DeAndre Gholston picked up a rolling, bounce pass from D’Moi Hodge and launched up a prayer.
The 35-foot, three-point shot banked into the net as the clock expired to give the Missouri Tigers (10-1) an improbable and much-needed victory over the University of Central Florida Knights (8-3).
“I trusted (Hodge), picked it up and I just believed in the shot, and my entire team did,” Gholston said.
Gholston and his 16 points, all of which came in the second half, propelled Mizzou to a 68-66 victory despite UCF’s astonishing comeback in which the Knights erased a 14-point second half deficit and retook the lead with less than a minute remaining.