When Isaiah Palermo committed his fifth foul with 28 seconds left in double overtime Saturday afternoon, University of Arkansas-Little Rock Coach Darrell Walker had no other choice.
With seven players injured and four of the Trojans' healthy players disqualified, Terrell Curtis II yanked off his black warmup shirt and headed to the scorer's table. The walk-on from Maumelle who'd played just 35 minutes all season was going to get the most meaningful minutes of his four-year college career.
Curtis made the most of them.
With a corner three-pointer and clutch third-chance layup in triple overtime, Curtis helped UALR hold off Texas-Arlington in a nearly three-hour 98-96 thriller at the Jack Stephens Center.