It allowed them to pick up points they had dropped earlier in the campaign, when their form was patchy.

BBC: Corinthians have the Brazilian title within their sights

"The 50-50 balls rolling on the ground, somehow it seemed like they'd pick them up and get a basket when we really needed a stop, " Jerian said.

WSJ: No. 25 Notre Dame falls at No. 6 Syracuse, 63-47

These were much lower than those of its rivals, drawing accusations that it was trying to force them to mark their portfolios down to the same level so that it could pick up assets on the cheap in the ensuing wave of firesales.

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