After 12 lead changes and nine ties in the first period, Johnson dropped two quick 3- pointers to put the Bobcats up by six going into intermission. George Mason outshot the Monarchs all night, including outscoring them in the paint 38- 24 Old Dominion shot only 32 8 percent for the game, compared to George Mason' s 51 8 percent^. After two free throws by Vukusic, Purdue' s Chris Hartley hit a 3- pointer and it was 55- 51. The Cougars wasted valuable seconds after the Jones miss before fouling Cameo Hicks with 6 6 seconds to go. Pruitt and freshman Nick Young were on the floor at the same time Young' s 3- pointer capped the scoring for USC. Wright' s numbers and the final score seemed incongruous to UCSB coach Mark French " If you would have told me that Wright was going to go 0- for- 10 from the floor, I would have said that that was going to give us an opportunity to compete with them " French said " They have a lot of kids, a lot of weapons that played really well " The victory sets the Cavaliers up for a showdown with Old Dominion for state bragging rights on Tuesday night.
Associated PressstrdfjkTALLAHASSEE, Fla( AP- Darius Glover came off the bench to lead five Rattlers in double digits with 22 points as Florida A& M pulled away from Howard for a 85- 75 conference win Monday night. There were inferences to our lack of backbone and lack of character. Joseph finished 5- for- 7 on 3- pointers, and Virginia was 12- for- 26. Seattle pitching coach Billy Connors is Swift's biggest booster. If ever the Angels had a better than 50-50 opportunity against Clemens, it was Monday night. Playing without coach Art Briles, who left in late November to coach at Baylor, the Cougars extended their bowl losing streak to eight games Their last bowl win came in the 1980 Garden State Bowl. In the closing minutes, the crowd started chanting for Jessica Elway, the freshman daughter of former Cardinal and Denver Broncos great John Elway She made her first career 3- pointer with 4: 23 remaining.
"I think it would be a big mistake for them not to keep two experienced goalkeepers like Zollie and myself" Another player who would be hard to replace is forward Juli Veee, who, at 38, played brilliantly in the playoffs and for many years has been the heart and soul of this team. Kevin Kanaskie and Theryn Hudson scored 16 for Middle Tennessee and Green added 10. With just over five minutes to play, UConn took a 66- 39 lead on Mel Thomas' two free throws. UNLV beat the Warriors( 2- 1) despite the efforts of Greg Alexander, who completed 31 of 48 passes for a career high 477 yards and three touchdowns. As a team, the Ducks shot 44 percent to the Pilots 34 percent, and outrebounded Portland 38- 30 Oregon also had 10 steals. That opened up the game " Stringer took out most of her starters midway through the second half ahead by 30- plus points, but reserves added to the lead.
They offered fans free pizza and T- Shirts for arriving early The Commodores delivered with a stellar performance. Cassidy upped the Rams' advantage to 14- 3, capping a 10- play, 55 yard drive by Rhode Island with a 3- yard scamper off left tackle. For a man so skilled in public relations, Ueberroth has spent nearly four years in baseball as a shadowy figure, refusing to take credit or blame for much of anything. The Eagles had closed it to 75- 73 on Rice' s fastbreak layup with 2: 02 left, but Forbes hit two free throws and Chris Lowe, who had 17 points, scored on a driving layup to make it 79- 73. Playing on Miami' s campus for the first time since 1990, Florida struggled with its shooting The Gators entered the game shooting an NCAA- best 54 4 percent from the field, but finished at just 38 6 percent Thursday, including 32 3 percent in the first half The loss was the first at home this season for Miami. AMHERST, Mass( AP- Tim Day threw touchdown passes of 50 and 58 yards to Jason Peebler in the second half on Saturday night as Massachusetts pulled away for a 30- 20 win over Colgate. They cheered as the team warmed up and then throughout the one-hour workout After the U. S.
The Demon Deacons had four players score in double figures and shot 56 percent, but they had trouble on defense until switching to a triangle- and- two late in the game. Nik started the second half " Williams said " It' s just for tonight " Caner- Medley, who played only 19 minutes, won' t let the benching influence his play against North Carolina " I' ve always been told it' s 10 percent of what happens to you and 90 percent how you react to it " he said " I' m just going to play the same and try to win. Right about now, it's getting pretty ugly out there on the battlefield for MacLeod. In fact, the top five in the order-Carey Hess, Valerie Van Kirk, Charis Monroe, Val Douglas and Missy Coombes-managed only four hits altogether in the series, and Douglas had two of them "Our pitching is going to give up a run or two We needed our offense to get it back" Garman said. The difference is that this time Fay took it to court, which could order Sail America to accept it if she is convinced that George L.
