Rob Hodgson had the ball at the top of the key and started dribbling toward me. There were 11 second left in the game, and the Scarlet Knights trailed Seton Hall by two points. If Rutgers won the game, they would have stamped their ticket to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 8 years.
Shaheen Holloway stuck out his hand, and tipped the ball out of bounds. Or so I thought. My view from the stands under the basket was a bit obscured. It turns out the ball went off Hodgson’s leg.
Game over.
Three years later, with Rutgers having a shockingly good season under first year coach Gary Waters, I found myself at the Meadowlands again.