Herd Insider · Mar 11, 2016
Taylor Layup Sends Herd To Semis With 87-85 Win Over UTEP
Ryan Taylor hits the go-ahead bucket for the Herd with 3 seconds left to five Marshall an 87-85 win over UTEP and punch MU's ticket for the semis versus Middle Tennessee. (courtesy C-USA/Jimmy Mitchell)BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It wasn’t quite a buzzer-beater like the Herd used to win its final game of the regular season — in both regulation and in overtime over Southern Miss — but junior forward Ryan Taylor’s layup with just 03.4 seconds left in the game, along with a UTEP turnover and Austin Loop steal as the Miners hurried for a shot, gave the No. 3-seeded Marshall (17-15) another breathtaking win in an 87-85 quarterfinal victory over No. 6 UTEP (19-14).