Gonzaga looked destined to lose in the final moments of Tuesday’s WCC championship game.
The top-seeded Bulldogs trailed No. 2 seed BYU with 0.6 seconds remaining in regulation.
They possessed the ball under the BYU basket with an inbounds play on the baseline, so not all hope was lost. But there was no way they would get a shot off in time? Right?
Wrong.
Sophomore guard Kayleigh Truong was tasked with the inbounds pass. Senior guard Jill Townsend broke free on a screen near the free-throw line, and Truong found her with a perfect bounce pass on the left side of the lane. Townsend, with no time to dribble, immediately hoisted a fall-away jumper that fell through the net for a 43-42 Gonzaga win.
Replay shows the clock starting on time and Townsend releasing the ball before the buzzer sounds for a remarkable win to secure the conference tournament championship.
The win is a résumé booster for the Bulldogs, who were safely in the NCAA tournament regardless of Tuesday’s outcome. The loss is rough blow for the Cougars, who were squarely on the bubble entering Tuesday’s game. A win would have clinched an automatic berth. Instead, they’re left to sweat the selection show and hope enough falls their way to earn an at-large bid.
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