We should have had the game won in regulation,? Alabama State coach Lewis Jackson said. ?They were just mugging the guy and the referee didn?t call the foul. They ended up getting the ball and scoring to send game into overtime.?
Alexander drove hard for the tying layup with 9.1 seconds to play.
?I knew the ball would be in my hands,? Alexander said. ?There?s no pressure there. It was just another shot. My teammates gave me the ball in a good position, and I was able to put down the shot.?
On the inbounds, Richmond immediately threw up a full-court shot that missed badly. Errant bulbs on the clock above the Alabama State basket apparently caused Richmond to hurry his shot.
?Dustin looked up on the end going toward our basket, and the clock was running out,? Jackson said.
They stole one from us down there," ASU senior forward Akeim Claborn said