St. John's steals NCAA tourney play-in win on last-second layup over Purdue

St. John’s senior guard Jayla Everett stepped up to make a last-second game winner during the first four games of the 2023 NCAA women’s tournament.

With No. 11 St. John locked in a 64-64 tie with No. 11 Purdue during the Seattle Regional’s play-in game, Everett knocked down a dramatic layup with 0.3 seconds remaining in the game.

The bucket got in just in time to give the Red Storm the No. 11 seed in the NCAA women’s tournament. St. John will face off against No. 6 North Carolina on Saturday.

You could see the pride in Everett’s face as she willed her team into the tournament with such a fantastic effort to get to the basket.

St John's storms ahead with 0.3 remaining#MarchMadness x @StJohnsWBB pic.twitter.com/3cM2dmJh6z

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) March 17, 2023

Wow, if that’s not the kind of layup that makes March Madness worth it, we’re not sure what is.

Dramatic finishes like this happen throughout the basketball season, but they’re especially special when they happen in such a pivotal situation as a play-in game.

It was quite a way for St. John’s to announce itself to the tournament field.

Feature image courtesy of ESPN.