GAME THREAD: NBA: UTAH (13-10) at PORTLAND (10-12)

NBA: UTAH (13-10) at PORTLAND (10-12)

<h3>Trail Blazers look to continue winning streak vs. slumping Jazz</h3>

<div class="pre">Utah (13-8) at Portland (9-12) 10:00 pm EST</div>

PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) - A pair of teams going in suprisinglyopposite directions meet when the Utah Jazz visit the PortlandTrail Blazers on Friday.


The suddenly surging Blazers will be going for their sixthstraight victory for the first time since winning eightconsecutive games from December 14-30 in 2002.


Meanwhile, Utah has lost five games in a row and has not lostsix straight since losing nine consecutive from March 4-19 in2005.


Portland, which had lost nine of 10 games before their recentwinning streak, defeated Utah, 97-89, on Tuesday - its fourthwin during the run - before beating Golden State on Wednesday.

The Blazers have been without its leading scorer and rebounder,LaMarcus Aldridge, for the past two games due to plantarfasciitis. However, reigning Rookie of the Year Brandon Roy hasstepped up during the streak, averaging 22.8 points over thepast five games.


The Jazz have lost four of their games on the road, including a103-98 setback at Phoenix on Wednesday.


Carlos Boozer has posted two straight double-doubles, and leadsthe team averaging just over 25 points and 11 rebounds per game.

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<div class="pre">UTAH VS PORTLAND - INACTIVES

UTAH PORTLAND

PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON
J HART PERSONAL REASONS D MILES RIGHT KNEE INJURY
M OKUR BACK MUSCLE STRAIN G ODEN LEFT KNEE INJURY</div>

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<div class="pre">UTAH AT PORTLAND - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS


UTAH PORTLAND

F Andrei Kirilenko F Channing Frye
F Carlos Boozer F Martell Webster
C Jarron Collins C Joel Przybilla
G Deron Williams G Steve Blake
G Ronnie Brewer G Brandon Roy

OFFICIALS: Joe Crawford
Michael Smith
Sean Wright</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 4
PORTLAND 7 8:51 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 12
PORTLAND 14 5:44 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 20
PORTLAND 21 2:44 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 26
PORTLAND 28 END, 1ST QTR</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
UTAH 26 26
PORTLAND 28 28 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER

UTH - CARLOS BOOZER 6, PAUL MILLSAP 5, ANDREI
KIRILENKO 4
POR - BRANDON ROY 8, MARTELL WEBSTER 6, JOEL
PRZYBILLA 4</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 32
PORTLAND 33 8:51 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 35
PORTLAND 41 5:40 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 45
PORTLAND 47 2:50 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 54
PORTLAND 53 HALFTIME</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
UTAH 26 28 54
PORTLAND 28 25 53 HALFTIME

HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME

UTH - CARLOS BOOZER 15, PAUL MILLSAP 7, RONNIE
BREWER 7
POR - BRANDON ROY 16, TRAVIS OUTLAW 10,
MARTELL WEBSTER 6</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 62
PORTLAND 59 8:39 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 70
PORTLAND 63 5:52 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 72
PORTLAND 67 2:05 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 74
PORTLAND 70 END, 3RD QTR</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
UTAH 26 28 20 74
PORTLAND 28 25 17 70 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

UTH - CARLOS BOOZER 17, ANDREI KIRILENKO 14,
RONNIE BREWER 9
POR - BRANDON ROY 22, TRAVIS OUTLAW 10,
MARTELL WEBSTER 10</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 76
PORTLAND 77 8:45 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 78
PORTLAND 78 5:40 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 86
PORTLAND 87 2:56 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 87
PORTLAND 93 1:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 91
PORTLAND 99 FINAL</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
UTAH 26 28 20 17 91
PORTLAND 28 25 17 29 99 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: UTH - CARLOS BOOZER 22, ANDREI KIRILENKO 16,
RONNIE BREWER 13
POR - BRANDON ROY 29, TRAVIS OUTLAW 21, JAMES
JONES 14</div>

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
UTAH 91
PORTLAND 99 FINAL</div>

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<div class="pre">UTAH (91) AT PORTLAND (99)

