With two starters having fouled out of the game, the remaining three just one whistle away from sharing the same fate and no time left on the clock, the Houston Cougars had just taken the gut punch to end all gut punches.
The nine-seed Texas A&M Aggies had just capped off a 13-point comeback in the final two minutes with an improbable buzzer-beating three-pointer from big-man Andersson Garcia to send the game to overtime. The Aggies in the building rejoiced while the Cougars stood stunned, knowing what was up against them in the next five minutes.
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