The Daily Fives for Nov. 30, 2010 from the Sports Mac
Top Five Stories from Yesterday
1. The Big Three for Miami combined for 86 points as the Heat had an easy home win over the Wizards.
2. The 49ers had an easy win over the Cardinals on Monday Night Football to remain only a game out of the NFC West lead.
3. Texas Christian, in a surprise move, will join the Big East Conference in all sports beginning in the 2012-13 season.
4. The Penguins beat the Rangers in New York to pull themselves closer to division-leading Philadelphia.
5. Virginia stages a massive second-half comeback to upset No. 17 Minnesota and give the ACC an early 1-0 lead in their challenge series with the Big Ten.
Top Five Games from Yesterday
1. South Carolina-Upstate 93, North Carolina-Asheville 91, Double Overtime: Carter Cook made two FTs with seven seconds left in the second OT to give the Spartans their first win of the season.
2. Penguins 3, Rangers 1: Pittsburgh jumped out to a three-goal lead in the second period and cruised to the road victory in New York.
3. Thunder 95, Hornets 89: Russell Westbrook scored 12 points over a five-minute span of the fourth quarter to lift Oklahoma City to a home win over New Orleans.
4. Ducks 2, Kings 0: Cam Fowler and Jason Blake each had a goal as Anaheim got the win over their crosstown rivals.
5. Seattle 72, Montana State 70: The Redhawks went six-of-eight from the free-throw line in the final 40 seconds to cement the home win over the Bobcats.
Top Five Performances from Yesterday
1. Miikka Kiprusoff, Flames G: made 32 saves for his third SO of the season and 37th of his career in Calgary’s 3-0 win over Minnesota.
2. Brian Westbrook, 49ers RB: 23 carries for 136 yards and a TD in San Francisco’s 27-6 win over Arizona.
3. Dwyane Wade, Heat SG: 26 points, eight rebounds and six assists in Miami’s 105-94 win over Washington.
4. Marshon Brooks, Providence G: 26 points and six rebounds in the Friars' 92-57 win over Central Connecticut State.
5. Jonas Hiller, Ducks G: made 27 saves for his first SO of the season and seventh of his career in Anaheim’s 20 win over Los Angeles.
Five Performances That Weren’t So Good from Yesterday
1. Cardinals running game: ran the ball just 11 times for only 13 yards in Arizona’s 27-6 loss to San Francisco.
2. Ian White, Hurricanes D: had a minus-three in Carolina’s 4-1 loss to Dallas.
3. John Salmons: just 1-for-11 shooting and only six points in Milwaukee’s 109-88 loss to Utah.
4. Jeff Wherry, Prairie View A&M G: just two-of-eight shooting and only seven points in the Panthers' 90-45 loss to No. 13 Baylor.
5. Shane Battier, Rockets SF: just one-of-five shooting and only three points in Houston’s 101-91 loss to Dallas.
Top Five Events to Follow Today
1. NCAA BB: No. 2 Ohio State (5-0) at Florida State (5-1), 7:30 p.m., ESPN: The Buckeyes make their second trip to the Sunshine State after defeating Florida earlier this year.
2. NBA: Nets (6-11) at Knicks (9-9), 7:30 p.m.: The rivals meet for the first time this season with both teams off to better starts than last season.
3. NHL: Blues (12-7-3) at Blackhawks (13-11-2), 8 p.m., Versus: Two Western Conference rivals meet in Chicago looking to close the gap on Detroit.
4. NCAA BB: No. 14 Georgetown (6-0) vs. No. 8 Missouri (5-0), 9 p.m., ESPNU: A very good Big East/Big 12 matchup that has the teams squaring off in Kansas City.
5. NHL: Red Wings (15-4-2) at Sharks (11-7-4), 10:30 p.m., NHL Network: West leading Detroit goes to the West Coast to faceoff against San Jose.

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