Since elevating to the Division I level, the Binghamton men's basketball team has provided more than its share of thrills. Thanks to an uncanny ability to perform in pressure situations, Binghamton point guard Mike Gordon finds himself at the center of all the excitement. With the Plainfield, New Jersey native leading the way for the Bearcats, late-game heroics have quickly become the standard. 01.19.2006 - BU vs Hartford Sophomore guard makes steal, game-winning layup in final second Gordon stole the ball at the top of the key and raced the entire length of the court for the game-winning layup with one-tenth of a second left to lift Binghamton past Hartford 57-55. With the Hawks setting up for a potential game-winning play in the closing eight seconds, Gordon scooped up a deflected inbounds pass and drove the length of the floor before laying in the winning basket. "Troy deflected it and it came to me. I pushed it up the floor and was lucky to get it off before time expired." - MG   Firefox users: To view videos right click and "Save Link As...". 01.15.2007 - BU vs Hartford Déjà vu: Bearcats' guard hits winning shot for second straight year After a Binghamton timeout with six ticks left, Gordon got the ball and drove down the right side of the lane before lofting his familiar high-bank shot. The ball rattled around the rim before falling as the horn expired giving the Bearcats a 57-55 victory over Hartford. Remarkably, his final-second heroics were an exact repeat of last January 19, when his buzzer-beating layup stunned the Hawks by the same score on the same court. "I don't know what to say -- same thing, different year. Guys were a little tired, and we didn't want to go to overtime." - MG "That's incredible, isn't it? The same exact score with Mike Gordon hitting a layup at the buzzer." - Head coach Al Walker   01.31.2007 - BU vs Stony Brook Gordon Puts Bearcats Back on Track Three years to the day after Binghamton opened its state-of-the-art arena, Gordon electrified a crowd of 3,121 against Stony Brook with his late-game wizardry. Gordon beat the Seawolves in improbable fashion, banking an inbounds pass off a Stony Brook defender and converting the game-winning layup as the buzzer sounded. The shot, featured on ESPN's "Top 10 Plays" (No. 6), was Gordon's second buzzer-beating game-winning shot in the previous five games and third in his career. "With point-six seconds and no timeouts, you've got to think of something quick." - MG "Where else could he have gone with it? When he did it, my mouth just dropped." - Senior Guard Steve Proctor "The play was one of the coolest, most creative in the three-year history of the Events Center." - Press & Sun-Bulletin Reporter Brian Moritz     02.22.2007 - BU vs Hartford Gordon's three-pointer beats Hartford for third time in last four games After trailing by as many as 10 points in the second half, Hartford rallied to take a 53-50 lead with 1:28 remaining. Binghamton made one free throw with 1:01 left and after a Hawks turnover at the other end, Gordon stroked his 100th career three-pointer from the top of the key. He proceeded to sink a free throw with one second to lift Binghamton to the 55-53. It was his third game-winning shot this season and third against Hartford in the last four meetings between the two schools. "Coming down the stretch, you've got to have confidence and you've got to want to take the shot. If the ball is in my hands, I'm going to rise up, shoot the ball and knock it down with confidence." - MG "Mike Gordon seems to have our number, at least in the last minute. I think he's the best point guard in our conference, so I'm not surprised that he continues to make big plays for this team." - Hartford coach Dan Leibovitz [more...]