Word: momentum
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...percent from the line.Despite going into the break with a four-point lead, the Crimson had 15 turnovers and never was really able to get its offense into full gear.Harvard came out slow in the second half and did not score for the first four minutes following the interval.The momentum moved back and forth, with neither team able to pull away.With the game on the line, Harvard found itself up 67-65 with 1:46 left, and following a timeout, McGeary was able to pick off a Christensen pass. Just 21 seconds later, Housman hit his three. Over the course...
...Stone said. “We’re trying to make her a complete player and we’re making progress.” With a 2-1 lead and a 13-6 shot advantage in the second period, Harvard seemed to have the momentum heading into the final frame. But the Crimson came out sloppy in the third. Harvard committed three penalties and regressed to a passive style of play in the closing minutes, allowing the Big Green to assault the net. “It was a very poor decision on our players’ part...
After four straight shots from the Saints to open the first period, McDonald put away a pass from Wilson at the 10:26 mark to shift the momentum decidedly in the Crimson’s favor for the rest of the game...
...first two states, only slow him down, take the air of inevitability out of him, and - who knows? - maybe pull off a surprise early win. Even as they launched that push, however, aides sought to lower expectations: Giuliani's top aide Mike DuHaime said his operation was "momentum-proof," meaning it could contend with any other candidate who emerged unbeaten from the early states...
Republicans are not accustomed to - and do not have much experience with - primary calendars that cause nothing but confusion. And Giuliani has many rivers to cross before chaos becomes his friend. But Huckabee's surge in Iowa could mean that Giuliani won't need to be "momentum-proof." If no candidate has any clear momentum by mid-January, Giuliani could be poised to benefit more than even his team might have imagined...