COLUMBIA, Mizz. -- Don’t call it a comeback.
Call it The Escape Job.
Will Wade guessed that LSU’s 86-80 overtime win over Missouri – featuring a 14-point comeback over the final two minutes of regulation – was a 1-in-500 proposition.
“That may be being generous,” he said.
It’s not. It’s exactly right.
According to ESPN’s game forecast, LSU (16-3, 6-0 SEC) had just a 0.2 percent chance – exactly 1 out of 500 – of coming back to beat Missouri on Saturday night in Columbia, trailing 70-56 with 2:14 left.
The junior ran off a 9-0 run by himself – featuring two three-pointers and a three-point play – to trim the deficit to five.