Bonn lead by 3 with under ten to go. Radosevic goes to the line, makes his first free-throw, misses the second on purpose and hopes for the offensive rebound.

Now, this is where it gets interesting. Redding actually does rebound the miss, steps out behind the 3PT line and makes the shot in heavy traffic, makes it 88:87, Alba win in regulation.

I thought Gaffney was fouled by Jagla under the basket. They both battle hard, but I think Gaffney holds on to Jagla after Jagla initiates contact and kind of throws him down. It was a poor box-out by Looby on Redding, but without Gaffney falling to the ground, Redding would never have gotten that offensive board

You decide for yourself whether Alba deserved that trip to the Final Four which this win granted them:

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Bonn lead by 3 with under ten to go. Radosevic goes to the line, makes his first free-throw, misses the second on purpose and hopes for the offensive rebound. Now,...