Cut with a purpose.
It's a phrase said repeatedly at all levels of basketball.
And on Wednesday night, with his team trailing by one point with just 1.9 seconds on the clock, Ohio State redshirt junior guard Kam Williams likely thought back to that message he's probably heard thousands of times in his life.
The Buckeyes had the ball out of bounds with just under two seconds on the clock and needed a basket to avoid a crushing loss at the hands of Nebraska. And when C.J. Jackson got the ball from the official, Jae'Sean Tate and Marc Loving each sprinted toward the blocks on opposite sides of the lane while Williams sprinted toward the wing on Loving's side.