The research the pair carried out revealed that Mr Ward's grandmother was the sister of Mrs Turner's mother, making them second cousins.

BBC: Anne Turner and David Ward

Imagine the outrage if each player on the 100-person roster for Auburn and Oregon received 50 tickets for their respective families, second cousins and particularly their K-12 teachers and counselors.

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Cousins was called for a technical foul in the second quarter for slamming his hand on the scorer's table after officials whistled teammate Jason Thompson for a foul.

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