11.   And the last one it allowed came in the closing minutes Sunday night, when the game had already been decided.

12.   And though the Lakers remedied that in the third quarter, they nearly let it all slip away in the closing minutes.

13.   Artest, a freshman, confessed that he tried to do too much in the closing minutes and snickered at the notion that it was another learning experience.

14.   Barkley wanted the ball in the closing minutes, and the Suns obliged.

15.   Boston engaged in a game of catch-up during the closing minutes.

16.   After all, Stanford has blown out no one, saving three wins in the closing minutes.

17.   Against Seattle, it was Williams who pounced on a critical loose ball in the closing minutes of the game.

18.   All three of their games have been decided in the closing minutes, each by three points.

19.   All the more so in the closing minutes of this one.

20.   Bryant acquitted himself with a late surge, but he dribbled into a turnover in the closing minutes.