81.   In the Celtics, Pitino inherits a team whose leading scorer last season was rookie Antoine Walker, who played for Pitino at Kentucky.

82.   It may help a Nolan candidacy that he is close to Pat LaFontaine, the former Sabres star who is now the leading scorer on the Rangers.

83.   It was needed because the Pistons held leading scorer Cedric Ceballos in check throughout the game.

84.   It was a season that included an automobile accident that knocked leading scorer Konik and top defender Peter McLaughlin out of the lineup.

85.   It was somewhat ironic that the Trojans led by seven, considering their leading scorer, Scalabrine, scored just two points in the first half.

86.   Jaha Wilson, the leading scorer against Oregon State, missed eight of his first nine shots.

87.   John MacLean, the all-time leading scorer for the Devils, spent most of Wednesday night at a hospital awaiting the birth of his first child.

88.   Katie Smith, second leading scorer for the ABL-champions Columbus Quest thinks the league will co-exist.

89.   Kentucky lost Derek Anderson, its leading scorer when he tore a knee ligament in January.

90.   Kentucky lost its leading scorer, Derek Anderson, to a knee injury in early February.