WASHINGTON — And the assist goes to President Obama, as he helped University of Connecticut star basketball center Stefanie Dolson after she awkwardly fell off a riser at a White House photo-op Monday.

Obama was honoring the 2014 NCAA champions in the East Room of the White House when the normally sure-footed Dolson slipped onto the floor just as the president approached the team.

Skip ahead to 9:20 to see the trip.