Freshman steps in, Mizzou beats Marquette 83-79

Four unbelievable minutes. Two gargantuan free throws.

Freshman Kim English came off the bench to "pinch shoot" for injured J.T. Tiller and made two free throws with 5.5 seconds left Sunday to give Missouri the go-ahead points in an 83-79 victory over Marquette in the NCAA tournament.

It was quite an encore for English, who had an out-of-body 4 1/2-minute shooting spree in the first half, scoring 15 points and helping third-seeded Mizzou (30-6) turn a six-point deficit into a 16-point lead.

English was on the bench for most of the second half, watching sixth-seeded Marquette chip away at the lead and eventually go ahead.

But when …