Virginia Stunned Louisville By Scoring Five Points In The Game’s Final Second

With all the focus on things happening off the court right now, college hoops can use a crazy game to remind us why it’s so fun. Thankfully, Virginia and Louisville squared off in an ACC battle on Thursday night, one which ended in wild fashion when the Cavaliers stormed back to win in the final second of action.

To set the scene, Louisville had multiple double-digit leads in the second half, but the No. 1 team in the country kept battling back to make things interesting. It ultimately looked like the Cardinals would win and pull off the upset, though, after Darius Perry hit a pair of free throws in the final seconds to give Louisville a 66-62 lead.

Instead, Virginia had other ideas. The Cavaliers drew a foul on a three with 0.9 seconds left, and then all hell broke loose.

The travel came because Louisville wasn’t able to run on the baseline, but inbounder Deng Adel did.

Here’s how the game-winner looked from redshirt freshman guard De’Andre Hunter, who managed to bank it in.

To get a sense of how fans reacted to the game, let’s check in on a former player for each school who have since made it to the NBA: Virginia alumnus Mike Scott, and former Louisville standout Donovan Mitchell.

And in the best illustration of how ridiculous this was, ESPN’s win probability chart was all over the place in the game’s waning seconds.

The NCAA Tournament isn’t quite here yet, but it’s cool that Virginia and Louisville decided to give us our first taste of the madness this year.