At the 1991 Sweet 16 in Seattle’s Kingdome, Arizona trailed Seton Hall by a point with 45 seconds remaining. The Wildcats had the ball. It was essentially one possession for the season.
But Arizona’s coaches were caught between substitutions. Sean Rooks, the club’s best inside scorer, was en route to the scorer’s table to check in when Ed Stokes, the man you didn’t want to get the ball, asked for an entry pass — and got it. Stokes’ turn-around jumper clanged off the rim, Seton Hall rebounded, and Arizona checked out of Heartbreak Hotel a day early, losing 81-77.
