If ever the Angels had a better than 50-50 opportunity against Clemens, it was Monday night. "His foot was definitely on the line" Detroit player Adrian Dantley says. Julio Vargas had 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs for Santa Ana. The Bulldogs led 28- 26 with 2: 44 left in the half, but Hartford bounced back to take a 31- 29 lead into the break. Sam Houston State( 15- 6, 7- 2 Southland Conference) held on for the victory despite missing eight free throws in the final two minutes Thompson finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Cornhuskers came in with five losses in their last eight games, but hardly looked the part of a team in a slump after the opening tip. Arizona State started pulling away at the nine- minute mark after Westerberg hit two free throws, Briann January made a 3- pointer and Johnson made a free throw to give the Sun Devils a 46- 37 edge with 7: 54 left " Right now I don' t know what( the record) means " Turner Thorne said " It' s a great team accomplishment, but we won' t really reflect on it until everything is done ". Chandrea Jones' putback with 12 seconds left gave Syracuse a two- point lead. For eight innings, Len Mohney had little more to do than kick the dirt around the dugout in frustration. Associated PressLONG BEACH, Calif( AP- Sterling Byrd scored 23 points to lead Long Beach State to a 79- 72 victory over Cal State Northridge on Thursday night.
The Huskies lost 56- 0 at USC last season, the biggest rout in the 80- game history of the series. Duran Lawson scored the only touchdown for The Citadel( 2- 7, 1- 5) on a 19- yard run with 1: 28 left in the third to make it 17- 7. Straight' s layup tied it at 58, then his second 3- pointer put the Cowboys ahead for good at the 8: 30 mark. Associated PressCHARLESTON, Ill( AP- Romain Martin scored 17 points and Jake Byrne added 16 as Eastern Illinois beat Southeast Missouri 77- 69 Tuesday night. North Texas, with two first- half touchdowns, owned a 14- 0 lead at intermission. Sylvia Fowles recorded the 50th double- double of her career with 19 points and 20 rebounds as eighth- ranked LSU defeated Auburn 65- 45 in a Southeastern Conference game Sunday. Green and Bowman combined for 27 in the second half, and during one 11- minute stretch scored all 20 of Georgetown' s points to help the Hoyas take a 52- 48 lead with 6: 33 to play.
Jessie Shetters netted 11 points with nine rebounds for the Ducks. She then fouled Gipson, who made two free throws for the final points " I' d take a driving layup with her against anybody " Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly said " You' ve got a driving layup going to the goal, you make it, you' ve got a chance to win, you miss it you lose. The loss frustrated Tucker, who said the Longhorns haven' t played with the same intensity he sees in practice " We just aren' t playing as ourselves " Tucker said " I know what we' re capable of We' ve got to come out and do it every night. After the 15- day layoff, we showed some focus at the start " LSU, which won its 18th straight home game, had 14 steals and built a 38- 18 lead in the opening 20 minutes. The teams tied again at 57- 57 before Samford went on a 11- 7 surge, hitting 5- of- 6 free throws over the final 30 seconds, to seal the victory.
After McKenzie' s three- point play, Oden backed down the 6- foot- 9, 240- pound Bryce Webster with ease, then turned and dunked right over him as if he wasn' t there. "I don't think this was one of (Clemens) best days throwing, either"Rare is the game when the Boston Red Sox offer up a Roger Clemens so distracted and befuddled that he loses track of outs and innings. Fowles was 9- of- 15 from the field with 10 rebounds and the Lady Tigers( 8- 0) let their frontcourt stars rest the final 12 minutes with the game in hand. The Tigers shot just 23 percent and were only 2- of- 27 from 3- point range. The Hornets fought back to within 19- 17 on baskets by Richard Lott and Akeim Claborn, but another Cowboys run- this time 7- 0- put them up 26- 17 By halftime, that lead was 37- 23. With just 30 seconds left to play Hardy made the score 58- 57 with a jumper high off the glass.
Kevin Bell added 16 points and seven assists for Fresno State( 17- 8, 6- 6 Western Athletic Conference, which led by 20 points with 2: 19 left before New Mexico State made a late charge. On third- and- 10 from their own 3, Orton lofted a pass up the right sideline, just beyond the reach of cornerback Dwight Ellick. Furman, which has not beaten a Southeastern Conference team since 1980, played Vanderbilt even for the first 28 minutes of the game but was eventually worn down against its bigger opponents. He walked the first batter he faced, and Don Mattingly followed with a home run Swift gave up only two more hits and no more runs The 26-year-old former Maine star, who pitched for the U. S Olympic team, improved his record to 3-1. "Give Gwynn credit, he swung at a couple of balls" Rose said. Delaware State cut Michigan' s lead to six points with a seven- point rally midway through the second half, but the Wolverines answered with an 18- 2 run to put the game away.
In one sequence late in the first half, Bogut made Jerel Blassingame change his shot and then turned around and harassed Joel Anthony into a miss on the rebound. On his way out of the interview room, Blair congratulated Coale on getting her 250th victory. Everett made a 3- pointer from the right side to start a 26- 3 run that ended any chance of a comeback by Baylor( 9- 16, 1- 13. 9 percent from the field as it held Pepperdine to 35 percent shooting. She extended her consecutive- game streak of scoring double digits to 28 games.
We better get that changed as we continue to go " In its last game, Oklahoma State was up by one point at halftime before routing Arkansas- Little Rock 90- 65. "She said she didn't think we wanted to know what was in the future" Wynegar said It appears she was right. MONTGOMERY, Ala( AP- Jermaine Smith hit a 3- pointer with 5 seconds left, and Alabama State took a 63- 61 victory over South Alabama on Tuesday night The Hornets( 9- 2) trailed 61- 59, before Smith' s shot. The Huskies took a 79- 72 lead on Conroy' s runner with 2: 18 remaining, but Shelton made two baskets to cut it to 79- 76 with 1: 48 left. NORFOLK, Va( AP- Tasha Humphrey made a go- ahead turnaround jumper with 58 seconds left and Ashley Houts hit eight free throws in the final 41 seconds as Georgia outlasted Iowa 67- 61 on Sunday in the first round of the New Orleans regional.
Sac final-game losses to determine the conference winner and playoff qualifiers Mt. Though he didn't throw 66-feet as he had hoped, Carter, usually a perfectionist, was satisfied with the victory. Quinnipiac was able to break the UConn press and had five 3s in the first half to keep it close. Once she stepped onto the court, she smiled broadly as she jogged upcourt to join her teammates. Kyle Haskin threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns for Marist, the 2003 Class 3A state champion. Don Lugo's most effective starter has been right-hander Sean Brashear (6-1, 3. 18 ERA Burroughs (11-12) vs. Harvey may be one of the few Angels having a good season, but he's not having much fun.
