Or is it? As usual in silver and blackdom, there are more questions than answers, by however many questions you wish to pose. He just didn' t have a good game offensively " Houston pressured Memphis out of its offensive rhythm in the first 13 minutes, picking up the Tigers at halfcourt and pushing them outside their normal offensive sets. SPOKANE, Wash( AP- Hassan Adams says the unranked Arizona Wildcats are too busy winning games to worry about falling out of the Top 25 " We like flying under the radar " Adams said after scoring 25 points Thursday night in a 70- 52 win over Washington State in the Pac- 10 opener for both teams " If we make it to the Final Four, we won' t care what( ranking) number is beside our name " The Wildcats( 8- 3, ranked in 312 consecutive regular- season polls until last week, opened defense of their Pac- 10 regular- season championship by extending their winning streak to six The Cougars, 7- 3, were led by Derrick Low' s 11 points. Nicchaeus Doaks added 19 overall and Keddric Mays scored 10 points for Chattanooga, which shot 45 percent from the floor. 21 AP) West Virginia( 8- 2, 4- 1, which ends its season Thursday against Pittsburgh. "A lot of people said that she hadn't beaten much in the Santa Anita Derby" he said.
Atlee Hammaker yielded only two hits in the last four innings. Centenary( 7- 4) also got 13 points from Nick Stallings, and Anthony Gatlin grabbed a game- high seven rebounds. With just one game left before opening Atlantic Coast Conference play at Clemson( No 20 ESPN/ USA Today, No. 19 AP) to an 85- 59 victory over Butler " I was so excited. Associated PressMOREHEAD, Ky( AP- Sophomore guard Mike Rose tossed in a game high 20 points as Eastern Kentucky defeated Morehead State 69- 61 on Thursday night. Ernest Turner and Joe Campbell each scored 13 points to lead Maine( 8- 7, 3- 3, which scored its second lowest point total of the season on 35 percent field goal shooting and only 28 percent in the second half.
Antonio Webb led Bethune- Cookman( 9- 11, 7- 2) with 18 points and Michael Williams added 13. Jordan scored 10 of his points in a 23- 9 run that put Albany on top 57- 44 midway through the second half. "I've never seen a guy score from second on an infield grounder" In came Booker, who one batter later allowed an RBI single by Howard Johnson. would not have made a difference " Gillespie said " He can rebound, but he' s not Moses Malone ". Tuberville' s assessment was kinder than Franklin' s own " We' re going to have some growing pains with this offense " he said " but any time you rush for 300 yards you' ve had a pretty good night " The shutout remained intact after the Warhawks missed their second field goal with 50 seconds left.
Brookhart said his team made too many mistakes to pull off an upset " We' re going to have to play extremely well, and they' re going to have to make some mistakes to have that opportunity " Brookhart said " They did make those mistakes, but we didn' t take advantage of them, and then( had) a couple momentum shifts early in the second half that didn' t help us " And Akron needed to slow down Wisconsin' s running game more than they did " I thought our effort was good today " Brookhart said " Our inexperience and youth showed. Fazekas, who led the Western Athletic Conference in scoring last season, picked up two fouls in the first five minutes and never found a rhythm " Nick draws so much attention from defenses that it really opens up the opportunity to take advantage of it on the perimeter " Fox said. His 11- yard TD run with 6: 25 left in the game gave UConn( 4- 1, 1- 1) the 29- 17 lead. With them cranking up the pressure and really getting in our passing lanes, it was disturbing our offense ". Noah Brown posted 10 points off the bench for the Mountaineers( 7- 8, 2- 4 Southern Conference) and Jeremy Clayton added eight rebounds. Otis was 24- of- 39 for 269 yards while Rittgers was 19- for- 39 for 147 yards and two interceptions.
They saw a game with enough plots and subplots to rival an Agatha Christie novel. BOWLING GREEN, Ohio( AP- Kate Achter scored 18 points and Carin Horne added 17 to lead Bowling Green( No 21 ESPN/ USA Today; No 25 AP) to a 92- 81 win over Robert Morris on Sunday. Said teammate Kevin Lowe: "I remember he walked up to Sather early in the playoffs, when he wasn't playing, and said, 'I don't want you to think I'm happy not playing because I'm not. After a timeout, the Eagles turned up the defense and scored the next 12 points while Syracuse missed four shots, committed one turnover and was called for a shot clock violation. 21 Nebraska' s shots weren' t falling, defense saved the day. "We talked about (winning the title) when we were sophomores" Navarro said. Old Dominion grabbed the lead early in the first half but could not extend it beyond three points.
EL PASO, Texas( AP- Boise State coach Dan Hawkins and quarterback Jared Zabransky were far from satisfied with the streaking Broncos' latest victory " We allowed too many big plays and we made too many turnovers " Hawkins said after the No. Associated PressNEW YORK( AP- Ta' Shia Phillips had 19 points and 10 rebounds to help Xavier beat Fordham 65- 42, dropping the Rams to 0- 26 on the season. Idaho fought back, closing the gap to 22- 17 when David Dubois capped an 11- 2 run with a put- back with 8: 57 left in the half That was as good as it got for Idaho. Reserve Alex Fuller added 14 points for the Lady Vols while Sidney Spencer had 13 and Nicky Anosike 10. Our players stepped up and played like we had to play " Palko completed 19 of 28 passes and finished his afternoon by throwing for two scores in the last 1: 27 of the third quarter to match the career- high five TD passes he threw against Notre Dame on Nov 13. Pat Kiscaden scored 18 points- all on 3- pointers- for the Blue Hose( 1- 11, a Division II team in the first of a four- year transition to NCAA Division I status.
