THE RUNDOWN

Ouachita Baptist women's basketball trailed by one with 1.1 seconds left on the clock and the ball out of bounds under its own basket. Eden Crow took Makayla Miller's inbound pass and sank a jump shot in the middle of the lane that fell through the net as time expired, giving her team an 85-84 victory over Southern Arkansas in the first round of the Great American Conference Tournament. 

THAT'S A WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @OBULadyTigers | @edencrow22 pic.twitter.com/oAcp5Uj3il

— Ouachita Athletics (@OuachitaTigers) March 2, 2021

Crow's buzzer-beater capped off a final 62 seconds that saw three lead changes. Kailen Wright's larceny and layup with 1:02 left in regulation put the Tigers in front before the Muleriders answered with a layup of their own with 40 seconds to play. Ray Osborn's missed jumper with two seconds on  the clock went out of bounds off a Mulerider, setting up Crow's heroics.

Ouachita trailed by two after the first quarter but battled back for a halftime tie. The Tigers outscored SAU by five in the third but needed all 600 seconds of the fourth to emerge with the win.
 

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

- Ouachita will travel to Weatherford, Oklahoma, on Wednesday to take on Southwestern Oklahoma State, the GAC West Division's No. 1 seed
- Crow's 27 points on the game were one shy of her career high.
- Monday's win was Ouachita's first in a GAC Tournament game since 2012

BY THE NUMBERS

.765 - Crow made 13 of 17 field goal attempts for a season-best .765 shooting percentage
7 - Ouachita grabbed seven offensive rebounds in the second half
14 - Ray Osborn's 14 points were a career-high
5 - Crow's five steals were the most by a Tiger in a GAC Tournament game
5 - Miller's five assists tied a Ouachita GAC Tournament record
 

NEXT UP

The Tigers head to Weatherford, Oklahoma, to take on Southwestern Oklahoma State in the GAC Tournament Quarterfinals