CHAPEL HILL, N. You' ve got to execute and find a way to win " Davenport made a quick two and Packer added a 3 to stretch Ohio State' s lead after the half. The Seahawks led 52- 28 early in the second half when Brown made a run led by P J. That gave us the win " The Huskers trailed by as many as six points early in the second half. Burrell had a driving layup and a 3- pointer, and forward Josh Duncan- limited by a sore left knee- ended an 0- for- 6 shooting slump with a pull- up jumper that put the Musketeers up 45- 41. 3 Ohio State to an 86- 67 victory over Wisconsin on Thursday night. This loss didn' t hurt as much as the 14- 7 loss two years ago, when Boston College( 5- 2) ended Notre Dame' s undefeated season, or 11 years ago, when the Eagles beat the Irish 41- 39 to deny them a shot at the national championship.
Second-year coach Bob Weiss, who had a 59-105 record with a number of young players and several aging veterans, was fired June 7 by new Spur owner B. J (Red) McCombs. Tollackson started quickly, scoring two of the Gophers' first three baskets, and provided energy on the boards and under the hoop. Jackson scored a career- high 32 points, Ross added 14 and Texas Tech upset Oklahoma 88- 81 Saturday night to snap the Sooners' 14- game home winning streak " Their guards were tremendous " Sampson said " Jarrius Jackson. Georgia Southern( 10- 13, 3- 9) was led by Donte Gennie' s 14 points. Associated PressEAST LANSING, Mich- Victoria Lucas- Perry had 19 of her 25 points in the first half and Michigan State held on to beat Northwestern 68- 63 Thursday night. After leading most of the season, the Lions finished third in the West Coast Athletic Conference behind Pepperdine and Santa Clara but played the toughest schedule of the three and had the best overall record at 46-16.
Conradt wasn' t surprised by her team' s sluggish start " The long layoff and finals created a bit of a hangover " she said " They were physical with us and we didn' t respond very well " Mia Ajekwu, who led North Texas( 4- 4) with 16 points, made a free throw for a 30- 22 lead with 2: 48 left in the first half. "He was trying to buy that young guy a job" Knopf, in a letter to The Times, denied that he ever made an offer to donate $100,000. 5 points, the highest total over the first six games of a season in school history. Adam Waleskowski and Al Thornton led that effort, combining for 24 points on 10- for- 12 shooting. Polis capped his perfect half with a deep 3 in front of the Washington bench, with the burly Brockman crashing into Polis for a four- point play, cause Huskies coach Lorenzo Romar to stomp his foot in frustration and chastise his team for giving Polis an open look. Dillon was 8 for 17 for 75 yards but left the game with Grambling facing third- and- 4 at the 8- yard line and didn' t return to play the fourth quarter. Rick McFadden came off the bench to score 14 points for the Zips( 5- 2 Jeremiah Wood and Dru Joyce added 12 points each Romeo Travis grabbed 11 rebounds.
The victory ended nearly a year of frustration for Zerman, a senior who will attend the University of Arizona next fall. Tennessee forced 14 turnovers before halftime and closed the half on a 9- 2 run, holding Alabama to only one field goal in the final four minutes. The schools were evenly matched: Pacific led throughout the final 30 minutes, but never by more than 11 points. Instead, Fullerton's greatest difficulty to this point has been transportation Yep, just getting there, that's the hard part. Quinton Day, who finished with 20 points, was 8- of- 8 from the free- throw line in the last 58 seconds to help the Kangaroos escape with the win.
Auburn is 11- 3 against the Pac- 10, all losses coming to Stanford. "I was thinking perfect game the whole way-I was aware of it all the time" Kilgus said. Harris added 12 points, including three early 3- pointers that helped Michigan build a big first half lead. The 5-7, 160-pound Hicks was a fourth-round draft pick after receiving virtually no pre-season publicity. Foles finished 6 of 11 and threw a 10- yard TD pass to Juron Criner with 1: 53 left, the first touchdown allowed by Iowa on defense since the season opener. NASHVILLE, Tenn( AP- Villanova needs some time in finishing school.
