2 If you’re even a casual basketball fan, you know that the final minutes of a high-stakes game can feel like the longest. Part of the reason is that they are. The last few minutes on the clock are agonizingly drawn out by time- outs, strategic fouls, video reviews of close calls, etc. Back in 2014, the sports website Deadspin set out to determine how long it takes to play the final 60 seconds of an NCAA basketball game during the March Madness college tournament. They analyzed 52 games and came up with some profound insights. The last 60 seconds took an average of 5:57 to play out. The longest final minute of all went to the Tennessee-Michigan game, at 18:09. For those crunching the numbers at home, that final minute took up 14% of the entire game, including the 15- minute halfti

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