Season ends with ‘disappointment’ at the buzzer

The Owls lost 71-70 against Oregon at the buzzer in the first round of the NCAA tournament at the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC on March 18. BRIANNA SPAUSE / The Temple NewsAs Temple trailed by one with seven seconds remaining in its first round NCAA tournament game, senior guard Feyonda Fitzgerald was in control.

Temple’s leading scorer quickly got the ball up the court and took what seemed to be the perfect shot: an open layup. But University of Oregon freshman forward Ruthy Hebard came out of nowhere to deflect the potential game-winning shot as time expired.

As the buzzer sounded, Temple saw its season come to a sudden end. The seventh-seeded Owls closed their season with a 71-70…