Mack Montgomery had 13 points for the Lions( 3- 5, who led 40- 29 at halftime Justin Armstrong and K J Matsui added 12 apiece Mark Porter had 25 points for the Seahawks( 5- 3 Joey Mundweiler added 14 and Jamal Smith 11. It was not enough to totally satisfy a team determined to win a championship, however " It was a good game " said LSU coach Van Chancellor, whose team had 22 turnovers " But for some reason we turned it over more than we have all season " No. The advantage grew to 51- 40 on a drive by Erika Messam before Temple rallied to cut the margin to 53- 49, keyed by a three- point play by Hairston. Carolina( 31- 3) also got 13 points each from star Ivory Latta and Rashanda McCants in advancing to a second- round game Tuesday night against ninth- seeded Notre Dame( 20- 11. Today was fun" Dave Dravecky, just off the disabled list, gave up only two hits in five innings, but Giant relievers failed to protect a 3-1 lead. "I can't say I wasn't surprised" Hitting away, three pitches later, Moreland indeed hit away He doubled into right field to score a run. Washington led 27- 24 at halftime, getting 13 points on 5- for- 9 shooting from Hicks in the first half.
Leinart set an Orange Bowl record with his five scoring tosses and Jason White spent another BCS title game running for his life. The Huskies then scored twice to start the third quarter and take command. Helu put to rest any concerns about hamstring problems that bothered him last season and in preseason practices. But he was 8- of- 12 in this one and scored 12 points in the first 7# 189; minutes of the second half, when the Cyclones first started to pull away " It' s just the law of mathematics.
In other City 4-A quarterfinal games: El Camino Real 6, Banning 1-Lisa Huffaker hit a two-run home run in the second inning to key a five-run rally at El Camino Real. All you knew was that the famed and flamboyant Augie Garrido, who led Fullerton to four College World Series appearances and two national titles, was leaving for, of all places, Illinois Good ol' Augie His program matched his personality: It had a swagger to it. "Her times have dropped dramatically" Patrick, who cleared 5-feet 10-inches on her final try to win the high jump last year, is going to have a tougher time defending her title. "I just wonder where people get these ideas" Keith Acton, used only sparingly by the Oilers since being acquired in a January trade with the Minnesota North Stars, scored the game-winning goal, re-directing a shot by Steve Smith at 1 minute 15 seconds of the third period to break a 1-1 tie. Tim Parham, one of their two seniors, added 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Lopez (10-4) gave up her only hit, a bunt single, to Faha Banks in the first inning. He also grabbed seven rebounds, matching Colin Lien for the team- high. The Commodores extended their lead to 26- 19 two minutes into the second half, but the Lumberjacks closed within 29- 27 on a basket by Wahl basket with 14: 19 remaining. In the second set, however, Grant's fatigue was more apparent. After losing the opener of their Western Conference semifinal playoff series to the Lakers by 19 points, the Jazz have won two straight games to take a 2-1 lead over the defending NBA champions in the series, which resumes today "I'm surprised but not excited I'll be excited if we win the series" Malone said "We can't celebrate yet Sunday is the biggest game of the season If we go back to L. A with a 3-1 lead, that will be a tremendous advantage for us. The Gophers( 6- 2) led by five points with 34 seconds to play before Squeaky Johnson and Marvett McDonald hit consecutive 3- pointers to tie the game at 68 with 10 6 seconds to go. Omarr Conner threw for 135 yards and a touchdown in his first start a quarterback for the Bulldogs, who scored on their first two possessions of the second half to break a scoreless tie " Coach let us know that we are the hardest- working, hardest- conditioning team in the nation " Conner said[ Croom] gave us a great talk at the half, and we came out motivated.
20 Nevada saw a 22- point lead all but disappear before hanging on to overcome poor free throw shooting and beat Louisiana- Lafayette 65- 58 on Thursday night. Freshman Donald Sims scored 24 points off the bench Saturday- including 10 in a row in the first half- as Appalachian State defeated Arkansas 74- 67 on a neutral court ringed with red- clad Razorbacks fans. The Blue Devils took immediate advantage with a 15- 0 burst, which included a pair of 3- pointers from Redick and Sean Dockery' s alley- oop pass to Nelson, who threw down a one- handed slam in transition for a 16- 2 lead with 12: 18 left. Two plays later, he connected on the first pass of his college career for a 17- yard scoring pass that put Duke ahead on its way to a 35- 19 win over the Black Knights " I just ran in there, threw that, and just all you can do is be the happiest kid ever and run down there and go celebrate with my team " the redshirt freshman said.
