After a sluggish first quarter for both teams, Scott Roth, Tod Murphy and Pooh Richardson came off the bench to ignite Minnesota's offense.

Two-Point Lead at Half Overcoming a sluggish first quarter and Ewing's foul trouble, the Knicks led at halftime, 52-50.

Both teams had a sluggish third quarter; the only points scored by either team came on a 19 yard FG by Taylor Mehlhaff for Wisconsin.

Coca-Cola's global business has picked up in the fourth quarter after an unusually sluggish third quarter.

April's numbers suggested that the chip market had stabilized after a sluggish first quarter, the group said.

Republicans were quick to place blame for the sluggish first quarter at Mr. Clinton's doorstep, saying his various proposals to raise taxes caused consumers and companies to cut spending.

LEAD: The West German Government expects it economy, Western Europe's strongest, to pick up a little after a sluggish first quarter, a senior official said today.

Indeed, most athletic-shoe retailers blamed a slowdown in Nike sales for a sluggish first quarter.

Sales of the biggest S.U.V.'s, like the Lincoln Navigator and the Chevrolet Suburban, rebounded from a sluggish first quarter with a strong showing last month.

After the sluggish third quarter, dragged down by the effects of the drought, the economy now seems to be bouncing back, raising fears of inflation, tighter money and rising interest rates again.