Purdue made 10 3- pointers as a team, its highest total of the season, and forced 22 turnovers. It won' t be easy- four of the Tide' s last five games are against ranked Southeastern Conference opponents. In the final four minutes, Winkelman baskets twice cut Oral Roberts' lead to 10 points, but each time Jarvis responded, first with a basket and then a 3- pointer, to turn back the Bison' s rally. 5 seconds left to bring the Golden Flashes within 37- 30 at halftime. Four of those games are at home, where Washington is 14- 1 this season. Their whole game plan is to come out and be real physical and push some guys around " Meanwhile, the Aggies' aggressive pressure defense, ranked No.
Associated PressTULSA, Okla( AP- Calvin Walls tipped in a missed shot by Brett McDade with 24 seconds left and Central Florida' s Jermaine Taylor missed a floater with three seconds to go as Tulsa edged the Knights 66- 64 in overtime on Saturday. Weber State was paced by Kalispell native Becky O' Neil with 13 points and nine rebounds. Breland scored 10 points in a 16- 3 North Carolina run, capped by a 3- pointer by Heather Claytor that put North Carolina on top 33- 18 with 9: 12 left in the half. The Wolf Pack ventured into San Jose State territory on all four of their offensive possessions in the first half, but scored just 14 points thanks to a missed field goal and a failed fourth- down attempt.
The promoters of the telecast in California, from Bakersfield south to San Diego, are United Media Entertainment of Denver, which also owns the rights in a 10-state area, plus Cox Cable of San Diego and Cable Promotion Partners, which consists of Prime Ticket co-owners Jerry Buss and Bill Daniels. Things looked good for Purdue early after McCarville picked up her second foul just over 3: 30 into the game and sat out the rest of the first half. Freshman Austin Freeman scored a season- high 21 points to lead the Hoyas( 8- 0, off to their best start since opening 10- 0 in 2003 " They jumped on us so quick " Greenberg said " We lost some poise early, and they made 3s, and we never had a chance to be in the game. "I care about (the athletes) as people" said Paul Perez, Los Amigos wrestling coach "I care what happens in their life There's more to life than the coaching itself.
Turnovers plagued the Sun Devils from the opening kickoff in Berkeley when Josh Golden fumbled- though television replays showed he was probably down before the ball came loose. "Holland and Italy have led the way with women playing softball and men baseball" Smith said. They also held the Gahr ace to only six strikeouts, well below her strikeout average, according to Gahr Coach John Klein "Ocean View is a good team" Klein said "They are in the toughest league in CIF. Oregon State overcame a slow start to build a double- digit lead in the first half. The door for North Korea to enter the Olympics will stay open until the last minute, and an offer to stage some events in North Korea is still on the table, South Korea's top Olympic official said Thursday.
Kamm made one free throw to close the scoring and give the Golden Eagles( 17- 2, 5- 1) their 10th win in 11 games. Maryland, which had six players in double figures and shot 66 percent from the field, has won seven straight and 13 of 16 against the Greyhounds( 4- 6. The Tar Heels- the top seed for the first time in eight years- have high hopes of winning their first tournament title since 1998. Whitney Smith' s 3- pointer with 14: 44 remaining were the first points for the Bearkats.
Southern Mississippi( 8- 3, 7- 0) clinched at least a share of the league title and can win it outright with a victory over East Carolina. Jeremy Chappell added 14 points and Derek Coleman 12 for the Colonials( 16- 8, 8- 7 Northeast Conference. 1 points per game, finshed with just two points in 16 minutes and was benched for the final 18 minutes of the game by coach Pam Burton " I thought she was playing scared and tentative " Burton said " Jamie wasn' t getting the job done This is the NCAA Tournament. Strawberry added a 3- pointer and Gilchrist scored on a drive to put the Terps up by 14. With 1: 30 remaining in the first half, Huskies' guard Emily Florence was fouled by Traci Graham and her momentum carried her into the padded basket support where she banged her head hard.
Sylvia Fowles finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds and set the SEC career mark with her 79th double- double to lead the Lady Tigers to their second 14- 0 conference finish in four years. Johnson began the year as a starter, but by midseason, his role had changed. O' Connor was 3- for- 3 including a 52- yarder in the first quarter. The Crimson shot 56 percent from the field in the second half, limiting the Crusaders to 31 percent.
Prep Notes Aimee McDaniel, sophomore point guard at Brea-Olinda, has been invited to the Blue Star National Team Tournament scheduled for July 10-14 at William & Mary University in Williamsburg, Va. The Sun Devils took the suspense out of the game with a 12- 0 run in the first 3: 53 of the second half after Arizona' s Natalie Jones made the first basket. "There were so many people telling him how good he was that I think he suffered a mental letdown" said North assistant coach Rich Strong. . BERKELEY, Calif( AP- After losing to one Pac- 10 team last week, Colorado had a little extra incentive to beat California. LUBBOCK, Texas( AP- Kendra Wecker wasn' t really certain how she was going to do it but she knew she had to score The Kansas State forward made a layup with 7. Jenkins' basket with 30 seconds remaining gave Iona its last lead, 88- 86. The announced attendance Sunday was 11, 317, but the actual number of people in the stands was probably closer to 7, 000.