Richmond' s Jermaine Bucknor hit a 3- pointer to cut it to 63- 62 with six seconds remaining. This is our first road game, too, and I think this game shows where we stand and how much work we need to do " said Notre Dame guard Lindsay Schrader, who had 10 points and eight rebounds. C( AP- Led by veteran coach Wendy Larry, Old Dominion knew exactly what to expect when the Monarchs showed up at Duke But things still turned out worse than they hoped No. Then, after Lendl had signed with ProServ, the agency packaged the two players to ensure that Fibak got the money he was promised.
11 AP) on Thursday night, their third win in a row over a Top 25 team " A lot of teammates were saying that should be my goal " Gant said of scoring 21 points " I was just going out playing hard " Texas A& M( 23- 7, 11- 5 Big 12) finished the regular season with wins in 10 of its last 11 games after starting conference play 1- 4. Y( Ticker- Greeba Barlow led four players in double figures with 20 points as No 25 St. Valencia shortstop Mike Edwards is approaching two county records as the Tigers open play in the 4-A division by playing host to Northview in the opening round in Placentia. "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. This is the fifth straight season the Blue Devils have been ranked No. 2 seed Stanford 76- 69 in the Kansas City Regional final Tuesday night " Well, I tell you, Michigan State is the best " coach Joanne P.
We're committed to it" Cox said his commitment is to the stockpiling of young pitchers He said it was the fastest route to respectability. UConn used a 12- play, 60- yard drive in the third quarter to make it 31- 7, after Todman ran it in from 2- yards out. Idaho answered with a 12- 3 run to pull within 17- 16 on a 3- pointer by MacKenzie Flynn with 6: 52 left in the half, but Montana built a 34- 22 lead after a 3- pointer by Morales with 28 seconds left in the half. That kicked off a 19- 0 run that ended on a jumper by Angie Bjorklund to put the Lady Vols up 19- 6 with 11: 18 before halftime. "But, since I'm the general manager of the team in the position we are, now is the time not only to get things done, but to also be wary.
The Lumberjacks went nine minutes without a field goal in the first half to trail 28- 18 with 7: 46 left. Marc Jackson and Richard Chaney each scored 12 points for the Utes, who used a 13- 0 run and held Wyoming( 14- 9, 6- 4) scoreless for a 7- minute stretch to pull away midway through the second half. It's like being 20 years younger and you're facing Sal Maglie again and the ball is coming right at your head and you scramble and fall down to escape it and the umpire, Tom Gorman, goes out to have a talk with Sal the Barber. "I expect the fans to be very loud, boisterous, obnoxious and filthy" he had told the San Diego Tribune in advance. They earned a third straight trip to the NCAA Tournament with a convincing 67- 53 win over Ball State in the MAC tournament championship on Saturday. But the Herd found themselves trailing 65- 60 after Kennesaw State( 4- 7) went on a 23- 10 run down the stretch. Utah( 27- 4) seemed ready to roll into Saturday' s championship game before nearly collapsing against UNLV' s pressure defense.
The Golden Eagles pulled him down for several losses as he rushed for minus- 13 yards in the third quarter Thomas still ended his season averaging 179 9 yards, surpassing the previous freshman record of 158 8 yards set by Marshall Faulk of San Diego State in 1991. He has really stepped it up " Trailing by 13 points at the half, the Hornets got within 55- 46 with 15: 43 to go. Kevin Spicer grabbed a game- high 17 rebounds and Savage had nine for the Hornets, who dominated the board 54- 37 The Bulldogs hit 40. Earlier Sunday, 14th- ranked Minnesota defeated UNLV 77- 69. He tossed up an airball as the shot- clock expired and missed on a drive. If the bowls themselves drew up a playoff plan that was adopted by the NCAA, it actually could increase interest in the games. MIAMI — Bowl game officials live in fear of one word: playoff. FAMU( 3- 5) closed to 16- 10, but UNI went on a 14- 3 run to push its lead to 30- 13 late in the first half UNI led 37- 24 at the break.
