World news – Heartbreakingly missed layup in the final seconds spoils UC Santa Barbara’s March Madness angry offer

In the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament on Saturday, the gauchos were just one point less angry after a heart-wrenching, run-of-the-mill race from Amadou Sow of UC Santa Barbara.

No. 12 seed Santa Barbara led No. 5 seeds Creighton 62-61 with less than 30 seconds remaining. Creighton’s Christian Bishop, a 57% free throw shooter, hit two clutch foul shots to give the Bluejays a point lead.

At the other end, less than 10 seconds from the end, Santa Barbara security guard JaQuori McLaughlin shared two Defender and fed Sow, who had made two large free throws in previous possession.

Sow, a junior and the best tall man on the team, seemed to expect almost more resistance than he met on the edge. Or maybe he was trying to make and sell contacts that never came.

He dug into the chest of a Creighton defense attorney. But that Creighton defender, Shereef Mitchell, stayed calm and calm, hands up, almost pulling away from Sow to make sure he hadn’t committed a foul. As a result, the sow lost its balance unnecessarily and fell to the ground.

However, the contact was minimal. Complaints about a possible foul were in vain. John Adams, a former NCAA director, tweeted that he was okay with the no call.

Even at that angle, I’m fine with no call. The defender tries to be vertical and absorbs a blow to the upper body from the UCSB player. Much more problematic when a foul has been called. But hey, I’m just a fan now!

Mitchell, an underutilized sophomore student, also came down on the rebound. He was the unsung star of the last play. Santa Barbara fouled him and he missed the front end of a one-on-one, giving the Big West Conference champions one last chance, a second before the end. But a desperate upswing in the middle of the court sailed high over the backboard.

Creighton will advance to play the winner of the Saturday night game between number 4 Virginia and number 13 Ohio.

Santa Barbara – his players and coaches, their family members and fans – had to regret the near miss.

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