SOURCE: www.ubspectrum.com

March 09, 2016

With 45 seconds left in the Mid-American Conference Championships heavyweight final, Buffalo freshman Jake Gunning had a chance to claim his first conference championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament in New York City.

In his way was Northern Iowa's Blaize Cabell, the top ranked heavyweight in the MAC and the wrestler who just a week prior defeated Gunning in a regular season match.

This time, the stakes were higher, as the winner would get an opportunity to become a national champion, while the loser would face a few sleepless nights holding out hope for an at-large bid and potentially an offseason wondering what could have been.