The Demon Deacons lost without him, a defeat that probably cost them a No 1 seed in the NCAAs But back in his white No 3 jersey, Paul dominated in the second half When Wake needed a steal or basket, he got one. Detroit immediately responded with a 3- pointer by Jon Goode and a basket by Cotton to go in front for good. But starting the drive at the Beaver 45, Foles engineered a five- play drive and found Terrell Turner wide open in the end zone. State got out more in transition off missed shots early in the second half, with Atsur finding Bethel for a fast- break layup and Cedric Simmons for a dunk to start a run of five straight possessions with a basket. Giles had 10 rebounds for the Jayhawks, who beat the Waves( 2- 7) for the eighth straight time and own an 8- 1 lead in the series. SYRACUSE, N. "I was coaching at Big Bear High (in 1979-80) and a kid came up to me and said he thought he was a homosexual It was troubling him It shocked me.
Troyer got Pacific going early with a pair of 3- pointers in the first five minutes. Leading scorer Alyssa Hollins, who averages 15 points, struggled from the floor, shooting 5- for- 19 with 14 points. Crystal Langhorne, who needed just five points to become Maryland' s career scoring leader, had 20 points and 16 rebounds, and Marissa Coleman scored 13 points. After trailing by 15 in the first half, the Bluejays clawed within nine at halftime and then closed within 58- 56 with 7: 49 to play. Nebraska' s Daniel Bullocks picked up the ball on the 10 and took it in for the touchdown, bringing Nebraska to 24- 21. But then Alexander missed another 3 and Efejuku was fouled on the rebound He missed the front end of a one- and- one Butler hit a pair of free throws for West Virginia with 9.
The Spiders( 5- 5) continued to struggle in first- year coach Chris Mooney' s Princeton offense, however, shooting just 26 percent. But Jaskowiak hit two foul shots to make it a seven- point game with 47 5 seconds left. WASHINGTON( AP- Brandon Bowman scored 23 points and Georgetown held Citadel to 23 percent shooting to deliver a 69- 34 win Friday night, the first for new Hoya coach John Thompson. It also was their fifth straight loss in the Cotton Bowl " We just had too many mistakes " said quarterback Reggie McNeal, who was 23- of- 38 for 241 yards and a touchdown. Hawaii( 3- 4, 3- 3) is 0- 3 on the road this season and has been outscored 158- 52 away from home. 19 Brigham Young, which won its 10th straight and remained unbeaten in the Mountain West Conference by beating 16th- ranked New Mexico 60- 55 Thursday night " They were pressuring me, so I knew I couldn' t really get an open shot.
Denny Bies completed nine of 18 passes for 67 yards and an interception for the Wolves( 1- 4, who were coming off 52- 49 quadruple- overtime victory last weekend over Western Washington. Tate completed 32- of- 55 passes for 346 yards and three touchdowns. The Mavericks wanted to trade All-Star forward Mark Aguirre and Tarpley, the seventh player picked in the 1986 draft, to the Lakers for star forward James Worthy The deal, however, fell through and Tarpley has no regrets. Tommie Liddell led Saint Louis with 15 points while Vouyoukas had 12 in the losing effort. Watts is similar to Mullins in that he is huge for a high school sprinter, a man running against boys.
The Rangers gave Kilgus all the support he needed in the first inning, getting two runs. Walters, Collins and Alfred Neale carried New Mexico' s offense on a night when Danny Granger, the team' s leading scorer and rebounder a year ago, wasn' t much of a factor. "He may be overlooked" Manager Tony LaRussa said, "but believe me, every team in the league respects him We certainly appreciate him. When the landing brought in three new boats, Cook operated the 85-foot America until the landing closed in 1970. At one point in the first half, the Golden Lions went more than five minutes without even getting off a shot. The game was the third of a four- game homestand against nonconference opponents for UConn, which faces Army on Saturday The Huskies return the Big East schedule on Jan 2 at St John' s. La Quinta rallied behind the blocking and spiking of Potwora and Frisby to tie the score at 8-8.
The Titans( 9- 13, 6- 6) never trailed after breaking a 5- 5 tie early in the first half. Crystal Langhorne scored 12 points, Ashleigh Newman 11, Kalika France 11 and Laura Harper 10 for the Terrapins Harper and Langhorne had 10 rebounds apiece Reserve Maripier Malo scored 9 points for the Bonnies( 2- 4. The two were entangled following a foul by Parker and quickly separated by the officials. 4 North Carolina pull out an 85- 61 victory over Virginia on Wednesday night. Chatman was decidedly happier in the second half, when the Tigers shot 59 percent and scored almost at will around the basket. "You have to be respectable out there and can't act like a clown" Canyons Coach Len Mohney swears on his Bible. Y- Delone Carter scored four touchdowns and Syracuse overcame Maine' s bag of tricks to beat the Black Bears 41- 24 on Saturday night.
Duke started a 14- 3 run in the first minute of the second half and extended the nation' s longest winning streak to 14 games with an 87- 65 win against the Cavaliers Friday night. South Florida took a 57- 55 lead on Holmes' 3- pointer from the right side with 9: 35 remaining in the game. USA Today said that owners, preparing for the worst in negotiations of a new basic labor agreement, also have authorized Barry Rona, executive director of the Player Relations Committee, to obtain a line of credit for millions of dollars above the fund. But Brittany Hunter, who missed the last three games because of soreness in her surgically repaired right knee, got the Huskies going with a pair of baskets inside.
