After sophomore guard Caleb Mills hit a go-ahead midrange jumper with only six seconds left on the game clock, No. 5 Houston seemed like it was going to escape the hard-fought battle with Tulsa with a last-second victory.
Instead, Golden Hurricane senior guard Brandon Rachal got the ball in his hands and drove to the basket, right into the heart of the Cougars’ defense. He forced UH center Brison Gresham to commit a foul, which sent Rachal to the free-throw line for two game-clinching free throws.
With the game clock frozen at 0.1 seconds, the Tulsa guard swished the first one, and he got the second charity-stripe shot to bounce a bit on the rim before dropping in.