UConn stunned top‑seeded Duke with a 35‑foot, last‑second game‑winner by freshman guard Braylon Mullins to win 73‑72 in the Elite Eight on Sunday, completing an improbable comeback from a 19‑point deficit and punching the Huskies’ ticket to the Final Four.
Duke, cruising with a dominant lead for much of the game and sporting the top overall seed in the tournament, looked in command until the final minute.
However, a late turnover from freshman guard Cayden Boozer gave UConn a short window to strike, and Mullins, who had struggled from deep all night, launched a desperation heave that fell through the net with 0.4 seconds left on the clock.
That shot sent UConn to the Final Four and left the Blue Devils in stunned silence.
The sheer chaos of that finish, en route to a return to Indianapolis, already had basketball fans buzzing.
But then something else caught fire online: a clip of Grant Hill’s live, post‑shot reaction.
Alongside college basketball icon Bill Raftery, Hill sat motionless as the ball rattled in, hand over his mouth, at a complete loss for words.
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The powerful visual has now gone viral on social media.
“It killed him to say that 🤦♂️,” one user wrote.
“Raftery and Grant Hill were straight STUNNED 😂,” another added.
“I know Grant wanted to throw his headset 😂,” one other fan replied.
“If you look closely, you can actually pinpoint the exact moment his heart breaks in two,” another responded.
“Grant Hill looks like he’s going to cry,” another commented.
“I love the look on Grant Hill’s face…,” one other user added.
“Even Bill Raftery ran out of words… and that man never runs out 🏀,” another wrote.
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Hill’s reaction immediately caught attention not just because he’s one of college basketball’s top analysts, but also because he’s one of Duke’s all-time greats.
A four‑year starter, he helped lead the Blue Devils to back‑to‑back NCAA championships in 1991 and 1992, the first consecutive titles since UCLA’s dominant run in the 1960s and ’70s.
Hill also remains one of the few players in ACC history to amass at least 1,900 points, 700 rebounds, 400 assists, 200 steals, and 100 blocked shots in his career, making him the archetype of the modern all‑around forward.
His individual accolades include ACC Player of the Year and multiple All‑American honors, and he’s one of the select few whose jersey (No. 33) hangs in the rafters at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Beyond college, Hill enjoyed a distinguished 18‑season NBA career, was a seven‑time All‑Star, a 1995 Co‑Rookie of the Year, and earned a 1996 Olympic gold medal with Team USA, all of which eventually earned him a spot in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
His transition to broadcasting has been equally notable.
Since 2015, Hill has been a lead college basketball analyst for CBS and Turner during the NCAA Tournament and expanded into NBA commentary roles as well.
For a former Duke star of Hill’s caliber to be rendered speechless tells you everything about how seismic this moment felt.
