The Daily Fives for January 11th, 2011, From The Sports Mac

Top 5 Stories From Yesterday

1. Auburn makes the game winning drive in the final two minutes and kicks the winning field goal over Oregon as time expires to win its first national championship since 1957.

2. The Bruins score four goals in the final four minutes of the game to erase a two-goal deficit and defeat the Penguins in Pittsburgh for a remarkable road victory.

3. The Rockets get big games from Aaron Brooks and Kyle Lowry as Houston snapped a five-game losing streak by upsetting the Celtics in Boston.

4. Marquette blew open a close game at halftime and rolled to a big conference win over No. 11 Notre Dame in the only Top 25 basketball game.

5. The University of Pittsburgh hired Todd Graham from Tulsa to be its new football coach a month after it fired Mike Haywood, who had just recently took the job.

Top 5 Games From Yesterday

1. Auburn 22, Oregon 19: The Tigers drove 73 yards over the final 2:33 to set up Wes Byrum’s 19-yard field goal as time expired to win the BCS National Championship.

2. Campbell 80, Mercer 74, OT: The Camels went 8-for-10 from the free throw line over the final minute of overtime to seal the Atlantic Sun home win over the Bears.

3. Coyotes 4, Blues 3: Taylor Pyatt scored the game-winner with just over three minutes left to help Phoenix get the road win in St. Louis.

4. Maple Leafs 3, Kings 2: Nikolai Kulemin netted the game winner five minutes into the third period to give Toronto a good road win on the West Coast over Los Angeles.

5. Avalanche 5, Red Wings 4: Colorado built up a three-goal lead in th e second period and held on for the home win over Central Division leading Detroit.

Top 5 Performances From Yesterday

1. Cameron Newton, Auburn QB: Accounted for 329 yards of total offense and two TDs in the Tigers 22-19 BCS National Championship win over Oregon

2. Matt Duchene, Avalanche C: Two goals and an assist in Colorado’s 5-4 home win over Detroit

3. Derrick Rose, Bulls PG: 29 points, seven assists, and five rebounds in Chicago’s 95-82 home win over Detroit

4. Josh Slater, Lipscomb G: 30 points and seven rebounds in the Bison’s 80-76 Atlantic Sun home win over North Florida

5. Jeff Maehl, Oregon WR: Nine catches for 133 yards in the Ducks 22-19 BCS National Championship loss to Auburn

5 Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1. Oregon defense: Gave up 519 yards of total offense, including 73 in the last 2:33 of the game, in their 22-19 BCS National Championship loss to Auburn

2. Nikolas Kronwall, Red Wings D: Had a minus-3 in Detroit’s 5-4 road loss to Colorado

3. Ben Gordon, Pistons SG: Just 2-of-10 shooting and only five points in Detroit’s 95-82 road loss in Chicago

4. Ridge Graham, Stetson F: Just 2-of-7 shooting and only four points in the Hatters 62-42 Atlantic Sun road loss to East Tennessee State

5. Marc-Andre Fleury, Penguins G: Gave 3 goals in 2:33 in the third period in Pittsburgh’s 4-2 home loss to Boston

Top 5 Events To Follow Today

1. NCAA BB: No. 21 Wisconsin (12-3, 2-1) at No. 24 Michigan State (10-5, 2-1), 7:00 PM, ESPN: Both teams already have a conference loss this season, so a win here would be important.

2. NHL: Canadiens (23-16-3) at Rangers (25-15-3), 7:00 PM: Each team tries to get a little closer in its respective division races when they face off in New York.

3. NCAA BB: North Carolina State (11-4, 1-0) at Boston College (12-4, 2-0), 9:00 PM, ESPNU: The Wolf Pack make the long trek north to take on the home-standing Eagles.

4. NCAA BB: Florida (12-3, 1-0) at Tennessee (10-5, 0-1), 9:00 PM, ESPN: This edition of the rivalry is just missing something without Bruce Pearl on the Volunteers sideline.

5. NBA: Knicks (21-15) at Trail Blazers (20-18), 10:00 PM: New York’s West Coast trip continues with the next stop the Pacific Northwest to take on Portland.