When Rose hit a three-pointer shortly after to put Memphis up 57-49 with 4min 06sec remaining, I stood up, paced nervously toward the window and – for the first time all night – felt a genuine sense of relief.
It's perhaps a pointer to the future that the ABC was banished from the celebrations.
The pair combined brilliantly for a 57th-minute Curtis Rona try that wrested control of the match back to the Bulldogs, after Manly had forged their way to the lead for the first time courtesy of a Peta Hiku four-pointer in the 48th minute.
A small pointer to the fact that leans heavily Republican can be found at the Danville Debate Festival, an outdoor event dominated by country and western singers and rock groups.
Jackson knocked down a three-pointer to put the Irish back in front and Wichita State – eyeing a rematch with the Wildcats in the regional final after Kentucky ended the Shockers' perfect season last spring – couldn't respond.
Because graphic novels are popular, I included illustrations: Bingo at a chalkboard, pointer in paw, instructing Abe; Abe kicking his heels together as Uncle Gabe emerges from the crypt, etc.
But on both occasions, on the final play to set up the one-pointer, the Titans dropped the ball cold, captain Nate Myles being one of the culprits.
Farnborough manager Spencer Day went into their Conference South six-pointer looking to avenge Bath City's 7-4 win last month.
Another pointer to changing US priorities was that the president called King Salman before speaking to the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu.
They'll be out of the eight if they lose to the Crows on Sunday week (an eight-pointer if ever there was one), and it shows how far they've slipped to think they could actually miss the finals.
Inexplicably, another nul-pointer.
