A 2 vs. a 3

[unclejohn]

He had 4 seconds with no TO left. He went for whatever he could get.

[dubs98]

This. the cincy guard came out on him and he was able to (i believe) cross him and had a lane. You take what is given to you for the best shot possible at that point. If cincy slacked off, then I'm fine with going for the win. they didn't and he made the right choice. just came up a bit short on that and the tip.

He had 4 seconds with no TO left. He went for whatever he could get.

[mufan2003]

With Cincy's 2 big men already fouled out (Mbodj and Nyarsuk) and then Justin Jackson fouling out in OT, I felt MU would win in double OT seeing Cincy had nobody left who could really stop Gardner in the post. I felt Gardner got the wind knocked out of him, but would have been fine in another OT. I always find it amazing when teams take a bad 3 when only down 2 at the end of the game. Cadougan was decisive and put up a shot he has made several times before, just did not go in last night.

[MUMac]

This. the cincy guard came out on him and he was able to (i believe) cross him and had a lane. You take what is given to you for the best shot possible at that point. If cincy slacked off, then I'm fine with going for the win. they didn't and he made the right choice. just came up a bit short on that and the tip.

Plus, it was Junior. He does not possess a shoot the 3 first mentality. Not a strength of his.