UTAH

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

D WILLIAMS G 41:18 5-14 1-2 1 4 5 10 4 1 5 11
R BREWER G 32:09 5-13 3-3 2 3 5 2 4 0 3 13
C BOOZER F 36:08 10-20 2-4 3 9 12 6 6 4 0 22
A KIRILENKO F 43:31 6-19 4-5 3 5 8 1 4 0 2 16
J COLLINS C 15:26 2-2 2-2 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 6
P MILLSAP 20:33 3-7 3-4 2 2 4 0 5 1 1 9
M HARPRING 18:57 2-5 1-2 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 5
G GIRICEK 15:51 1-8 0-0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 2
R PRICE 6:43 1-3 1-1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
C MILES 4:56 2-2 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 4
K FESENKO 4:28 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 37-94 17-23 18 32 50 21 30 6 12 91
(.394) (.739) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 12 (0 PTS)

PORTLAND

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

S BLAKE G 21:31 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 4 2 1 2 2
B ROY G 35:53 11-21 7-7 1 3 4 4 1 1 3 29
C FRYE F 17:39 2-6 1-2 0 3 3 1 2 0 2 5
M WEBSTER F 23:19 1-4 7-8 0 4 4 1 1 1 0 10
J PRZYBILLA C 34:30 4-6 0-0 3 5 8 0 5 0 1 8
J JONES 29:23 3-5 7-7 0 4 4 0 2 0 1 14
T OUTLAW 27:27 6-10 9-14 1 5 6 2 2 2 1 21
J JACK 26:49 0-4 5-6 0 4 4 4 4 2 4 5
S RODRIGUEZ 12:07 1-7 1-2 1 3 4 1 3 0 0 3
R LAFRENTZ 11:22 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2

TOTALS 240:00 30-68 37-46 6 33 39 17 24 7 14 99
(.441) (.804) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 14 (0 PTS)

UTAH 26 28 20 17 - 91
PORTLAND 28 25 17 29 - 99

BLOCKED SHOTS: UTAH - A KIRILENKO, D WILLIAMS, P MILLSAP. PORTLAND -
R LAFRENTZ 3, J PRZYBILLA, J JONES, T OUTLAW.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: UTAH 0-13 (.000), D WILLIAMS 0-5, R BREWER 0-2,
A KIRILENKO 0-1, G GIRICEK 0-3, R PRICE 0-2. PORTLAND 2-11 (.182),
S BLAKE 0-1, B ROY 0-3, M WEBSTER 1-3, J JONES 1-2, S RODRIGUEZ 0-
2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: UTAH - P MILLSAP. PORTLAND - J PRZYBILLA 2.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JOE CRAWFORD, MICHAEL SMITH, SEAN WRIGHT.
A - N/A. T - 2:22.</div>

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<div class="pre">UTAH (91)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Williams 41:18 5-14 1-2 1-5 10 4 11
R Brewer 32:09 5-13 3-3 2-5 2 4 13
C Boozer 36:08 10-20 2-4 3-12 6 6 22
A Kirilenko 43:31 6-19 4-5 3-8 1 4 16
J Collins 15:26 2-2 2-2 1-3 1 2 6
P Millsap 20:33 3-7 3-4 2-4 0 5 9
M Harpring 18:57 2-5 1-2 3-7 0 0 5
G Giricek 15:51 1-8 0-0 0-1 0 4 2
R Price 6:43 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 1 3
C Miles 4:56 2-2 0-0 1-2 1 0 4
K Fesenko 4:28 0-1 0-0 2-3 0 0 0

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TOTALS 240:00 37-94 17-23 18-50 21 30 91
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.394, FT-.739. 3-Point Goals:
0-13, .000 (D Williams 0-5, R Brewer 0-2, A
Kirilenko 0-1, G Giricek 0-3, R Price 0-2).
Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked Shots:3 (A
Kirilenko, D Williams, P Millsap).
Turnovers:12 (D Williams 5, R Brewer 3, A
Kirilenko 2, J Collins, P Millsap). Steals: 6
(C Boozer 4, D Williams, P Millsap).


PORTLAND (99)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
S Blake 21:31 1-3 0-0 0-2 4 2 2
B Roy 35:53 11-21 7-7 1-4 4 1 29
C Frye 17:39 2-6 1-2 0-3 1 2 5
M Webster 23:19 1-4 7-8 0-4 1 1 10
J Przybilla 34:30 4-6 0-0 3-8 0 5 8
J Jones 29:23 3-5 7-7 0-4 0 2 14
T Outlaw 27:27 6-10 9-14 1-6 2 2 21
J Jack 26:49 0-4 5-6 0-4 4 4 5
S Rodriguez 12:07 1-7 1-2 1-4 1 3 3
R LaFrentz 11:22 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2

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TOTALS 240:00 30-68 37-46 6-39 17 24 99
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.441, FT-.804. 3-Point Goals:
2-11, .182 (S Blake 0-1, B Roy 0-3, M Webster
1-3, J Jones 1-2, S Rodriguez 0-2). Team
Rebounds: 12. Blocked Shots:6 (R LaFrentz 3,
J Przybilla, J Jones, T Outlaw). Turnovers:14
(J Jack 4, B Roy 3, S Blake 2, C Frye 2, J
Przybilla, J Jones, T Outlaw). Steals: 7 (J
Jack 2, T Outlaw 2, S Blake, M Webster, B
Roy).

