41.   Both teams were motivated, and the game began unfolding like a classic.

42.   But after a slow recovery from hip surgery last August, Frazar said his game was beginning to bounce back, particularly his putting.

43.   But all the swagger in the world did not help Arkansas once the game began.

44.   But Davis and Rush alone were not enough, even though Stanford, which had lost two of its previous three, was tentative when the game began.

45.   But for him, the joy derived from golf began years ago, on public golf courses where his game began to take form.

46.   But for an uneasy moment, when the games began Monday, it looked as if the fans were not coming back.

47.   But most of his teammates will not care about those subtleties once the games begin, only that Pochman makes his kicks and passes a stark test.

48.   But once the game began, he had little command of his pitches.

49.   But once the game began, Starks quieted the crowd the best way possible, by making his first three shots.