CBS Sports Announcer Flabbergasted by Team’s Final Play in Regulation of March Madness Game: ‘What’s He Doing?’

The end of regulation in Northwestern’s NCAA Tournament game against Florida Atlantic left CBS announcer Bill Raftery beside himself.

The no. 9 Wildcats took on the no. 8 Owls in the first round of the men’s basketball tournament Friday. Trailing 58-56 with just eight seconds left in the half, Northwestern guard Brooks Barnhizer made a layup to tie then game.

On the ensuing possession, Florida Atlantic guard Johnell Davis slowly dribbled the ball before attempting a heavily contested 3-pointer. He air-balled the shot to send the game to overtime.

“What’s he doing?” Raftery said as Davis rose to attempt the game winner. “Why would he stop? Blow by and get to the rim! You’re gonna get a good shot or find somebody!”

One Twitter user theorized that Davis thought there was more time. Considering his apparent lack of urgency, it seems to be a reasonable assumption.

Was Johnell Davis expecting a timeout or though there was more time? The hell was this pic.twitter.com/ROYm8pbwIw

— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) March 22, 2024

Unfortunately for Davis and the rest of Florida Atlantic, that wasted opportunity would come back to haunt them. After going into overtime tied at 58, the Owls lost to Northwestern 77-65 to advance to the next round.

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