Early-season madness continues with Minnesota's stunning game-winner vs. Cincinnati

The opening week of the college basketball season featured a top-five upset and a victorious 28.5-point underdog. Fortunately for fans, Week 2 has picked up right where Week 1 left off, thanks to Minnesota’s last-second 63-61 victory at Cincinnati.

The Bearcats were seemingly in control, leading the Golden Gophers for much of the second half and holding a seven-point lead with less than two and a half minutes remaining. However, Cincinnati failed to convert on a pair of one-and-one free-throw opportunities to put the game away, leaving Minnesota with hope.

Forward Bobby Durkin was 0-for-5 from 3-point range and had mustered just two points for most of the night. But that didn’t matter with five seconds left on the clock, as he confidently drained a go-ahead 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining, virtually icing the game.

Golden Gophers guard Kyan Evans led the way with 26 points, more than doubling his combined output from the first two games. However, it was Durkin’s shot that provided one of the season’s first glorious game-winners.