The Daily Fives for February 4, 2011 From The Sports Mac

Top 5 Stories From Yesterday

1. LeBron James scores almost half of his team’s points as the Heat get a big Southeast Division road win over the Magic.

2. Pitcher Andy Pettitte will announce his retirement after winning 240 games in the major leagues and 5 World Series rings with the New York Yankees.

3. Antonio McDyess had the game winning tip in to help the Spurs defeat the Lakers in Los Angeles sending L.A. to its eighth defeat at home this season.

4. #1 Ohio State remained unbeaten winning their 23^rd game this season with a win over rival Michigan in Columbus.

5. The Flyers tied the Canucks for the most points in the NHL after a home win over the Predators in Philadelphia.

Top 5 Games From Yesterday

1. Florida International 81, Troy 80, Overtime: DeJuan Wright made a layup with 7 seconds remaining in overtime to help the Golden Panthers to the road win in Alabama.

2. Arkansas-Little Rock 75, Denver 72, Overtime: The Trojans hit 4 free throws in the final 18 seconds of OT to win their Sun Belt home game over the Pioneers.

3. Houston Baptist 97, Chicago State 94, Overtime: Andrew Gonzalez had five of his 36 points in the extra session to help the Huskies to the home win over the Cougars.

4. Maryland-Baltimore County 83, Binghamton 79, Overtime: The Retrievers went 4 of 4 from the line in the last six seconds to preserve the home win over the Bearkats.

5. Fresno State 88, New Mexico State 83, Overtime: The Bulldogs scored the first four points of the extra session on their way to breaking a six game WAC losing streak.

Top 5 Performances From Yesterday

1. LeBron James, Heat SF: 51 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists in Miami’s 104-100 road win over Orlando

2. James Reimer, Maple Leafs G: 27 saves for his 1^st career SO in Toronto’s 3-0 home win over Carolina

3. Carl Montgomery, Chicago State F: 35 points and 16 rebounds in the Cougars 97-94 overtime Great West road loss to Houston Baptist.

4. Luc Mbah a Moute, Bucks SF: 15 points and 19 rebounds in Milwaukee’s 100-94 road loss to Golden State

5. Jeff Carter, Flyers LW: a goal and 2 assists in Philadelphia’s 3-2 home win over Nashville

5 Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1.  Shannon Brown, Lakers PG: just 3 of 10 shooting and only 7 points in Los Angeles’s 89-88 home loss to San Antonio

2. Stephane Robidas, Stars D: had a -4 and 2 penalty minutes in the Stars 6-3 road loss in Boston

3. Bryant Bulldogs: shot just 10 of 44 (23%) from the field and scored only 38 points in their 53 point Northeast Conference loss to Robert Morris

4. Keyon Dooling, Bucks G: just 3 of 9 shooting and only 9 points in Milwaukee’s 100-94 road loss to Golden State

5. Ryan O’Byrne, Avalanche D: had a -2 and 2 penalty minutes in Colorado’s 4-3 home loss to Minnesota

Top 5 Events To Follow Today

1. NCAA BB: Harvard (15-3, 4-0) at Princeton (14-4, 2-0), 7:00 PM, ESPNU: Two of the three undefeated teams in the Ivy League square off in New Jersey.

2. NHL: Capitals (27-15-10) at Lightning (32-15-5), 7:30 PM: Washington tries to cut into Tampa Bay’s division lead on the road in Florida.

3. NBA: Mavericks (33-15) at Celtics (37-11), 8:00 PM, ESPN: Dirk Nowitzki and the rest of his Dallas teammates head to chilly Boston to face Paul Pierce and company.

4. NHL: Blackhawks (27-20-4) at Canucks (33-10-9), 10:00 PM: The defending champs are back on the road in the Pacific Northwest taking on the co-league leaders.

5. NBA: Jazz (29-21) at Nuggets (29-20), 10:30 PM, ESPN: Two teams jockeying for position in the Western Conference meet up in the Mile High City.