With only 16 seconds gone in overtime, a familiar and frustrating routine unfolded for Missouri on Saturday.
A set built around a rolling pattern of ball screens had stalled out, and after receiving a ball reversal, Nick Honor did what he’s so often done this season: plow toward the rim.
Honor’s first step didn’t leave Jacobi Wright in his wake. Instead, the Gamecocks guard remained attached for every one of Honor’s choppy strides. When Honor reached the left block, the internal gimbal that kept him on balance failed. Instead of bumping his defender off, Honor began to topple, a leaner becoming a desperate fallaway.