But during his 60 seconds of Friday night playing time, he got to the foul line himself.
The teams were tied, 80-80, with 7 minutes 50 seconds to play when Iverson hit a 3-pointer.
But with 6 minutes 59 seconds to play tonight, the one thing that could take the Nets' breath away happened.
Before long, St. John's found itself down by 32-19, with 5 minutes 25 seconds to play in the first half.
He did, with 16 minutes 56 seconds to play, to advance the United States lead to 45 points.
Keith Cash caught a 5-yard scoring pass, his second of the game, with 12 minutes 42 seconds to play.
The second was destroyed in a fire and will most likely never play again; while there is no record of a third machine even being made.
With just 0.7 seconds to play, Alston hit both free throws and the game was over.
The Bulls built an 81-71 lead, using a 12-point run, with 5 minutes 14 seconds to play before the 76ers rallied.
They did not surpass the 72-point mark tonight until there were 6 minutes 14 seconds to play.