excitement isnt limited to Division I schools.
The University of and Emory Universitys Division III national championship game came down to the wire. The Mary Washington Eagles had the ball in the final seconds and were scrambling to get last-second shot into the net against the Emory Eagles.
Mary Washington guard Kye Robinson put up a fallaway shot as he fell out of bounds. Robinsons shot missed, but forward Colin Mitchell was there to rebound the ball and put it into the basket as time expired.
Mitchell ran back up the court as his teammates ran toward him to celebrate the win.
“We trusted Kye to get to the spot,” he said, via Yahoo Sports. “And he got there and shot a good shot. Right place, right time.”
Robinson admitted he didnt take the “easiest shot possible.”
“I feel like I was making it kind of hard on myself. And then once I felt my leg buckle a little bit, I was like, ‘Oh, I just have to get it up.’ Definitely the best missed shot of my life.”
Seconds before Mitchells game-winning putback, Emorys Ethan Fauss hit a game-tying 3-pointer with 12 seconds left. Fauss and Jair Knight were the catalyst in putting Emory up eight points three minutes into the second half. It was .
Mary Washington would go on a 14-2 run to get back into the game.
Robinson had 27 points on 12-of-22 shooting. He had eight rebounds, four assists and four steals in the win. Jay Randall had 14 points and Kaden Bates added 10.
Knight and Fauss had 24 points for Emory. Ben Pearce, Emorys all-time leading scorer who eclipsed 2,000 points in his career, was held without a made shot until he hit a 3-pointer with 90 seconds left. He went 7-of-11 from the free-throw line.
Mary Washingtons victory gave the team 30 for the season. It was a program record for wins. The team, which lost to Emory in the tournament last year, eliminated the defending champions, Trinty, in the semifinals.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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