Coppin State won despite shooting only about 30 percent from the field, compared to about 48 percent for Florida A& M. C( AP- Bobby Frasor wasn' t around when Santa Clara beat North Carolina in a stunning start to the Tar Heels' national championship season. Augustine tied his career high with 21 points, leading top- ranked Illini to an 84- 65 win over Ohio State on Wednesday night. Associated PressSOUTH BEND, Ind( AP- For a while it looked as though Angel McCoughtry might outscore Notre Dame by herself She couldn' t, though Not even with the help of her Louisville teammates. Oregon was blanked in the final 6: 08 of the first half and 4: 31 of the game in Thursday' s 63- 61 loss at Cal. The run featured a three- point play and dunk from Powell, the Gamecocks' leading scorer who had been held to just two points in the first half. Florida( 20- 7, 12- 4) last beat the Wildcats in March 2001.
The victory was coach Joe McKeown' s 400th win in 18 seasons at George Washington. NACOGDOCHES, Texas( AP- Joe Thompson scored 26 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Sam Houston State beat Stephen F Austin 78- 64 on Monday night. Associate head coach Mark Phelps ran the team for the rest of the game. It was, however, his first tournament in 2 1/2 months, since the day he made a headfirst slide into second base during a softball game in Westlake and broke his right thumb, a rather severe physical handicap for a golfer. It was a smashing return, too, for Lee, who had seven tackles in his first game after missing 2008 with a right knee injury " That was fun, it got my adrenaline running " said Lee, a team captain with Clark " I had those chills down my back again " Akron went three- and- out on drives the rest of the first half, while the Nittany Lions played pitch- and- catch on offense. 10 Washington lost at Stanford earlier in the day, and Arizona' s 20th victory in its last 21 meetings with Arizona State was a thriller " ASU? They played their hearts out " Stoudamire said " We got up a bunch and they fought back, showed some grit. Knew 'em when they was looking for work " he says, just warming up.
The Mountaineers just couldn' t handle BC' s defense that combines elements of a man- to- man and zone defense on the same play " You either have to have real quickness outside or be strong inside " West Virginia coach John Beilein said " and we' re not either " Trailing 23- 15, Smith scored five straight points, sparking a 10- 0 run that gave the Eagles a 25- 23 halftime lead. Warren McLendon and Matt Davis had 10 points each to lead The Citadel. The other two guards, Byron Scott and Michael Cooper, went 6 for 16 and 0 for 3, respectively Lots of Lakers, like James Worthy and A. C. It was the beginning of last school year that Roger Weems' family emigrated from South Korea to Southern California. They made their run, we kept our poise and we did it " Despite its record and the 16- game winning streak that ended Friday, the loss on its home court will most likely cost Holy Cross( 24- 6, 13- 2) any chance at the NCAAs. However, there has also been speculation recently about Davis renewing his interest in the Redskin backup, Jay Schroeder.
BERKELEY, Calif( AP- Ashley Walker and Alexis Gray- Lawson each had 15 points as California outlasted Washington State 61- 51 Thursday night. We always have the ability to come back " Everybody' s game plan when they play OU is to challenge someone other than the Paris twins " he said " Give Amanda Thompson credit She just played well She is a legitimate player. Palacios, who had a cornea scratched in last weekend' s loss to Kentucky, responded with career highs of 25 points and 10 rebounds in No. Courtney Paris had 27 points and 15 rebounds, and freshmen Jenna Plumley and Amanda Thompson provided a spark in their first career starts as Oklahoma( No 9 ESPN/ USA Today; No 14 AP) routed Texas 78- 58 on Monday night. He assisted on Levi Watkins' 3 from the right wing for a 52- 48 lead on the next possession.
MALIBU, Calif( AP- Ashley Walker scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead No. The Spartans extended it to six points again before Loughton' s basket with 1: 09 left made it 81- 77. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo( AP- Kati Burrows scored 16 points, including a jumper with two seconds left in overtime, to lift Montana State to a 74- 63 victory over Air Force Friday in the opening game of the Radisson Inn Air Force Classic. 21 AP) hold off Miami 81- 69 in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both. The youthful Ducks, who started 9- 1 before losing 12 of their last 17, have five freshmen, six sophomores and two juniors on their roster " We are a young team and we' re going through a lot of growth " Oregon coach Ernie Kent said " At times, it' s going to be hard There is a lot of development to still come to this team. "You know-the game's at 7 o'clock, you show up at 3:30 ready to go, 'Grrr, let's play' then find out they played the game at noon" McHale promises to double-check the itinerary and set his Red Auerbach two-way wristwatch for tonight's Game 1 with Detroit at 5 p. m, PDT.
We had a lot of people see him and the consensus is that he handles it very well. The Monarchs maintained a double- digit lead for the rest of the game The final score was the largest margin. NASCAR officials penalized Earnhardt five laps, and he was never in contention. The worst strikeout season he ever had was 22 (15, actually, and he hit . 300 10 times He was a lifetime . 300 . 306) hitter.
