21.   Both teams have struggled this season.

22.   Both teams struggled from the free-throw line.

23.   Both teams struggled to get anything going offensively until Rice had another time-eating drive late in the contest.

24.   A heavily-favored team is struggling against a team it should clearly beat.

25.   A scrappy team struggled to find its emotional base.

26.   A series of meetings and conference calls ensued, as the Andersen team struggled to find the proper accounting for the Raptors.

27.   A team of doctors struggled for hours to resuscitate Andy Herrera, but he was pronounced dead early Sunday.

28.   After a successful playoff run last spring, the team has struggled to regain focus.

29.   After both teams struggled offensively with their first couple of possessions, long scoring strikes stirred the crowd.

30.   After two years as the head coach, Allen left the team during the offseason when the team was struggling.