'CANNONBALL!': This could be the best basket of March Madness, courtesy of MD's women's team

With about 3 seconds left in the 2nd quarter of today’s Maryland–West Virginia NCAA Women’s Tournament game, the Terp’s freshman sensation Destiny Slocum sank an unbelievable 3/4–court buzzer beater to give Maryland a 38-24 lead at the half. Check it out:

Ok so Destiny Slocum just did the most incredible basketball thing ever and the #Terps lead 38-24 at the half. pic.twitter.com/RlRADYz5Z4

— Connor Newcomb (@ConnorNewcomb_) March 19, 2017

Here’s another angle:

CANNONBALL!#NCAATop10 pic.twitter.com/mSzWzWqc9Y

— NCAA Women’s Basketball (@ncaawbb) March 19, 2017

A “cannonball,” indeed. The Terps went on to win and advance to the Sweet 16:

The Terps roar into the #Sweet16!

(3) Maryland 83, (6) West Virginia 56 – FINAL

Brionna Jones: 22 points, 11 rebounds pic.twitter.com/ovrwHmF4Yu

— NCAA Women’s Basketball (@ncaawbb) March 19, 2017

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