Potential game-winning shot ruined after St. Bonaventure students rush court early

They had it won, and then they didn't.

An early court-rushing at the end of Saturday's Atlantic 10 showdown between St. Bonaventure and VCU ruined what, by all accounts, should've been a heroic game-winning shot by the Bonnies.

With his team down 65-63 with 3.2 seconds left, St. Bonaventure's Matt Mobley hit a moving 3-point shot off an inbounds play to seemingly win the game.

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St. Bonaventure students rushed the court, unaware that .4 seconds remained on the clock. After much ado, the court was cleared and the Bonnies were assessed a technical foul for fan interference. The ensuing free throw awarded to VCU tied the game and sent it overtime, where the Bonnies would lose, 83-77.

This is about the toughest way imaginable to lose a basketball game, and now we must all prepare for a worse menace: the gale of court-rushing takes that will descend upon sports media over the next seven days.

Dan is on Twitter. Court-rushing is good until it's not.