Alcorn jumped to a 14- 3 lead in the first quarter with a 20- yard scoring run by Robert Lester and 6- yard TD catch by Spiller, then built a 26- 3 lead before Prairie View( 2- 3, 1- 3) started to come back. Louis this season, hit a two-run homer in the first inning and a solo shot in the fourth for his 15th homer. But Dan Coleman answered with a 3- pointer to make it 58- 56. 1 Tennessee 66- 63 last year in Lexington to end a 24- game losing streak in the series. If Nicolette plays badly and if Lyle plays as he did in his only other U. S. The Golden Griffins press caused Brooks to turn the ball over out of bounds, and Doss put up a difficult field goal attempt that missed. Arizona' s offense finally got moving when redshirt freshman Richard Kovalcheck, in his first collegiate start, threw 48 yards to Steve Fleming.
He got no help from the Wolfpack' s ground game, either, with Toney Baker' s first- quarter fumble setting up Maddox' s early TD run. During the Jackrabbits' run, the Kangaroos missed six straight free throws. Smith got his last points on a putback with 6: 08 remaining " If we didn' t do that, he might have had 60 " Morgan said Before that, though, Smith was unstoppable. The Ducks narrowed the gap at 41- 37 with 4: 02 remaining, but they scored only two points the rest of the way, and Cal hung on to snap a three- game losing streak to Oregon.
James ran back an interception 26 yards for a TD, and Austin Signor kicked a field goal to round out the Panthers' scoring Indiana State went three- and- out on its first possession. In the second half, Montana took an eight- point lead, 38- 30, with 19: 19 to play when Hasquet hit two free throws. Davis took one step in before retreating as the ball sailed past him to the wall. 21 AP) before beating Alabama convincingly earlier this week and then struggling in their 13th straight victory over the Rebels, a string which dates back almost exactly 10 years. "The Olds was totaled, and when I opened my eyes, it was like stars were floating all around the cockpit" That wasn't Labonte's worst accident here, however. Marquis Webb had 11 points to lead Rutgers, which came up empty after a heartbreaking 86- 84 loss to No 4 Syracuse earlier this week Scarlet Knights' leading scorer Quincy Douby( 16.
Davenport was not much of a factor in the first half, and they shot a dismal 37 8 percent from the field in the second half But they still managed to rally twice. Pondexter scored 23 points, while Matee Ajavon had 14 and Essence Carson added 10 in the Scarlet Knights' 65- 50 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday, clinching at least a share of their second straight regular- season conference championship It marked the 23rd straight Big East win for Rutgers( No 8 ESPN/ USA Today, No. Creighton finished at 48 percent( 30- 63) with its strong second half that resulted in 52 points. But the Cardinal also struggled to land shots, and the Ducks narrowed it to 27- 21 on Mizusawa' s two free throws Stanford led 29- 22 at the half, shooting 37 5 percent Oregon shot a dismal 20.
BYU had 14 first- half turnovers, and Louisville just three. Arizona State, which led by as much as 35, has won eight in a row for the first time since the 1980- 81 season Aubin Scott scored 13 points to lead Long Island( 4- 5. Rachel Allison added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Baylor, which also got 16 points from Jessica Morrow but only six points from the rest of the team " I mean we only scored 21 points in the second half so you have to give them some kind of credit " Mulkey said " But we just couldn' t score I don' t know if that was fatigue or what it was. The dream nearly was quashed last summer when the Rams cut Hardy, who had tried to make the team as a free agent. Mann shot 8- for- 13 with five rebounds and the senior displayed why she was the MAC co- player of the year, leading the offensive attack as the Falcons shot 61 percent " There' s not one player on that team who is the MVP " Ball State senior Kelsey Corbin said " If Ali' s not doing it one game, Kate is " Ball State( 24- 6) lost its third finals appearance and will have to hope for an at- large bid to play in its first NCAA tournament " We really felt like we had the opportunity to do something special " Ball State coach Tracy Roller said " They were the better team. The Gators were unable to match their school- record 12- game winning streak in the 1993- 94 season.
TEMPE, Ariz( AP- Ike Diogu seems to have some shooters to take the pressure off this season. DePaul jumped to a double- digit lead in the first half thanks to poor shooting from the Blazers, who missed nine of their first 11 shots. "Basically, the people we rely on failed to come through" Garman said. The Scarlet Knights had swept the Huskies this season, denying UConn a share of the regular- season title.
