Buzzer-beating three upsets No. 1 Wash U.NEW YORK -- NYU junior guard Dari Magyar redeemed herself for a missed layup by draining a buzzer-beating three pointer to defeat No. 1 Washington University 65-64.
Hear the exciting finish, as called by Ray Martel and Gordon Mann on D3hoopsNet.
"We had about four seconds so I just had to push it up and get a shot off," said Magyar, whose layup on the previous possession went off the glass with seven seconds left.
The entire NYU team mobbed Magyar at center court. "I was just so excited," Magyar told D3hoopsNet. "Nobody on this team has ever beaten (Wash U.) -- this is the biggest thing."
The No. 4 Violets (17-1, 8-1 UAA) led by as many as 22 points in the first half and 40-23 at halftime before Washington U. rallied to take a 63-62 lead with 32 seconds left on a three-pointer from Meg Sullivan.
NYU came down with a chance to win, but after the Violets took a timeout with 17 seconds left, they could not inbound the ball within the five seconds and turned it over. However, Washington U. (17-2, 8-1) missed three of four free throws down the stretch, and Stuber's 1-for-2 with 5.2 seconds left gave the Bears a 64-62 lead, setting up Magyar's heroics.
Magyar was a bright spot in a night where NYU was 4-for-17 from downtown. She finished with only 8 points, but was 2-for-2 from three-point range. Rashida Allen led NYU with 16 points on 8-for-12 shooting from the floor, while the Bears' Lindsey Merrill led all scorers with 19 points. The Bears outrebounded NYU 43-27 but turned the ball over 26 times. See
short video of postgame celebration from NYU.