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UTAH 26 28 20 17 - 91
PORTLAND 28 25 17 29 - 99
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Technical fouls: Utah - 1 (P Millsap, 3:27
1st). Portland - 2 (J Przybilla, 9:29 2nd; J
Przybilla, 11:06 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: N/A. T: 2:22.
Officials: Joe Crawford, Michael Smith, Sean
Wright.</div>

PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) -- Brandon Roy scored 29 points andTravis Outlaw added 21 as the Portland Trail Blazers postedtheir sixth straight win, a 99-91 victory over the strugglingUtah Jazz on Friday night.


Reserve James Jones had 14 points for the Trail Blazers, whoplayed their third straight game without their leading scorerand rebounder, second-year forward LaMarcus Aldridge (plantarfasciitis).


It was the second meeting in four days between the two teams,with Portland getting the better of Utah, 97-89, on Tuesday.With Friday's loss, the Jazz now have lost six in a row.

It was an uphill climb in this one for the Blazers, who openedthe fourth with seven straight points to complete an impressivecomeback en route to the victory.


A 16-6 run to start the third gave the Jazz a 70-59 lead, butthe resilient Blazers fought back - scoring eight straightpoints to cut their deficit to four points going into the finalperiod.


Jones nailed a 17-foot jumper to put Portland ahead, 75-74, andOutlaw followed with another jumper - prompting timeout by theJazz early in the fourth.


But Andrei Kirilenko's 15-foot jumper helped Utah recapture thelead, 78-77, with 6:30 remaining.


The teams then traded baskets for most of the rest final perioduntil the Blazers took the lead for good, 87-86, on Outlaw'stwo free throws with 2:33 left. Portland won the free-throwbattle the rest of the way.


Despite shooting 10-of-17 in the first period, Portland led just28-26 after one.


In the second, the Blazers inched their way to a 45-37 leadthanks in part to Outlaw and poor shooting by the Jazz. Outlawscored eight points while the visitors made only 4-of-15 fieldgoals during that span.


<div class="pre">The Jazz responded by converting three straight times</div>offensively, sparking a 17-6 run. C.J. Miles' layup capped itwith 36 seconds remaining before Joel Przybilla ended the halfwith a putback dunk, bringing Portland to within one at 54-53.

Carlos Boozer had 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Jazz, whowere without forward Mehmet Okur for the second straight game(back).

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<div class="pre">UTAH (91) AT PORTLAND (99)

UTAH

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

D WILLIAMS G 41:18 5-14 1-2 1 4 5 10 4 1 5 11
R BREWER G 32:09 5-13 3-3 2 3 5 2 4 0 3 13
C BOOZER F 36:08 10-20 2-4 3 9 12 6 6 4 0 22
A KIRILENKO F 43:31 6-19 4-5 3 5 8 1 4 0 2 16
J COLLINS C 15:26 2-2 2-2 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 6
P MILLSAP 20:33 3-7 3-4 2 2 4 0 5 1 1 9
M HARPRING 18:57 2-5 1-2 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 5
G GIRICEK 15:51 1-8 0-0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 2
R PRICE 6:43 1-3 1-1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
C MILES 4:56 2-2 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 4
K FESENKO 4:28 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
M OKUR DNP - SHOULDER

TOTALS 240:00 37-94 17-23 18 32 50 21 30 6 12 91
(.394) (.739) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 12 (15 PTS)

PORTLAND

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

S BLAKE G 21:31 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 4 2 1 2 2
B ROY G 35:53 11-21 7-7 1 3 4 4 1 1 3 29
C FRYE F 17:39 2-6 1-2 0 3 3 1 2 0 2 5
M WEBSTER F 23:19 1-4 7-8 0 4 4 1 1 1 0 10
J PRZYBILLA C 34:30 4-6 0-0 3 5 8 0 5 0 1 8
J JONES 29:23 3-5 7-7 0 4 4 0 2 0 1 14
T OUTLAW 27:27 6-10 9-14 1 5 6 2 2 2 1 21
J JACK 26:49 0-4 5-6 0 4 4 4 4 2 4 5
S RODRIGUEZ 12:07 1-7 1-2 1 3 4 1 3 0 0 3
R LAFRENTZ 11:22 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
L ALDRIDGE DNP - PLANTAR FASCITIS
J MCROBERTS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 30-68 37-46 6 33 39 17 24 7 14 99
(.441) (.804) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 14 (22 PTS)

