On average, more points are scored in the first half than in the second. This should not come as a surprise. If a team is ahead in the fourth quarter, they will kill the clock, but in the second quarter, they will continue to try to score points. The first look at the scoreboard is always taken before the end of the first period; therefore, more points are expected to be scored then. The average score per game is 19-17 in favor of the home team. But only twice since 1990 has the visiting team won the opening frame, and both times it was by one point - Indiana over Michigan and North Carolina over Duke. As we'll see in a moment, though, the first period is rarely decisive. There have been some close calls in the first five minutes of play. In 1994, Arizona State beat Colorado 17-16 after Andrew Weber hit a field goal with 7:37 left in the first quarter and Steven Smith had an apparent touchdown catch with 1:49 remaining. In 1999, Boston College defeated Miami 16-13 despite Mike Cloud missing a 42-yard field goal attempt with 3:57 left in the first quarter. And in 2003, Virginia beat Clemson 13-12 despite Tony Hollins missing a 41-yarder with 2:50 left in the first quarter. All three games went into the second quarter without resolution.