41.   Arizona, which lost to Duke in the championship game, will play Maryland in the second game.

42.   Arnott missed his second game in a row on Thursday night because of a bruised right hip.

43.   As he was in the first game, Johnson was a mere spectator in the second game.

44.   As the Braves celebrated their second consecutive victory, the Reds could only bemoan lost opportunities for the second consecutive game.

45.   As the Knicks prepared for the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night in their second game under Chaney, he did add a few new wrinkles to the offense.

46.   As the Mariners prepared Sunday to play their second game without their marquee player, outfielders Jay Buhner and Darren Bragg reflected on The Play.

47.   As the second game of the man-machine challenge started, the speculation was whether or not Kasparov could recover from the unexpected whipping.

48.   As the second game of the man-machine chess challenge got under way Sunday, the speculation was whether or not Kasparov could recover from the unexpected whipping.

49.   As they traveled to Montreal for the second game of a home-and-home set, the New York Rangers picked up an extra passenger Friday.

50.   ASU had requested a medical hardship year for Spann after his junior season was cut short in the second game because of a knee injury.