That game was every bad thing that happened to SU in during my life (Lou Roe -type guy hitting the three; 1996 Kentucky-esque change in rules regarding physical play; going into the stall after finally getting into a rhythm, as with Vermont in 2005; terrible call late, as with Missouri in '94; unwillingness to feed our best player down the stretch, somewhat similar to how we ignored Etan for nearly the entire Michigan State game; and Rick Jackson's bad timing for his worst career game, much like Tony Scott in 1990) all rolled into one.
It's not the most disappointed I've ever been after a game, but it's in the top five. Bad play, bad officiating, bad coaching, and bad seeding. Oh, and the injury that I've claimed wasn't as important as it's made out to be. Everything went wrong.
For Stevens, everything went right. ("Hey, great offensive team, could you maybe spot us a 10-0 lead? And then could you slow it down for the rest of the game, since you've got precious little experience with halfcourt offensive sets using this lineup? And, officials, could you please pretend we're Pittsburgh and ignore every hand-check, undercut, push, and shove for these 40 minutes?") And that still wouldn't have been enough to beat us - needed a lucky hop on the corner three and some epic layup-missing by Ricky on our end.