Furman stuns UVa with late shot, wins first-round NCAA game
Posted on AllSides March 16th, 2023
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ORLANDO, Fla. – For five years, Kihei Clark has been making winning plays for Virginia basketball. Thursday night, he made the mistake that ended the Cavaliers’ season. Unable to break the Furman press with seven seconds to play, Clark flung a desperation pass past halfcourt. Garrett Hien picked it off and got the ball to guard JP Pegues, who sank a 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds to play to send the 13th-seeded Paladins to a 68-67 win. It was Virginia’s third first-round loss in its last four tournaments. This has been...