Associated PressDEKALB, Ill( AP- Keonta Howell and Florentino Valencia scored 16 points apiece to help Toledo edge out Northern Illinois 86- 83 Thursday night. In the 2-A division: Valencia 18, Ontario 0-Danny Yu swept at No 1 singles, 6-1, 6-1, 6-0, for host Valencia (19-2 Gerrod Van Engen and Charles Lee swept at No 1 doubles, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1, for Valencia. Things were open for me tonight, but obviously we didn' t win " Brown said " It' s nothing great " Leading 34- 30 at the half, Purdue opened their decisive run with a couple of jumpers, followed by a three- point play from Lindsay Wisdom- Hylton. The Celts, who started the Del Rey League season with three losses in four games, rallied to claim a share of the title by winning their last seven games Make that eight.

Matter took advantage in the first half when Davenport struggled to get shots. Kansas State( 3- 5, 1- 4) drove 75 yards a few minutes later, with Meier scoring on a 2- yard run But a pass for a two- point conversion failed. C( AP- Brandon Wallace hit a career- high three 3- pointers en route to his third career double- double to help lead South Carolina to a 73- 43 victory over Wofford on Saturday night. Kent State( 20- 3) became the first Mid- American Conference school to win 20 games in six consecutive seasons. Bowman scored 18 and reserve Darrel Owens had 11 for the Hoyas, who were 16- point underdogs despite winning their previous four. That made it 17- 14, and the Yellow Jackets held on from there.

There's a greater bond there" Larry Anderson, Katella football coach, said, "Let's face it, we spend the most time with them next to their parents"Once, when Tim Travers was coaching at Santa Monica High School in the 1970s, he overheard another coach say he was responsible for his players' activities only between 3 and 5 p. m. BRIDGEPORT, Conn( AP- On its 12th try, Louisville finally made it out of the second round of the NCAA tournament. The teams traded baskets before Afflalo hit a 3- pointer from deep in the left corner- just his second field goal of the game- that tied it at 46 and ignited the crowd Defense led to UCLA' s first lead of the game. Boston College( 17- 0, 6- 0 Big East) is off to its best start in school history in the regular season and conference play " It' s just something about us " said Craig Smith, who also scored 21 points " We just have a feeling we can' t lose right now.

Evansville was led by Matt Webster, who was 8- of- 13 from the field and ended the night with 20 points. Morningside's mile relay team finished first in 3:17. 90, while Ferric Webster is the 2-A 400-meter champ, covering the distance in 48. 11 Eric Frazier was third in the 200 with a time of 21. 99. Associated PressTALLAHASSEE, Fla( AP- Javaris Crittenton scored a career high 29 points Tuesday night, including 11 straight during a decisive run in the second half, as Georgia Tech defeated Florida State 63- 57 for the Yellow Jackets first road win in nearly two years. They got the ball, five seconds on the clock and, ultimately, two more points when Johnson was fouled and made two free throws seven seconds later This is what you call a four-point swing.

Alex Harris inbounded the ball to Brown in the right corner for his decisive 3- pointer Brown finished with 18 points. Hofstra then scored seven straight points as part of an 11- 2 run that made cut the deficit to 43- 39 with 14: 27 to play. Division I golf tournament will be played Wednesday though Saturday at North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, and Brian Watts of Oklahoma State has a chance to repeat as individual champion. It comes rushing back to you every time you rush back to Michigan on your summer vacations, doesn't it, Magic? Back here where everybody calls you "E. J" or "Junior" or "Big Fella" Back home where you can play first base on your softball team and just be ordinary Earvin? Back where you and your father can talk and talk and talk, while your mother cooks and cooks and cooks, and eavesdrops from the kitchen. Ohio State finished 14- of- 32 behind the arc, while Norfolk State was 4- of- 12.

The Salukis immediately responded as Tony Young drained a 3- pointer on the next possession and Jamaal Tatum made four consecutive free throws to make it 58- 50 with 27 seconds left " We won a game where we didn' t play well " Lowery said " When you can do that late in the season, you feel like you can win a grind- out game if you need to " The Salukis, who appear to be a lock for the NCAA Tournament regardless of how they fare in the conference tournament this weekend, have won eight in a row " They came in with nothing to play for and were able to win the game " Indiana State coach Royce Waltman said " That' s a credit to them " Amani Daanish scored 16 points and Eric Gray added 13 for Indiana State( 10- 19, 5- 13. "But I think it was a pretty good statement to the other teams to see all three of us in front. 1 points, had seven points in 21 minutes, ending a 49- game streak of scoring at least 10 points Duck, who averaged 11 8 points, was held to seven points in 26 minutes. Neither team led by more than three points until Toliver sank a 3- pointer to make it 49- 44. Back- to- back layups by McKee gave the Eagles their largest lead of the second half. The arena began filling up about two hours before tipoff, and the fans were loud throughout the game.