To me, the bigger story than the last play for Davidson was McKillop’s positively idiotic timeout when the team was up four, with the ball, in the midst of a 10-0 run. When your opponent is back on their heels, you don’t help them to regain their balance. KU switched defenses in the timeout, forcing a Davidson turnover that led to an easy basket at the other end.

It’s one thing to call a TO to save the possession on a loose ball, or to prevent a five-second call. But this was pure coaching machismo — “I know we’re rolling, but I want to set up a play here” — that likely cost Davidson the game.

Howland did the same thing after scoring to go up 15 in the UCLA-Xavier game the other night, and while it didn’t have as perilous of an effect, it certainly extended the game a few minutes more than it should have, as Xavier momentarily gathered themselves and chipped away at the lead after the break, too.