1.   And that basket occurred after Mourning had controlled the opening tip, only to have David Wesley take control for a layup five seconds into the contest.

2.   And Rutgers fought it from the opening tip until the final minute.

3.   As good as Stepanova in the short term, Pettis was from the opening tip.

4.   Bradley also had to leave the game temporarily after being hit in the face by the elbow of Boston College center Uka Agbai on the opening tip.

5.   A few minutes later, a few seconds after the opening tip, Starks plunged right into the feel-good moment.

6.   After UCLA won the opening tip, Bozeman fired a long pass out of bounds just eight seconds into the game.

7.   Bryant can hardly wait to do all that from the opening tip.

8.   But from the opening tip Friday night, these Lakers served notice that they would not be daunted by their Lone Star stumble.

9.   But it was clear from the opening tip that there would be no second-nightitis for the Clippers.

10.   But they looked like a different team from the opening tip Saturday, displaying the flaws that have contributed to losses in their last three games.