A breakout March Madness star teared up over 'trust' from her teammates after hitting overtime buzzer beater

• Jordan Nixon is clutch.
• The Texas A&M guard hit a buzzer-beating overtime floater to send her Aggies to the Sweet Sixteen.
• Nixon reflected on the "trust" her teammates instill in her during an emotional postgame interview.

Jordan Nixon punched Texas A&M's ticket to this year's Sweet Sixteen, but if you ask her, all credit goes to her teammates.

The clutch sophomore guard broke through with a last-second layup to force overtime in Wednesday night's thriller despite her second-seeded Aggies trailing the No. 7 Iowa State Cyclones throughout regulation. And as time wound down at the end of the extra period with the score knotted at 82 points apiece, Nixon sank a buzzer-beating floater to secure her squad's come-from-behind victory and advance to the second weekend of this year's NCAA women's tournament.

The game-winner capped a standout night for Nixon, whose 35 points on 16-of-28 shooting from the floor led all scorers and marked her career-high. With seven assists to boot, the New York native's performance was undoubtedly one of the most electric of March Madness thus far.

"Jordan Nixon is a winner. She's so good," Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair said after the game. "I still remember two years ago when she came down on her official visit. Sometimes you just get lucky, and you know the fit is perfect. When she came in, she fit like perfection."

After celebrating the feat with her teammates, Nixon spoke with ESPN's Holly Rowe about the surreal moment and broke down while reflecting on the "trust" her teammates have instilled in her.

"I say it all the time, and it really just goes back to trust," Nixon said through tears. "They trust me. They trust me to make plays. They trust me to lead this team. Win, lose, or draw, every single person on that bench is behind me, and it just makes these moments that much more special."

"I'm sorry," she added while getting choked up.

Rowe encouraged her that "it's okay, you can cry" before asking Nixon how she and her teammates managed to grit out a victory despite trailing by double digits at multiple points during the contest.

"We keep fighting," Nixon said. "This team is so resilient. I said it two days ago, I'll say it again, I've said it all season: we never say die. Never say die, and I think you saw that tonight."

Check out Nixon's emotional postgame interview with Rowe in its entirety below: