BIRMINGHAM, Ala- Mississippi State survived another game without Lawrence Roberts The Bulldogs( No 14 ESPN/ USA Today; No. The Aces, who scored 35 points off 22 Central Michigan turnovers, took their biggest lead at 61- 34 early in the final period, and the Chippewas never came closer than 13 points the rest of the way. Vanderbilt hosts Cal State Northridge while Tennessee State travels to Southern Illinois on Tuesday. After a timeout, Anthony Farmer drove to the basket and then kicked the ball back to Douby, but time expired just before he could launch his shot. "Because of what he's accomplished and what he does for the team, he commands a great deal of respect. PHILADELHPIA( AP- Dustin Salisbery scored 21 points and Mardy Collins had 13 to lead Temple to a 50- 46 win over Penn in the second game of a Palestra doubleheader Saturday.
Bond' s layup with 11: 19 to play was the Tigers' last field goal. "I remember when my dad took me to watch Gene Romero and Jim Rice race there in 1972" Filice recalled. Coach Kevin O' Neill said Hill' s conditioning has improved since training camp, and he is learning how to avoid foul trouble " The hardest thing is starting and being an accountable player, and that' s at any level " O' Neill said " This is Jordan' s first time starting[ regularly] and being an accountable player. Pepperdine scored the first eight points of the second half- all in the paint- to take a 23- 16 lead.
PISCATAWAY, N. Against them, you' ve got to guard the whole floor " Ogilvy' s inside scoring and Foster' s perimeter shooting have keyed Vanderbilt' s 9- 0 start, its best in four years " How would I defend Vanderbilt " Foster said " Stay at home " Ogilvy scored six points during an early 14- 0 run that put the Commodores ahead 18- 4. PORTLAND, Ore( AP- As Montana' s Kamarr Davis filed out of the Memorial Coliseum with his teammates, he proudly wore around his neck the net the Grizzlies had cut down. Harkey, who signed with the Cubs in 1987 after his junior season at Fullerton, is quickly establishing himself. Langford, who had only two points at halftime, led the Jayhawks with 18, while J R. USC pinned the Wildcats inside their 1, and after the punt, got the ball on the Arizona 26.
I( AP- The Boston College Eagles believe something special is happening this season, and it' s not luck, either. Bonita Vista, which beat Sweetwater Thursday to force Friday's game, later received an at-large berth. The sellout crowed of 10, 167 roared with every breakaway basket " It was Connecticut basketball. You swim countless laps as you struggle to lower that time by a fraction of a second Back and forth-from one end of the pool to the other Every day it's the same You get out of school and get into the pool. After he dominated Game 3 here, the Detroit News asked about 30 reporters to choose between him and Larry Bird All but two picked Magic. He is 2-0 in the playoffs but was 0-2 with a 6. 38 goals-against average against the Sockers during the regular season. . Duquesne will meet Appalachian State in the consolation game at noon.
BLACKSBURG, Va( AP- Kirby Copeland and Megan Finnerty scored 14 points apiece and No 25 Virginia Tech beat Longwood 89- 70 Wednesday night. After his dunk put the Bulldogs ahead 65- 46, Bouldin added a 3- pointer and a free throw before O' Neil' s putback gave the team a 71- 49 lead. I'm still working at it" Zerman will now have his name inscribed on the tournament's perpetual trophy, along with such past winners as Craig Stadler and Lennie Clements. La Salle tightened things up and made a brief push midway through the second half, closing to within 73- 56 on a Sherman Diaz layup. As in the Indianapolis 500, the pace car led more laps than anybody. "There's that possibility" said a smiling Lasorda before the game. Ray, who was held to two points in the first half, then took over.
4 AP) made just enough plays Sunday, escaping with an 80- 79 win over Oklahoma( No 4 ESPN/ USA Today, No 2 AP) in the title game of the Women' s Preseason NIT. UTEP held Delaware State to 34 percent shooting, had 13 steals and forced 23 turnovers which led to 36 UTEP points. He hit five of the Huskies' 12 3- point baskets, marking the fifth time this season the team has had 10 or more 3- pointers. Buchberger hit eight of 10 field goals and was 5- for- 6 on 3- pointers. "They have been cooperative on every issue, though they can't say it (for fear of appearing too conciliatory I've grown to respect them. In a meeting of coaches who have more than 1, 600 combined wins, OSU' s Eddie Sutton got his 766th victory- and kept Tech' s Bobby Knight at 840 wins.
It also was the first game for Syracuse( 8- 3) without injured junior guard Eric Devendorf Devendorf, who was averaging 17 points and 3. He was closely guarded by Gonzaga' s Jeremy Pargo and Michigan State coach Tom Izzo jumped and yelled for a foul but one of the best games in the history of the one of the best in- season tournaments was over " It was one of the greatest games I' ve ever been involved in " Gonzaga coach Mark Few said " I tip my hat to players on both teams. A steal by Arkansas' Danielle Allen meant Oregon had to foul to stop the clock, and Vaughn went to the line and made a foul shot with 11 7 seconds remaining, putting the Lady Razorbacks up 65- 62. 10 DePaul to a 69- 56 victory Saturday " We did go into the game knowing she wasn' t feeling well, so we all had to pick it up. Associated PressAMHERST, N. It was Incaviglia's 14th homer this year and ended his longest home run- and RBI-drought of the season.
The 12- game winning streak is the longest in school history. We' ve got to learn and be ready " Chuck Davis had 17 points and nine rebounds for Alabama, which finished with a 32- 25 advantage on the boards. Falker scored 20 points to help the 15th- ranked Salukis to a 51- 47 win on Tuesday night in a matchup of the top two teams in the Missouri Valley Conference " The defense did it for us. Doing things nobody had ever done at that age" Or almost any age.
They didn' t look back, building a 76- 65 margin on Young' s free throws with 36 seconds left. lottery, which will determine the order of next month's draft. During the Gophers' big run, Chicago State committed 15 turnovers and missed nine shots, going without a shot for a six- minute stretch. Dickmann walked Sherry Thompson on four pitches in the fifth inning It was the first walk she had issued in 115 batters. . Minutes later, Langhorne worked around DeHaan for two straight layups to put Maryland up 31- 11. LOS ANGELES( AP- UCLA beat Washington State 68- 63 Sunday, outscoring the Cougars 10- 5 in the final 3: 24.
HARTFORD, Conn( AP- Mel Thomas was the Big East' s most improved player last year This season, she may be taking her game to another level. Matt Flanagan led Eastern with nine points, all on 3- pointers in the second half. But on the ensuing possession Marquette never got into its offense before James put up his long 3- point attempt that missed everything. On Georgia' s next possession, Greene faced fourth- and- 2 at the Vandy 38. The Waves scored the final five points of the half to take a 38- 35 score into the locker room.
