Buzzer Beater: Maodo Lo's Game Winner Advances Columbia In The CollegeInsider.com Tournament

We have our first "One Shining Moment" in college basketball and in comes from the CollegeInsider.com post season tournament.

Columbia's Maodo Lo nailed a step back jumper at the buzzer as the Lions defeated Valparaiso 58-56 in the first round of the CIT.

Thanks Valpo Athletics

[Note: Lo's buzzer beater occurs at 3:23]


Lo finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and 5 assists.

Cory Osetkowski led the Lions in scoring with a career high 21 points.

The Journey To Omaha: A Hoosier Walk Off

Indiana's Chad Clark

Indiana sophomore Chad Clark committed a critical error in the top of the ninth allowing a couple of
Valparaiso runs to score and it looked like an upset.

Clark had a chance to redeem himself in the bottom of the ninth during a Hoosier rally.

Clark crushed the hanging slider from Crusader closer Karch Kowalczyk over the left field wall and it was a walk off winner for Indiana 5-4.


“That’s never happened to me in my life,” Clark said. “Never even had a walk-off hit.”

Legendary coach Homer Drew and wife diagnosed with cancer

Homer and Janet Drew/Courtesy: nwi.com-jon l. hendricks

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Thoughts and prayers go out to legendary Valparaiso University coach Homer Drew and his wife Janet today as news broke Tuesday night that both are suffering from cancer.

Drew coached at the northern Indiana school for 22-years, retiring this past May. His son Bryce, he of "The Shot", a 3-pointer at the buzzer in the 1998 NCAA Tournament midwest regional, that gave Valpo the upset win over Ole Miss, is taking over the program.

According to the Post-Tribune, the Drew's released a statement saying, "Janet and myself both appreciate all the thoughts and prayers during this most difficult time for our family."

The story came to light when a former player tweeted about a phone call he received from Homer Drew about what was going on. The school later confirmed the information.

Valparaiso said there will be no further details released on the couples illness.

Here's video of the aforementioned "Shot" from Bryce Drew: