(Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)The longest winning streak in college basketball history ended on Friday night, with top-seed Connecticut falling to upstart Mississippi State, 66-64, in overtime of the NCAA women’s tournament semifinals at American Airlines Center. “What an unbelievable, gutsy performance that no on in the country probably thought could happen, and that’s okay,” Mississippi State Coach Vic Schaefer said. [Mississippi State alum Dak Prescott went nuts in the stands as his school shocked U-Conn.]Junior guard Victoria Vivians led Mississippi State with 19 points prior to fouling out 63 seconds into overtime. [Jenkins: Dawn Staley, a floor leader now patrolling sideline, beats mentor at Final Four]But Mississippi State reclaimed the lead, 60-59, with 1:10 to play on Vivians’s three-pointer at the shot-clock buzzer. The rookie sensation this past season in the NFL played quarterback at Mississippi State prior to the Cowboys selecting him in the fourth round of last year’s draft.

Source: Washington Post April 01, 2017 04:22 UTC