but couldnt get closer. Boise State squandered a 14-point lead in losing to Oregon on Monday, so Rice was happy to see his team earn a win.It was a great finish, Rice said. That team we played tonight -

The diminishing returnsBefore he took the full house at Pallekele on a marauding adventure, Glenn Maxwell sold them a red herring. His first six, in the fifth over, was a reverse-sweep over the point boundary, off Sachithra Senanayake. Next ball, he tried the shot again, but didnt connect quite as well and got a four. When he went for the same stroke a third time and just about avoided being caught by the point fielder after mis-hitting it, it seemed, perhaps, that Maxwell was merely at the crease for a good time, rather than a long time. He barely mis-hit a ball after that.The offending rear soleLike Achilles, it was the heel that let Chamara Kapugedera down. When Maxwell launched a Thisara Perera slower ball high into the air in the 13th over, Kapugedera settled nicely beneath it on the deep-midwicket boundary. He watched the ball sail into his hands, but within a second of completing the take, he felt the back of his right shoe tread on the cardboard advertising triangles that encase the boundary rope. He let go of the ball immediately, but it was too late. The third umpire awarded a six upon seeing replays.The tumbling recordsA little over a week ago, Sri Lanka held the world record for the highest total in all three formats. On August 30, England bettered Sri Lankas ODI record of 443 for 9, against Netherlands, hitting 444 for 3 against Pakistan at Trent Bridge. For much of their innings on Tuesday, Australia didnt look like they would get close to the 260 Sri Lanka had struck against Kenya in the 2007 World T20. But when Travis Head came to the crease and added his firepower to Maxwells, the pair added 109 unbeaten runs in 40 balls. They had needed 14 to break the record at the start of the final over. Head did it with a six off the penultimate ball.The error-strewn farewellTillakaratne Dilshan has often been at his most colourful at Pallekele. This, in fact, had been the ground at which he had hit his only T20 hundred. His last game there, however, was a forgettable one. Dilshan tracked a high ball from the bat of Maxwell in the 16th over, but couldnt hold on to the catch - though it was soon deemed a no-ball for height. He palmed a ball onto the straight fence in the 20th over, allowing Australia to get a little closer to the record total. And though he delivered a trademark cover drive off Mitchell Starc in the first over of the chase, he was bowled - in familiar fashion - soon after, trying to hammer a straight ball through midwicket. Charlotte Hornets Store . -- Anaheim Ducks captain and leading scorer Ryan Getzlaf has been scratched from Sunday nights game against the Vancouver Canucks because of an upper-body injury. Wholesale Hornets Jerseys . 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Hornets Jerseys 2020 .com) - Following a late-game loss to the reigning NBA champs, the Toronto Raptors will look to sustain their recent high-level play as they travel to Indiana to take on the Pacers. BOISE, Idaho -- Chandler Hutchinson scored 21 points and Boise State used a big advantage from 3-point range to take down SMU 71-62 on Wednesday night.The Broncos (4-3) made seven 3-pointers compared to one by the Mustangs (4-3), who went 1 of 11 from 3-point range.James Reid drilled four 3s and finished with 18 points, and Justinian Jessup made three 3s and had 11 points for Boise State. The Broncos went 7 of 21 from behind the arc and 14 of 19 from the foul line.The Broncos held the Mustangs without a field goal for more than four minutes in the first half in turning a one-point deficit into a 28-14 lead that would never be relinquished. Boise State led 44-24 at halftime. The closest SMU came was five points in the final minute.That first half -- I just am really proud of the way our guys bounced back, Boise State coach Leon Rice said, referring to losing at Oregon on Monday night. Thats the best half we played this year for sure.The opening half was too much for SMU to overcome. The Mustangs did score the first 12 points of the second half to get back in the game.Our effort was tremendous in the second half, SMU coach Tim Jankovich said. You cant feel good about our first half. They were definitely the aggressor. You cant give up 44 points on someone elses floor in the first half.Hutchinson made 8 of 16 shots from the field and had seven rebounds to go with two assists and two steals.I thought Hutchinson was fantastic, Jankovich said. WWe couldnt guard him, and he was the difference in the game.dddddddddddd Hes so athletic and is such a big guard and hard to stay in front of.The Mustangs were within 65-59 and 67-62 in the final minute but couldnt get closer. Boise State squandered a 14-point lead in losing to Oregon on Monday, so Rice was happy to see his team earn a win.It was a great finish, Rice said. That team we played tonight -- they werent just going to pack it up. Thats a good team that is going to win a lot of games this year.Ben Moore led SMU with 19 points and 14 rebounds. Semi Ojeleye added 15 points, which was hurt by 16 turnovers and 50 percent shooting from the foul line (11 of 22).TIP-INSSMU had made at least five 3-pointers in each game this season before making just one, which came in the final minute. ... Moores 14 rebounds were one shy of a career high.Boise State: Reids 18 points were a career high. He scored 12 points in the first half of 4 of 5 shooting from behind the arc. His previous career high was nine points, set earlier this season. ... Hutchinson has led the Broncos in rebounding in all seven games this season. ... Forward Nick Duncan went 0 of 5 from 3-point range, marking the first time this season he didnt make a 3-pointer.UP NEXTBoise State plays at Evansville on Dec. 3SMU hosts Cal State Bakersfield on Dec. 2 ' ' '