But the advantage began to shift in the early minutes of the second half.
A few minutes early or late for an adult is expected.
But during the early minutes, this burden of winning when you're supposed to win seemed too much.
Mexico took the play to the Americans in the early minutes, and then the injuries began.
Gonzaga stayed hot in the early minutes of the second half.
The rest of the interview branches off from those early minutes.
While there was some debate in those early minutes about waiting for help, circumstances quickly made that unrealistic.
Cleveland led by as many as 23 points in early minutes of the final period.
After establishing a remarkable outside game, Syracuse created problems inside in the early minutes of the second half.
Connecticut dominated the early minutes and led by 25-20 with 11:25 left in the first half.