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8 seconds left lifted the Trojans to a 65- 64 Sun Belt Conference win at New Orleans on Thursday. BOSTON( AP- Craig Smith scored 23 points and Jared Dudley 17, lifting Boston College to a 79- 70 win over future ACC foe Clemson on Friday night Sharrod Ford led Clemson( 2- 1) with 15 points. When the Patriots weren' t at the line, they managed to string together one run after another, overwhelming the Dukes( 4- 16, 2- 10) with 49 percent shooting from the floor and eight 3- pointers. BYU' s defense finally had a chance to catch its breath and got more pressure on Zabransky, sacking him three times in the quarter " I don' t think he saw some things and got a little jittery " Hawkins said " But when you have guys up in your grill and getting after you and you don' t have the time to think, I think it makes it a little harder.

"Cookie Rojas? Who are his coaches? Bert and Ernie? No wonder the Angels are struggling. The game was UConn' s first since earning the top spot in the AP Poll. ALBUQUERQUE, N. But the unimpressive time of 2 hours 18 minutes 3 seconds recorded in his debut marathon in Sacramento last December came in a gale-force rainstorm.

After Williams scored on back- to- back buckets from the paint, Travis Jones' driving layup extended South Carolina State' s lead to 42- 29 lead with 12: 33 left. Hosley and Hector Hernandez made two 3- pointers apiece during the surge Fresno State shot 50 0 percent in the first half compared to 26. "I think 25 years ago you'd be asking to get creased if you did that" added Seattle coach Frank Howard. In that loss- exactly eight years ago- the Tar Heels shot just 28 percent. Jackson State( 11- 17, 9- 6) took its first lead of the game at 57- 55 on a 3- pointer from Catraiva Givens with 10: 38 remaining Givens layup with 9 2 seconds left gave Jackson State a 73- 72 lead.

Chris Alexander had 16 points and Peter Cipriano added 10 for Southern. Louis with a five-game losing streak, allowed only five runs in the three-game sweep. After a UMass holding penalty, Tim Day hit Brandon London for 23 yards; London was pushed out at the 1. Cass Matheus also scored eight points and pulled down a game- high nine rebounds for USU( 8- 3. Andre Patterson scored Tennessee' s final basket with 1: 12 remaining, and the Vols' defense held. Cornell hit 39 percent of its shots, with 52 percent in the final 20 minutes.

7 percent 3- point shooter, all alone as they rushed to double- team Kyle Weaver in the paint. Meet officials said that with only four competitors qualified from the West, it is possible others will get invitations to the championships, which require a field of at least 72. Danny Granger led the Lobos( 4- 1) with 19 points and 15 rebounds, while Alfred Neale had 15 It was New Mexico' s 27th straight road loss. The Huskies were outrebounded( 42- 25) for only the second time this season " Jordan' s presence there makes a huge, huge difference " Olson said " He had five blocks, but I bet he changed 10 or more shots just with his presence " Washington, which averages 82 points per game, had trouble against Arizona' s zone defense, shooting only 38 percent. Associated PressCOLLEGE PARK, Md- George Johnson recovered a Maryland fumble in the end zone to give Rutgers the lead, and the Scarlet Knights also scored on an interception return Saturday in a 34- 13 victory over the bumbling Terrapins. "He got behind more hitters than he wanted to and he was having problems keeping the ball down So, he went mostly with his No. PITTSBURGH( AP- Pitt quarterback Tyler Palko found himself down late in the game against a favored opponent for the second game in a row.

By contrast, Cincinnati( 12- 9, 3- 6) missed its last 10 shots, appearing to feel the pressure of the moment " It was just our team composure and how we stayed together " said UConn' s Renee Montgomery, whose open 3- pointer started the closing run " In the end, we just handled ourselves really well. MINNEAPOLIS( AP- Emily Fox scored 23 points and Minnesota overcame a 12- point, second- half deficit to beat Louisville( No 21 ESPN/ USA Today, No. After Klimes made 1- of- 2 free throws for a 60- 57 lead with 13 seconds left, McNamara took a wild 3- point shot and missed, ending any chance for the Orange. "They play a very physical and defensive brand of hockey and they move the puck up to their gunners. With Notre Dame leading 61- 57 with 2: 29 to go, Charel Allen scored on a putback, drew a foul, then missed the free throw. Prior to the loss, the Cardinals had allowed an average of 58 9 points per game. COOKEVILLE, Tenn( AP- Willie Jenkins passed the 1, 000- point scoring mark in his first two seasons Thursday, scoring 31 points for Tennessee Tech as it beat Jacksonville State 71- 56 on Thursday night.

Devendorf was averaging 17 points when he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee against East Tennessee State and was lost for the season. Black scored five points during a 15- 3 run that gave Duke a 27- 11 advantage with six minutes remaining. Officially, this was Game 5, but in reality it was a replay of Game 4, which was played in a fog Tuesday night at the Boston Garden before being cut short by a power failure late in the second period with the score tied. Salisbery' s 3- point basket with 5: 38 to play gave Temple its first lead of the game, 49- 47. He is among the leaders on several other all-time lists. There has been a war of wills and ways going on in the Bronx, and Dave Winfield is winning it convincingly.

Wolfpack point guard Tony Bethel, who has battled flulike symptoms for a week, played 21 minutes and went scoreless for the third straight game. 5 AP) 59- 58 on Monday night in a rematch of last season' s national championship game " We found a way to win " Summitt said. Mercedes Walker added 13 points for Pittsburgh, which made only 1- of- 6 3- pointers. They joined Kerry Bascom, Rebecca Lobo, Jen Rizzotti, Nykesha Sales, Kara Wolters, Shea Ralph, Svetlana Abrosimova and Swin Cash in being inducted as " Huskies of Honor " Bird and Taurasi said making the 10- hour flight was a " no- brainer " It' s kind of honoring the whole program from the get- go " Taurasi said " It kind of just tells the story of Connecticut for the fans and just to be a part of it, to know you had a little bit of a part of it and being recognized for it is definitely special " All but Ralph and Abrosimova were on hand for the ceremony. Oregon State dresses nine players, and rarely subs while Arizona State has a deep bench and often replaces its entire lineup at one time. One came in the first, when Brady Anderson led off the inning with a walk and later crossed the plate, courtesy of a Dwight Evans double. Midway through Tuesday evening's Angel game came an announcement over the public address system.

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