31.   Last month, the team was eliminated in the last game before the finals.

32.   Maybe the game will be quicker if baseball follows through with contraction and eliminates a few teams.

33.   Maybe the game will be quicker if baseball follows through with contraction and eventually eliminates a few teams.

34.   No decision of which team will be eliminated is expected today.

35.   No team can be eliminated in this round.

36.   Oklahoma Coach Kelvin Sampson, whose team was eliminated by Stanford in the first round, thinks Knight plays his position as well as Duncan plays his.

37.   Owners are also mulling consolidation, possibly eliminating two teams.

38.   Owners have considered contraction as a way of eliminating teams that are weak financially.

39.   Saudi Arabia, the first team to be eliminated, has gone through eight coaches in four years.

40.   Riley has seen his team eliminated by the Knicks the past three postseasons.