In the final moments – the final 26.6 seconds to be exact – Vic Schaefer had his team in the huddle for what seemed like it might be the final time. Mississippi State was in overtime against Connecticut. The right to play for the National Championship on Sunday was on the line, and the game would be decided in less than 30 seconds. After MSU’s head coach gave them the play call, he looked up from his white board and told them one thing, over and over.
“You were built for this,” Schaefer practically yelled, looking straight at Breanna Richardson.