The Daily Five for January 13, 2011 from the Sports Mac

Top Five Stories From Yesterday

1. The Heat have their 13-game road winning streak snapped by the Clippers, who have now won 11 of their last 14 games.

2. No. 1 Duke falls from the ranks of the unbeaten after dropping an Atlantic Coast Conference contest on the road at Florida State.

3. The Magic have their nine-game win streak snapped after they lose in OT on the road in New Orleans.

4. The Penguins get back to their winning ways, going on the road and beating the Canadiens in Montreal.

5. No. 5 Pittsburgh and No. 7 Villanova won their respective Big East Top 25 showdowns, the Panthers on the road at Georgetown and the Wildcats at home over Louisville.

Top Five Games From Yesterday

1. Hornets 92, Magic 89 (OT): Marcus Thornton hit a jumper with 37 seconds left in OT to help New Orleans end Orlando’s nine-game winning streak.

2. LaSalle 89, Pennsylvania 83 (OT): The Explorers went nine-of-11 from the free-throw line in OT to secure the Big 5 win over the Quakers.

3. Suns 118, Nets 109, (OT): Vince Carter had the game-winning jumper with two minutes left in the extra session to lead Phoenix to the home win over New Jersey.

4. Southern Mississippi 81, Rice 78, (OT): The Golden Eagles went on an 11-1 run to end the game and get the C-USA road win over the Owls.

5. Maine 66, Albany 64: Raheem Singelton made two free throws with four seconds left to help the Black Bears to the America East road win over the Great Danes.

Top Five Performances From Yesterday

1. Zach Randolph, Grizzlies PF: 34 points and 17 rebounds in Memphis’s 107-99 road win in Detroit

2. Mike Muscala, Bucknell F: 33 points and 10 rebounds in the Bison’s 75-60 Patriot League home win over Holy Cross

3. Corey Crawford, Blackhawks G: 24 saves for his second shutout of the season and third of his career in Chicago’s 4-0 home win over Colorado

4. Kobe Bryant, Lakers SG: 39 points and six rebounds in Los Angeles’s 115-110 road win in Golden State.

5. Marcus Morris, Kansas F: 33 points and 13 rebounds in the No. 3 Jayhawks 84-79 Big 12 road win over Iowa State.

Five Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1. Ty Conklin, Blues G: Gave up seven goals on just 24 shots in St Louis’s 7-4 road loss to Anaheim

2. Keyon Dooling, Bucks SG: Just two-of-nine shooting and only five points in Milwaukee’s 91-94 home loss to San Antonio

3. Anthony Cousin, Illinois State G: Just two-of-nine shooting and only five points in the Redbirds 46-44 MVC home loss to Northern Iowa

4. Alexis Ajinca, Mavericks C: Just two-of-seven shooting and only four points in Dallas’s 102-89 road loss in Indiana

5. Mike McCall, Saint Louis G: Just three-of-nine shooting and only seven points in the Billikens 67-45 Atlantic 10 road loss to Duquesne

Top Five Events To Follow Today

1. NHL: Flyers (27-10-5) at Bruins (23-12-7), 7:00 PM: Eastern Conference-leading Philadelphia continues its four game road trip with a stop in Boston.

2. NHL: Canucks (28-8-6) at Rangers (25-16-3), 7:00 PM: The best team in the league makes a stop at the Garden to face a New York squad still trying to stay in touch in its division.

3. NCAA BB: No. 8 Purdue (15-1, 4-0) at No. 25 Minnesota (12-4, 1-3), 7:00 PM, ESPN: The Golden Gophers could really use a big home win to get themselves back into the Big 10 race.

4. NBA: Magic (25-13) at Thunder (25-13), 8:00PM, TNT: Orlando’s road trip continues with the latest stop, sure to be a stern challenge from Kevin Durant and Oklahoma City.

5. NBA: Heat (30-10) at Nuggets (21-16), 10:30 PM, TNT: The road warriors that are the Heat stay in the Western Conference by traveling to Denver for a late night tilt.