Salim Stoudamire hit the game-winner with 2.8 seconds remaining to send Arizona into the Elite Eight.
While scarfing down chicken and coleslaw (from Ralphs), I flipped the channel to college basketball's Big Dance on CBS. Arizona and Oklahoma State were scrapping it out in a closely contested game.
One player stood out to me: Salim Stoudamire.
Stoudamire scored 10 of his 19 points in the final 4:35 of the game.
He said afterwards, "I thrive on those situations. That's what I live for. That's why I play basketball. Bigtime players step up in bigtime situations, and I see myself as one of those players."
I see a star in the making.
