The buzzer-beating game-winner was, Derik Queen acknowledged, “the very first” of the freshman’s career, but the shot that catapulted Maryland into the Sweet 16 wasn’t without controversy.
The shot by the Big Ten Freshman of the Year came after Colorado State appeared to be on the brink of an upset when Jalen Lake’s three-pointer gave the Rams a 71-70 lead with six seconds left. But after a Maryland timeout, Queen grabbed the inbounds pass with 3.7 seconds left and went to work, dribbling twice before taking off and hanging in midair long enough to get off a bank shot.