Arizona State's Shaquielle McKissic scored a behind-the-head layup

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A mere behind-the-back pass didn't provide the wow factor Arizona State's Shaquielle McKissic sought on Thursday night.

The senior forward instead pulled off a behind-the-back layup during the Sun Devils' 67-62 victory over Stanford.

Upon drawing contact from Stanford's Anthony Brown while chasing down a transition bounce pass from teammate Tra Holder, McKissic tossed up a shot behind his head just to make sure he got to the foul line. Improbably, the shot banked in, giving McKissic a three-point play opportunity and one of SportsCenter's top 10 plays Thursday night.

The layup was the highlight of an outstanding performance from McKissic. The Seattle native torched Stanford for 23 points, seven rebounds and four steals, propelling Arizona State to a victory that gives it realistic hope of earning the No. 5 seed in the Pac-12 tournament despite an 0-4 start to conference play.

As for Stanford, Thursday night's loss serves as the culmination of a collapse that will almost certainly doom it to the NIT. The Cardinal have lost six of nine games and will probably need to win the Pac-12 tournament to make the NCAA tournament if they don't pull a stunner in Tucson on Saturday.

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