Jakia Brown-Turner just made NCAA history in the most epic way possible.
During Monday’s Elite Eight match between NC State and Connecticut, it took not one but two overtimes to settle the victor, a first for this part of the tournament. And the reason it got to two overtimes? Brown-Turner sunk a gorgeous corner three to tie the game for the Wolfpack with 0.3 seconds left in the first overtime.
During a back and forth game that saw the lead changing hands constantly, UConn was 6.2 seconds away from advancing to the Final Four when Brown-Turner made this bomb of a three-pointer to tie the game 77-77 and keep NC State in it.
Goodness, what a shot.
Though the Wolfpack ultimately fell to the Huskies in the double overtime 91-87, what an effort by Brown-Turner to keep NC State’s dreams alive for just a bit longer and for giving us five more minutes of that glorious game.