South Carolina State misses on chance to play in NCAA Tournament after massive late-second blunder

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It’s March, which means madness ensues connected the assemblage hoops court.

Sometimes, that madness is owed to immoderate brutal blunders that effect successful agonizing losses.

That’s precisely what occurred successful the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men’s hoops tourney last connected Saturday, arsenic South Carolina State’s Caleb McCarty appeared to marque a game-saving play erstwhile helium stole an inbounds walk and tied the crippled astatine 65 apiece against Norfolk State.

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Norfolk State Spartans defender Christian Ings moves the shot against the Tennessee Volunteers astatine Thompson-Boling Arena astatine Food City Center. (Randy Sartin-Imagn Images)

However, McCarty’s heroic infinitesimal rapidly turned sour erstwhile helium didn’t look to recognize what the people was astatine the clip of the adjacent inbounds play.

With 10.6 seconds near to play, McCarty chased down Norfolk State’s Christian Ings and intentionally fouled him. McCarty’s teammates were successful shock, throwing their arms successful the aerial arsenic Ings got to spell to the escaped propulsion enactment to get 2 escaped shots to instrumentality the pb erstwhile more.

Ings ended up hitting conscionable 1 of those 2 escaped throws with 8.9 seconds near to play, though South Carolina State had 1 much accidental astatine a bucket to rectify the mistaken foul.

But the past changeable astatine the buzzer missed, and Norfolk State celebrated their travel to the NCAA Tournament arsenic the MEAC champions. Meanwhile, South Carolina State couldn’t person been much heartbroken.

South Carolina State defender Eric Eaves dribbles against the University of Miami Hurricanes connected Dec. 6, 2016, astatine Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Florida. (Richard C. Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

McCarty finished the crippled with 4 points and 2 rebounds, playing 19 minutes disconnected the seat for the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs were up 34-25 astatine halftime arsenic well, but were outscored 41-31 successful the 2nd fractional arsenic the Spartans made a comeback.

South Carolina State’s Wilson Dubinsky was the starring scorer successful this crippled with 24 points, portion tallying 2 rebounds and 3 assists arsenic well.