Nored calmly made both free throws to extend his team's lead to 52-49.
Crawford made four free throws to extend his streak to 55 without a miss since Nov. 3.
Ben Gordon made the second of two free throws to extend Mount Vernon's lead to 2 points with two seconds left.
Harangody was fouled, spiked the ball in celebration and drained two free throws to extend Notre Dame's lead to 4. PETE THAMEL.
After Marci Glenney of Clemson (0-2) made one of two free throws, Catchings hit a jumper and then made two free throws to extend the lead to 72-51.
A putback by Sancho Lyttle cut the deficit to 87-86 with 14.2 seconds to go, but Christon hit two free throws to extend the lead.
Edwards hit two free throws to extend the lead back to three, and then Hagins found his space for the tying 3 at the 5.1-second mark.
Erin Phillips made a jumper and Douglas hit two free throws to extend Indiana's margin to 69-58 with 2 50 to go, and the Fever led by at least eight the rest of the way.
Vince Edwards led Purdue (26-9) with 24 points, and the Boilermakers may as well have been planning for Saturday themselves when AJ Hammons (16 points, 15 rebounds) made two free throws to extend their lead to 13 late in the game.
Johnson, an alternate on the 2000 United States team, carried the Americans in the early minutes of the fourth quarter, scoring on a pull-up jump shot in transition and burying two free throws to extend the United States lead to 58-51.
The towering and rather deranged-looking Bulls centre Joakim Noah was game for a laugh with the crowd too, as he screamed back Lenny Henry-style after sinking two free throws to extend the Bulls' lead shortly before half time, despite being singled out for some cruel heckling.
