1.   As Davis attempted a layup on a fast break, he was fouled hard by Harper, who was called for a flagrant foul by the referee Ed Rush.

2.   He missed a reverse layup, collected the rebound, and attempted another layup.

3.   Kenny Anderson committed a flagrant foul against John Starks in the fourth quarter, when he took Starks down hard while he was attempting a layup.

4.   Kidd used a pump fake to get Harper in the air, then as he attempted a layup, Harper swiped at the ball.

5.   Many second-guessed Edney, then a sophomore, for not attempting a layup instead.

6.   The basketball would have been stapled to his forehead had Holmes attempted the layup.

7.   The most impressive basket came late in the first half, when Davis grabbed Ewing on both wrists as he attempted a layup.

8.   Turner, virtually the only contributing member of the bench, fractured his left ankle while attempting a layup in the first half.

9.   UMass guard Shannon Crooks dribbled up the floor and appeared to be on his way to attempting a layup after beating his man to the basket.