Marshall University men’s basketball defeated the University of Southern Mississippi Saturday on a last-second, buzzer-beating field goal just days after losing a game in similar heartbreaking fashion to Louisiana Tech University.
Junior guard Austin Loop knocked down a step back jumper as the buzzer sounded to secure a 108-106 overtime victory and give the Herd a first-round bye in the conference tournament, which starts Wednesday.
Loop’s game-winning play, was made possible by another buzzer-beating field goal at the end of regulation, in which senior forward James Kelly caught an out-of-bounds lob to tie the game at 98 as the buzzer sounded.