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Trae Young shares the spotlight in crunch time

NORMAN — Christian James couldn't see Trae Young. Sometimes, the worst seat in the house is on the court. Sometimes, you can't see the tree for the forest.

The game was in the balance. OU trailed TCU by a point with only 10 seconds left. It was score-or-die for the Sooners.

Suddenly, there was a sighting.

“All I seen was his head pop out a little,” James said from his perch on the left side, between the corner and the wing. Young was on the right side of the lane, engulfed by Horned Frogs, but James knew what that meant.