Junior forward Obi Enechionyia collected an offensive rebound and passed the ball to sophomore guard Shizz Alston Jr. who called a timeout with 43.5 seconds left in Saturday’s game against Tulsa at the Liacouras Center.
Coach Fran Dunphy said he wanted to get the ball to either redshirt-senior swingman Daniel Dingle or sophomore guard Shizz Alston Jr. on a high ball screen coming out of the timeout. Instead, the Owls lost the ball out of bounds on a dysfunctional possession.
Tulsa took over with less than 15 seconds left with a chance to win the game. Golden Hurricane sophomore guard Sterling Taplin drove around Dingle with four seconds left for a right-handed layup on the other end of the floor to give Tulsa a 70-68 win.