When Demarcus Sharp's halfcourt shot banked off the left side of the backboard, he dropped to his knees and looked at the hardwood. Gaige Prim got the rebound but the horn had already sounded.
The Bears' season was over. With 2.5 seconds left in the semifinal round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, Drake's Joseph Yesufu split between two Bears on his way to the basket for what would prove to be the game-winning bucket.
For Missouri State star Isiaih Mosley, that's when the work began.
Mosley had just finished a breakout sophomore season that saw him lead the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring at nearly 20 points per game.