Knepper, who will be 35 next week, always has been tough for the Cardinals. It was killing me sitting on the bench " said Hones, who missed part of her freshman season with a serious knee injury that required surgery. Harding capped the run with a 3 that made it 16- 5 with 13: 23 to go. SHREVEPORT, La( AP- Tony Weeden scored 22 points, leading Chicago State to a 64- 57 victory that extended Centenary' s losing streak to five games on Thursday night. Associated PressBIRMINGHAM, Ala( AP- Travis Peterson hit a 27- footer at the buzzer to lift Samford to a 65- 64 victory over Murray State Thursday night. 3 Connecticut finish unbeaten in the conference for the sixth time in school history with a 70- 44 victory over Rutgers( No 22 ESPN/ USA Today; No. Iran Barkley, blood streaming down his face from deep cuts over both eyes, launched a wild right hand from Desperation City late in the third round, and it connected solidly on Thomas Hearns' jaw.
A 13- 0 run keyed by six more points by McCarville buried the Hawkeyes midway through the second half " The guards were really hitting from outside early, so I knew it would open things up inside for me " said McCarville, who had just four points and two fouls in 10 minutes in the first half " I just worked on getting good position down low, deep in the post " Jamie Cavey led Iowa with 18 points and seven rebounds and Crystal Smith added 12 points for the Hawkeyes( 15- 5, 4- 5, who have lost five of seven. Four players scored during the clinching 11- point spurt that put the Flyers up by 18 points Fordham( 8- 11, 4- 4) couldn' t keep up on the boards. Glenn hit a jumper to reduce Tulsa' s deficit just three points with 10 seconds remaining. At the moment, his starting center fielder (Devon White, his starting second baseman (McLemore, one of his top relievers (Donnie Moore) and his No 2 catcher (Wynegar) are on the disabled list.
CBS has hired two new football commentators during the off-season, Dan Fouts and Gary Fencik. Bates had three foul jumps in the long jump Wednesday and didn't make the final. Iowa won this tournament, which is sponsored by EA Sports, in 1987. Dennis scored all his points in the second half for the Mean Green( 5- 1, which also got 15 points from freshman Josh White.
But the falling Stars, in the process of compiling the worst record in the National Hockey League, apparently concluded that if they were going to lose anyway, they might as well lose with younger players Acton, 30, was traded to the Oilers in January. Through the Caribbean you'll go, next to the Panama Canal and finally on to Acapulco-all in the company of Manager Cookie Rojas and a handful of players Some trip. That was the game in a nutshell " The Lady Rebels made 9- of- 23 3- pointers, including five by Johnson. Jamaal Moore got inside for a layup to tie the game before McKrieth hit Harris for the winning shot J R Harrison had 14 points for Rice. She then grabbed a rebound with 13 seconds left and hit two free throws to put it away. It was Georgetown' s first sellout at its regular home arena since 1996, when coach John Thompson and guard Allen Iverson led a Top Ten team that played at the now- demolished US Airways Arena. Romel Beck scored 21 points for UNLV( 2- 1, while Odartey Blankson added 16 points and five rebounds.
Associated PressMADISON, Wis( AP- Wisconsin certainly was bigger Dominic James said No. Both teams then combined to miss nine shots before sophomore Dana Conway hit two free throws with 1: 51 to play, making the score 56- 53. The defensive player, Robert Parish, pulled the ball straight down As he did, the ball ticked the front of the rim It was short The ball was clearly outside the rim It would not have gone into the basket. Ganz shows guts Feisty quarterback Joe Ganz led the Huskers past a Clemson team that came up flat when it mattered most, writes Tim Griffin. Landers threw for three touchdowns and ran for the go- ahead score with 1: 38 to play Saturday as top- seeded James Madison rallied to beat Villanova 31- 27 in the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals. George Washington' s only loss came in its season opener against Wake Forest " I think we are good, but I don' t think we are as good as our rating is " Hobbs said " Good teams are able to concentrate and focus when they go on the road That is what we' re after That' s the challenge for this basketball team.
Dunston seems to have rid himself of the pressure that came from being a No 1 pick from New York. He had 27 in the previous three games, including 10 in a double- overtime victory over Texas Tech in the consolation game of the tournament " I think Mr. Nicholson was just as effective on offense, scoring 18 points and grabbing seven rebounds in the first half before finishing 11- of- 16 from the floor " He( Nicholson) gives you such a dimension on the inside to throw it to " Carroll said " He has great hands, he can score it, but he can pass it. But it was just a matter of time before the Commodores got going " Coach told us that wasn' t acceptable at all for us to have 15 at halftime. It's been tough" For McKeon, however, another loss has been even more difficult to endure. "Linty probably did not have as much luck with Cal as he did with the rest of the world" Brock also holds that the switch-hitters in Cal's lineup bat better against right-handers. Washington, a sophomore guard, gave the Pride the lead for good when he hit his only 3- pointer of the game as the shot clock was running out, making it 76- 74 with 1: 01 to play.
