Gladden's Buzzer-Beater Lifts BU Over Navy 73-72

In a stunning finish to the Patriot League men's basketball championship semifinals, freshman guard Chance Gladden drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Boston University to a 73-72 victory over top-seeded Navy on Sunday at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland.

The fourth-seeded Terriers, now 17-16, erased a late deficit when Gladden took an inbounds pass with 3.6 seconds left, sprinted up court and launched a shot from near midcourt after Navy's Austin Benigni had scored a go-ahead layup moments earlier. The basket ended the Midshipmen's 14-game winning streak and propelled Boston University into the title game against second-seeded Lehigh on Wednesday night. Lehigh advanced earlier Sunday with a 76-69 win over third-seeded Colgate.

Gladden, who scored 24 of his 26 points in the second half, finished 8 of 12 from the floor, 3 of 5 from beyond the arc and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line. "I saw three seconds to go, I was just sprinting up the court, and when I let it go, it felt so good," Gladden said in a postgame interview. "I knew it was in." Junior guard Michael McNair added 22 points and seven rebounds for the Terriers, connecting on 5 of 8 attempts from 3-point range....