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TIME OUT OF JOINT
The Elam Ending
would eliminate
buzzer beaters in
favor of an untimed
game-winning shot in
every matchup.

BURNING QUESTION THE END OF a basketball game should
be the most exciting time in sports.
Double-digit leads can be erased in
SHOULD BASKETBALL minutes. One superstar can single-

handedly demoralize an opponent.
Too often, however, games wrap
GAMESHAVE up with the most frustrating of

spectacles: nonstop free throw
attempts, as the trailing team
DAVID DOW/NBAE/GETTY IMAGES UNTIMEDENDINGS? annual winner-takes-all competition
fouls to stop the clock.
The Basketball Tournament, an

broadcast on ESPN, may have found a
BY
SAM
PAGE
solution. This year’s tourney used the
Elam Ending, named for Ball State

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