ST. Louis — Wes Washpun broke the hearts of Evansville fans everywhere when he drained a mid-range jump shot as time expired to give Northern Iowa its second straight Missouri Valley Conference tournament title on Sunday.
Ben Jacobson didn’t call a timeout for his team with less than 30 seconds left and the game tied as Washpun calmly drove, stepped back and got a friendly bounce from the rim to lift the Panthers to a 56-54 victory. He finished the game with 18 points.
Only Evansville senior guard D.J. Balentine, who had 20 points in the game, scored more points than Washpun in the tournament.