It came down to the final second, literally.
No. 19 Marquette women’s basketball was trailing by one point when Rose Nkumu inbounded the ball from the baseline with five seconds remaining to Liza Karlen. Karlen received the ball in the paint and threw it up at the hoop, just to watch the ball rim out, and with it, any chance of a win.
The Golden Eagles (12-2, 1-2 Big East) didn’t score in the final three minutes of the game, ending in a 57-56 defeat to the St. John’s Red Storm (8-7, 2-1 Big East) 57-56 Wednesday night at Carnesecca Arena.