Familiar story in college basketball, the kid who grows up watching teams like Duke and Louisville, dreaming of hitting the winning basket in a nationally televised game. Never gets old, especially when UofL is the object of the dream.
Carlik Jones, the graduate transfer from Radford (Va.) University, seeing his dream come true, live and in person, scoring 11 of his team’s last 13 points. He would also take care of Matthew Hurt, Duke’s leading scorer with 24 points, forcing him out of the game with his fifth foul at the 1:50 mark.
Usually the smallest player on the court, Jones makes those forays into crowded paint area look so easy.