Hougaard fired wide once more in the 75th minute, and, as his team bravely tried to run the ball from deep in the closing stages, Fijian Nalaga pounced on a loose ball to give Clermont's final score a slightly flattering complexion.

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But that was as close as the Great Danes would get, as Curry scored on a drive when he picked up a loose ball and then hit a baseline jumper to give the Blue Devils a 68-56 lead with 3:11 to play.

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Osasuna looked like comfortably seeing out the remaining minutes until Hemdani picked up a loose clearance to drive in a stoppage-time equaliser that give Rangers hope for the second leg.

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Without a doubt, its voice of despairing outrage will rise to a squeal if the Americans give way to Iraqi and Iranian demands to cut the movement loose.

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