St. Joseph's junior forward Halil Kanacevic flipped the Villanova student section double middle fingers after downing a three to put St. Joe's up 50-47 midway through the second half. Then, with 45.8 seconds left and Saint Joseph's up, 61-60 -- the good Catholic boy blew two free throws.
Of course the V's James Bell nailed a 3 to win the game, 63-61. Dick Jerardi paints the picture even brighter for you:
Kanacevic was fouled with 45.8 seconds left. Shooting into that student section, now completely crazed, he missed a pair.
Bell hit a three from the left corner. After an ugly SJU possession, the Hawks ended up with the ball on the sideline in the deep right corner with 3 seconds left, trailing by two points, without a timeout. Nobody was open. Kanacevic, fearful of a 5-second call, threw it off Mo Sutton. The ball caromed over the sideline, hitting Kanacevic. Turnover. Bell two free throws. Game over.
Phil Martelli missed the whole thing because there was a time out called.
**Follow us on Twitter. Subscribe, or Return to BobsBlitz.com.
Tweet