21.   It was a crucial game for the Clippers, needing a win desperately heading into a four-game stretch with Eastern Conference teams.

22.   It was a great old ploy because they needed a win.

23.   Logic suggests Cal needs two wins in its final three games to make it, while Stanford may need just one.

24.   Necaxa leads Guadalajara and Pachuca but needs a win over America.

25.   Now, I need a win.

26.   Pepperdine needs wins in its final two regular-season games to claim the WCC crown outright.

27.   Sentimentally speaking, Reeves needed a win a lot worse than Elway or Mike Shanahan, his former Broncos assistant.

28.   Sometime soon, however, Forbes needs a win.

29.   The Bruins desperately needed a win.

30.   The Cavs are in the thick of the playoff fight in the East and need every win.