Ford, discloses like Spiller evaluates an All- American on Clemson' s track team, was there to keep up the pressure on the Blue Raiders. Middle Tennessee then went on a 16- 2 run, capping the spurt on a 3- point basket by Johnna Abney that put the Lady Raiders ahead 50- 38 with 14: 08 to play in the game Western Kentucky never got closer than seven points. In explaining why he had decided to send Rhoden to the plate, Martin said: "He's a good hitter We talked about this in spring training. Veee was busy executing a series of back-heel passes in traffic, and Branko Segota was trying slicing shots with the outside of his foot. The Lobos were solid at the free throw line, hitting 19 of 23 shots, including 15 of 18 in the second half.
With the victory over winless Savannah State, the Bears( 8- 4) matched their win total for last season . 7 Connecticut coming up Tuesday, the Scarlet Knights showed no signs of looking ahead to the first- place Huskies or underestimating Cincinnati, which put a scare in UConn last Tuesday Rutgers shot 63 . Williams- Parker ended the Tigers' scoring drought with a layup, but it proved to be their lone points over a span of nearly 10 minutes . Hamlin' s jumper broke a 24- all tie, and started a 13- 2 run over the final four minutes of the first half that put the Wildcats ahead to stay . Valley' s third 3- pointer with 6 seconds left gave the Huskies a 26- 18 lead at the break " That was pretty big " UConn Coach Geno Auriemma said " That was a great shot of momentum for us going into the locker room " The Huskies were coming off a 65- 59 home loss to Notre Dame, a performance that drew the blunt assessment from Auriemma that the UConn guards were not very good. The Braves led by as many as 18 points with 12: 33 remaining before Tulsa tightened the game in the final three minutes.
Hardin tried for a windmill dunk on a breakaway attempt late in the half but hit the ball hit the back of the rim and bounced out of bounds That led to a few boos from the frustrated home crowd . Oklahoma State's one-two punch of Robin Ventura and Monty Fariss is unmatchable in the NCAA . Snow said salary "was not much of a factor"Dave Snow's exit as Loyola Marymount's baseball coach fit the image of the man: poker-faced and decisive . McCants had 23 points and 10 rebounds despite spraining her ankle in the first half Saturday to help the Tar Heels beat Virginia 80- 65 in the semifinals of the ACC tournament, sending them to the championship game for the seventh straight season . Enriquez took two dribbles with the ball before picking it up, by which time Chavez had scored and Sanchez was on third.
For most of the night, Richmond' s methodical attack frustrated the Cardinals . The Runnin' Bulldogs took a 20- 0 lead late into the third quarter after a touchdown pass from Doolittle to Tyson Petty and two field goals by Ryan Gates Western Carolina( 0- 2) had only 43 yards rushing . But he scored 16 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as Tennessee( No 11 ESPN/ USA Today, No . Achter scored 15 points for the Falcons, who despite making 16 turnovers- 12 in the second half- beat Toledo for the ninth straight time and kept marching toward another trip to the NCAA tournament " Survive and move on " Bowling Green coach Curt Miller said " There are no more worries about pretty wins, it' s all about advancing . Navy pulled to 35- 32 on Kaipo- Noa Kaheaku- Enhada' s 58- yard touchdown pass to Zerbin Singleton with 57 seconds left. The Crimson Tide forced overtime when Shelton fed Davidson inside for a bucket with less than 30 seconds left to tie it at 93. Randle also led the defensive effort against Gardner " It was one of the best defenses that I' ve faced all year " Gardner said " They made it tough for me to get open.
Oregon, which made 18 of 27 free throws for the game, connected on 6 of 8 free- throw attempts to close the game . The Lady Monarchs, the school from Norfolk, Va, that won the Colonial Athletic Association title to reach their 16th straight NCAA Tournament and 24th overall, shot 1- for- 13 from 3- point range and made too many mistakes in crunch time such as silly turnovers and missed free throws They had faced two of the tournament' s No . Miami pulled within 21- 10 on Raudabaugh' s 12- yard pass to Armand Robinson with 9: 09 left, but Sneed' s 7- yard run moved the margin back to 18 points, and LeFevour finished the scoring with a 28- yard run " I' m not sure you can ever stop Dan, but we contained him pretty well for almost three quarters " Montgomery said " Our defense just wore down at the end after carrying us all day " . The Badgers shot 8- of- 17 from behind the 3- point arc compared to 3- of- 13 for Iowa The Badgers also outrebounded Iowa 42- 33 . 4 Maryland by 16 points before losing " We can' t just almost beat a top team " Morris said " We got to make a name for ourselves " Candice Wiggins had 29 points and 10 rebounds and Jayne Appel added 17 points for Stanford( 12- 2, 2- 1, which had its nine- game winning streak snapped. The Titans scored 19 points off Bowling Green' s 17 turnovers in the game.
