No. 9 Miami completed one of the largest comebacks in women's NCAA tournament history with a 62-61 win over No. 8 Oklahoma State in the Greenville 2 region on Saturday as the Cowgirls missed a game-winning shot at the buzzer.
Miami's Haley Cavinder grabs a rebound against Oklahoma State's Naomie Alnatas during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Bloomington, Ind. No. 9 Miami completed one of the largest comebacks in women’s NCAA tournament history with a 62-61 win over No. 8 Oklahoma State in the Greenville 2 region on Saturday as the Cowgirls missed a game-winning shot at the buzzer.
Miami outscored Oklahoma State by 13 points in the third quarter after trailing 37-20 at halftime. The Hurricanes put up 20 points in the third quarter and held Oklahoma State to seven to cut the lead to 44-40 before the start of the fourth. Miami then took the lead with just under nine minutes remaining on Destiny Harden’s jumper and never trailed the rest of the way.
Yet they still had a chance to win the game after Anna Gret Asi banked in a corner 3 with five seconds to go to cut Miami’s lead to one. Miami had the ball at midcourt following a timeout and didn’t get much leeway with the five-second call. The official on the sideline blew his whistle to signal the ball was ready to play before the ball was in Miami’s hands to inbound it.
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