See Boston U's last-second, game-winner that upset Navy: 'I knew it was in'
· Yahoo Sports
The madness of March was on full display in the Patriot League on Sunday.
Visit albergomalica.it for more information.
Navy led 72-70 with 3.6 seconds remaining when Boston University basketball freshman guard Chance Gladden took the in-bounds pass, sprinted up court and sank a deep 3-pointer from the Navy logo on midcourt to send the Terriers to the Patriot League championship game, while ending the top-seeded Midshipmen's hopes of making March Madness.
"I saw three seconds to go, I was just sprinting up the court, and when I let it go, it felt so good, I knew it was in," Gladden said in a postgame interview with CBS Sports Network.
WHAT. A. FINISH.
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 8, 2026
CHANCE GLADDEN AT THE BUZZER SENDS @TERRIERMBB TO THE PATRIOT LEAGUE TITLE GAME.
This is March! pic.twitter.com/Dqf431OKow
The Terriers trailed as many as six points in the second half. Gladden's heroic shot came after Navy's Austin Benigni put the Midshipmen back up by two with 3 seconds to go after Gladden tied the score with a jumper inside the paint.
The win is a bracket-shifting one for the Patriot League. Not only does Navy get knocked out of the conference tournament game, but the conference will send a different representative to March Madness now with its automatic qualifier bid. The Midshipmen had been projected for a good chunk of the season as the conference's representative in bracketology predictions for several weeks after going 17-1 in the regular season.
It also snapped a 14-game win streak for Navy.
Boston University will now travel to Lehigh on Wednesday to play for the right to win the conference championship and earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The Terriers haven't won the Patriot League since 2020.
The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Boston U hits game-winner at buzzer to sink Navy in Patriot League