With 11.9 seconds left on the clock, NC State trailed South Carolina 86–85. Wolfpack head coach Will Wade substituted sophomore Paul McNeil Jr. in for redshirt junior Terrance Arceneaux. It was clear the Wolfpack had one plan: put the ball in McNeil Jr.’s hands to win the game.
That plan worked—McNeil Jr. sank a deep, fadeaway three with 0.5 seconds left on the clock, giving the Wolfpack an 88–86 win over the Gamecocks.
The North Carolina native, known as P2, was just 2 of 8 from three prior to the shot, but his coach and teammates had the utmost confidence he would make it when it mattered most.