It is March, which means that madness follows the College Basketball court.
Sometimes that madness is due to a few brutal blunders that lead to painful losses.
That is exactly what happened in the Athletic Conference Mid Eastern Final basketball tournament for men On Saturday, Caleb McCarty from South Carolina State seemed to make a game -saving game when he stole an incoming pass and the game at 65 each against Norfolk State.
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Norfolk State Spartans guarded Christian ings moves the ball against the Tennessee volunteers in Thompson-Boling Arena in Food City Center. (Randy Sartin imagn images)
The heroic moment of McCarty, however, quickly became sour when he did not seem to realize what the score was at the time of the next incoming games.
With 10.6 seconds left to play, chased McCarty Norfolk StateThe Christian ings and have deliberately contaminated him. The teammates of McCarty were in shock and threw their arms in the air because Ingen could go to the free throw line to get two free shots to take the lead again.
In the end, only one of those two free throws with 8.9 seconds to play, although South Carolina State still had a chance on a bucket to correct the wrong mistake.
But the last shot on the buzzer missed and Norfolk State celebrated their journey to the NCAA tournament as the Meac champions. In the meantime, South Carolina State could no longer have been deeply sad.
South Carolina State Guard Eric Eaves Dribbelt on December 6, 2016 against the University of Miami Hurricanes in Watco Center, Coral Gables, Florida. (Richard C. Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty images)
McCarty ended the game with four points and two rebounds and played 19 minutes from the bank for the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs also rose 34-25 at the break, but were surpassed 41-31 in the second half when the Spartans made a comeback.
Wilson Dubinsky from South Carolina State was the most important scorer in this game with 24 points, while he also had two rebounds and three assists.
South Carolina State Bulldogs Vooruit Caleb McCarty Dunks the ball against the Xavier Musketeers in Cintas Center. (Aaron Doster-Imagin images)
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For Norfolk State, ings was at the forefront with 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
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