31.   McEnroe won the last five points in the champions tiebreaker used to decide matches tied after two sets.

32.   Quarterfinal, semifinal and medal-round games that are tied after regulation and an overtime period will be decided by penalty shootouts.

33.   Steffi Graf and Arantxa Vicario were tied after two sets of the Wimbledon final Saturday.

34.   The game was tied after the first period.

35.   The game was tied after the first quarter, at the half and after three quarters.

36.   The MetroStars were fortunate to to come out of the first half tied after being outplayed by the Galaxy.

37.   The top couples were tied after the two-dance compulsories, but the French took the lead in the original dance.

38.   The two leading couples, who were tied after the compulsories, are both are within reach of the gold.

39.   The two Englishmen spent Christmas Day at the chessboard because their two-game semifinal Tuesday and Wednesday ended tied after a victory apiece.

40.   The three riders tied after the first two rounds, scoring four faults each for one rail down, thus setting up a timed jumpoff for all the medals.