The 2nd Best Finish of the NCAA Postseason
Mar 25th 2008ericjhoroCollege Basketball
What Sean Singletary did in last night’s NCAA post-season tournament game was worthy of being on every highlight show in the country—if it had only been in the NCAA tournament…or even the NIT. Instead in happened in the College Basketball Invitational.
Old Dominion led Virginia by four with 35 seconds left when Singletary made two free throws to cut the lead in half. The Cavs fouled and Old Dominion made one of two. Singletary then calmly marched down court and banked in the game tying three. ODU held for the last shot, but as ther point guard attempted to get free Singletary picked his pocket and went the other way for the go-ahead three point play. It was an Anthony Atkinson-like performance.
It was also a fitting exclamation point for a remarkable career which saw Singletary named first team all-ACC three straight years in a row. Singletary’s career probably didn’t end the way he envisioned (the CBI?), but he will leave with that one last unforgettable, game-changing performance.
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