What turned the tide was Cowart's prayer 3. That provided not only the lead but also a real emotional boost for us and a deflator for Fiami. They didn't hit a FG for three or four minutes after that. If it hadn't gone in we might not have won. A big piece of luck at just the right time.
This is true. I will say, however, that we were due for a little luck. In the first half I don't think I'd ever seen as many lucky bounces all in the opponent's direction as the Redchicken's were the recipients of. There were several times when they would miss multiple shots on a possession, and each time the rebound would go right to one of their guys, sometimes, with strangest of bounces. This happened time and time again, including their final buzzer beater at the end of the half.