Up two, 13 seconds left. The pass goes inside to center Felton Spencer. Louisville is trying to tie the game up by giving the ball to its 7-foot leading scorer.
Ball State’s center Curtis Kidd contests the shot with arms extended high. The ball bounces high off the glass and hits the rim before it’s snatched out of the air by soaring guard Chandler Thompson. Louisville is forced to foul with seven ticks remaining.
Thompson steps up to the line after a timeout. He misses off the back of the iron. The rebound goes to Spencer.
Six. Spencer hands the ball off to guard Keith Williams.
Five. Williams accelerates toward midcourt.
Four. He crosses the timeline and cuts to the right wing.
Three. He passes to guard Everick Sullivan in the right corner.
Two. Sullivan lets a three-pointer fly for the win.
One. The ball hangs in the air as the crowd lets out a gasp.
Zero. It clangs off the rim, and the 12 seeded Ball State Cardinals celebrate a 62-60 win to put them in the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history.
Contact Zach Piatt with comments at zapiatt@bsu.edu or on Twitter @zachpiatt13.
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