Tough Way to Go Out

Two great careers ended in difficult fashion tonight.
My favorite player Kevin Pittsnogle hit a huge 3 with 5 seconds left to give West Virginia a tie against Texas. That game about a minute after getting swatted in the nose and having to come out of the game to stop the bleeding. He made the shot with cotton stuffed in his nostrils. Unfortunately Texas' Kenton Paulino hit a 3 as time expired to give Texas the win.
In slightly less dramatic fashion Adam Morrison's career ended with a loss to UCLA. Gonzaga led the whole game but Morrison hit 2 free throws with 3:27 left to give Gonzaga a 71-62 lead, those were the last points the Zags would score. He missed a couple shots down the stretch and UCLA got a couple big plays and timely hoops. I had Gonzaga in the Final Four and was feeling pretty confident, but they blew it. With about 10 seconds to go Gonzaga inbounded to Morrison, UCLA wouldn't foul him, but he had to give it up. He threw it to Batista who got stripped, UCLA converted that into the go-ahead basket.