Speeding up the court in the final seconds of another tight defeat, Kaylah Rainey tripped, lost the ball and clutched her lower leg as the buzzer sounded.
A hush fell over Welsh-Ryan Arena while Rainey, one of two seniors honored before the game, remained on the floor. It sounded like the immediate aftermath of the Will Smithian smack in the face that it was: the exclamation point on a disappointing night that capped off a disappointing season at home.
After a few seconds, Rainey got up and walked with her team into the tunnel under her own power.