Conditions continue to improve, and with bait now in good supply prospects are excellent. The Gophers just had too many ill- timed turnovers( they had 13 overall, including five by Tollackson) and gave up too many unchallenged shots to keep up. Scott Phaydavong gained 111 yards on 30 carries for the Bulldogs. Sixth- year coach Dan Monson had Minnesota back in, but even he couldn' t figure out Iowa State' s defenses " My initial thought when I saw the brackets go up was' This is going to be a tough matchup for us' Monson said " Two tough things for this team have been shooting from the perimeter and taking care of the basketball " Iowa State forced 17 turnovers and kept the Gophers off- balance throughout, holding them to 5- of- 23 from beyond the 3- point line Grier came in averaging 18. Valley led 31- 25 at the half and hit 40 percent from the floor but couldn' t hang on for the win. Before Clavijo's goal, the Sockers took one-goal leads four times but couldn't muster enough energy to put the Force away for good.
Iowa' s Jermelle Lewis was limited to 35 yards on 14 carries. The team shuttled to another terminal to catch another plane But this one had a valve problem. Eastern Washington( 10- 14, 4- 7) pulled within 16, 42- 26, with 16: 58 to play, but Montana scored eight straight, and the Lady Griz lead remained at least 20 the rest of the way. Gordon missed all six of his first- half shots, the first time the freshman failed to make a basket in any half he' s played this season.
Briody, the Lobos' leading scorer as New Mexico( 8- 2) has run off seven straight wins, finished with 17 points Dionne Marsh scored 21. "Uck, that's nasty" he said as he cooled out after the game with his usual assortment of ice packs strapped to most of the joints of his body "I was tired, it definitely hit me, I was really tired. The second half then became a game of streaks as Pacific began the half with a 12- 5 run before Nevada rallied. Allan Lans of the Smithers Institute for Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation, who has been Gooden's counselor through his ordeal "Dwight has become strengthened by all of this. John' s, with the latter loss coming to a team that doesn' t have another Big East victory " But they kind of look like their old selves now " Welsh said. The Eagles fought to within six points with 55 seconds left in the game, but the Gamcocks hit 7- of- 8 from the free throw line over the final minute to seal the win. Tech opened the second half with a 9- 3 run to take a 48- 39 lead from which Iowa State never recovered.
The Boilermakers were off to their best start since 1993- 94, when they went 14- 0 " Last thing I told them before the last shot was to guard the yard in front of you and do not let them dribble all the way for a layup " Purdue coach Gene Keady said " You' ve got to hand it to Lavender. Hawaii pulled to within one point five times in the game, but the Quakers would not relinquish the lead. Spiller stayed a step ahead of Auburn cornerback Jonathan Wilhite as he watched on the Georgia Dome video board " I was looking at the guy close behind me and sped up to get the touchdown " Spiller said " It was a great feeling " The 83- yard run was the longest in a bowl game in Clemson history, the longest in any Chick- fil- A Bowl game and the longest for Clemson in any game since an 89- yard run by Derrick Witherspoon against Maryland on Oct 30, 1993. Shannon Harrison lined out, but then Rice grounded to second and the ball was dropped, allowing Bell to score. Freshmen Kayla Pedersen and Jeannette Pohlen each added 15 points for the Cardinal " I' m really proud of the freshmen " Wiggins said. "I was only 22 and I had the physical talent, but it's not all physical It's mental, too" said Dunston.
When it presented itself, I tried to capitalize, and I got some good looks " Richard Roby scored twice in the final 2: 47 and also had a late steal for Colorado, sending the Golden Bears to their second narrow defeat at home in a week after a 73- 72 loss to UNLV last Tuesday Marcus Hall scored with 12 2 seconds left for the Buffaloes( 3- 2. He also had nine rebounds and four steals, and drew the assignment of defending Morrison, who at 6- foot- 8 has a 6- inch height advantage " I feel like every time the win is right there and they take it away " Santa Clara' s Kyle Bailey said of playing the Zags " I' ll get it figured out. But the afternoon of the sixth day of June was not so good for Joon. Ventura, the junior third baseman from Santa Maria, batted . 460 with 21 home runs as a freshman and set an NCAA record with a 58-game hitting streak last year.
