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St. John's guard Dylan Darling gets roasted for horrid game-tying shot attempt vs. Duke
St. John's Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino reacts with guard Dylan Darling. Amber Searls-Imagn Images

St. John's guard Dylan Darling gets roasted for horrid game-tying shot attempt vs. Duke

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Renzo Pocholo Salao  |  Last updated Mar 28, 2026 9:06 AM ET

The pixie dust wore off on Dylan Darling in the final seconds of St. John’s Sweet 16 game Friday against Duke.

The Red Storm trailed the Blue Devils 78-75 with under 10 seconds left at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. Darling had the ball in his hands with St. John’s NCAA Tournament survival hanging in the balance.

St. John’s got to the Sweet 16 after Darling scored a game-winning layup to beat the buzzer against Kansas in the second round. 

There was no repeat on Friday as Darling badly missed his game-tying attempt with seconds left on the clock.

Duke held on for an 80-75 win to secure a spot in the Elite 8. All Darling got was the meme treatment for his failed hero shot. Fans online piled on Darling for just barely avoiding an airball on his side-step shot.

Darling finished Friday’s contest with eight points on 3-of-7 shooting. The Spokane native hit massive shots for St. John’s all season long, which is what earned him a special nickname from Pitino himself. But Darling did not have one more in him to keep his team alive for at least five more minutes.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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