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March Madness! Spartans advance on game-winning bucket

After watching a double-digit lead in the third quarter disappear, the Michigan State Spartans women’s basketball team found itself down one with only 21 seconds to play. But Shay Colley was not ready for the season to end.

Central Michigan had just made what felt like the biggest shot of the NCAA Tournament first-round game. After a timeout and two CMU fouls, MSU got the ball to Colley on the right wing and cleared out.

The junior hesitated, blew by her defender and scooped under a help-side defender. The ball kissed off the glass and fell through the net with 7.