1) It was a close game that could have gone either way.

2) The mythology of the Tournament says the eventual champion will have to win at least one close game.

3) There comes a time in every close game when a team has to rise up and make a stand.

4) They had lost a slew of close games, were getting minimal production from their frontcourt and sporadic play from the perimeter.

5) It was a close game. Beverly beat me, but only just.

6) I mean leadership in the way that they understand what to do in a close game and maybe help us along.

7) We had a lot of adversity last year, some injuries, and we lost a lot of close games.

8) Even at the turn of the century, publishing was a closed game. Today, anyone can be a publisher, thanks to the read/write Web (no pun intended).