Looking back (November 10) | DENVER NUGGETS vs. CHICAGO BULLS
Denver came to Chicago to face a Bulls team that was riding a three-game winning streak. And it looked for a moment like they would make it four in improbable fashion.
Denver took a 89-87 lead in the final minute on a jumper by Carmelo Anthony, who finished with a team-high 20 points. Bulls point guard Derrick Rose countered, however, and tied the score at 89 on a pair of free throws with 10 seconds left.
After Nuggets point guard Chauncey Billups hit a go-ahead free throw to make the score 90-89, Bulls forward Joakim Noah set the stage for the dramatics by corralling the second of Billups' foul shots, which he had intentionally missed to try to run down the clock. With just three-tenths of a second remaining in the game, Bulls center Brad Miller took an inbounds pass from guard Kirk Hinrich and in a single motion buried a jump shot to apparently give Chicago the win.
The officials reviewed the last second shot, however, and ultimately decided that it did not beat the buzzer, preserving the Nuggets' victory.
Looking ahead (November 14) | FIELD HOCKEY VS. MIT
After enjoying a first-round bye, the Tufts field hockey team's road back to the NCAA Championship game begins tomorrow with a matchup versus the MIT Engineers.
The 17-4 Engineers, making their first ever appearance in the Div. III NCAA Tournament, secured a 2-1 victory on the road Wednesday over 18-3 Nichols. In that match, MIT scored two goals in the first half and held on despite a furious rally from the Bison to move on to the round of 16. The win was a marked turnaround for the MIT squad which suffered a shutout at the hands of the Bison during the regular season. Along with a first-round win in tow, the MIT squad brings its own conference title to the table in the afternoon shoot-off.
The nationally ranked No. 4 Jumbos are coming off a monumental victory of their own, a 3-2 win over No. 6 Trinity that earned Tufts a NESCAC championship. While the Jumbos are the heavy favorites, Tufts should be aware of MIT's record-setting nine-game winning streak that could give the Engineers the momentum necessary to stay competitive against a talent-stacked Jumbo squad.