UTAH 26 28 20 17 - 91
PORTLAND 28 25 17 29 - 99

BLOCKED SHOTS: UTAH - A KIRILENKO, D WILLIAMS, P MILLSAP. PORTLAND -
R LAFRENTZ 3, J PRZYBILLA, J JONES, T OUTLAW.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: UTAH 0-13 (.000), D WILLIAMS 0-5, R BREWER 0-2,
A KIRILENKO 0-1, G GIRICEK 0-3, R PRICE 0-2. PORTLAND 2-11 (.182),
S BLAKE 0-1, B ROY 0-3, M WEBSTER 1-3, J JONES 1-2, S RODRIGUEZ 0-
2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: UTAH - DEFENSIVE THREE. PORTLAND - DEFENSIVE THREE 2.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JOE CRAWFORD, MICHAEL SMITH, SEAN WRIGHT.
A - 19,980. T - 2:22.</div>

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<div class="pre">UTAH (91)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Williams 41:18 5-14 1-2 1-5 10 4 11
R Brewer 32:09 5-13 3-3 2-5 2 4 13
C Boozer 36:08 10-20 2-4 3-12 6 6 22
A Kirilenko 43:31 6-19 4-5 3-8 1 4 16
J Collins 15:26 2-2 2-2 1-3 1 2 6
P Millsap 20:33 3-7 3-4 2-4 0 5 9
M Harpring 18:57 2-5 1-2 3-7 0 0 5
G Giricek 15:51 1-8 0-0 0-1 0 4 2
R Price 6:43 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 1 3
C Miles 4:56 2-2 0-0 1-2 1 0 4
K Fesenko 4:28 0-1 0-0 2-3 0 0 0
M Okur DNP - SHOULDER

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 37-94 17-23 18-50 21 30 91
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.394, FT-.739. 3-Point Goals:
0-13, .000 (D Williams 0-5, R Brewer 0-2, A
Kirilenko 0-1, G Giricek 0-3, R Price 0-2).
Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked Shots:3 (A
Kirilenko, D Williams, P Millsap).
Turnovers:12 (D Williams 5, R Brewer 3, A
Kirilenko 2, J Collins, P Millsap). Steals: 6
(C Boozer 4, D Williams, P Millsap).


PORTLAND (99)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
S Blake 21:31 1-3 0-0 0-2 4 2 2
B Roy 35:53 11-21 7-7 1-4 4 1 29
C Frye 17:39 2-6 1-2 0-3 1 2 5
M Webster 23:19 1-4 7-8 0-4 1 1 10
J Przybilla 34:30 4-6 0-0 3-8 0 5 8
J Jones 29:23 3-5 7-7 0-4 0 2 14
T Outlaw 27:27 6-10 9-14 1-6 2 2 21
J Jack 26:49 0-4 5-6 0-4 4 4 5
S Rodriguez 12:07 1-7 1-2 1-4 1 3 3
R LaFrentz 11:22 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2
L Aldridge DNP - PLANTAR FASCITIS
J McRoberts DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 30-68 37-46 6-39 17 24 99
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.441, FT-.804. 3-Point Goals:
2-11, .182 (S Blake 0-1, B Roy 0-3, M Webster
1-3, J Jones 1-2, S Rodriguez 0-2). Team
Rebounds: 12. Blocked Shots:6 (R LaFrentz 3,
J Przybilla, J Jones, T Outlaw). Turnovers:14
(J Jack 4, B Roy 3, S Blake 2, C Frye 2, J
Przybilla, J Jones, T Outlaw). Steals: 7 (J
Jack 2, T Outlaw 2, S Blake, M Webster, B
Roy).

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UTAH 26 28 20 17 - 91
PORTLAND 28 25 17 29 - 99
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Technical fouls: Utah - 1 (Defensive Three,
3:27 1st). Portland - 2 (Defensive Three,
9:29 2nd; Defensive Three, 11:06 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,980. T: 2:22.
Officials: Joe Crawford, Michael Smith, Sean
Wright.</div>