Colorado State kept coming, including a four- point play by Jon Rakiecki, but Hall hit six free throws and Ashby sealed it with two more in the closing seconds to give Colorado its 13th straight home victory over its instate rival- barely " There was no reason for the way we defended in the second half " Copeland said " You have to do the best you can. What happened once he took the field led him to wonder why he hadn't thought of the idea much sooner He had 3 hits in 4 at-bats. Brandon Heath scored 15 points while Mohamed Camara added 10 for the Aztecs Slaughter, a 6- 9 junior averaging 16 9 points and 11. Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma was not surprised that Turner emerged as the team leader during the tournament " Just watching her in practice the last few weeks, her quickness, her focus, I could just tell that she was kind of locked into what we needed to do " Auriemma said. Oklahoma State' s Andrea Riley and Danielle Green did all they could to keep the Cowgirls in the game, scoring the team' s first 17 points.
We had a great win and we' re having fun " The Longhorns( 4- 0, 1- 0) made quick work of the Bears, scoring on their first two drives and rolling up a 37- 7 lead by halftime " We are a better team than we were out there today " said Baylor coach Guy Morriss " I am waiting for the players to start believing in themselves a little bit more " The nation' s top rushing attack continued to chew up yards on the ground, piling up 303 against the Bears( 2- 2, 0- 1. In his bungalow office on the front lot of Universal Studios, Curb, 40, said he wants to start over where he began in elective politics seven years ago to prove himself worthy of still greater trust. She shot 15- for- 27 with six 3- pointers, had 10 rebounds, eight assists, three steals and a block- and the place was rockin' with 5, 530 fans for her fabulous farewell. The Razorbacks built the lead to 48- 43, with 9: 35 left in the game.
LSU needed a good defensive effort to win and got it, holding Kentucky to 33 percent shooting and forcing 20 turnovers. Radford struggled getting into its offense against the bigger and more athletic Buffaloes and wasn' t much better on defense, allowing Colorado plenty of layups and shots in the lane. Smiley, 5-4 in his second full season and his first as a starter, struck out a career-high eight and walked two. 13, had his control, timing and pitches on the mark Thursday night, leading Monroe to a stunning 3-2 win over favored San Fernando in the City Section 4-A Division final at Dodger Stadium "I was doing a lot of things wrong" Henson said. Gbewonyo finished with a season- high 23 points for the top- seeded Highlanders( 21- 10, who defended their tournament championship and head back to the NCAA Tournament for a second straight season. Winning Colors and Risen Star, who was third in the Derby, are tied with six points each, and Brian's Time has two.
The sophomore made 8- of- 11 from the field, including four shot beyond the arc He also had six rebounds, two assists and a block. Then Donell Allick picked off a Tulane pass and returned it the length of the floor, but was fouled while shooting and missed both free throws. After Ian Vouyoukas scored inside with 14: 15 left to cut the lead to nine, Cincinnati went on a 9- 0 run capped by Kirkland' s fourth 3- pointer of the game with 12: 08 left, which made it 52- 36 Saint Louis never got closer than nine points after that. The Sun Devils' defense stuffed the Bengals again on Idaho State' s next possession, then Nixon burst up the middle to block Jon Vanderwielen' s punt. Firefighters were successful in preventing the flames from reaching areas of the factory where thousands of gallons of solvents are stored and where the paint is actually made.
The victory raised Loyola's record to 47-17, and Jones improved to 7-3. Grant Stout led the Panthers with 17 points, Eric Coleman scored 15 and McKowen added 13 Northern Iowa' s bench was scoreless. The Hokies connected on 9- of- 22 attempts from behind the arc, including 5- of- 10 from Dowdell. The Bison had hit nearly half their shots entering the game Minnesota shot 52 9 percent.
Moats, who had 143 yards and two TDs at halftime, has 1, 441 yards on the season He had 267 yards rushing against Hawaii last year Moats said the Warriors played energized by Chang' s play. THE FIELD PP HORSE JOCKEY TRAINER 1 Cefis Laffit Pincay Woody Stephens 2 Granacus Jacinto Vasquez Patrick Collins 3 Winning Colors Gary Stevens Wayne Lukas 4 Kingpost Robbie Davis Dianne Carpenter 5 Risen Star Eddie Delahoussaye Louie Roussel III 6 Brian's Time Angel Cordero John Veitch PP OWNER ODDS 1 James Ryan, Robert Kirkham 12-1 2 Steven Stavro 8-1 3 Eugene V. Missouri( 7- 8, 1- 3) pulled to 55- 52 before Iowa State went on a 7- 1 run with 1: 09 left. The Orange, in the rankings for the first time in the program' s 37- year history, are seeking just their fourth NCAA tournament berth " I still think we have to win a couple more games to secure everything.
The victory was Indiana' s 400th in 34- year- old Assembly Hall. Tiffany Jackson scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Texas( 3- 2) and Heather Schreiber broke out of a shooting slump with 13 points. Tulane then ran the ball four straight times and turned the ball over on downs. IOWA CITY, Iowa( AP- Daniel Horton returned from a six- game absence and made an immediate impact for Michigan. Clark Green had 118 yards on 32 carries and a touchdown as Kansas( 4- 7, 2- 6 Big 12) snapped a four- game losing streak and finished its season by winning for only the second time in the last nine games.