Her 142 made free throws this season broke the previous record of 136 by Abby Garchek " The attempts are nice, but my thing is making more of them " Marsh said Air Force was led by guard Letricia Castillo with 15 points. He's a tremendous competitor" Competitiveness aside, Acton wasn't used by Sather in the Oilers' playoff series against the Winnipeg Jets or the Calgary Flames, or in the first three games of the Campbell Conference finals against the Detroit Red Wings. The win was Kent State' s fifth in a row and sixth straight at home. The second make bounced high off the front rim and fell as the buzzer sounded, sending the game to overtime. The Shockers opened the second half on a 9- 2 run, starting with Howard' s first 3 of the year and capped by consecutive jumpers from Burns to tie the game at 37. There was that pressure that goes with winning a golf tournament I had fun for three days, anyway. The teams traded leads for the first 8# 189; minutes of the second half when the Phoenix pulled away.
However, there has also been speculation recently about Davis renewing his interest in the Redskin backup, Jay Schroeder. You will not have a chance " The game went as expected: a mismatch from the opening kickoff. Hampton, the Bears leading scorer, struggled in the first half, committing five turnovers and two fouls, while scoring only two points in seven minutes. Then, Callaghan says, when the dog comes within reach, bend over quietly, "flip up an ear and blow in it. HANOVER, N. Woolf also pointed to the league's new collective bargaining agreement, and predictions that the average salary in the league will be $900,000 by the early 1990s Scott had been represented by Leigh Steinberg. PRINCETON, N.
Nebraska' s biggest victory in Barry Collier' s five years as head coach came on the same day a columnist for the Omaha World- Herald, the state' s largest newspaper, called for his firing. The Redhawks, who made 56 percent of their shots in the second half, took their first lead at 77- 75 when Sam Kirby scored on a drive with 3: 40 left. We rebounded offensively " Rodney Carney scored 21 points and Memphis had six players finish in double figures. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, advanced to face either LSU or Auburn in Saturday' s semifinals.
Kansas State led by eight early, but made just two field goals the final 9: 54 of the first half. He made 13 of 18 field goals and 14 of 15 free throws to help Gonzaga( 3- 0) hold off a spirited challenge from Idaho( 0- 4) in the second half " For me it' s always physical " Turiaf said " Everybody tries to challenge me and make life difficult at the post " Mike Kale, Idaho' s tallest starter, fouled out early in the second half. Associated PressFREEPORT, Bahamas- Briann January scored a season- high 19 points and Dymond Simon added 15 to help Arizona State( No 19 ESPN/ USA Today, No 21 AP) beat Hofstra 80- 54 in the Junkanoo Jam on Friday. Taft had six of his nine rebounds on the offensive end " If they' re grown men and they' re intimidated, that' s crazy " Taft said " I just told myself to be aggressive and go for the ball. John' s reserves 28- 0 " This team believes that they can win without Angel " coach Tom Collen said " I think they are a little bit more poised now than they were at the beginning of the year. Wagner was 9- of- 10 from the field and had five 3- pointers.
Washington State appeared to be on cruise control on its way to a 36- 24 halftime lead. Arkansas- Little Rock( 13- 16, 8- 10) lost to Arkansas State for the fourth straight time and fifth time in their last six meetings. WACO, Texas( AP- Baylor coach Kim Mulkey- Robertson makes no secret that her team' s offense revolves around the inside tandem of Sophia Young and Abiola Wabara. Rob Ferguson scored 15 points and Pat Calathes 14 for Saint Joseph' s( 4- 2, which was playing its third game in five days.
Cleveland State made 70 percent of its second- half shots, 14- of- 20, and shot 65 percent for the game Jackson finished 7- of- 13, including two 3- pointers. The Huskies held the Irish to 33- percent shooting and all but shut down Big East player of the year Jacqueline Batteast. And he did most of it on a turned ankle he suffered while going for a rebound, Texas coach Rick Barnes said " I was going to take him out of the game and I think he was ready to come out of the game but he said' No, let me try again " Barnes said " And he did a great job, and we went zone for that reason to try and give him a chance to not move as much " Texas( 16- 5, 6- 1 Big 12) handed Knight his 11th loss to the Longhorns since he arrived in 2001 He' s only beaten Texas twice. The Tigers closed the half with 13- 0 run, including six points from Brackett, and led 50- 16 at the break. Also expected are several unsigned veteran free agents, including tackle Jackie Slater, linebacker Kevin Greene and running back Tim Tyrrell. The Wolfpack bounced back from a pair of long scoring droughts- including one that lasted 5# 189; minutes in the second half- and held Duke to 36 percent shooting " Teams are going to come and they' re not going to lay down and let us trample them like the past " Williams said. On the second play of the second quarter, Bush bolted down the middle for 37 yards with a screen pass but inexplicably pitched the ball sideways to unprepared teammate Brad Walker.
