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VIDEO: You have to see how UC Irvine forced overtime last night

UC Davis UC Irvine Basketball

UC Irvine’s Mamadou Ndiaye, right, tries to roll a layup past UC Davis’ Neal Monson during an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, in Irvine, Calif. (Kyusung Gong/The Orange County Register via AP)

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UC Irvine has the tallest player in college basketball in Mamadou Ndiaye and they put him to good use last night.

With the Anteaters down by three and just four seconds left, head coach Russell Turner drew up a play that looks an awful lot like the famous Bryce Drew game-winner: He threw a jump-ball up to Ndiaye, who made the catch, found a shooter on the wing and BOOM, overtime.

Check it out: