UConn had been averaging 17 turnovers a game, but played through the first 10 minutes without one and committed just two fouls in the half The Huskies led by as many as 20 in the half. Illinois' slower tempo and grind- it- out style won out against the Buckeyes " It was the pace we wanted " Law said " We knew they were going to come out and try to get their transition, and that was one of the keys- we had to stop their transition. Bradley' s banked 3- pointer from the top of the key started a final push by No. Since obtaining Brunansky from Minnesota for second baseman Tommy Herr, the Cardinals are 15-8. Having sustained it through the regular season, Mayne will take his streak into the postseason today, when 11th-ranked Fullerton (37-16) plays Missouri (41-20) in the first round of the NCAA South Regional at Starkville, Miss.

Obviously, that wasn' t the same team that played Brown " Thomas Gardner scored all but three of his 18 points in the second half for the Tigers, who advanced to the semifinals on Tuesday in Kansas City. He is batting . 308, and his home run and a third-inning bunt single extended his hitting streak to seven games. Sorrentine combined for 57 points as Vermont beat Hartford 89- 45 Sunday. Middle Tennessee, with vocal fan support, managed to stay close and even tied the game at 9: 33 on a shot by Kanaskie, son of Penn State associate head coach Kurt Kanaskie.

But Statham answered with a third- down screen pass to Josh Allen, who weaved his way for a 72- yard score and a 10- point cushion. 13 West Virginia and blocked the potential winning shot, was named the tournament' s MVP. A couple of times they yelled during a point in that last match but that was to be expected They were rooting for Georgia. "It was hairy going out there today but we couldn't wait until next weekend.

Back then, future NBA Hall of Famer Calvin Murphy helped the Eagles to a 1- 2 record under the Tournament' s old format. McNeal put the finishing touches on the blowout with an 84- yard pass to Kerry Franks in the fourth quarter. Louisville finished with 19 assists, their highest total since a season- opening rout of Hartford. Golden State Warriors personnel director Jack McMahon told Philadelphia 76ers Coach Jimmy Lynam to sign Graham and pair them up. Gold medalist Brian Boitano was scheduled Saturday to arrive in Chicago at 3 p. m, be at Comiskey Park to throw out the first ball at a White Sox game at 6 p. m, appear for a television interview and then be at Chicago Stadium for the figure skating show at 8 p. m. The Reds are next to last in the National League in fielding.

"I think about how close I came to not being here" McWilliams said "This is the best I've thrown in three years. Both teams displayed little defense in the opening 20 minutes. He had blanked the Seattle Mariners on 4 hits in his previous start. The closest South Florida got after that was 14 points with 8: 25 remaining. But the Americans were sluggish and clearly suffering from jet lag, having arrived in Seoul just 15 hours before the match. In all, three Arkansas players- Ervin, Darian Townes and Patrick Beverley- scored double digits for the Razorbacks, who have now won four straight games.

And with their shooters, it' s a very well- balanced Baylor attack ". Paterno, college football' s leader in bowl appearances( 34, led the Nittany Lions( 9- 4) in a thriller that brought him his record 23rd postseason win. Tuesday night was a much different story " It was tremendous focus " Carson said " We understood the things that we did wrong " With Connecticut leading 45- 42 on Charde Houston' s layup with 7: 56 left in the second half, Rutgers turned up its defense, going on a 11- 0 run over the next 7: 30 to take a 53- 45 lead on Carson' s free throws with 31 4 seconds left. "If we keep getting production out of the lower part of the lineup, we're really going to be tough because I don't see our pitching faltering at all" St. Northern Arizona missed 12 field goals, and its only scoring was on four free throws before Ruben Boykin ended the drought with a 12- foot jumper with 6: 30 left in the first half.

After huddling at midcourt, the Spartans walked to the edge of the floor and saluted the Final Four- record crowd of 72, 456, about two- thirds of which was pulling for Michigan State. Mississippi State( 12- 6, 0- 3) hit their first field goal with 17: 18 left in the first half, but LSU then built a 22- point lead during the next eight minutes through a 17- 2 run. 7 AP) to a 60- 56 victory " He is a good player " Krzyzewski said " That' s a huge step for Lee " With Tech focusing its defense on J J. As usual, the Lakers placed all vacation plans on hold until June at the earliest by sending the Jazz packing, 109-98, in the seventh game of the NBA Western Conference semifinals. The Golden Griffins( 8- 13, 6- 6 Metro Atlantic Athletic) opened with the game' s first six points and were up by as many as 10 before taking a 35- 27 lead at halftime.

Paul- Etienne also scored on a 29- yard run in the second quarter. "Every day you felt the team peaked" Timely hitting and solid defense fortified the streak that included consecutive wins over Fullerton, Cerritos, Golden West and Mt Sac. He was relieved by freshman Kyle Israel in the fourth quarter " What I did was open up all of the positions and said' The guy who practices best will play " O' Leary said " No one has really jumped out and separated themselves " Attendance was announced at 32, 224, UCF' s largest home crowd since 50, 200 saw the Knights lose to Virginia Tech on Nov 11, 2000. "At the beginning of the year, so much was made of us being in the 4-A now. 13 Michigan State 80- 75 Sunday in the championship game of the Rainbow Wahine Classic. Wednesday afternoon, some of the Pistons visited Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion Others made the rounds of local clubs.