The Bears also tied the school record with eight straight Pac- 10 victories . It got to a point where it was unwatchable " Connecticut( 9- 0) scored the first seven points and took a 23- 8 lead just more than six minutes into the game as it remained one of six undefeated teams in the country The Huskies hit nine of their first 13 shots . Thomas made a 3- pointer with 3: 05 left to put the Broncos ahead 64- 63 . Malik Hairston and Chamberlain Oguchi also reached double figures for Oregon( 5- 3 Travis Niesen led Santa Clara( 4- 3) with 16 points . While the bad news is the network's selection of announcers, the good news is there will be no 11:30 p. m delayed telecasts in Los Angeles. Associated PressBOSTON( AP- Bennet Davis scored 23 points and had 13 rebounds and Bobby Kelly had a career- high 25 points to lead Northeastern to a 65- 55 win over Towson on Wednesday night It was Davis' third double- double of the season.
A& M also leads the Big 12 in 3- point defense, and limited Baylor to 0- for- 3 from behind the line in the second half and 2- for- 7 for the game . New Mexico State guard Monique Bribiescas fumbled an attempted baseline shot and Boise State rebounded Thompson then hit the first of two free throws with 8 . Washington' s final lead of the game came at 19- 18, when Quincy Pondexter scored on a lay- in nine minutes before halftime . BYU trailed 61- 50 with about seven minutes left before staging a comeback that fell just short . Owens capped the run and gave West Virginia its biggest lead, 72- 55, with her sixth 3 with 5: 02 remaining.
Foster inbounded to Brandon Fuss- Cheatham who passed to Sylvester on the right wing, in front of the Ohio State bench . Sul Ross, unable to get much offense inside, hit 8 of 26 3- pointers Overall Sul Ross shot 36 percent, hitting 25 of 69 shots . Kentucky freshman Joe Crawford, who briefly quit the team in January because he was upset about a lack of playing time, contributed a career- high 14 points . Dana Hills 10, Montclair 0-Dan Geaney and Chris Delfs each drove in two runs at Montclair . Two of Gray' s five baskets came off assists from Everett " He makes the game a lot easier " Gray said " He gets in the lane and can create shots for himself and other guys as well " Neal added 14 points, David Godbold scored 12 and Kevin Bookout had 11 for Oklahoma, which has won 42 straight nonconference home games The Sooners' first road game is Wednesday at Tulsa. The touchdown capped a six- play, 74- yard drive that was kept alive by a late hit, pass interference and roughing the passer penalties against Nevada. But Newport Harbor was at a distinct physical disadvantage against Woodbridge, going against the likes of Adam Keefe (6-10.
Fresno State 9, Brigham Young 4-The Bulldogs played long ball as they remained undefeated . Hunter had five of the Buckeyes' blocked shots and also had nine rebounds . After shooting 19- for- 27 over the first 20 minutes, UCLA opened the second half with a 9- 0 run fueled by six points from Afflalo . In fact, all we can try to do is win this next half (the first half of Game 4 . Branyon scrambled and passed the Aggies to the Sooners 33 with 9 seconds left and no timeouts. "Now I just hope we flip well" Casciato is in his first year at Poway after being an assistant for seven years at Mt Carmel Orange Glen went in the opposite direction.
Do they make corked fishing poles"The following appeared on the Associated Press wire Monday morning: "SEATTLE-Mark Langston, ace of the Seattle pitching staff, has criticized the leadership of Manager Dick Williams . The victory assured the Vikings a spot in the Big Sky tournament . He moves whole rooms with a gesture, raises or lowers the ceiling at will, rearranges his very own gym in chunks of beam and rafter until it is completed and roaring with his presence . Lavender scored 17 points in a tone- setting first half Wednesday night, and Xavier( No 20 ESPN/ USA Today, No . Down the stretch, Huff hit two free throws with three seconds to play to give PSU the lead, but Graham was fouled with 1. ROSEMONT, Ill( AP- Tony Bennett scored 18 points and Marcellus Sommerville added 17 Saturday to lead Bradley to a 75- 60 victory over DePaul, spoiling Jerry Wainwright' s first game as coach of the Blue Demons. In the first half, the Aggies( 9- 2) limited Sam Houston State to 15 points and 29 percent field- goal shooting.
