With less than a minute remaining, Maryland men’s basketball was desperate for the crucial bucket it needed to pull off the road upset against No. 12 Illinois.
As the seconds ticked away, the Terps turned to its longest tenured player and senior leader in Darryl Morsell. After receiving the ball off a screen from Jairus Hamilton, Morsell jab-stepped and took Ayo Dosumnu to the rim. Fighting through the contact in mid-air, Morsell banked it in off the glass and in, putting Maryland ahead 64-61 with 33 seconds remaining.
Maryland held Illinois’ high-powered attack to just two points in the final 4:08 of the game, making timely plays on either end of the floor to pull of the upset on the road, 66-63.