The game seemed to be sealed for the Shockers. Wichita State fought all the way back after being down six points with just over five minutes remaining. Down one with 16 seconds remaining, freshman point guard Grant Sherfield put the team on his back.
After Cincinnati decided to double-team senior center Jaime Echenique in the post, Sherfield was left wide open. Echenique kicked the ball back out to the freshman, who let it fly.
Bang, a Shocker lead. 79-77 with 16 seconds remaining. Charles Koch Arena was rocking. The Bearcats somewhat struggled to get the ball out of the backcourt on the ensuing possession, but succeeded and called a timeout with 12 second remaining.