In their previous meeting last November, Temple nearly became the second team to beat the Lady Vols at home since the AP poll started in 1976 The unranked Owls fell 52- 48 to then- No 1 Tennessee " We remembered that. Five players logged at least 30 minutes in this one " We just trapped and pressured[ Wolfpack point guard Engin Atsur] until he got tired, and when he got tired, we went in for the kill, just trapped everything, denied passes " guard Ty Lawson said " He' s not as good as when he' s walking the ball up the court, so we just pushed him the whole way " Lowe, who for several days had been suffering from flulike symptoms, was taken to a hospital at halftime with dehydration. Kansas State took the lead for good, 30- 28, on Taybron' s dunk with 3: 55 left in the half. Murray State( 13- 13, 11- 7) had two opportunities to tie the game in the final 30 seconds but a charging foul called on Ed Horton and a missed 3- pointer by Tyler Holloway ensured the Tennessee State victory. The Gophers grabbed a 26- 22 lead, the biggest by any team during an even first half, on Aaron Robinson' s first of three 3- pointers.
Smith, who is sitting out the rest of the season, will plead not guilty, his lawyer says. Roberts was 7- of- 15 from the field and Castro was 9- of- 12 in shooting. Baylor did not lead until Patrick Fields hit a free throw with 2: 52 left in the first half to give the Bears a 30- 29 edge. Richmond' s Jermaine Bucknor, who was only 1- of- 13 from the field, missed a 3- pointer that would have put the Spiders ahead, and Gray hit a 3 to make it 41- 37. "He had good off-speed stuff and he had our hitters off stride" Helms said, before turning the club back to Manager Pete Rose.
I' ve got to do a better job; that' s what it comes down to " he added " We didn' t execute well tonight " It was 51- all before Hall made a putback, Carl Elliott added a tip- in and Pinnock followed with a dunk to give the Colonials the lead for good. Two-out doubles by Tony Fernandez and Lloyd Moseby made it 3-0. "I was nervous going out to pitch the eighth" said Gooden, who allowed three runs and five hits in the final two innings "It was a strange feeling walking out there It was weird You come so far. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo( AP- Methodical as a metronome on offense, pesky and persistent on defense, Air Force added a win over a Big East opponent to its fast- growing list of accomplishments. Because of that, says Orange Bowl Executive Director Steve Hatchell, the bowls should begin thinking about drawing up a playoff plan that would incorporate the existing games.
Five points are awarded to a horse for victory in any of the races, three for second and one for third. The victory is a high point in Novak' s quest to make Northern Illinois into a mid- major powerhouse. The game- played at Villanova rather than at the Palestra, home of the Big 5- was no Big 5 classic. Before long, the Boston College student body would join him on the court. The former Texas high school star burst through a seam on the left side and ran untouched down the sideline for a 40- yard score to put Oklahoma ahead 24- 7 late in the third quarter. In the Formula Russell race, which features Mazda-powered open-wheel cars, Kevin Bollinger of Granada Hills won and Norm Breedlove of Tustin finished third.
Dave Smith (2-2, the third of four Houston pitchers, got the victory despite allowing the Giants to tie the game in the eighth. Despite her protestations of single-minded dedication, Robin Rose has a distinctly sentimental streak, which expresses itself primarily in a fierce loyalty toward her parents, Ben and Florence Friedman"I come from a family of workaholics" she says, recalling the days her father drove a cab and worked on an automobile assembly line to supplement the meager profits of his small furniture factory. Diamond Bar High School's 3-2 victory over Esperanza in the Southern Section 5-A final came down to one wild pitch, one quick-trigger third baseman and one kneeling shortstop. Jill Young (58. 8, Chickie Moiso (58. 2, Laurie Sawin (55. 7) and d'Layne Kerr (55. 0) combined for the effort that placed them behind winner Hawthorne (3:47. 32) and Locke (3:48. 19. Lance Pinnell walked, setting the stage of the tying hit, Robbie Bailey's two-run single to right. It was 45- 34 before Golob hit a 3- pointer and then dished to Boykin for a layup to make it a 16- point lead. The Mountaineers need to beat Pittsburgh and have Boston College lose to claim the BCS berth " It' s what we' ve worked for all year " O' Brien said " We' ve put ourselves in great position.
Although the Bulldogs (17-6) are ranked just one spot ahead of the Bruins (17-9, the home-court advantage made Georgia that much more of a favorite. Michael White led Pacific( 8- 14, 4- 5) with game- high totals of 20 points and nine rebounds. It was 62- all before Will Bowers put Maryland ahead for good with a follow- dunk. The injury- depleted Cardinals were coming off a 70- 67 loss at Houston on Wednesday and Pitino sensed his team' s morale was low. Bales finished her Duke career by matching her season high of 21 points, and she blocked four shots but fell one shy of the NCAA single- season record of 152. Collins also grabbed nine rebounds and made all 10 of his free throws, including six in the last six minutes for the Hokies( 9- 6, 2- 2 Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Dolphins( 15- 11, 11- 8 Atlantic Sun Conference) broke a 55- 55 tie on a 3- pointer by Quaintance, who also grabbed nine rebounds. The 400-kilometer event, run over the 2. 62-mile road circuit on the track that is set for demolition later this summer, was also marred by a red flag that halted the event for more than 25 minutes, and seven yellow flags. Canisius( 0- 7, 0- 1 MAAC) countered with an 8- 1 run, closing to within four after Shaun James hit a pair of free throws to make the score 44- 40 with 6: 15 to play But the Golden Griffins came no closer. That helped on the outside for wing Ann Strother, who finished with 17 points and made 3- of- 6 3- pointers " Anytime you can establish yourself on the inside, that opens up things a lot for your perimeter players " Turner said " It' s kind of hard for teams to balance guarding both of us " The third- seeded Huskies built on an eight- point halftime lead with a 24- 2 run Strother had 12, including two 3- pointers.
The Hoyas, who suffered their fourth straight season- opening loss, gave up 519 yards of total offense to the Cursaders. BIRMINGHAM, Ala( AP- Justin Ray rushed for 75 yards and scored a touchdown to help lead Samford to a 37- 7 victory over Miles Thursday night. "If we had kept playing, they probably would have tied it again" As it is, though, the Sockers have taken a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series with one more game scheduled for San Diego Friday night before the teams go to Cleveland for three Maybe by then, they will be warmed up. 3 Boston College( 23- 2, 12- 2) from clinching the Big East regular- season title The Eagles beat Seton Hall 70- 58 earlier Saturday. The Bruins scored just four baskets in the final 6: 58- and three of them came in the final minute, making the game appear closer than it was. Jonathan Amos added 12 points and Ridley Johnson chipped in 10 points for the Rockets. SALT LAKE CITY( AP- Kim Smith had 17 points and Shona Thorburn 16 for No.
