After crisp wins against Northeastern( 54- 0) and Kent State( 34- 7) its first two weeks, the Eagles could get little through Clemson' s defense. The Lakers made 24 of 34 free throws to 10 of 12 by the Pistons. The Utes pulled within 35- 29 at the break, but the Sooners opened the second half with their decisive run over 3# 189; minutes to extend their lead to 15 points The Utes never recovered. Bruce was 9- for- 16 with three 3- pointers and added two steals for Baylor( 9- 13, 1- 10, even though Missouri made him work for many of his shots " He' s a big- time player " Snyder said " The thing that impresses me the most about him is he doesn' t get rattled. If he does not make the Olympic team, he will report to the Mariners' Class-A team in San Bernardino. . There were five ties after that until Whitaker' s go- ahead shot. AKRON, Ohio( AP- Brett Biggs rushed for 195 yards and scored three touchdowns, and Domenik Hixon scored twice to lead Akron to a 35- 23 win over Ball State on Saturday night.
C( AP- Sprawled on the court that bears his nickname, Mike Krzyzewski thought first about his wife and his three daughters But not so much about their worry or concern about his fall. The Series, traditionally a straight double-elimination tournament, has been modified this year to allow for a one-game national championship, which is scheduled to be televised by CBS on June 11. Moss and Schnitker each scored 19 points, had six assists and accounted for 28 of 42 second- half points to help the Sycamores rally from an 11- point second- half deficit and upset Indiana( No 16 ESPN/ USA Today, No. Parrish said he injured his right, throwing hand in the third quarter and was getting it X- rayed after the game. In my opinion, he was trying to buy his way in and I didn't like it" Saucedo said of Knopf. And 28 years' worth of youngsters in places ranging from Mitchell, Neb, to Newhall are glad he did.
ATLANTA( AP- Georgia Tech has finally turned its series against Georgia into a real rivalry. UMass can clinch a share of the regular season league title Saturday against Saint Joseph' s. Maarty Leunen finished the game off for Oregon, scoring five of his eight points in the final 27 seconds " We put it in Aaron' s hands down the stretch " Oregon head coach Ernie Kent said " He was playing great and playing in control. Quennell Green was 6- of- 9 from the field to add 13 points for the Lions( 15- 8, 7- 3 Southland. "It's really sad, but at the same time, you've done everything you wanted to do in skating, it's time to go on. 23 AP) had a big run in each half in a 76- 64 victory over UCLA on Tuesday night.
Moevao helped redeem himself with a gutsy 17- yard pass to Darrell Catchings on a fourth- down play with 7 yards to go. Chris Copeland added 14 points and Jayson Obazuaye had 13 for the Buffaloes. Theo Scott connected with LaVon Brazill on a 2- yard touchdown pass four plays later, giving the Bobcats a 14- 7 lead with 7: 08 in the first quarter Scott finished 30- for- 52. LSU shot 16- for- 50, 32 percent, and didn' t make a 3- pointer. Devon Austin came off the bench to score a game- high 38 points for the Jaspers( 12- 12, 9- 5, who only made 36 1 percent of their shots and committed 16 turnovers.
Bowling Green( 25- 3, 14- 1 MAC, which had already clinched the conference' s regular- season title, led by 12 points early in the second half but the Bobcats( 16- 11, 9- 6) pulled even at 61- 61 on Quintana Ward' s 3- pointer with 3: 14 left. Freshman Jason Thompson' s field goal with 1: 05 left gave Rider a 76- 72 lead, and the Broncs held on for the win. Estimates on his return range from two to three weeks or longer, depending on his response to treatment. Turner Thorne, exploiting Arizona State' s edge in depth, used 11 players, with nine playing at least 12 minutes Noe and Thompson each had 10 points for the Sun Devils Amy Denson added nine. Fisher led the Golden Eagles with 19 points, followed by Belton Rivers with 18. Georgia will play Southern California on Saturday night in the tournament' s Freeport Division championship game.
LAWRENCE, Kan( AP- Wayne Simien had 13 points and 15 rebounds to lead No. WSU broke a 20- game losing streak in Tucson and defeated a ranked opponent for the first time in 49 tries. Davis scored the Golden Lions' final four points of the game, including a jumper with one second left on the clock, but it wasn' t enough. LAS VEGAS — In the 1980s, one of the most enduring-and troubled-of boxing's champions has been Thomas Hearns. The Cyclones were ahead 5- 4 early before the Aggies scored 26 of the next 30 points to take a 30- 9 lead about three minutes before halftime. The Rebels finally started to wear down Utah State' s defense in the second half and finished with 314 yards of offense.
