With less than a minute left, the ball came off the rim and Andre Hutson rose to it like, well, like a Spartan.
Spartans are on familiar course to the final goal Get the boards, get the glory.
And what was once a happening is now a habit. There are calendars that are less reliable. The Spartans take you on, wear you down, bang you sideways, and grab every shot that doesn't fall through the rim. They do not rattle. They do not quiver.