Jimmy Hall paused for a moment to think during Kent State’s postgame press conference when questioned about his final two free throws in retrospect of the game’s outcome. Then, he subtly asked the reporter whether he made or missed those shots.
Although he couldn’t recall those shots in particular without having his memory jogged, citing the fact that he tends to get “lost in the game,” Hall knew exactly what he and his teammates had to do to stop a late-game Buffalo run.
In a physical, grind-it-out game that featured 56 combined personal fouls, Hall calmly sank both free throws with 12.