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March 13, 2021 in Basketball, Sports
Freshman forward Evan Mobley scored a career-high 26 points in the semifinal match against Colorado. (Daily Trojan File Photo)
If there was one player determined to get the last shot for the No. 3 seed Colorado Buffaloes with the game on the line, it was senior guard McKinley Wright IV. He got the ball as the score against the Trojans sat at 70-70, dribbling some 20 seconds off the clock before going to work and putting up a contested midrange jumper which clanked off the left side of the rim.
Out of nowhere, senior guard D’Shawn Schwartz soared up to the ball and slammed it home for the go-ahead put-back dunk with 3.3 seconds remaining. Seconds later, No. 2 seed USC’s last-second attempt was stolen away by Wright, a move sparking outrage for the Trojan bench who thought redshirt senior Tahj Eaddy had been shoved. The officials didn’t make the call, and the Buffaloes secured their spot in the Pac-12 Championship game with a 72-70 over
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