OSKALOOSA — Timing, as it turns out, was everything on Wednesday at Penn Gymnasium.

Alif Bass saw an opening with the ball in his hands and the game on the line for the William Penn men’s basketball team on Wednesday night. With the Heart of America Athletic Conference dual against Graceland hanging in the balance, Bass didn’t hesitate to make his move.

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