“MVP, MVP, MVP”
The chants echoed through the Thomas & Mack Center as seldom used senior D’Erryl Williams slowly walked off the court after diving for a loose ball in overtime. You may not be able to tell from his stat line, eight points, two rebounds, and three assists, but what he did for the Aztecs in the second half goes beyond the numbers.
When Williams came in the Aztecs were fighting to keep the momentum that had begun to build as they were knocking off the Rebels lead. Then the coaching staff drew up an isolation play for Williams at the elbow, he made a move and took it to the basket for an and-one.