31.   Before Saturday, the Bulls had not lost a road game through the playoffs this season after bludgeoning the Nets in the Meadowlands and the Hornets in the Hive.

32.   Because of a blood clot in his leg, junior Tommie Frazier was lost for the season after four games.

33.   Bjornson played last week for the first time this season after recovering from a hamstring injury.

34.   Bledsoe did that with Brisby, who had his best game of the season after receiving his tongue-lashing.

35.   Bland sat out last season after transferring from Syracuse.

36.   Bono was a starter for two seasons after five years in San Francisco.

37.   Both teams surged down the stretch of this past regular season after rough starts.

38.   Both young women have the genteel good taste to produce clothes that season after season offer common-sense ideas and solid execution.

39.   -- Oregon coach Mike Belloti, in his first season after replacing Rich Brooks.

40.   A freshman who missed a month and a half of his first season after knee surgery?