LAS VEGAS -- Alabama was staring at a 2/3 record with just under five minutes left against Saint Louis.Trailing by nine, Alabama didnt panic -- and the Billikens seemingly did -- on Wednesday night.Brandon Key hit two 3-pointers and a free throw in a 17-3 game-ending run and the Crimson Tide rallied for a 62-57 win at the MGM Grand Main Event consolation game.We were scrambling all game. Our shots werent falling in the first half, Alabama coach Avery Johnson said. We had so many wide open looks. That run to end the game was a byproduct of the way we played the game offensively and defensively. The ball moved. We went small. Thats a lineup we havent gone to this year.Key, who went 3 of 4 from behind the arc, led the way for Alabama (3-2).We didnt want to go home with two losses and be under .500, said Key, whose team lost to Valparaiso Monday. This was a big game for us. This shows we can comeback. A lot of guys made big plays. We never should have put ourselves in that situation.After building a 54-45 lead with just over five minutes left, the Billikens (2-3) seemed in control with their largest advantage of the game. From there, hardly anything went right.At the end of a close game, which team will make all the big plays, Saint Louis coach Travis Ford said. (Alabama) made all the big plays. Execution late was not good for us. Shots selection will be addressed. We had plays we were going to. Part of winning is how to win. We have to do it together.The Billikens had a chance to take the lead in the final 15 seconds, trailing 58-57, but Mike Crawford stepped on the right baseline just before driving to the basket.On Alabamas next possession, Corban Collins was fouled and hit two free throws, making it 60-57. Then Alabamas Dazon Ingram stole the inbound pass, was fouled and converted two free throws to seal it.Ingram had 10 points and five rebounds for Alabama, while Nick King added nine points. Alabama won despite shooting 33 percent from both the field and 3-point range.Davell Roby led Saint Louis with 15 points and four assists. Reggie Agbeko had 10 points and 10 rebounds.There were seven lead changes and five ties in the first half as Saint Louis led for the majority. The Billikens had the halfs largest advantage at 27-22 before the Crimson Tide scored the next five. Saint Louis led 30-29 at halftime as Alabama shot 2 of 12 from 3-point range.With the exception of a brief one-point Alabama lead, the Billikens led for the first 15 minutes of the second half -- with its largest lead at 54-45 with 5:25 left on a Johnson 3-pointer. But the Crimson Tide answered with two 3-pointers.What a way to finish the game, Johnson said. We had a lot of fight. Our guys didnt give up. Huge plays from all of our guys. We made our free throws. Well get back to practice and the drawing board on Friday. 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It doesnt take much to get Rio-bound shot putter Inderjeet Singh, towering at 6 5, talking, his little faith in the countrys sports administrators recurring through the length of the conversation, much like a bad dream.With a throw of 20.65 m, Inderjeet achieved the Olympic qualification mark at the Federation Cup in Mangalore in May last year, becoming the first Indian track and field athlete to do so. Now with the Rio Games less than a month away, he doesnt want to go on a training overdrive and wear out his body. I was adamant about qualifying early since I had no funds or support for training. I realized that this would be the best way to make people sit up and take notice, he says.In July last year, he became the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal at the World University Games in Gwanju, South Korea. In fact he won Indias first-ever medal, a silver, in the sport in the 2013 edition of the event. Interestingly, he competed wearing borrowed shoes, two inches smaller than his feet size as his luggage got misplaced.Though its his maiden Olympic experience, 28-year-old Inderjeet, originally hailing from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in Punjab, chooses not to obsess over it. I just want to go out there and give my best shot. I should have no regrets. The learning that I gain from the experience will be invaluable. This will not be my last Olympics.A five-month training at the Aphelion Athletics Club, Pennsylvania from November last year with coaches Pritam Singh and Shakti Singh, Inderjeet acknowledges, widened his understanding of the sport and helped introspect on his own performance. It was a new experience for me. Jab hum apne area se bahar nikalte hai tab humme pata lagta hai ki kya reh gaya aur kya karna hai (Only with exposure do you understand your failings and what needs to be done to address them). Also, I feel I was overtraining in US. Now Ive recovered, Im ready. Im looking to participate in a few competitions before Rio. The Grand Prix to be conducted by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on July 10-11 figures high on his cchecklist.ddddddddddddUsually tall and powerfully built, shot putters are required to throw a metal ball, tucked between the neck and shoulder, weighing around 7.2 kg (women compete with a lighter ball weighing no more than 4 kg) from the throwing circle set around 1 inch below the ground level into the landing sector. Making one and a half revolutions across the circle to add power to the throw, the athlete has three shots to attempt to land the ball farthest into the landing area.Despite being named in the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme, it took Inderjeet close to four months to receive clearance to train in US under his coaches. Processes should be simpler. Also administrators shouldnt impose things on athletes, our opinion should be solicited.The Sports Authority of India (SAI) had rejected his request to take his personal coaches along with him to US. It was only after he threatened to quit the TOP scheme that it was accepted.Inderjeets story is one that finds resonance among a large cross-section of Indian athletes. With his father, the sole breadwinner of the family, passing away early, they were left with little option but to sell off most of their property to fund his training and dietary needs. Humare ghar mein agar ek paisa bhi milta tha na, corner mein pada, toh saara mere pe lagaya gaya - isko banana hai (Even if there was a single paisa?found lying in any corner of the house, it was spent on furthering my dreams). It took me 15 years and a lot of struggles to find myself where Im today. There were times when I thought of quitting the sport. My struggles continue. Athletes should speak up. If we dont, administrators will continue to impose their will on us. The onus is on us to pave an easier path for the next generation of athletes.Inderjeets coach and friends would turn on their motorcycle headlights so he could train at the Bhim stadium in Bhiwani, which had no lights, in the evenings.Much hasnt changed even today, he rues. Humare desh mein toh khiladi galti se bante hain?(In India, athletes are made by accident). ' ' '