“Winning Time” had arrived and the time had come for Gregg Marshall to entrust the ball to a player to decide Wichita State’s fate.
Samajae Haynes-Jones, listed generously at 6-foot tall and 180 pounds, isn’t a physical specimen. He can’t rise up over defenders or plow through them to the basket. But what he does have — off-the-chart quickness paired with an array of hesitation moves — makes him difficult to stay in front of.
So with the clock inside 10 seconds late Wednesday night at Koch Arena with the game against SMU tied at 83, Marshall decided to give Haynes-Jones the chance.