Aliya Matharu Hits 3 At Buzzer As Florida WBB Stuns Columbia at Baha Mar
Aliya Matharu Hits 3 At Buzzer As Florida WBB Stuns Columbia at Baha Mar
Aliya Matharu scored 26 points, including the game-winner, as Florida Women's Basketball went 2-0 at the 2023 Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship
Aliya Matharu scored at the buzzer to stun Columbia, who had just taken the lead with one second remaining in the game, 83-81, at the 2023 Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship in Nassau, Bahamas.
Matharu stole the ball with 18 seconds left to play down 79-78 and Ra Shaya Kyle scored with four seconds to play. But after scoring 29 points and playing every minute in the game, Columbia star guard Abbey Hsu's first assist of the game to Cecelia Collins gave the Lions an 81-80 lead with one second left.
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Following a time-out, Florida inbounded the ball to Matharu, who spun around and hit her second 3-pointer of the game.
There were three lead changes in the final five seconds.
Matharu finished with 26 points for the Gators, who leave the Bahamas 2-0, while Columbia went 0-2 against two SEC programs this week.
Watch Florida WBB Score At The Buzzer To Beat Columbia
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— Gators Women’s Basketball (@GatorsWBK) November 22, 2023
Who’s Next On The Columbia WBB Schedule?
Columbia will host Northeastern at 4 p.m. on Nov. 25
Who’s Next On The Florida Women’s Basketball Schedule?
Florida will play at Georgia Tech at 5 p.m. on Nov. 29
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Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship Teams
The teams are:
- Georgia
- Columbia
- East Carolina
- No. 15 Ohio State
- Florida
- Purdue
- Oklahoma State
- Penn State
- No. 8 USC
- Seton Hall
Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship Schedule
Here is the Nov. 20 schedule:
- Georgia 73, Columbia 56
- Ohio State 79, East Carolina 55
- Florida 52, Purdue 49
- Penn State 89, Oklahoma State 80
- No. 8 USC 64 vs. Seton Hall 54
Here is the Nov. 22 schedule:
- Seton Hall 68, East Carolina 57
- Florida 83, Columbia 81
- Purdue vs. Georgia, 4 p.m. ET
- No. 15 Ohio State vs. Oklahoma State 6:30 p.m. ET
- Penn State vs. No. 8 USC, 9 p.m. ET
NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings For Week 3 (Nov. 20)
- No. 1 South Carolina (36) 3-0 900
- No. 2 UCLA 4-0 837
- No. 3 Colorado 4-0 773
- No. 4 Stanford 4-0 768
- No. 5 Iowa 4-1 678
- No. 6 UConn 3-1 672
- No. 7 LSU 4-1 642
- No. 8 USC 3-0 600
- No. 9 Virginia Tech 567
- No. 10 Utah 4-1 518
- No. 10 NC State 4-0 518
- No. 12 Texas 4-0 517
- No. 13 Florida State 4-0 490
- No. 14 Baylor 3-0 457
- No. 15 Ohio State 2-1 400
- No. 16 Kansas State 4-0 368
- No. 17 Notre Dame 3-1 343
- No. 18 North Carolina 4-0 328
- No. 19 Tennessee 3-1 309
- No. 20 Louisville 4-0 263
- No. 21 Indiana 3-1 259
- No. 22 Oklahoma 5-0 146
- No. 23 Washington State 5-0 114
- No. 24 Ole Miss 4-1 105
- No. 25 Mississippi State 5-0 55
Others receiving votes: Maryland 48, Creighton 10, Marquette 6, Princeton 6, UNLV 1, Davidson 1, Michigan 1
Dropped from rankings: Maryland 20, Creighton 22
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