In a contest heralded by many as the best game of the 2023-24 men's college basketball season, the No. 2 Houston Cougars held off the No. 11 Baylor Bears 82-76 in overtime at Foster Pavilion in Waco, Texas, on Saturday.
Houston led 41-25 at halftime and seemed to be in firm control, but Baylor staged a furious comeback in the second half, outscoring the Cougars 44-28 to force overtime.
The game nearly ended in dramatic fashion at the end of regulation, as Baylor center Yves Missi missed a go-ahead free throw with 4.4 seconds remaining, and Houston guard Jamal Shead seemingly hit a long three at the buzzer:
However, after review, it was determined that the ball was still on Shead's fingertips when time ran out, so the game went to OT.