31.   Before the rules were changed, most games ended in all-out brawls on the ice.

32.   Between the liquor and the betting, any game can end in violence, he said.

33.   Both starters were showered and dressed by the time this strange game ended.

34.   Brazil was the favorite, but few of the fans in the stadium or those watching on TV expected the title game to end in a scoreless deadlock.

35.   A game ended when it ended, without a flurry of timeouts, free throws, penalties or balls purposely thrown out of bounds.

36.   A home run hitter neglected to touch home plate and a perfect American game ended on a home run.

37.   A reminder of those years was how the game ended.

38.   A street-corner dice game ended in a fatal gunfight.

39.   After all, the game ended well after midnight.

40.   After the game ended, the two hugged as if they had just finished a soft-drink commercial rather than a one-sided contest won by the Lakers.