1.   A team captain, Gumina had earned a reputation for stiff defense, clutch play.

2.   And he made clutch play after clutch play after clutch play.

3.   And the superstars made the clutch plays, as did the bit players.

4.   A clutch play here or a lucky break there might have given the Scarlet Knights an unexpected victory and a push toward a berth in the Big East tournament.

5.   After that, it became a matter of whether the Rockets could make the defensive stops and the clutch offensive plays.

6.   But guard Eddie House, whose clutch play in the second half helped the Sun Devils beat Washington State in Pullman on Thursday, never got it going.

7.   But not before the Clippers made a lot of noise, a lot of clutch plays and a bunch of those goofy fist-to-forehead gestures.

8.   But it was Chicago that found a way to make clutch plays in three of the five games that went to the wire.

9.   But the player known for his clutch plays turned the ball over in the final seconds with the game on the line.

10.   But when the Trojans needed a clutch play in the fourth quarter, he threw two interceptions and fumbled once.