41.   But Henry Thomas made a huge defensive play on the first possession of the second half, picking off Wuerffel on a screen pass to Lamar Smith.

42.   But once they noticed the Rangers had begun to match their stubborn defensive play at even strength, the Panthers began to lose their bite.

43.   But Saturday in Pullman, he will be fortunate to be on the field for half the defensive plays.

44.   But Shane Spencer deserves to be more than a footnote for what his superb defensive play has meant to this series.

45.   But Ms. Brown cautioned that, depending on the cause of the downturn, a defensive play that works in one market may not work in the next.

46.   But sluggish defensive play and poor free-throw shooting kept Weber State in it early.

47.   But the Patriots did make three superb defensive plays.

48.   But there has been no knock on their defensive play, which has routinely been outstanding.

49.   But UNT almost won anyway because of Maher and outstanding defensive play.

50.   But what McGinest has not been doing is finishing off his play and coming up with the big defensive play.