DePaul scored 31 points off turnovers, while Chicago State managed only 12. 4 Rutgers' 60- 46 victory over DePaul on Wednesday night " Nobody is more respected than Pat, Jody " said Stringer, who had one of the nets from the game at her side " To say my name in the same breath is humbling. Perkins, a senior from Anchorage, Alaska, twice dribbled the length of the court for baskets in a two- minute stretch that allowed the Broncos( 7- 4) to hold off the Wildcats( 5- 3) Chico State hung tough against a Broncos team that upset Stanford and No 5 North Carolina earlier in the season Santa Clara led 42- 36 at halftime. It worked out so well, the Mavericks lost by 22 points in Game 2. After the safety, he threw an interception on a tipped pass that thwarted a drive deep in Stanford territory. Several times, Redick made shots from several steps behind the line, leaving Temple freshman Mark Tyndale shaking his head " We lost our focus as far as Redick " Chaney said " He hit a couple of shots there when we have a freshman on him. When a college head coaching job becomes available, as it has at Cal State Long Beach, he is invariably rumored as a leading candidate Not so, says Demarest.
They could have been in a bigger hole, but Cori Chambers hit four 3- pointers and scored the team' s last 12 points of the first half She finished with 15 points- all from beyond the arc Georgia turned things around after the break. It wasn' t always pretty, but Summitt- who broke her clipboard in frustration after Wednesday night' s loss- wasn' t complaining about the eighth- ranked Lady Vols' ninth consecutive win over Old Dominion " We feel fortunate to get out of here with a` W " Summitt said after the game, played before a raucous crowd of 7, 063- Old Dominion' s biggest crowd since the 2002 home opener against Virginia. But Purdue, which went more than 5 minutes without scoring, used Wisdom- Hylton' s strong play in the final minutes to help seal the win. The Terps shot 57 percent from the floor, made 24 of 25 free throws and outrebounded the Spartans 45- 19. I got in stride and picked up it " Curvey said " I can' t get caught, that' s what I was thinking " Even though he was exhausted, he didn' t get caught. The Cyclones would lead by as many as 33 in the second half " The biggest thing was we didn' t make shots, we turned the ball over and gave them some easy baskets " Baylor coach Scott Drew said " With a young, inexperienced team, a lot of times when things go bad, they go bad, and that' s what happened to us during that stretch " Curtis Stinson added 15 points, six assists and four steals for Iowa State. Richards, who recorded all six of Oregon' s double- doubles this season, returned to the lineup after being limited to a combined seven minutes in the Ducks previous two games because of a sore left Achilles.
5 points per game, to 10 points on 4- for- 15 shooting- including 1- for- 6 from 3- point range. Though none of the county entrants are favored to win, few doubt their capability to contend. Pacific also got 13 points and a game- high nine rebounds from center Guillaume Yango as the Tigers( 2- 0) won their home opener for the second consecutive year. She' s 6- foot- 5 and her wingspan goes across the key " Quianna Chaney scored a career- high 18 points in a reserve role for LSU( 10- 0, and Seimone Augustus added 11 points.
The senior forward was named co- Big Ten player of the week last week- the fourth time in his career he has claimed the award " We don' t want to lose again " Tucker said " We got that hunger back " Wisconsin improved its shaky free throw shooting on Saturday, hitting 16 of 20 from the line The Badgers came into the game shooting only 68 2 percent from the line. The Hokies became the first ACC team to win a BCS game since Florida State- ironically, perhaps- beat Virginia Tech, then a Big East member, for the national championship to close the 1999 season The ACC was 0- for- 8 in BCS play since. 21 AP) to hang on for an 81- 78 victory Monday night over Virginia Tech. I can't explain it" Perhaps Dave Kramer, the whiz kids' Babe Ruth coach who took them to the national championship in New York last year, has a bit more insight Perhaps not. That team eventually advanced to the final 16 of the NCAA tournament " If they were at the top of the key when the shot went up, they were at the rim when it hit the rim. "He gave us a big, big game, and we've got to have that kind of game from him to sustain anything in this series" Dantley, a former two-time NBA scoring champion, had scored 34 points as Detroit beat the Lakers, 105-93, in the series' first game last week in the Forum But A. C. Austin displayed his strength early in the season when he hit a towering homer over the scoreboard in left field against Servite.
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS- Butler finished the regular season with an impressive display of defense and a renewed confidence Brandon Crone scored 17 points and the No. We have to provide proof of financial strength before we can attempt to go forward. Harvard, meanwhile, built a 33- 22 halftime lead after shooting 56 percent from the field, including 4- of- 9 from 3- point range. Dayton( 11- 14, 5- 9) got within eight after a basket by Cara Wright with 1: 38 to go but could get no closer. The Owls then went on an 11- 3 run to get with 57- 56 on Kamesha Hairston' s 3- pointer with 1: 32 left. Dave Parker and Dave Henderson had two-run doubles, and Jose Canseco hit a home run estimated at 456 feet, leading the Athletics to an 8-5 victory. The top five finishers in each event Friday night qualified for the state meet.
