1 week Ago By Billy Heyen
Emanuel Sharp rose up for the 3-pointer that would win the national championship for Houston. But the shot never came. Instead, he put the ball on the floor from mid-air on his leap, and then trouble ensued.
At that point, Sharp couldn't pick the ball back up. It'd be considered a traveling violation. It left Houston and Florida scrambling for the final two seconds, and the Cougars never even got a last shot off.
The Gators won, 65-63, on a final play that didn't live up to the closing stages. FLORIDA WINS THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP pic.twitter.
com/iklwOE6dzC MORE: Houston lost by two points that it should've earned on a first-half goaltending Sharp got caught in a pickle, because a strong closeout forced him to reconsider his shot attempt. But already in mid-air, he really needed to find someone to pass to or just shoot anyway. The mid-air dribble like that is considered a travel because the player hasn't lost possession of the ball but essentially takes more steps with the ball once landed (since Sharp has left his pivot foot).
It was a weird, sad way for it all to end for Houston..
