There was the 25-foot 3-pointer to bring his team within 2 points with less than three minutes left.

"It seemed like everyone was telling us we wouldn't be within 15 points of these guys."

They got within 7 points at 54-47 but no closer.

They were within 6 points late in the game before losing, 12-3.

They have also lost four games after being tied or within 3 points in the final two minutes.

If Andy was within 10 or 15 points, things would be a lot different.

Last night he came within 9 points of the national championship.

In the morning, the Dow was within 4 points of 5,800 just days after its first close above 5,700.

Popular thinking here was they could stay within 14 points of Kentucky.

All three teams stayed within 10 points of each other.