1.   Before the date with Houston, they had lost three games by a combined nine points.

2.   Coach Andy Murray is concerned with the production of his first line -- Jozef Stumpel, Ziggy Palffy and Adam Deadmarsh -- which has a combined four points.

3.   Losses to Clemson, Maryland and Virginia have come by a combined seven points.

4.   Seattle had won by a combined seven points in its previous two games against Golden State.

5.   That they dropped two games last week by a combined five points might indicate that the charm has gone.

6.   The pair averages a combined three points and one rebound.

7.   The two finished with a combined six points, none by Campbell.

8.   They were swept in Washington by a combined six points, then lost at home to Stanford and California.

9.   They have a top-flight scorer in guard Isaac Fontaine, and they lost to Georgia and Illinois by a combined nine points last weekend.

10.   This is a team that has lost two straight games by a combined four points because its offense could not gain a measly yard in six plays.