ACC males’s basketball may be having a down 12 months apart exterior of the dominance of the Duke Blue Devils, however you may all the time depend on the ACC match to ship. The match moved to the quarterfinals on Thursday, and instantly all hell broke unfastened. Cooper Flagg went down with an ankle damage for Duke. North Carolina might need performed its manner off the bubble with a win over Wake Forest. The tip of Louisville vs. Stanford took the cake with one of many wildest endings doable.
With the sport tied on the finish of regulation, Louisville held for the final shot. Terrence Edwards Jr. missed a three-pointer that was rebounded by Stanford’s Chisom Okpara. For some cause, Okpara determined to frantically eliminate the ball, and he by accident handed it to the opposite crew. Okpara’s go landed proper within the palms of Louisville’s Chucky Hepburn, who casually drained an unguarded mid-range jumper to win the sport.
That is the insanity of March distilled into one recreation. How on earth does this occur? Watch the play right here:
Jubilation for Louisville. Heartbreak for Stanford. We would not see a extra bewildering ending all through all of March Insanity.
Louisville advances to play the winner of No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 6 SMU. The Cardinals have been going dancing regardless, however successful this recreation will assist keep their seeding.
What a ridiculous technique to lose for Stanford. Okpara had a strong recreation with 10 factors and 6 rebounds. It’s going to be exhausting to overlook about that go, although.