 On the ensuing play, Smoker lobbed a pass into the back of the end zone where it was caught by Duckett, giving the Spartans a 26–24 victory.Debates on the last remaining second continue to this day.Some contend that clock operator Bob Stehlin, known colloquially as "Spartan Bob", stopped the clock before the spike play had actually concluded, to give the Spartans one more chance.