Gary and I decided to play each other. He won his game, we won ours and now we're playing Thursday. The Boise crowd gave standing ovations to each Hampton player as they made their final exits off the court. The team was scheduled to leave tonight but instead will leave in the morning so it can be welcomed at the airport by fans. But they were tears of joy, not tears of sadness.
Careers are over, but life goes on and bigger and better things are ahead.
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