Rob Gray Makes Game-Winning Layup in Wild End to San Diego State, Houston Game

It's called March Madness for a reason, and the heart-pounding drama was on full display Thursday in Houston's 67-65 victory over San Diego State.

Rob Gray sliced through the Aztec defense with the clock ticking down and connected on a contested layup to put the Cougars ahead by two with one second remaining in Wichita, Kansas. The Aztecs had a clean look at a three at the buzzer to answer and advance to the second round, but Trey Kell's attempt rimmed out and ended the back-and-forth fireworks.

The tension wasn't limited to those two possessions, as Gray drilled a three-pointer with 49 seconds left to put Houston ahead by three before Devin Watson answered with a triple of his own to tie it and set up the winning possession for Gray.

Gray was brilliant throughout, scoring 39 points and grabbing eight rebounds as the only Houston player to score in double figures.