Neither team managed to draw a shooting foul for the first 25 minutes until Rudd hit a pair of free throws with 14:57 remaining.

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Stephenson remained down for a few moments, and a video review confirmed that Battier made a play on the ball, so anything beyond a common shooting foul wasn't merited.

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Oklahoma City, which was the league's top foul shooting team with the third-best mark in NBA history, was 22 of 25.

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But big man Reggie Johnson had a miserable night by going scoreless on 0-for-5 shooting and picking up his fourth foul in the first minute after halftime.

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Lindsay made a pair with 5.9 seconds to go, and Richmond decided to foul, even though Charlotte had not made a 3-pointer all game, was last in the conference this season in 3-point shooting, and had seen four key players foul out.

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And when the Orange managed to get to the foul line, they didn't help themselves by shooting 46 percent (12 for 26).

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The Irish looked as if their winning streak might be in jeopardy early, as they had trouble shooting and trouble rebounding when Natalie Achonwa sat down with her second foul four minutes into the game.

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He's also shooting 39 percent from 3-point range and 82 percent from the foul line in a supporting role behind high-scoring guard Ray McCallum Jr. as Detroit tries to return to the NCAAs.

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