The Colonials relied instead on perimeter jumpers and breakaway layups from the gangly, 5- 8 Beck. Blackburn became the 26th Bronco to score 400 points or more in a season He has 408. Jamie Funn had 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Women of Troy( 16- 7, 10- 4, who had won three of their previous four games. They picked up balls that we had thought were points and had given up on. You can' t really blame them for getting beat on the boards when they' re playing four 6- 4 guys and we outsized them " Davis said. Jenni Dant scored 29 points for the 12th- ranked Blue Demons( 24- 3, 13- 1, who matched a league record with their 13th straight conference win.
They were off for spring break and couldn' t be gathered in time to make it here, so the Northern Iowa crew filled in. Meyer shook off two would- be tacklers before scampering for a career- long 39 yards to the 6. Commissioner David Stern, however, considers the contract as representing little more than the status quo. Richard Ha and Doug Schulein won, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2, and Jared Manion and Bob Etebar won, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0, for Corona del Mar. Instead of taking another step toward their first tournament championship since 2003, the Colonials let another one get away. Chapman shot 39 percent from the floor, but converted 16- of- 22 free throws.
Maryland used its size advantage throughout the game with 6- foot- 4 Laura Harper and Langhorne connecting on easy baskets inside to give the Terps and early 13- 6 lead St. The Tigers made only five of 25 field goal attempts and were 1- for- 14 on 3- point attempts in their 11- point half, the lowest first- half scoring against the Nittany Lions since Juniata could only muster that amount in 1989. The Demon Deacons had rotated the redshirt freshman with starter Cory Randolph all season, but Mauk was the one moving Wake Forest' s offense Saturday. While disappointed not to get a top seed- especially with four of the six teams ranked ahead of them losing in recent days- the Cowboys still matched the 1992 squad for best seed in school history. 12 UCLA all it could handle, and Bruins coach Ben Howland said it was no fluke. I' ll be honest, I don' t think I' ve ever seen Chuck hurt " Kentucky coach Tubby Smith said " It showed me what our kids are all about They really care about one another.
The Mocs ended up with 36 yards, three completed passes and only one more first down " It was a great win for us but at the same time we can' t beat our chests because it was just our first game " Franks said " We' ve got a new opponent coming in the second week that we' ve got to get this game behind us " After backup quarterback Joey Halzle' s 36- yard touchdown pass to Iglesias made it a 50- point lead, Oklahoma' s mascot ponies- Boomer and Sooner- weren' t even sent onto the field with the Sooner Schooner for their usual celebration. With a stable of tough running backs, the Vols relied on their strong running game in their first three games to protect the turnover- prone passing game. MANHATTAN, Kan( AP- Jeremiah Massey had 25 points and nine rebounds and Kansas State pulled away in the second half for an 73- 53 win over Nebraska on Saturday. The Phoenix( 4- 7) traded the lead with the Spartans in a close first half and were down 44- 35 at halftime. We don' t want to have to rely on two or three teams to lose to have a chance to win " Yori said the Longhorns appear primed for the tough stretch ahead " I think Texas is really turning it on at the right time " she said. Trainer Bobby Frankel was silent, preferring to let the performance of the Irish-bred Galunpe speak for itself.
3 assists, tore her left Achilles' tendon Thursday at Minnesota " We obviously tailored some stuff we did for Brandie' s unique game, but does that inhibit Marscilla' s ability because we' re not using her abilities as well " Ohio State coach Jim Foster said " We didn' t have to. We're still gonna play our free and easy game, but you have to play half-court offense, too. Lakers 2, Mavericks 2. That had Oregon turning to junior college transfer Jeremiah Masoli, who threw for 126 yards and two touchdowns to finish off the win " It took a series or two " Masoli said " The first series I had a couple overthrown balls and you know, some miscues with the receivers, but a couple series is all it took to get back on our feet " Roper completed 7 of 11 passes for 114 yards, a touchdown and an interception before he left in the second quarter Coach Mike Bellotti said the concussion was minor. Stringer then said something to the starters and sent them back in with 15: 24 remaining- but Cal' s run to start the half still wound up at 22- 2 Stringer held a long meeting with her team after the game.
