In the end, it was Cole Streich's three-pointer at the fourth overtime buzzer that sent Waseca into next week's boys' basketball Class 3A tournament. It was the final bucket of a wild 103-100 Section 2 title game win against Marshall that had social media humming well before that top-of-the-key shot. For good reason, too.
Three buzzer-beaters, four overtimes, one epic section basketball final
A trio of "you gotta see this" basketball shots happened in one game Thursday night in St. Peter.
March 4, 2016 at 7:02AM
Streich's shot came after Marshall hit a three at the regulation buzzer to force overtime, pulled off a steal-and-shoot play in the second overtime then thought it had things wrapped up ahead by three with just one tick left on the clock.
But then Nick Dufault gathered the inbounds pass nearly a full court away from the opposing hoop.
Step. Heave. Pray. Swish.
Fans erupted. Twitter exploded. And a short time later Streich's three tickled the twine.
Here's video of all three buzzer-beaters (h/t @mattyice8teen)
Editor's note: It was actually the fourth overtime, not the fifth.
Six players plus head coach Garrett Raboin and assistant coach Ben Gordon are from Minnesota. The tournament’s games will be televised starting Monday.
