1.   Air defenses were tightened afterwards.

2.   But the Hawks got focused, tighten their defense and rolled to their largest margin of victory this season.

3.   Serna scored twice in the first half, and the Fusion nearly had several more goals before the Revolution tightened their defense in the second half.

4.   Tech tightened its defense, turned up the jets and rocketed by the stunned Wolfpack players almost before they could blink.

5.   The Kings, however, tightened their defense, clearing pucks in front of Fiset and taking away second chances.

6.   The Rangers then tightened their defense, giving up just three shots the rest of the period.

7.   Their defense tightened, their shots found net, long rebounds found Lakers, the Spurs threw balls away.

8.   Then UConn, rotating seven talented players, tightened its defense and struck.

9.   This year, that meant Davis challenged his teammates to tighten their defense.

10.   To compensate, UCLA tightened its defense as the second half unfurled, and Colorado State briefly lost its composure.