61.   Sophomore Kurt Nelson entered the game and Pepperdine reeled off three straight points behind his serving.

62.   Ten points behind with less than nine minutes to go, what were the Patriots to do?

63.   That placed him only three percentage points behind Cuomo and eight percentage points ahead of Pataki.

64.   The Astros remained percentage points behind Cincinnati, which lost to St. Louis on Wednesday.

65.   The biggest difference is in the standings, where the Kings are just four points behind Dallas for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

66.   The Astros are only percentage points behind first-place Cincinnati in the National League Central Division.

67.   The Caps, a playoff long shot at the beginning of the season, are just five points behind the Flyers for the fourth playoff spot.

68.   The Coyotes, currently ninth in the Western Conference, are one point behind the Stars in the Pacific Division with the Stars holding two games in hand.

69.   The Bruins go into the break only five points behind Pittsburgh and six astern of Montreal.

70.   The Caps are battling for home-ice advantage in the Eastern Conference and have three teams just one point behind them.