Video Courtesy of KSL.com
There are game-winning jumpers, game winning 3-pointers and game winning free throws, but a game winning dunk, now that's a new one.
Utah Valley University freshman Ben Aird did a little bit of everything on Saturday night. He was 4-for-4 from the free throw line, he knocked down his only 3-point attempt, had seven rebounds and two steals, but what he did with 15 seconds left in the game topped them all.
A one-handed dunk that proved to be the difference in the game as UVU rallied to beat North Dakota 67-64.
North Dakota took a 64-63 lead after Troy Huff made one of two free throws with 1:48 left in the game. Neither team could convert on their next possession, but UVU got the game-winner when Geddes Robinson found some room in the paint. When he was confronted, he slipped a pass to Aird, who threw down a dunk to give UVU a 65-64 lead with 15 seconds left in the game.
UVU coach Dick Hunsaker did not allow Aird to be interviewed after the game, but Robinson described his version of the big play.
"The whole game they have been doubling down on the post so when I went to the basket my guy was there and Ben's man help over, I knew where he was going to be at so I got my eyes on the target and tried to get it to him any way I could."
After a North Dakota timeout., Josh Schuler missed two free throws with five seconds left. Aird came down with the rebound and got the ball to Isiah Williams, who was fouled with three seconds remaining.
Williams made both free throws to put the Wolverines up 67-64. North Dakota's Patrick Mitchell got off a 3-pointer from a few feet behind the 3-point line as time expired, but it was off the mark.
"It was a terrific game. A hard fought game. A physical game. A lot of runs in both directions," Hunsaker. "They really came out and put us knocked us on our cans to start the game, but we were able to play through it."
UVU led 51-43 after Aird scored with 8:30 left in the game, but the Fighting Sioux charged back to tie the game at 53 with 5:42 remaining. After a Wolverine timeout, Isiah Williams knocked down a 3-pointer, but North Dakota then got hot. The Fighting Sioux went ahead 63-58, their largest lead of the game after a Jamal Webb 3-pointer.
Robinson pulled down a crucial offensive rebound and scored and Holton Hunsaker promptly hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 63 with two minutes left.
It turned out to be a game of runs just as the first meeting of the year did when UVU beat North Dakota in four overtimes.
UVU fell behind 12-1 to start the game and needed the rest of the half to catch North Dakota. The Wolverines finally did when Aird hit a 3-pointer with a minute left in the half. UVU scored just before the half ended to give the Wolverines a 29-27 lead at the break.
Aird finished with 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field. Holton Hunsker scored 15 points and made four 3-pointers. The Wolverines also got an inspired effort from Keith Thompson off the bench. He scored eight points in just nine minutes of work.
The win helped UVU improve to 9-1 in conference play and 17-10 overall. North Dakota is now 5-3, and 13-12.
The Wolverines will now have a week off before they host Houston Baptist next Saturday.
This is Michelle's son Will's cake. Turned out pretty cute I must say, but this was the "easier cake"
this is Baby Sarah's first birthday cake. It is pretty cute, especially considering it was my first stacked cake and my first time using fondant. (Which I did not roll out thin enough)
Sarah LOVES animals so on Thursday I made some cute little animals to attach on the cake using modeling chocolate and my edible markers. I just cut out the shapes myself.
You see those gorgeous banana leaves that the previous owner hand painted onto the wall?..Well, they are gone now. Am I sad? No.
Will I miss the yellow, orange, purple paint around my bathroom? No I wont.
Maybe I'm sad that the pee colored baseboards are painted the same cream color as the other trim in the basement. No, not really sad about that either.
Am I sad that our guests won't get to hop out of the shower onto a scrap piece of carpet? No, these rugs, although close to the same color are much softer and nicer looking than pee stained scrap carpet.
That boy wants to be like his brother and plays the piano all the time.
That boy continues to make this pose every single time I pull out the camera. I'm not sure what he is going for, but if it is weird, than I think he nailed it.
That boy does not want to do whatever I ask him to do no matter what it is. And I can't find his 'currency' so I can't use anything against him that he isn't willing to part with. It makes for difficult parenting situations a lot of the time. Oh, and he has one volume and it is LOUD all the time. Seriously, in the middle of the night if he has had a bad dream he comes up to me in my bed and in full voice says "MOM CAN I SLEEP WITH YOU?!?" waking the entire neighborhood I'm sure.
That being said, that boy has me wrapped around his finger. And can pull the sweet innocent card any time he feels like it and I melt.
this girl is adorable
This is what this girl looks like upside down while being tickled by her daddy.
When this girl gets upset that she can't have something she wants, she looks right at me and says the only "bad word" she knows. she says "BUM! BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM!!" because she knows I tell her and the boys not to say 'potty words' like that. Isn't she a little young for that kind of attitude?
But that girl LOVES to do whatever this boy is doing. Much to his dismay most days.
But that boy loves this girl and tolerates her presence a lot more than I would expect him to.
they both are hams for the camera and cheesy faces and props make it more fun right?
And finally, because I'm a mommy and am ingrained with the innate desire to show all my children in my blog posts, without leaving anyone out, I give you...three happy children all at the SAME time. Amazing I know, ...consider me for mother of the year would you?
He is the cute number 19