Then the Crimson Tide( 8- 19, 1- 11 SEC) went on a 17- 7 run- with Parker and other Tennessee starters on the bench- to cut Tennessee' s lead to 11 points on a layup by Tierney Jenkins with 4: 21 to go. Dutch Gaitley added 12 points and a game- high nine rebounds for Monmouth( 3- 10, which shot a season- high 54. NASHVILLE, Tenn( AP- Caroline Williams scored 11 of her career- high 17 points in the first 11 minutes to help Vanderbilt( No 12 ESPN/ USA Today, No 16 AP) beat South Carolina 88- 43 on Sunday. "None of us knew anything about the time limit" said Wehran, The Times' player of the week.
We started out pretty good, but we didn' t tackle well and gave up too many big plays " Brandstater was Tech' s biggest problem early on, before Smith took over with 135 yards rushing in the second half and both of his TDs. Jeff Sellers (0-4) took the loss for Boston despite allowing only 7 hits in 8 innings. Notre Dame led by as much as 13- 5 early and was up 25- 20 with 4: 01 left in the first half when Francis scored inside on a nice pass from Luke Zeller. John' s tried to get the ball up for one final shot, but Foye intercepted Phil Missere' s pass to Hill at halfcourt and Villanova hung on " I just anticipated the pass " Foye said " I saw him face toward me and I got the steal- a lucky steal.
Butler, suffering its third straight loss, could not overcome Indiana State' s strength inside. I can' t think of any aspects of this game that were not positive " Tiania Burns had 13 points despite a sore shoulder and Blessing Chekwa added 10 for Mississippi State, which has won two straight " You don' t feel the pain when you' re out there " Burns said. Pratt quoted Farley as saying Knight has been feeling ill since the team' s trip to Anchorage for the Great Alaska Shootout from Nov. Moorer missed the second shot, but Hayles scored a 3- pointer just over a minute later to put the Hornets ahead for good. McCarty, who had a career- high 160 yards rushing in last season' s 20- 14 win over the Aggies, scored on the next play to put Idaho up 14- 0, then got a bear hug on the sideline from coach Robb Akey. Candice Dupree led Temple( 7- 2) with 17 points and nine rebounds.
In overtime, Buffalo took its biggest lead, 76- 72, after Jordan converted two free throws. Waad Hirmez then completed a hat trick with two goals against Cleveland's sixth attacker as the Sockers became the first Major Indoor Soccer League team to sweep a best-of-seven final. In the Comets' three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Lazers in the Western Division semifinals, Wallace had four goals and an assist. The Lady Vols defeated Texas Tech 75- 59 in the opener of the doubleheader at Temple. He finished 9 of 12 from the field, including 5- for- 7 from 3- point range. Iowa State twice got to within a point in the second half, the second time at 54- 53 when Stinson stole the ball and fed Tasheed Carr for a layup. Utah was the best defense we've played, but Detroit's definitely a close second" This is, of course, precisely what Scott wants the Pistons to be when this series is over A close second.
But they surpassed those numbers in the first 15 minutes against the Boilermakers " Coming off two losses, we were angry more than anything " Duffy said " Whatever it takes to get a win, we did it tonight " The Irish( 14- 3) beat the Boilermakers for the first time since the 2001 NCAA championship game, ending a four- game losing streak to Purdue. "That doesn't mean he's frivolous or reckless, but his attitude is, 'Why put off until tomorrow what we can do today? Let's do it today and have some fun' "And that's the way he plays-like there's no tomorrow" That may explain his scowl, which has intimidated untold numbers of Oiler opponents, not to mention reporters. Logan scored 13 of her team- high 18 points in the second half, and Nesbit barely missed recording her third triple- double in six games. Associated PressBALTIMORE( AP- Jamar Smith scored 23 points, reserve Reggie Holmes added 21 and Morgan State hit 10 of 19 3- point attempts in a 78- 50 victory over Coppin State on Saturday. "I'm not going to criticize Miller, but I think Kevin McClelland was smart enough not to over-react to the situation" Oiler Coach Glen Sather said "He let Miller go after him. With 4: 26 left, the Shockers led 57- 49, but Northern Iowa was able to fight back.
