KeVaughn Allen had very little time.
The Gators’ men’s basketball team trailed the Ole Miss Rebels 76-73, and Allen had just 8.8 seconds to go the length of the court and get a three-point shot up.
He hadn’t hit from beyond the arc in the 30-plus minutes before then.
But he quickly launched the ball toward the hoop and watched it go in as time expired.
The Gators bench erupted with overtime just ahead. The crowd burst into a piercing roar.
It was that kind of game. And it was exactly the kind of game Florida needed.