There was only one winner allowed on Thursday night’s matchup between Old Dominon and UTEP, and there would only be one who would clinch the third place bye in the Conference USA tournament.
A crucial missed free throw; a debated foul called in the final seconds; two clutch free throws; and, one controversial call on a basket that was called back.
After 40 minutes of physical, back-and-forth basketball, it was the Monarchs who pulled through in the final seconds, 62-61 over the Miners.
When ODU’s Zoran Talley hit two huge, go-ahead free throws with less than three seconds on the clock, most hope for the Miners looked gone.