March 09, 2007
Mario Boggan scored from the right block with 11.5 seconds left to give Oklahoma State to a 57-56 victory over No. 7 Texas A&M in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals Friday night.
After Antanas Kavaliauskas missed a baseline jumper that could've stretched the Aggies' lead to three, the Cowboys took over possession and set up their last chance during a timeout with 21.3 seconds remaining.
Boggan took a feed at the right block, spun and laid the ball into the basket for the winning shot. A&M's Josh Carter missed a 3-pointer from the right corner, and Kavaliauskas couldn't connect on a jumper from the left side after grabbing the offensive rebound.
Carter missed another shot as the buzzer sounded, and Cowboys flooded onto the court to celebrate with leaping chest bumps and by popping their jerseys to a cheering crowd.
Boggan and David Monds scored 11 points apiece to lead the Cowboys (21-11), who rallied from nine points down in the second half and won after trailing at halftime for only the second time in 11 chances this season.
Joseph Jones led the Aggies (25-5) with 18 points, Carter scored 14 and Acie Law IV had 10.