51.   Jones was the first American to remember how to control the ball in the closing desperate minutes of the Portugal game.

52.   Jordan sat out as the closing minutes of the fourth quarter as the East sealed the victory.

53.   Jackson has had trouble finding his place with the Nets, often left to pad his points with uncontested layups in the closing minutes of blowout games.

54.   Korolyuk finished the scoring in the closing minutes.

55.   Lavin was just as upset and spent his postgame oxygen yelling at his reserves, who played well for much of the game but lapsed in the closing minutes.

56.   More than any professional athlete of his generation, Michael Jordan has been able to take over games in the closing minutes and win them singlehandedly.

57.   Mitchell almost gave the Bengals the game in regulation when he threw a terrible interception in the closing minutes.

58.   Notre Dame got a tie only in the closing minutes with a field goal that wobbled between the posts.

59.   On Thursday night, after shaking off Iowa in the closing minutes, the Huskies were bursting with confidence.

60.   On Saturday, Watson converted a crucial offensive rebound in the closing minutes, then fed Davis for the winning basket.