"It was deep on the baseline and I sort of threw it up and it was in," she said.
With 1.1 seconds remaining on the clock, the Roadrunners got a pass off to a guard who was freed by a back screen. She got a shot off, but it was an airball.
"One of our mantras is: 'Do not celebrate early, ever,'" Johnson said.
Earlier in the game, the Crimson jumped out to a 14-point halftime lead before letting the Roadrunners claw back.
Sturdy made it back just in time for the game.
A finalist for the Mitchell Fellowship, which sponsors study in Ireland, she had interviews Friday night and Saturday morning in Washington, D.C.
She got into San Antonio at 5:30 for the 8 p.m. game.
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