But they displayed the lack of vision and inventiveness that had blighted their game, and when the Scarlets at last held up the attack over the line the final whistle was blown.
Burton stumbled over the finishing line on the final day of the season, pipping Cambridge by just two points, having led the table by 18 points at one stage.
Marco Bourgault and D' Angelo Harrison had 11 points each for the Red Storm (15-8, 7-4 Big East), who gave away all of a 15-point lead but recouped to hold on by going 11 of 12 from the free throw line over the final 2 1-2 minutes.
Curtis showed he still has the mettle required to get over the line in a dramatic final few holes.
The final scoreline looks comfortable, but Wales needed to call on their reserves to get over the finishing line when Scotland pulled to within two points as the final quarter of the match approached.
Blackburn refused to lie down however, and having won a face-off in the opposing zone, were able to force the puck over the line, to set up a grandstand final minute's play.
Wasps hit back to take the lead five minutes later when van Gisbergen timed his entry into the line perfectly to provide the final pass for Haughton to go over in the right corner.
At 10 minutes before the scheduled time of execution, however, if no federal court has intervened, the prison warden would receive a final go-ahead for execution over an open line from the Justice Department and the White House.
Nelson, in the ring for his final attempt, threw the shot straight, but he stepped over the line.
Home hero Fernando Alonso in his Renault claimed fifth while Brazilian Felipe Massa was sixth in his Ferrari, despite running out of fuel on the final lap and coasting over the line.
The ball was spread across the back-line with a huge overlap awaiting the eager Jones, but the final pass was behind the wing, and after gathering he barely sneaked over the line, his try finally awarded by the television match official.
Cave went over as Connacht crumbled and Cunningham sprinted down the line before claiming the final try.
Thompson got the final touch from an Aaron Hughes header to take the ball over the line and complete the scoring on 87 minutes.
In 1992 she was leading the final approaching the last barrier but hit it heavily and eventually stumbled over the line in fifth.
For most of the final quarter Munster hammered away unsuccessfully, with Tony Buckley held up over the line by a superb Armitage tackle.
As he did in Saturday's semi-final win over Monaco, the British number one became stronger as the finish line drew closer and he sealed victory with his fourth break of the day to get his season back on track ahead of next month's end of season finale event in London.
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