break something in half

In 1985, a storm broke in the second half of the race.

Owens scored a game-high 31 points and broke the game open late in the second half with three late 3-point shots.

A tough Nebraska press broke open a close, sluggish game in the first half.

Engler, also a rookie, broke his right ankle in the first half and will miss eight weeks.

City almost broke through early in the second half.

But Lee broke loose late in the first half and began to burn the Broncos.

NC State broke open the game with 28 unanswered points in the second half.

Simpson first broke into the senior team as a regular in the latter half of 2005.

The Pirates broke the game open with 11 straight points early in the second half to take a 44-36 lead.

Eastern has predicted that it would lose $155 million in the first half of this year and begin to break even in the second half.