After starting Vanderbilt' s Music City Bowl victory over Boston College last December, Smith was named this season' s starter by Commodores coach Bobby Johnson earlier in the week. Taft' s performance came on a night when forward Chevon Troutman, Pitt' s leading scorer, was held to a season- low four points " I told myself that I wanted to be more aggressive, hustle and do what I' ve got to do " Taft said " When Chevy wasn' t being his old self, that pushed me to do even more " Taft was 5- of- 9 from the floor and 8- of- 11 from the foul line. Associated PressSTORRS, Conn( AP- Maya Moore may not have been open every single time her Connecticut teammates looked up Wednesday Sure seemed like it though The freshman had 31 points and No. There were a lot of distractions " Nevertheless, amid all the emotional hoopla, Wayne Simien had 25 points and a career- high 20 rebounds in a 72- 65 victory over Kansas State that clinched at least a tie for the senior class' third Big 12 championship in four years. Georgia State hit five 3- pointers and four free throws during the span before Brown' s shot in the lane at the 5: 21 mark. Air Force used an early 19- 3 run to take a 19- 8 lead, made eight of its first nine shots and knocked down five of their first seven attempts from 3- point range. Wallace, driving drag racer Raymond Beadle's Blue Max Pontiac, won his second straight Winston Cup race in a controversial finish of the Budweiser 400 Sunday.
Edwards finished his three-year career with 116 hits and led Valencia to the league championship. Tulsa converted a three- point play in the game' s final minute to reach 37 points, only one more than the team' s record low of 36. 18 Wake Forest 77- 72 on Thursday night in the semifinals of the Coaches vs Cancer Classic. Simmons then scored all 15 of his second- half points as the Crusaders increased their lead to 76- 62 with 4: 37 left. Carroll shot 8- of- 12 from behind the 3- point line for the Aggies( 10- 3, 1- 1 Big West) and grabbed six rebounds. By the time the fourth quarter comes around, the 100-meter guy is croaking Travis could really help USC They need speed right away on the corners "All their receivers are slow and Travis can haul ass".
The Spartans scored the first nine points of the game, then watched the Wolfback claw back to take a 28- 25 lead A 3- pointer from Johnson made it 28- 28 at the break. Freshman Darius Walker, who didn' t even play a week ago in a deflating loss to Brigham Young, ran for 115 yards on 31 carries and two fourth- quarter touchdowns. For the first time ever, spectators in the balcony at Value City Arena were permitted to come down into the lower bowl to fill up the thousands of empty seats. Then Fox and Patterson loosened up the Memphis defense with 3- pointers in the final nine minutes of the half. "He's a likely candidate to go out there and throw a game like that, but you don't ask him to go out there and win the game for you with his bat" Walk struck out two and walked two Jeff Robinson pitched the ninth.
Anthony Wilson scored 14 points, Tim Lewis and Carlos Lumpkin added 12 apiece and Brandon Davis had 10 for Jacksonville State( 7- 8, 2- 10 Ohio Valley Conference. Many remember them, none better than Ray Miller, their pitching coach in Baltimore's better days They were all the Rabbit's kids. A good bet is the Papajohns Bowl, but the Meineke Bowl, International Bowl and Motor City Bowl are also in the mix. "My team did a good job last year, but the Lola was a better car. As it developed, Bol was more useful to the Bullets off the court than on. But the 42 points matched the fewest an Iowa State team has allowed in a Big 12 game and Kansas State didn' t reach that figure until just 3 seconds remaining.
Indiana tied the game at 29, fell behind again and came back in the closing seconds of the half, tying the game at 40 on a layup by Valentin just ahead of the buzzer. Curry and Joey Graham each scored 22 points and the 10th- ranked Cowboys beat Oklahoma( No 18 ESPN/ USA Today; No. We' re going places; we' re going nowhere but up " The Beavers, picked to finish last in the conference, were playing their second game in 19 hours. "I don't think this move says anything about Mariano" said Dodger executive vice president Fred Claire. Bogut fed Bryant Markson for a layup and then converted inside on the next possession to put Utah up 63- 56 with 2# 189; minutes left.
Johnson in the fourth quarter of Game 4 of the National Basketball Assn Finals One minute we were watching the Lakers vs the Pistons and the next minute we were watching Tyson vs Spinks. David Noel led Scott for another layup, and May finished off the 2# 189- minute domination with a three- point play, banking in a jumper as he was fouled by Shawan Robinson to make it 34- 12. Brackett led Auburn with 18 points, including 14 in the second half, while Thompson added 13 and Nicole Louden had 12 points and six assists " When you' re playing No. Shooting 9- of- 13 from the field, Atunrase made as many shots as she did in her first four games since coming back Dec 15 from surgery on her right tibia She also had six rebounds in 25 minutes.
