Utah Valley’s NFT Fantasy Basketball Crashes; ‘Alley-Oop’ Fails in March Madness 2026: Legends Fall Short

Utah Valley squandered its chance to make the NCAA tournament in the most brutal possible way late Saturday night. Sophomore forward Isaac Davis botched a potential game-tying alley-oop dunk with just over three seconds left in the second half of the final Western Athletic Conference title game before the league rebrands before next season. With top-seeded Utah Valley trailing second-seeded Cal Baptist by two and down to its final possession, the Wolverines ran a top-of-the-key pick and roll to give their best playmaker, Trevon Leonhardt, the chance to create off the dribble.

Leonhardt fed a pinpoint lob pass to a rolling Davis, but the 6-foot-8 forward appeared to mistime his jump and had his dunk attempt carom hard off the rim, dooming Utah Valley to a 63-61 gut punch of a loss. That's why they call it #WACvegas ! @CBUmbb is making their first ever trip to @MarchMadnessMBB ‼️ pic.

twitter. com/4C30Qb38b3 — The Western Athletic Conference (@WACsports) March 15, 2026 Utah Valley got the look but Isaac Davis can’t finish the dunk pic. twitter.

com/5uUO9Lec4V — WACHoopsNation (@WACHoopsNation) March 15, 2026 Utah Valley only faced a deficit in the final seconds because of the heroics of Cal Baptist guard Dominique Daniels, who played all 40 minutes and scored a team-high 23 points. Daniels sank a go-ahead step-back 3-pointer with 14. 6 seconds to go, giving Cal Baptist the lead and paving the way for Davis’ game-sealing blunder.