Twice this season, Texas A&M guard Jordan Nixon has saved the Aggies in the game's dying moments. In Wednesday's matchup with Iowa State, Nixon did so again—both in the last second, and in the 45 minutes of game time that preceded it.
Nixon's game-winning shot at the buzzer pushed No. 2 seed Texas A&M over No. 7 Iowa State, 84-82, in an overtime thriller that has the Aggies moving on to the Sweet 16. It was Texas A&M's first lead all game after trailing by as many as 12.
For Nixon, the shot was the perfect coda in a virtuoso performance, in which the sophomore scored a career-high 35 points on 16-for-28 shooting to go along with a team-high seven assists.