NEW BRITAIN, Conn( AP- Darnell Harris made two free throws with no time showing on the clock in the fourth overtime to give LaSalle a 107- 106 victory over Central Connecticut Saturday. He called it a one- way discussion " Coach came in there at screamed at us and told us what we had to do " Connecticut guard Taliek Brown said " We had to play harder and bring energy to the game. Western' s bench outscored IUPUI' s bench, 18- 5, led by six points each from Shawntes Gary and Wes deVries. In the second period, ASU went on a 15- 2 scoring binge behind Davie and Sims to give the Lady Indians the lead at 42- 33 Arkansas State never trailed after that Jada Frazier led the Lady Privateers with 23 points Talishia Young had 10. The shot capped another in a recent series of tight games between the teams: LSU' s 62- 60 win in the 2004 NCAA West Regional final, LSU' s 65- 64 win in Athens last season and the Lady Tigers' 57- 55 home victory over the Lady Bulldogs on Jan 7.
There wasn' t a lot of celebrating on the floor " Baylor coach Kim Mulkey- Robertson said " Sure we' re happy. He injured his right shoulder in the previous game, a 64- 61 victory over Coastal Carolina, and watched this one with his arm in a sling. 9 points per game, had just seven on 3- of- 11 shooting after suffering an apparent ankle injury midway through the first half He returned soon after. Saint Mary' s closed out the first half with a 15- 4 run to take a 32- 20 lead at halftime. He threw for one score- a 77- yard bomb to Greg Lee- and ran for another. Montana' s first touchdown came on a drive when the Grizzlies converted a fourth- and- 4 play with a 20- yard pass from Ochs to Heidelberger.
The two- time Pac- 10 player of the year, who missed the final two conference games with a hamstring injury, was named tournament MVP. And by the seventh inning, when he had to pinch-hit for Noboa, Rojas was down to desperation moves-shifting outfielder Chico Walker to second base and moving first baseman Jim Eppard to the outfield "I've never seen anything like this in my life" Rojas said. "It really doesn't matter, especially not anymore" Mayne said. But, hidden by his team's record, Lane's accomplishments as a four-year varsity starter went virtually unnoticed This is nothing new for Lane.
He was just 6- for- 14 and an interception in the first half and Michigan State( 9- 4) led 6- 3. First, he converted a four- point play when he was fouled on his 3- point field goal. Oregon dominated the boards with 45 rebounds against 36 for Colorado State Oregon shot 42 4 percent from the field, besting Colorado State' s 33 9 percent. The Sea Spray on the morning trip scored with 67 calico bass, 21 sculpin and 18 bonito.
Jon Mills added 12 points for Samford( 12- 8, 7- 2 Ohio Valley Conference) and Bryan Boerjan had 10 The team shot 51 2 percent from the field and led 32- 19 at halftime. Derek Coleman added 12 points and Chaz McCrommon had 11 for the Colonials, who last beat the Dukes on Dec 22, 1990, at Duquesne. Azusa Pacific advanced to area playoffs by winning the NAIA District 3 playoffs in three straight games last week, including a 4-1 victory over regular-season champion Westmont in the finale. But despite losing by only 3 lengths in the Derby, Risen Star was the fourth betting choice before 81,282 at Pimlico and paid $15. 60, $7. 80 and $4 while earning $413,700. Any questions about the ruling were put aside when Roseanna Garcia followed with a single to left field that scored Finley.
Allyssa DeHaan, a 6- foot- 9 freshman, also struggled for Michigan State( No 18 ESPN/ USA Today; No 20 AP After averaging 24 points and 9. However, Miles Walker and Paul Charlesworth came back to post three-set victories and tie the match at 3-3 heading into doubles play. Minnesota 8, Texas 6-Paul Kilgus appeared on his way to his seventh victory until he blew his cool at Minneapolis. They' ve won their past 24 games- the country' s longest streak- and have taken their last 31 contests against league opponents. At the other end, Neale was scoring nine of New Mexico' s first 11 points. Southern Illinois( 15- 5, 6- 2) went five minutes without scoring as Southwest Missouri raced to a 73- 50 lead with eight minutes left.
A decision is expected Wednesday regarding his status for Cal' s season- opener Friday at Eastern Michigan. ANN ARBOR, Mich( AP- Courtney Sims scored a career- high 33 points and had 13 rebounds Wednesday night to lead Michigan to a 69- 49 win over Delaware State. "I told Glenn about the draw" said UC Irvine Coach Greg Patton "And he didn't flinch. The young Bulldogs scored only two points in the first eight minutes and shot only 17 1 percent from the field in the first half Georgia' s only lead was 2- 0. On the next play, Durant found Jon Hamlett open in the back of the end zone, giving the Tar Heels a 27- 16 lead.
Josh Goodwin, who had been averaging over 15 points per game, was held to only 2 points on 1- of- 9 shooting. The kids showed a lot of patience and desire until the talent just took over " Worley led Delaware State with 13 points, and Roundtree added 11 " We feel like we gained some respect, but we still feel like we could have won the game " forward Terrance Hunter said " Nobody gave us a chance " For Krzyzewski, the outcome probably reminded him of a similar matchup in the 1986 tournament, when the top- seeded Blue Devils narrowly beat Mississippi Valley State 85- 78. The Redondo Special on its morning trip at Rocky Point returned with 71 barracuda, 36 bonito, 12 sculpin and 2 halibut. Though the game was tied at 24 at halftime, Billy Kennedy " felt great about the game " We had the tempo we needed and the guys were playing hard " he said " There weren' t a lot of possessions, so you have to give credit to the guys for how they played in the biggest game of the year " Woods scored on a short jumper with 6: 06 to play to put SLU ahead 41- 32.
The Ducks stayed with Stanford on boards, grabbing 33 to the Cardinal' s 35. That wouldn' t have been a problem if the Sun Devils could have contained Black " Chante Black hurt us, not only on the boards but in scoring " Arizona State coach Charli Turner Thorne said. The Sooners( 13- 1, 3- 0) last year were the first team to go undefeated in the 11- year- old Big 12, but they lost to Stanford in the NCAA Tournament round of 16. The Blue Devils got as close as two points with 13: 40 remaining but couldn' t stop LSU " I' m so proud of this team " Duke coach Gail Goestenkors said " I know they' ve come much farther than anyone could have guessed ". Lambert played for the Lady Bears two seasons from 2000 to 2002 after transferring from Grayson Community College and scored 1, 315 career points. For the Gaels, from nearby Moraga, this is a tough weekend that could be a valuable experience once they begin the West Coast Conference schedule " We played really hard but missed some key rebounds, a lot of key rebounds " Smith said.
Sherrill Baker, who had six steals, scored eight of her 13 points during that stretch Alexis Kendrick led Georgia with 17 points. Butler led by as many as 26 in the first half and had a 38- 16 advantage at the break. Shelby, shrugging off his seventh-inning error that erased a 5-3 Dodger lead, lined a ninth-inning double that drove in Kirk Gibson with the tying run. Valparaiso also was much more accurate from 3- point range, going 10- for- 20 or 50 percent, compared with 2- for- 18 or 11 1 percent for Oakland.
