CHICAGO – Something needed to be done. Something needed to be said.
Virginia was treating Iowa State like a high school junior varsity team. The deficit was 15 points.
What do you do when the clock isn’t just counting down 31 minutes left in a Sweet Sixteen game, but in a career?
Georges Niang sat in coach Steve Prohm’s seat during a timeout. He implored his told them to keep plugging away. They overcame worse odds before. They could still be fine.
“We still had confidence because he had confidence in us,” ISU forward Jameel McKay said.