71.   The game marked the MetroStars debut of U.S. team defender Alexi Lalas, who was victimized on the second Los Angeles goal.

72.   The game marked the return of Claude Lemieux to New Jersey for the first time since he helped the Devils win the Stanley Cup in June.

73.   The game marked the return of Duke center Carlos Boozer, who had missed the last six games after breaking a bone in his foot.

74.   The game marked the return of Duke center Carlos Boozer, who missed the previous six games after breaking a bone in his foot.

75.   The game marked the return of former Alabama coach David Hobbs to Coleman Coliseum.

76.   The game marked the return to Hartford of Chris Pronger, who went to St. Louis for Brendan Shanahan in July.

77.   The game marked the second time in as many World Cups that Italy has been eliminated in a penalty shootout in which an Italian player missed the last kick.

78.   The game marked the start of a nine-game homestand for Vancouver.

79.   The game Thursday also marks the first Supercopa appearance for Vasco.

80.   The game also marked the return of former Warriors Donyell Marshall and John Starks, who were traded away earlier this year and ended up in Utah.