Tra Holder pulled up and fired just beyond the key. Ten feet to his left, Arizona State sophomore Mickey Mitchell ran into the lane in hopes of a rebound.
What happened next showed just how far Mitchell has come since joining the ASU program last January.
Holder’s jump shot hit the back of the rim and bounced high. The 6-foot-7 Mitchell timed it perfectly, reaching up with his left hand, touching the ball about 12 inches above the rim and attempting to slam it home.
Two problems: Mitchell lost control of the ball. And he went over the back of Longwood forward Damarion Geter, an obvious foul.