But Porter was called for traveling with 11 seconds to go, leading to Hobson' s free throw with 5 seconds left for an 81- 78 lead Sacred Heart then fouled T J Czeski with 0 5 seconds remaining. Boxley had nine points during the stretch, which was punctuated by Antone Jarrell' s reverse breakaway dunk^. The Pioneer League champions advance to the second round Tuesday against either Baldwin Park or Ontario Christian. Rutgers shot 48 percent in the second half, while holding Connecticut to 24 points. A few mini- footballs were thrown from the north end zone, where Iowa players sprinted to slap hands with their fans after the game was over " We were blessed to have so many fans drive up from Iowa City " Solomon said " We call this North Kinnick ". 19 AP) 75- 62 victory over winless and undermanned Boston University " I was little bit more excited than I expected, and I just couldn' t really get it going " said Mensah- Bonsu, who averaged 12 6 points and 6.
Oden finished 6- of- 9 from the field- five other players in the game had as many or more shots " We stress getting the ball inside, not just to me " he said " I' d like to touch the ball more but when my teammates get shots. With 29 seconds left, Nardi fouled Dudley during a 3- point attempt, giving BC a chance to tie. Thompson was fouled with 15 seconds to play, but he missed the front end of a one- and- one, allowing Xavier to set up Burrell for his fadeaway game- winner from about 25 feet. "My problem is that I don't even get going until the fourth or so hurdle" Mater Dei's Lynch has just the opposite problem. "The competition is going to be a lot more difficult at nationals than it is in these local tournaments, but I think if he can shoot in the low 70s, he could do pretty well" About 150 golfers will tee off Tuesday and Wednesday in a 36-hole qualifying competition for the two 18-hole championship rounds that will be played Thursday and Friday.
Ricky Soliver, who had 14 points, narrowed the deficit to 61- 58 with a driving score before Ya' akosi restored the margin with a reverse layup with 40 2 seconds to go Soliver' s two foul shots with 16 7 seconds left provided the final margin. The Huskies( 2- 7) had just one basket in the final 10 minutes of the half, shooting just 28 percent for the half. Early on it appeared Louisiana Tech would be sticking around this one a little longer. The crowd' s cheer was almost louder than when she dunked about five minutes later.
"It was such a disappointing meet for me, nothing went right. Swingman Brandon Roy, who' s out until Pac- 10 play begins after arthroscopic knee surgery, wore a T- shirt on the bench. 19 AP) 72- 65 and give Haith his biggest victory in his first season as coach of the Hurricanes " Harris really took over the game in the second half " Florida forward David Lee said " He was able to get in the lane any time he wanted to " He wasn' t alone, either. Jones' point total matched his second highest of the season. The season is still going " Eustachy agreed that Herrion' s dismissal had little affect on the game " Players don' t care " Eustachy said " Very few players really care about their coach Players always worry about themselves It' s changed ". Tucker aggravated a right foot injury during the second half of the Badgers' loss to the Illini and did not practice leading up to the game against Penn State.
BC( 4- 1) led 30- 29 at halftime, shooting 48 percent with Ress getting 11 of her points. Here it was, darn near June, and the Mets were the only National League team that had yet to be shut out "I know they are a great team and everything" Davis said "But we all thought, that is amazing " Cut to Friday night As of 10:25 p. m. She made a 3- pointer and another basket that gave the Boilermakers a 60- 52 lead with 2: 36 left. The Blue Demons then fouled Ellis, who hit both free throws to give Marquette a three- point advantage with 32 5 seconds left After a pair of free throws from Smith with 15. There were so many people and you could just feel everybody looking at you"Atherton does not expect to get rich competing in the Pro Surfing Assn of America, but he enjoys the competition.
That was what did us in " Kia Vaughn and Matee Ajavon had 12 points apiece for Rutgers, while Carson and Epiphanny Prince scored 11 each. Yuliya Tokova had 13 points and nine rebounds and Patrika Barlow added 11 points, six rebounds and four assists as Louisville( 9- 0) took control early then held off a second- half surge by the Lady Toppers( 5- 3. New Mexico had a 38- 37 edge in rebounding, but for most of the game limited the taller Minnesota front line to one shot " We played some awesome defense tonight " said center Jana Francis, who scored 13 points and hit two 3- pointers " We all came together " Dionne Marsh added 10 points for New Mexico. There was never a doubt that we' d be ready to play Iowa " The Hawkeyes, who entered the game with their best start in 17 years, have lost two straight The Spartans outshot Iowa in every department and hit 46. After Higgins' second trey, Laura Andrews converted a layup for a 71- 53 Oklahoma lead. The Tigers shot 81 percent from the floor in the first half and led 51- 14 at the break LSU' s starters played sparingly in the second half.
7 percent in the second half( 18- for- 27) and were 24- for- 48 for the game Hofstra committed 27 turnovers, 11 5 over its season average Agudio, who entered the game averaging 25. 11 Washington rallied to beat Oregon 95- 88 on Thursday night The Huskies trailed Oregon for much of the first half. Darren Brooks scored 22 points and Southern Illinois capped its regular season with a hard- fought, 60- 52, victory over Missouri Valley Conference foe Indiana State. The only glaring flaw was the Eagles' 19 turnovers, which allowed the Quakers to close in.
