By Andrew McCarty The best play of the NCAA Tournament thus far occurred on Thursday and it had nothing to do with a basketball team. During a game between No. 5 seed Saint Mary’s and No. 12 seed Indiana, a missed shot went soaring over the backboard. The ball remained lodged behind the backboard and halted play. The Gaels’ Matthias Tass attempted to retrieve the ball with a broom, but not even he could reach it – even though he stands never seven feet tall. After a few more attempts to poke the ball free, the true heroes arrived. Two Indiana cheerleaders joined forces to save the day. A male …