Chelsea Wagner and Eleanor Haring each scored 15 points, and Davis had 14 for the Ducks( 10- 6, 1- 5, who dropped their fifth game in seven. That gives him seven interceptions and eight fumbles in four games for the Terrapins( 3- 1, 1- 0 Atlantic Coast Conference, who bounced back from an overtime loss to West Virginia last week. A 3- pointer at the buzzer by Hudson gave the Tigers a 42- 34 halftime lead " We struggled a little bit with the odd- man front zone again but did some things against it that got us more down on the baseline where we could operate against it a little bit better " said LSU head coach John Brady. Melanie Clarke of El Camino Real won the high jump (5-2) and finished third in the 400 (56. 63) and long jump (17-7. "They stole some bags, but they weren't meaningful steals" Miller said.
Foyt, who will start today from the eighth row alongside rookie Vukovich, also has four wins "Thinking about No 4, or No. Caitlin O' Neill scored nine points and Casey Lockwood had eight for Princeton, which turned the ball over 30 times. Matt McKillop hit 4- of- 9 3- point tries for 12 points, but the rest of the Wildcats struggled from behind the arc, going a combined 4- for- 18. They got the two big plays in the kicking game " Just four plays after a blocked punt gave the Gators great field position, defensive lineman Thomas Carroll blocked Matt Leach' s 32- yard field goal attempt.
The sixth- ranked Cowboys( 22- 3, 12- 2) beat Baylor 72- 65 Saturday. CLEVELAND( AP- Bowling Green went from ranked to rankled. But after the teams traded baskets, Oklahoma State used a 10- 0 run to turn a 14- 13 lead into a 24- 13 advantage midway through the first half. "We couldn't afford to make a lot of moves because we knew they had Scott in the pen, so I wanted to save my left-handed hitters.
Alex Fuller scored a career- high 19 points and Nicky Anosike added 17 for the Lady Vols( 11- 1 " I' m really proud of them " Summitt said " Alex and Nicky did a fantastic job " Deirdre Naughton, Allie Quigley and Natasha Williams each scored 13 for DePaul( 11- 2. That only cut the lead to 31- 16 after Minnesota opened the third quarter with a 19- yard touchdown pass from Cupito to Spaeth. The Bobcats at times struggled to make inside shots " It was a combination of Montana hitting their shots and us not contesting some shots " Binford said " Montana doesn' t make too many mistakes and we showed some inconsistencies " The Lady Griz shot 63 percent from the field in the first half and built a 30- 17 lead on two free throws by Sonya Rogers midway through the first half. Missouri( 14- 15, 6- 9) melted amid a flurry of missed shots and turnovers and lost for the second straight game. The Wildcats quickly moved the ball to the Penn State 14, but Scott Paxson blocked Brian Huffman' s 31- yard field goal try on the last play of the half.
Hawthorne hit a 3- pointer with 12: 47 remaining to give Drexel its biggest lead at 51- 37 The Tigers countered with a 19- 6 run C C. The Bulldogs have been as uneven as the Sierra Nevada skyline to the east of Fresno this season, but they seem headed to a bowl game for the sixth straight year- perhaps the Emerald Bowl in San Francisco, if the Pac- 10 can' t qualify the requisite number of teams for bowl berths. and still the Angels beat Roger Clemens, thanks in part to the Red Sox offense stranding 11 runners in 10 innings Now, about those five losses. JACKSONVILLE, Ala( AP- Anthony Davis scored 19 points to lead Austin Peay to an 80- 69 win over Jacksonville State on Thursday. The Gauchos trailed by 10- 12 points for most of the second half until going on an 11- 6 run to make it 59- 54 with 3: 52 remaining. Johnson added two more treys and Joe Ford scored off an offensive rebound to give the Tigers a 25- 13 lead midway through the first half. He hurt us " The Wildcats were 7- for- 22 from the field in the second half and committed 15 turnovers in the game " No matter what, we stay together and keep playing hard " Foye said.
