Ontario Harper' s fall- away 3 just before the buzzer put Mississippi State up 40- 32 at halftime. And still he beat the Angels, 5-2, in front of a Bat Day audience of 46,598 fans, many of them there to watch baseball's Great One. TALLAHASSEE, Fla( AP- Tony Tate scored 19 points, including nine in the final two minutes, to lead Florida A& M to a 67- 60 comeback win over South Carolina State on Monday night. The Aggies( 12- 1, 1- 1 Big 12) are off to their best start since 1959- 60, and Gillispie has made the best debut in school history.
Xavier finished with six blocks, three by Thornton, and held the Rattlers to 36 percent shooting The Musketeers also had 13 steals and forced 23 turnovers. After three turnovers in the first 7: 20, the teams settled down. Terrence Williams had 11 points and nine rebounds, and Edgar Sosa chipped in with 10 points for Louisville, who was playing their second of five straight home games. Oregon State used an 18- 1 run in the second half to get within four at 47- 43, and an 11- 0 stretch later helped the Beavers tie the game at 55. BATON ROUGE, La( AP- Despite being the focus of Michigan State' s defense, Seimone Augustus still scored 20 points for LSU in a matchup of two of last year' s Final Four teams. DURHAM, N.
Two years ago when Boston College beat the Irish in South Bend, the Eagles tore up pieces of turf from Notre Dame Stadium, just as they had after a win in 1999. The Gophers, meanwhile, improved to 2- 0 in conference play for first time under Monson and for the first time since the 1997 Final Four season. His first points came with 6# 189; minutes left in the game when Duke led by 15. 5 " I feel we can be with the best in the years to come if you want to look ahead " The Illini jumped to a 20- 3 lead on Williams' playmaking.
Rhode Island( 4- 20, 2- 11, which has lost nine in a row, was led by Hazelton with 22 points and Lucky with 14 Rhode Island held its last lead at 17- 16. Then she jumped to catch a pass from Zolman by the basket, but dumped it off in mid- air to Spencer for an easy two points She got another steal and streaked toward the basket. All 12 players scored for Ohio State, which was coming off a dramatic 67- 65 victory at No 12 Michigan State on Sunday. Darrel Felder hit a free throw to get UNC- Wilmington within 66- 65 with 2: 34 left, but Agudio' s jumper with 26 seconds remaining sealed the victory.
They' re just really difficult to guard " Nebraska coach Connie Yori said " It starts with Courtney, but Courtney' s got shooters around her and she' s been unselfish and passed the ball so well. Hatchell and Latta don' t expect that to happen " That' s what I have to make sure, that we' re of that one mind " Latta said " I think the team realizes that ". Rhode Island made just 11 of 26 free throws in the game, while Iona was 11- of- 13 at the line. Tennessee Tech scored four points in the final three seconds of the half on baskets by Davis and Fisher to take a 36- 25 halftime lead.
It was the Rams' first matchup against a ranked team this season and they completed a stretch with seven of eight games either on the road or at a neutral site. Louisiana Tech( 17- 13) had been to 25 straight NCAA Tournaments, a distinction the Lady Techsters shared with perennial power Tennessee " We knew we had to win the tournament to get in " Tech coach Chris Long said " We' ll go back to work, we' ve recruited a lot of new players. "He said it was a little one, luckily, but it still wrecked the right side of the car. It' s kind of uncharacteristic of us " It was the 22nd straight victory for the Buckeyes, who will be playing for the national title Monday night for the fifth time in school history They won the 1960 title, then lost the next two years. 11 AP) beat host Florida Atlantic 88- 38 on Sunday in the championship game of the FAU Thanksgiving Classic. Austrie said he' s has been making the most of the talent surrounding him " It makes the game so much easier for me " Austrie said " Playing with these guys has really stepped up my game to another level " Against Quinnipiac, it was Hilton Armstrong taking over the game for the Huskies, who found themselves trailing by six early in the first half.
Horne hit three quick jumpers and two 3s, helping the Falcons take an 18- 10 lead with 9: 36 left in the first half. Kentucky beat Georgia State 77- 59 last season in Lexington. Colorado State( 5- 7) was led in scoring by Marcus Walker, who finished with 17 points Stuart Creason added 14 and Gardner had 13. Michigan broke the game open with a 15- 0 run late in the first half. Stanford was down to eight scholarship players and a walk- on when freshman center Peter Prowitt was unable to go following a sprained left ankle suffered during practice on Monday. 2 Texas in the title game " We passed the ball better than last night " Smith said " And we took better shots. Associated PressHARTFORD, Conn- Maryland fell into Mississippi' s trap and the defending NCAA champion never got out.
