)

quick turnaround with 0.1 seconds remaining.

Only in March Madness.

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