{"id":683848,"date":"2026-03-28T09:10:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T09:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/683848\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T09:10:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T09:10:36","slug":"ashlon-jacksons-last-shot-3-stunned-lsu-and-etched-its-place-in-march-madness-lore-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/683848\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashlon Jackson\u2019s last-shot 3 stunned LSU and etched its place in March Madness lore | Basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) \u2014 Ashlon Jackson’s 3-pointer at the buzzer<\/a> kept Duke’s season alive and was the latest memorable March Madness<\/a> buzzer-beater in the women’s NCAA Tournament over the last decade.<\/p>\n

It may not have had the same magnitude as Morgan Williams’ shot for Mississippi State that ended UConn’s 111-game winning streak<\/a> in the 2017 national semifinals or Arike Ogunbowale’s historic game-ending 3-pointers<\/a> for Notre Dame in the Final Four and NCAA championship game a year later.<\/p>\n

Still it’s a shot that Duke fans will remember for a long time as it lifted the third-seeded Blue Devils to an 87-85 win<\/a> over No. 2 seed LSU on Friday night in the Sacramento 2 Regional.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very blessed in order to have that moment. It\u2019s such a great feeling,\u201d Jackson said. “Like I told my teammates, it really doesn\u2019t even feel real right now. I feel like I\u2019m on cloud nine. But to be in that conversation is really a blessing.”<\/p>\n

Trailing by one with 2.6 seconds left, Jackson caught the ball on the wing and faked out LSU defender Flau’Jae Johnson before putting up the shot right in front of Duke’s bench. The shot rolled around the rim before dropping in, setting off a wild celebration.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy teammates and my coaches, they trust me and they believe in me,\u201d said Jackson, who missed six of her first seven 3-pointers in the game. \u201cAnd whenever shots aren\u2019t really falling for me, I can\u2019t really hang my head. That\u2019s just how the game goes. Every competitor knows that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jackson said it was her first game-ending shot.<\/p>\n

\u201cNever had a game-winner. Plenty of buzzer-beaters before,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cThe way it went in, I felt like I was in a dream and it was playing back over and over again before the ball went in.\u201d<\/p>\n

LSU coach Kim Mulkey has seen a lot in her long coaching career. She’s been on both sides of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been doing this a long time. Lost a national championship with seven-tenths to go. Been in those situations before,\u201d Mulkey said. \u201cHeartbreaking for your team and your players and fans. Been around a long time and seen endings like that. Been a part of those endings. Takes a while to get over it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Duke doesn’t have much time to enjoy the win as the Blue Devils will face top-seeded UCLA in the Elite Eight of the Sacramento 2 Region on Sunday. The Bruins beat Minnesota<\/a> in the other regional semifinal.<\/p>\n

AP March Madness bracket: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ncaa-womens-bracket<\/a> and coverage: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/march-madness<\/a><\/p>\n

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