The crowd was a sea of blue in the cavernous coliseum. all four teams in the final four basketball tournament had a shade of blue as their team's color. as the teams ran onto the floor, the noise rose to a deafening pitch. the smell of nervous sweat wafted through the air. i moved closer to the edge of my seat as the referee's whistle jump-started my heart. what makes this an eyewitness account rather than a news article? a. facts and statistics b. relevant information c. sensory details d. expert witnesses

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