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UW men’s basketball: For Flowers, game-winning shot pales to inspiration from cancer survivor

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michael Flowers was sitting on the edge of the couch telling the story to a visitor Tuesday night when he stuck out his left arm and watched hundreds of goose bumps pop up from his elbow to his wrist.

“Every time I think about it I get chills,” said Flowers, whose gentle smile as he stared at his arm provided the perfect punctuation to the special story that took place in Austin, Texas, this past Saturday.