An overtime-forcing three on the way to 200
With eight seconds left in regulation of the 2026 NIT final, Kevin Overton hit a baseline three-pointer to send Auburn and Tulsa to overtime. For the senior guard on Auburn’s 2026-27 men’s basketball team, it was one memorable shot in a college career that had produced 200 three-pointers through November 4, 2026.
Overton’s basketball path took him from Midwest City to Norman North for his senior high school season in 2021-22. In a regional game against Putnam City North, he drove into the lane and scored on Norman North’s final possession after Putnam City North had taken a one-point lead with 14 seconds left. Former Drake teammate Nate Ferguson described Overton as understated but invested in his teammates and their success. In Auburn’s November 4, 2026, opener against Southeastern Louisiana, Overton went 4-for-5 from three; by the end of that game, he had made 99 threes in 39 games at Auburn.
