Runner-up

The dream has died. We finished the year with one loss, unfortunately in the final game of the year. It was a tough matchup against the #2 seed, but we couldn't overcome the loss of two important teammates and ended up losing by 5 or so (and by "or so" I mean probably more like 7). We got good looks but our shots weren't falling, and I couldn't get my outside game going. Our lock-down defense and tenacious rebounding kept us in it, but it was too big of a mountain to climb. A valiant effort that fell a little short. It all happened so fast--the bright lights, the Palestra packed to the rafters with literally dozens of fans...it's captured best in the words from one of the best songs in the history of music:

But time is short
and the road is long
in the blinking of an eye
ah that moment's gone

One shining moment...