Clemson women’s shining March moment wiped out because clock started late ahead of buzzer-beater

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It was a wild celebration and a moment of March bliss for Clemson, which had not enjoyed many of those the past two decades.

Mia Moore’s running 3-pointer seemingly went through in time to lift the Tigers to a buzzer-beating win over Southern California in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday.

Until officials cleared the floor to look at replays and determined that the clock hadn’t started when it should have when Moore took an inbound pass and dashed up the court.