Cleveland State scores last-second alley-oop, a breakdown
What Happened
With 16.5 seconds left, the Cleveland State Vikings hold a narrow 2-point lead over the Wright State Raiders. In a critical late-game situation, the Vikings are looking to secure their 9th straight victory and stay undefeated in Horizon League play. Wright State guard Trey Calvin brings the ball up the court, driving to the basket and kicking it out to an open teammate for a potential game-tying 3-pointer. However, the shot falls short and Cleveland State's 6'8" forward Deshon Parker grabs the rebound. With the clock winding down, Parker quickly outlets the ball up the floor to point guard Tre Gomillion. Gomillion races up the court, but is closely guarded by the Raiders' defense. With just 5 seconds remaining, Gomillion spots an open Yahel Hill near the baseline and lofts a high pass in his direction. Soaring through the air, the 6'8" Hill elevates and catches the alley-oop pass with authority, slamming it home as the buzzer sounds. The Cleveland State bench erupts in celebration as the Vikings pull off the last-second victory, 67-65. "That was just a great play by our guys at the end," says Cleveland State head coach Dennis Gates. "Tre made a perfect pass and Yahel finished it off with authority. I'm proud of the effort and composure our team showed in a tight game like this." Wright State head coach Scott Nagy expresses his disappointment, stating "We just didn't execute defensively on that final possession. We had an opportunity to get a stop and send it to overtime and we let them get an easy look at the basket. It's a tough one to swallow, but we'll learn from it and come back stronger." The win extends Cleveland State's impressive streak to 9 games, as they continue their quest for the Horizon League regular season title. For Wright State, the defeat stings, but they'll look to rebound in the rematch just one week later.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentcleveland state going up against wright
state
cleveland state up by two with 16 and a
half seconds left
this was actually submitted by a wright
state fan they went through some
heartache they lost
this game at the buzzer a week before so
they're trying not to lose another one
at the buzzer
right away cleveland state they're 8-0
in their last eight games looking to
make it nine and oh
loud in love got nice braids kind of
confusing me because
you put a little time into these braids
they're like french braids but the sides
don't fit up anymore because he used to
shave the sides
i mean how much time pregame are we
working on the braids here
for just one time braids just plain
braids i mean i'm a braid guy so i love
it but very caught me by surprise a
little
bit 15 seconds left 14 seconds left
what's the play what you're gonna do
down by two
drives dishes puts up to three for the
win misses
rebound good though so now we're tied
and here's where it gets a bit confusing
for me from wright state
why guard the inbounder you're guarding
everyone you're pressing but you're
leaving this dude open
for like the easy pass basically five
seconds left
i don't understand what what happened
here i'm not a basketball mind
at all but it just seems like don't let
that guy and then our dude with the
braids loud and love
he's six eight he's not gonna be able to
guard this dude
he's coming up at half court he gets
beat obviously and then they throw up
the alley-oop and then boom that's the
game
well actually there's 1.7 seconds left
so number one's got a chance no
stuffed by number three let's go
he's excited everyone's excited this
dude with the clipboard super excited
oh yeah let's go up up up i love the
direction there
by this dude with the clipboard the
excitement and check out this do with
the clipboard
obviously he's the first one off the
ground i mean everyone
on the side is jumping but he's up
before that ball even comes down
and then everyone else comes up i think
everyone's up at the same time but
clipboard guy i love you bring in the
energy
we all appreciate it cleveland state
wins and again
i just find it that the defense was
really weird
i don't know anything about basketball
besides the basics
seems the coach is like oh man maybe
that's on us
to their credit wright state kicked
cleveland state's ass the next day like
85 to 49.
this dude trying to get dapped up for
his effort saying no [ __ ] you now [ __ ]
you man
get out of here okay coach will get him
coach will get him big old hug by coach
let him know he loves him and he
deserves it and all that this guy comes
up he gets his
i like that coach's face mask all right
and then our guy with the clipboard
again doing his job you know
not too caught up in the excitement here
coach here's your piece of paper that
you need really badly
and then he gets to hang out with the
stars get away from me dude get out of
here
cleveland state nine in a row then they
lost the next game to wright state the
team that they just beat in this video
and they got their asses kicked
loud and love i like the braids