The UConn Huskies led UCF by five in the second round of the 2022 women’s NCAA tournament, with less than 90 seconds to play, just six ticks remaining on the shot clock and the ball in Paige Bueckers‘ hands. The reigning national player of the year received a screen from teammate Dorka Juhász at the top of the arc and drove left, but a UCF defender blocked her path. Bueckers picked up her dribble, faked a pass to shake the defender and launched a 3-pointer.
Air ball.
On the next UConn possession, the Huskies now ahead by just three, the ball found its way to Bueckers again, near the same spot on the…
