Coastal Carolina cut the lead to 11 with 9: 01 in the first half, but that was as close as they would get. 20 AP) built an early 22- point lead before fending off the pesky Lions, 72- 56 on Saturday night. Freshman guard Kyle Weaver came off the bench to lead Washington State( 10- 13, 5- 9) with season highs of 15 points and eight rebounds Thomas Kelati and Jeff Varem both scored 11 points for WSU. AUBURN, Ala( AP- Auburn had the motivation and a hot- shooting Frank Tolbert, and Mississippi State couldn' t overcome either. The Spiders' Jermaine Bucknor gave the Spiders their final lead on a 3- pointer with 54 7 seconds remaining. Behind Lindsey Harding' s 17 points, however, Duke overcame its sluggish performance and matched its best start at 20- 0 with a 97- 65 victory over the Lady Tigers on Thursday night " I thought we came out a little slow.
Morency scored on his 22- yard run on the Cowboys' first possession of the afternoon. The Cardinals had been giving up just 142 yards a game on the ground and 348 total. The Eagles' Elton Nesbitt led all scorers with 19 points, and Williams added 17 Francois finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Orlovsky was 18- of- 29 for 260 yards and threw an interception.
Embattled Arizona State coach Rob Evans wouldn' t comment on the non- call " I don' t get into officiating " Evans said " I mean, you saw the play " In the Arizona locker room afterward, the players chanted " 3- 0- 5 " and then doused Olson with water to celebrate his 305th Pac- 10 victory, breaking the record of 304 by John Wooden " It means I' ve been here a long time, I guess " Olson said " Whatever you accomplish with the numbers, I mean, I haven' t won a game That' s the whole thing you have to remember. David Barlow added 16 points and Billy Pettiford had eight points for IUPUI. A 3- pointer by Hayes made it a 2- point game with 54 seconds remaining, and Virginia' s Mamadi Diane made one of two free throws with 23. Green was streaking behind his teammate and had the easy putback for a 48- 34 lead.
The starting center fielder for the Red Sox is 24-year-old rookie Brady Anderson, Carlsbad High School Class of 1982. Jeff Gardner' s 3- pointer and a pair of free throws from Logan Kinghorn gave Idaho State its largest second- half lead at 66- 60 with 3: 30 to play. Bucknell was 14- of- 16 from the free throw line, with Bettencourt going 9- of- 10 Pitt was only 9- of- 20 from the line. But those who haven't heard of the series-it's being played here for the first time, so chances are that not many have-might be surprised to know that this will be its 12th consecutive year. Manager Billy Martin brought Dotson, a right-hander, in to face McGwire after Parker doubled off loser Charles Hudson (4-2. But then the Commodores went cold for nearly nine minutes of the second half and South Carolina, led by the lanky, quick Balkman, took advantage.
HONOLULU( AP- Porsche Jones scored 18 points and Cotelia Bond- Young added 17, leading Wake Forest to a 65- 57 victory over Houston( No 15 ESPN/ USA Today; No 19 AP) in the Paradise Classic on Friday night. 13 AP) 57- 51 Thursday night and advance to the Big 12 championship game. Still, Joyner wound up as the postgame focus in the Angel clubhouse, which, he claimed, came as no surprise. For some, just being part of the race will be reward enough for a long, strenuous season. Trainer Charlie Hadry's stablemates both worked quickly Friday morning, Private Terms going 3 furlongs in 37 seconds and Finder's Choice covering the same distance in 34 seconds.
SALT LAKE CITY( AP- Julie Larsen was 5- of- 6 from 3- point range and scored 18 points to lead Utah( No. On Saturday, the Cougars vindicated themselves with a win in the mile relay that lifted them to the 4-A championship Hawthorne's girls team also ran away with the title. IOWA CITY, Iowa( AP- This time it was the Iowa backcourt' s turn to shine. SHANNON DOLAN FOUNTAIN VALLEY CATCHER Dolan, a freshman, broke school single-season records for runs scored with 17 (the previous record was 13) and hits with 32 (the previous record was 25. Associated PressSTANFORD, Calif- As crazy as it sounds, Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer thinks Candice Wiggins' absence late in the regular season might actually help the Cardinal when it comes time for the NCAA Tournament Jayne Appel scored 24 points to help Stanford( No 10 ESPN/ USA Today, No.
BOULDER, Colo( AP- Richard Roby scored 19 points and Colorado played tough defense to beat Utah 76- 52 Wednesday night. "Toughest playoff series I've ever played in-including Boston" Worthy said, an ultimate compliment if ever there was one. With the outside game struggling, LSU started pounding the ball inside, ending the first half on a 16- 5 run with the lead into the break. The win may have guaranteed USC a spot in the NCAA tournament and could put the Trojans back in the Top 25. The Hoyas( 3- 7 Patriot League) got their first score on a 34- yard- field goal by Eric Bjonerud with 5: 27 left in the first quarter.
As in the Indianapolis 500, the pace car led more laps than anybody. Justin Miller provided most of the Tigers' offense with two kickoff returns for touchdowns and an NCAA record 282 yards on six returns. Kalana Greene scored 25 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, and Charde Houston added 19 points, 17 in the second half, to help UConn( 17- 2, 7- 0) hold off DePaul, 88- 76. We' ve got some real quality wins " Jack McClinton scored a season- high 30 points for Miami, including the first six points of the second half to give the Hurricanes their biggest lead, 38- 27.
Western Conference final series Friday night at Reunion Arena. UConn closed the first half with a 24- 5 run, holding the Cardinals to just one field goal while Houston went to work She made 7- of- 8 shots from the field. So, a few of the right words said with some anger or some passion usually have the right effect" His many contributions don't end there, however. But after hitting a 3- pointer 24 seconds into the second half, he didn' t score again. SOUTH BEND, Ind( AP- A bad first half at IUPUI last week may have been just what Notre Dame' s Erica Williamson needed to get going.
