If it had been a game of NBA Jam, Oregon State-bound Ethan Thompson would've literally caught the basketball on fire.
Instead, Thompson's quite real 32-point effort - on 14-of-18 shooting, no less - in the BallIsLife All-American Game should give hope to Beaver Nation that the program should see an elevated win total next season.
Competing at Long Beach College (California) with a collection of the best prospects in the country, including five-star point guard Collin Sexton and five-star big man Brandon McCoy, it was Thompson who stole the show, leading Team Elite to a 153-134 victory over Team Future.