 While playing modest minutes through much of the tournament, Salt played a key role against Purdue in the Elite Eight.Matching up against the Boilermakers' big and physical front line, Salt played 34 minutes and scored 5 points, grabbed eight rebounds and collected a pair of steals to help the Cavaliers to an overtime win and a spot in the Final Four.Virginia then defeated Auburn and Texas Tech in the Final Four to win the school's first NCAA basketball championship.