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The 2016 Butler softball team celebrates after Sarah Dixon hits a home run in the Big East championship game. The team knocked off St. John’s to win the school’s second Big East championship. Collegian file photo.

Freshman Kamar Baldwin handled an inbounds pass while Hinkle went crazy. Baldwin took his defender off the dribble and quickly crossed over, giving himself just enough space to bury a mid-range jumper to take a 70-68 lead over Northwestern with 0.4 seconds left on the clock.

Mike Freeman, associate athletic director for external operations, said. “We probably would’ve had a different game that night.