On the third, it was García's turn, converting a 10-footer to give his team a two-hole advantage.
In a promising sign today, Travis Knight, a 7-footer, practiced with the team and said he was ready to play after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery less than a month ago.
And while it was true that Kim made the 5-footer on the 18th green that halved the first match of the day, and while he also made a spectacular approach shot on the par-3 14th hole and sank an 8-footer that gave his team its first lead of the afternoon match, it was Mickelson who made the most important putt of that afternoon match.
James is so good at the rim that an easy 15-footer, a shot almost no team wants to concede, becomes a welcome alternative.
As 7-footers on the Stanford basketball team, they have led the Cardinal into the Round of 16 of the N.C.A.A. tournament.
The 7-foot-1 Robinson has played all 12 of his N.B.A. seasons with the Spurs and teamed with the 7-footer Tim Duncan to lead the team to the 1999 title.
He was impressive against a physical Kansas team and 7-footer Jeff Withey, but nobody in the country possesses the length of Syracuse players Baye Keita, Rakeem Christmas and James Southerland.
The Golden Knights (7-1) appeared to have the contest all wrapped up with 3 37 left when junior forward Markar Agakanian (10 points) just avoided traveling and hit a fall-away four-footer to put the home team ahead, 45-31.
While he rarely played for Wittman, Vesely was a 7-footer and his absence left the team without much size.
At practice at Levien Gymnasium last week, guards dribbled balls with both hands and the team's senior 7-footers, Max Craig and Zack Crimmins, worked on jump shots.
