The ball and the game slipped away from Maria Castro’s hand.
Junior Mariam Gnanou jumped to try to secure the offensive rebound, but couldn’t hold on to the ball. Then, Castro dived in a desperate attempt to save the possession, but the ball slipped away.
It’s not the way the seniors of the Oklahoma State women’s basketball team wanted to leave Eddie Sutton Court for the last time, as the Cowgirls fell 68-58 to Kansas State.
Although he watched his players blow a 14-point lead at half, OSU coach Jim Littell made sure his seniors were recognized as soon as he walked in for his postgame media conference.