Kansas State's Markquis Nowell finds teammate for clutch alley-oop, record-tying assist

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Kansas State point guard Markquis Nowell had a terrific game against Michigan State in the Wildcats’ 98-93 overtime victory to lift them to the Elite Eight.

Nowell set the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament single-game assists record with 19 on two spectacular passes in the final minute of overtime. It was Nowell’s pass to Keyontae Johnson with about 57.7 seconds remaining that really set social media into a frenzy.

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Kansas State guard Markquis Nowell (1) passes around the defense of Michigan State forward Malik Hall in the second half of a Sweet 16 college basketball game in the East Regional of the NCAA tournament at Madison Square Garden, Thursday, March 23, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Nowell was bringing the ball up the floor, and it appeared he was arguing with his head coach, Jerome Tang. As the two appeared to bicker back and forth, Johnson was lurking in the right corner. Nowell threw a perfectly timed lob pass to Johnson and the forward slammed the alley-oop dunk down.

The alley-oop was the record-tying assist.

Though it may have been meant to be a fake, Tang told Sports Illustrated it wasn't a fake-out.

It put the Wildcats up two points, and then with about 15 seconds left, Nowell found Ismael Massoud in the corner to put Kansas State up three points.

Kansas State forward Keyontae Johnson (11) dunks in the second half of a Sweet 16 college basketball game against Michigan State in the East Regional of the NCAA tournament at Madison Square Garden, Thursday, March 23, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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