Pryce Sandfort knew his brother Payton couldn\u2019t make his first NCAA Tournament game.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s until 10 minutes before tipoff, when he saw Payton Sandfort with his family \u2014 then he caught fire on the court.<\/p>\n
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