The Knicks exerted their will on the proceedings with 10 minutes left in the game after Milwaukee had trimmed its lead to 3 points.

Thursday's decline, however, trimmed the Dow's rise for the week to 24.26 points.

Heavy selling earlier in the day, however, trimmed the net gain for the day to 13 points.

They showed their toughness in the fourth quarter with a 95-yard drive for a touchdown when their lead was trimmed to 3 points.

When Nowitzki hit a 14-foot jumper about eight minutes into the quarter, the Nets' lead was trimmed to 14 points.

Selling earlier in the day, however, trimmed the gain from program trading to 26 points.

The extra point was good, and the Hokies again trimmed Nebraska's lead to three points: 24-21.

Iverson had a chance to trim the margin to 3 points with 3:04 left, but he missed two free throws.

Tennessee played better in the second half and trimmed its deficit to 5 points, at 59-54, with 5 minutes 54 seconds left.

The Dow's drop trimmed its gain to 35.32 points for the week, despite Tuesday's 173-point surge.