The Daily Fives for February 3, 2011 From The Sports Mac
Top 5 Stories From Yesterday
1. Johan Franzen becomes the first player in 4 years to score 5 goals in a game to help the Red Wings win a wild game in Ottawa.
2. no. 17 Syracuse University Men's Basketball stops a four game losing streak by winning on the road in Hartford over no. 6 University of Connecticut.
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3. The Cleveland Cavaliers lost their 22nd game in a row with a home defeat against the Pacers.
4. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick wins his 3rd AP NFL Coach of the Year award, his first since 2007.
5. Defending National Champion Auburn University and Florida State turn out to be big winners on National Signing Day for high school football recruits around the country.
Top 5 Games From Yesterday
1. Appalachian State 80, North Carolina-Greensboro 78, Overtime: Omar Carter hit a pair of FTs in overtime to seal the Mountaineers SOCON road win over the Spartans.
2. University of New Hampshire 62, Albany 59, Overtime: Chandler Rhoads hit a free throw with 13 seconds left in the OT to seal the Wildcats America East home victory over the Great Danes.
3. Georgia State 63, North Carolina-Wilmington 58, Overtime: The Panthers went 2 for 2 from the field and 6 of 8 from the line in the overtime to get the home win over the Seahawks.
4. Bowling Green 73, Northern Illinois 70, Overtime: A’uston Calhoun hit the game winning jumper with 1:26 left to lift the Falcons to the home win over the Huskies.
5. Montreal Canadiens 3, Florida Panthers 2: Brian Gionta had the game winning goal with 8:28 remaining to help Montreal to the home win over Florida
Top 5 Performances From Yesterday
1. Johan Franzen, Detroit Red Wings LW: 5 goals on 10 shots in Detroit’s 7-5 road win over Ottawa
2. Andrew Nicholson, St. Bonaventure F: 35 points and 11 rebounds in the Bonnies 63-61 Atlantic 10 road loss to Dayton
3. Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder SF: 43 points and 10 rebounds in Oklahoma City’s 104-93 home win over New Orleans
4. Fred Hunter, Nicholls State G: 26 points and 13 rebounds in the Colonels 72-52 Southland road win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
5. Joe Johnson, Atlanta Hawks SG: 37 points and 8 assists in Atlanta’s 100-87 home win over Toronto
5 Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday
1. Brandon Jennings, Milwaukee Bucks PG: just 2 of 10 shooting and only 6 points in Milwaukee’s 92-77 road loss to Phoenix
2. Jontae Sherrod, East Carolina G: 2 of 11 shooting and only 8 points in the Pirates' 46-41 Conference USA road loss to Southern Methodist
3. Filip Kuba, Ottawa Senators D: had a -3 in Ottawa’s 7-5 home loss to Detroit
4. Kendal Brown-Surles, Southern Illinois G: just 1 of 8 shooting and only 2 points in the Salukis 65-44 Missouri Valley Conference home loss to Drake
5. Wesley Johnson, Minnesota Timberwolves SF: just 2 of 11 shooting and only 4 points in Minnesota’s 102-84 home loss to Memphis
Top 5 Events To Follow Today
1. NHL: Nashville Predators (27-17-7) at Philadelphia Flyers (33-13-5), 7:00 PM: One of the solid teams in the West takes on the best team in the East in a good match-up in Philadelphia.
2. NHL: Dallas Stars (30-16-5) at Boston Bruins (29-15-7), 7:00 PM: Both teams are jockeying for position in their respective conferences and each could use a big win here.
3. NBA: Miami Heat (34-14) at Orlando Magic (31-18), 8:00 PM, TNT: The Battle of Florida is renewed with Miami now leading the Southeast Division and Orlando chasing.
4. NCAA BB: Liberty (16-7, 10-1) at Coastal Carolina (20-2, 11-0), 8:00 PM: A huge showdown between the top two teams in the Big South is set for Conway, South Carolina.
5. NBA: San Antonio Spurs (40-8) at Los Angeles Lakers (34-15), 10:30 PM, TNT: The best team in the league goes on the road to take on the defending champs, who are struggling at home this season.
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