The general rule in qualifying is to win home games and pick up points on the road.
The first loan has already been made, to Shilo Harris of San Antonio, Texas, who opened a WIN Home Inspection franchise.
Michigan's Tim Hardaway Jr. rebounded a missed jumper by Syracuse's Trevor Cooney with nine seconds left, and a breakaway dunk by Jordan Morgan slammed the win home.
"He gave me the nod saying he wasn't going to go, so I knew had to pick it up a little more and try to bring us home, bring this win home for us, " James said.
The study, which looked at 27, 000 matches, showed that teams playing after just two days' recovery against opponents who had enjoyed at least a three-day gap were found to be 39% less likely to win at home and 42% less likely to win away.
Stoke moved up to ninth with a 2-1 win at home to struggling West Ham, ending a run of four matches without a win.
Ottawa won 3-1 at home on Feb. 19, and the Islanders earned a 3-2 shootout win at home on March 3.
Second-placed Lazio closed the gap to three points with a 2-0 win at home to Atalanta, while Napoli reclaimed third from Inter Milan with a 3-0 win over Palermo.
The Zulu nationalist Inkatha Freedom Party failed to win its home province of KwaZulu-Natal.
Napoli moved up to fifth with a 2-0 win at home to second-bottom Novara.
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"It's tough to find the words when you win your home tournament, " Kohlschreiber told the ATP's official website.
Boss Ferguson saw United win their home leg 1-0 but they squandered chances to make the scoreline more convincing.
Mark Williams was jubilant after his title triumph ended his 26-month wait for a tournament win on home soil.
Jorg Albertz produced one of his most powerful free kicks to seal weakened Rangers a win at home to Hibernian.
"The feeling to win at home is brilliant and it's been a long time coming, " he told BBC Radio Merseyside.
Second-place Borussia Dortmund kept up their faint hopes of retaining their title with a 3-0 win at home to fourth-place Frankfurt.
Japan's Kei Nishikori, the 17th seed also made the last 32 with a 6-2 6-2 6-4 win over home qualifier Tim Smyczek.
Jose Mourinho's three-year tenure at Real Madrid ended with a 4-2 win at home to Osasuna, which left his second-placed side 15 points behind Barcelona.
Meanwhile, a David Villa penalty earned Valencia a deserved 3-2 Group B win at home to Genoa to end a four-game winless streak.
The Rangers salvaged Game 4 with an overtime win at home, but were gone in Game 5 on Saturday with a 3-1 road loss.
In Saturday's other game, top scorer Antonio Di Natale returned from suspension to inspire Udinese to a 2-0 win at home to struggling Livorno.
Meanwhile, in Group K , Otman Bakkal's first-half header was enough for PSV Eindhoven to claim their opening win at home to CFR Cluj.
Should Bafana Bafana win at home, they will lead Egypt - the reigning African champions - by six points with only three qualifiers left.
Chasing 221 to win the home side slid to 148-7 before Sean Ervine and Shaun Udal put on 61 for the eighth wicket and gave Hampshire hope.
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It marked the second straight competitive game in which the Spaniards had failed to win on home soil (they drew 1-1 with France back in October).
Before Iowa, though, Gephardt appeared a viable contender for the Democratic presidential nomination -- not to mention he was considered a shoo-in to win his home state's primary.
The victory means that Rob Baxter's men now face a two-leg final against Bristol, who came through a hard-fought 28-15 win at home to London Welsh on Friday night.
The win puts St Johnstone in joint sixth place in the Scottish Premier League alongside Dundee United, while Hamilton have yet to record a win at home all season.
Real Sociedad claimed fourth place with a 4-1 win at home to Valladolid, while Valencia moved up to seventh with a 3-0 victory over fellow European hopefuls Real Betis.
In the Barcelona WTA tournament, Olga Govortsova of Belarus continued her fine run with a hard-fought 7-6 6-7 6-2 win over home player Laura Pous in the second round.
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