Even trailing by two points with even fewer ticks remaining on the Mizzou Arena clock, the Missouri basketball team had to feel like it had a chance if it could just find a way to get the ball into Leo Lyons’ searing hot hands.
Darryl Butterfield, the former high school quarterback, locked in on his intended target before chucking the ball three quarters of the length of the court with 1.7 seconds left.
But before the pass could get to Lyons, Oklahoma State senior forward Marcus Dove jumped in to bat it away and preserve the Cowboys’ 75-73 victory in front of 7,962 stunned members of the MU faithful.
Lyons' career night not enough in loss to Oklahoma State
02-27-2008, 05:21 PM
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