21.   As the clock ticked away the final seconds, the scoreboard in Sun Devil Stadium flashed word that Larry Centers had been adjudged Most Valuable Player of the game.

22.   As the final seconds of the third quarter ticked away, Krohn turned to escape the Wildcats rush and fell.

23.   As the final seconds ticked away, the crowd at the United Center stood in unison and began roaring.

24.   As the final second ticked off the clock, Bird flung the ball in the air, an exultation for which she had waited a year.

25.   As the final seconds ticked down, with Jackson cradling the ball and victory in hand, Motta leaped to his feet and gleefully punched the air.

26.   As the final seconds of the century tick away, the monument will be transformed into a giant Roman candle, sheathed in cascading pyrotechnic light.

27.   At issue is the game-deciding field goal attempt in the final seconds by Scott Norwood.

28.   At Rancho Cucamonga High, his interception in the final seconds preserved a Southern Section football playoff victory.

29.   Barkley denied the Knicks in the final moments, turning a contest they had worked so hard to hang around in into a formality in the final seconds.

30.   Better yet, more and more games are being decided in the final seconds.