PHILADELPHIA( AP- Betsy McManus and Courtney Roantree each came off the bench to set career highs with 15 and 14 points, respectively, to lead Villanova( No 24 AP) past Penn 69- 44 on Sunday. "He has a very efficient running style, he had run some very good 10Ks and 15Ks, and he is very, very tough mentally" said Hunt, now retired but still coaching his prize student. Nicole Sinclair scored 14 points and Loui Hall added 12 for the Dukes, who finished the season 13- 17 after advancing to the semifinals of the tournament for the first time since 1992. An amateur umpire in his hometown of Kalamazoo, Mich, Welke went to umpire school hoping the players and coaches would stop yelling "I used to hate to be yelled at" he says. Bob Charles shot a 4-under-par 66 and finished with a tournament-record 196 for 54 holes to win the $300,000 Commemorative Seniors tournament by four strokes at Scarborough, N. Y. White scored on an array of perimeter shots and determined drives to the hoop to help second- seeded LSU( 29- 5) break open a close game " She was one of the players we kind of wanted to force to beat us and she stepped up, she really did " Viani said " It is frustrating when somebody' s getting steals and making shots left and right and it' s somebody that you were hoping wouldn' t " Fowles and White were among eight seniors who have yet to miss a Final Four at LSU and were playing their final game on campus.
The Blue Devils finally pushed the margin into double figures when Smith made two foul shots with 32 5 seconds left to make it 62- 52 The Yellow Jackets set the tone with a scrappy first half. Winston- Salem scored just 17 points in the second half on 24 percent shooting. Marcus Slaughter had 18 points, but was limited to 24 minutes of playing time with foul trouble for San Diego State( 10- 13, 4- 6 " That hurt to be without Marcus, but I haven' t seen anything like this where we played like we did and played so hard for 45 minutes " San Diego State coach Steve Fisher said " We were in position to win and didn' t " In overtime, the Aztecs led 83- 82 on Heath' s layup, but Colorado State pulled ahead 85- 83 on two free throws by Matt Nelson and one by Smith. The Cardinals made it back to the Final Four for the first time since 1986, when Denny Crum and Pervis Ellison led them to their second national title. Davidson( 2- 3) was led by Brendan Winters, who had a game- high 21 points. Carney Lansford: The Oakland third baseman is the only right-handed hitter to win the American League batting title in the last 18 years-he did it in 1981-and is bidding to do so again. Ashworth determines what needs to be done" Pat Screnar, the Dodgers' physical therapist, said.
Which means that helmets may be advisable where college opponents are concerned. . Binghamton( 1- 6) was held to 28 percent shooting in the second half, missing 11 of its first 12 shots. Few said Knight would be questionable for Saturday' s game at San Diego, though Knight said he would play " for sure " For whatever reason, we don' t play with as much energy without him " Few said. Not to mention the years of futility against Texas A& M and nearly every other team in the Big 12 since the league formed in 1996 With the win, Baylor improved to 6- 63 in Big 12 play. Hobbs, who finished with 106 yards despite being limited to just 11 yards in the first half, capped an 11- play, 62- yard game- winning drive " It wasn' t pretty for us, but you have to give Army a lot of credit " Patterson said " They haven' t won many football games, but they played hard and gave it everything they had and they just about got us " Carlton Jones ran for 108 yards and a touchdown for Army( 0- 4, 0- 2.
The senior then made another 3 to put the Toreros ahead 67- 61. Camille Lenoir and Eshaya Murphy led USC( 6- 4) with 13 points apiece. Deedee Wheeler and Deana Amy can get the Cougars off to a fast start in the 100 and 200. A nice accomplishment, but Patrick would prefer that fame park down at the end of the road Lynn Patrick has other things to do Watch Patrick jump from sport to sport. Associated PressNEW ROCHELLE, N.
It's no wonder, then, that college crewmen lean heavily on mottoes and catchwords like camaraderie , pride and tradition. Washington State then forced Utah into consecutive shot- clock violations, but couldn' t convert either into points Thorburn added seven rebounds and six assists. "I was only 22 and I had the physical talent, but it's not all physical It's mental, too" said Dunston. Lance Harris, taking a great feed beneath the basket from Clent Stewart, put in a 12- footer for a 31- 23 lead and then Kansas State took its biggest lead of the first half, 37- 25, when Stewart drove in for an under- handed scoop. Baylor came into this season with big expectations, such as breaking its 15- year bowl drought which matches Duke for the longest for a team playing in a Football Bowl Subdivision conference, based largely on the quarterback. Glacial Storm challenged to the line but, despite Hills' efforts, victory went to Kahyasi and his Italian-born trainer, Luca Cumani. A free throw by Justin Blevins cut Southern Illinois' lead to two points with 9: 41 left, and the Chippewas came within two again when Eddie Spencer made a layup with 3: 55 left However, that was as close as Central Michigan would get.
Old Dominion held a 39- 20 lead at the half, and had held George Mason to 27 6 percent shooting The Patriots put on a better performance in the second half George Mason shot 61. He blocked seven shots, all in the first half Tuesday, and was widely credited with disrupting the Laker offense. The six 3s were a career high and gave her 210 for her career, 10th best all- time in the ACC. Haynes scored on a fastbreak layup with 6: 29 remaining to give Michigan State its largest lead at 67- 51. With the win, the Lady Raiders are perfect in conference home games this season, including a victory Jan 15 against then- No 5 Baylor.
But Towson went up 25- 22 on a pair of free throws by Sean Raboin, Lafayette Dublin' s baseline jumper and a Lawrence Hamm free throw. A final 3- point attempt by WKU' s Kenzie Rich as time expired fell far short of the basket. We really played hard on the defensive end " Davenport became Ohio State' s career leader in blocked shots when she got a piece of Shari' Welton' s baseline drive at the 4: 30 mark of the opening half. CHARLOTTE, N. Adrianne Ross led TCU( 21- 10) with 26 points, including 18 in the second half as the Lady Frogs battled back from an 11- point deficit The Utes had a 34- 24 lead at halftime. Alley Broussard had a 15 yard run and Russell completed 5- of- 7, including a 16- yarder for a touchdown to Skyler Green that cut Oregon State' s lead to 9- 7.
