Worth the replay?

Monday, March 2's games ranked by how good they turned out to be: late drama, comebacks, lead swaps and overtime. No scores, no winners, so you can decide what to watch without spoilers.

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#1
SE LouisianaatLSU N Orleans
CBB· ESPN+Down to the wireBig comebackBack and forth
A
75/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings25/25
Comeback20/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth10/10
Drama 100 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 75
#2
NC CentralatMD Eastern
CBBDown to the wireBig comeback
B+
71/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings25/25
Comeback17/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 94 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 71
#3
SC StateatDelaware St
CBB· ESPN+Down to the wireBig comeback
B+
69/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings25/25
Comeback15/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 92 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 69
#4
IdahoatE Washington
CBB· ESPN+Down to the wireBack and forth
B+
67/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings22/25
Comeback12/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth10/10
Drama 89 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 67
#5
SF AustinatIncarnate Word
CBB· ESPN+Down to the wire
B+
66/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings25/25
Comeback11/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 88 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 66
#6
East Texas A&MatTexas A&M-CC
CBB· ESPN+
C
40/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension25/30
Swings13/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late7/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 53 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 40
#7
IU IndyatCleveland St
CBB· ESPN+
D
33/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension16/30
Swings19/25
Comeback5/20
Decided late2/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 44 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 33
#8
LamaratHou Christian
CBB· ESPN+
D
31/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension3/30
Swings24/25
Comeback11/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 41 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 31
#9
Norfolk StatMorgan St
CBB
D
29/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension9/30
Swings16/25
Comeback10/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 38 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 29
#10
McNeeseatNicholls
CBB· CBSSN
D
22/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension14/30
Swings11/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late2/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 30 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 22
#11
Idaho StatSacramento St
CBB· ESPN+One-sided
D
11/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings11/25
Comeback1/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 15 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 11
#12
N'Western StatUT Rio Grande
CBB· ESPN+One-sided
D
8/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension5/30
Swings3/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 10 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 8
#13
Iowa StateatArizona
CBB· ESPNOne-sided
D
7/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension2/30
Swings5/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 10 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 7
#14
DukeatNC State
CBB· ESPNOne-sided
D
7/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings4/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth5/10
Drama 9 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 7
#15
Montana StatN Arizona
CBB· ESPN+One-sided
D
7/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension2/30
Swings4/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 9 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 7
#16
MontanaatN Colorado
CBB· ESPN+One-sided
D
7/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings6/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 9 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 7
#17
Weber StatPortland St
CBB· ESPN+One-sided
D
4/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings6/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth0/10
Drama 6 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 4
#18
Coppin StatHoward
CBB· ESPN+One-sided
D
0/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings0/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth0/10
Drama 0 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 0

Ranked from each game's win probability as it was played (ESPN's for football and basketball; ours, from the goals, for hockey): how in doubt it was near the end, how far the winner came back from, how late it was decided, how big its momentum swings were and how often a team erased a deficit, with a bonus for overtime. That drama is then weighted by how good a matchup it was going in (its pre-game Watchability score), so a thriller between top teams ranks above an equally wild game between minor ones.