It was the Raiders( 11- 13) third straight win, while the Eagles( 13- 10) dropped its third straight. Mata steadied himself and completed a three- point play near the end of a 14- 6 spurt that opened the second half, drawing huge cheers from the crowd " It was definitely a great feeling " he said " It definitely boosted me up. Jeremy Young completed one of three pass attempts for 7 yards. Pen Bal Lady, ridden by Eddie Delahoussaye and sent off as the 2-to-1 third choice in the field of three, went wire to wire in the $100,000-added feature, covering the 1 1/8 miles on a firm turf course in 1:47 to win by a nose. 8 rebounds per game while shooting 51 percent from the floor this season. But Vincent Camper knocked down three free throws and Ben Benfield added a pair to make it 81- 61 with 1: 17 on the clock for Tulane Oscar Thompson led Prairie View with 16 points.
Wisdom- Hylton capped the spurt with a layup that made the score 49- 33. He has drawn criticism for it " They should never have changed " said former Stanford receiver Teyo Johnson, now a tight end with the Oakland Raiders, who was on hand for the game " Chris Lewis should be the starter the rest of the year ". Leconte, seeded 11th, overwhelmed unseeded Jonas Svensson of Sweden with his serve-and-volley tactics and nonstop attack in a 7-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory that took 2 hours 15 minutes. When the Tigers collapsed inside, the ball went back outside to Azubuike, who had two 3- pointers in the first three Minutes.
Hughes hit two of UTEP' s three 3- pointers during a 9- 0 run to tie it at 65 at the end of regulation. A good free throw shot from ASU' s Tremayne Moorer tied the game at 52 with 3: 40 left to play. A layup by Cotelia Bond- Young gave Wake Forest a 69- 65 lead with 1: 46 remaining, but Florida State tied it on a pair of free throws by Alicia Gladden and a jumper by Ganiyat Adeduntan with a minute left. Valparaiso, playing its sixth straight game without injured senior point guard Ali Berdiel, got 16 points from Dan Oppland and 10 from Vincent Humphrey. The Gophers' 31 points for the game were their fewest since an 82- 30 loss to Penn State in 2000 " I don' t think you could ever make me believe that we would be able to do that " Curry said.
Danny Sullivan, in his first start after two seasons as Rudy Carpenter' s backup, completed 13 of 25 passes for 165 yards in 2 1/ 2 quarters for the Sun Devils. Felton hit a 3- pointer with 12: 10 left to break the game' s final tie and give North Carolina a 51- 48 lead. Farmar and Afflalo started at the guard positions for UCLA, the third pair of newcomers to do so since 1980 " I wasn' t too nervous " Farmar said. With the win, the Bobcats surpassed their win total last season when the team posted a 3- 23 record. The Huskies had only five first downs and 60 yards of total offense, compared to 23 first downs and 456 yards for TCU. That left the Fiesta as the best bowl option for ASU, which has never played in a BCS game Oklahoma may have earned a Fiesta berth by knocking off No 1 Missouri in the Big 12 title game.
Kelly Ross and Charlie White each scored 16 points for Jackson White also grabbed a team- high eight rebounds. LOUIS( AP- In its first trip to town since last year' s Final Four, Illinois got big games from its tournament holdovers. Baylor missed its first seven shots after halftime, and Texas( 6- 6, 0- 2) went back ahead 28- 27 on Tiffany Jackson' s three- point play and a free throw by Nina Norman. Blackman's 18-foot jumper gave Dallas a 106-102 lead with 40 seconds left. A career . 292 hitter, Lansford is generally overlooked because of teammates such as McGwire, Jose Canseco and Dave Parker. We dribble drive when we should have just kicked out for an easy bucket " Princeton guard Scott Greenman' s length- of- the- court layup after a steal gave the Tigers a 53- 41 lead with 5: 37 to play.
Thomas, Danny Everett and Kevin Young are defending conference champions in the 200, 400 and 400-meter intermediate hurdles, respectively; Marsh won the 100 as a freshman in 1986, and the relay teams have the best times in college ranks. The Pacific 10 Conference track and field meet begins today at Drake Stadium, and the favored UCLA men's team will be relatively quiet on the first day of competition. 2 points this season, went 9 of 11 from the floor while reaching double figures for just the fifth time this season. Earnesia Williams led the Longhorns with 12 points, and Brittainey Raven and Ashley Lindsey added 10 apiece " In the second half, we came out and we played so sluggish " Blair said " I said' Somebody is going to wake up and want this ballgame pretty soon " Texas A& M led by 14 points with about seven minutes left when Texas went on a 14- 4 run during the next four minutes to make it 57- 53. The Rainbow Wahine return home to host San Jose State next Saturday. Trailing by eight, the Golden Eagles used a 15- 0 run to take a 48- 41 lead with 14: 58 to play. They didn't double-team him as much, but we also went back to him after he had passed the ball" Dantley had complained that the Pistons were cheated out of free throws after the Lakers shot 22 more free throws than Detroit in Game 3. Bethany LeSueur had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Hoyas, who just didn' t show the offensive weapons to take advantage of UConn' s slow start.
Carmel finished his victory-filled high school career by winning two races and contributing to a victory in the 400 relay as the Sundevils won their seventh section boys' title Saturday. The only place the Spokane native was a mortal was beyond the 3- point line He was 1- for- 8 there The last miss sealed Gonzaga' s loss. State regrouped, clawing its way back into the game by pulling within 33- 28 at the break. The Huskies have won the last 57 meetings with instate foes and extended their series lead over Quinnipiac to 6- 0 " They beat us every which way but loose " Quinnipiac coach Joe DeSantis said " They just overwhelmed us That happens They' re a great team.
Loyola Marymount opened the second half with an 11- 2 run to take its biggest lead of the game, 51- 38, after Deadwiler hit a 3- pointer with 16: 25 remaining. A new Game 4, Ziegler announced after meeting with representatives of both teams, will be played in its entirety Thursday night at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton, Canada, where the Oilers can end the series and win the NHL championship for the second straight season and the fourth time in five years. Jessica Davenport had 16 points and five Ohio State teammates also were in double figures as the No 8 Buckeyes defeated winless Howard 97- 52 on Sunday. Catron scored a career- high 20 points to go with eight rebounds. HEMPSTEAD, N. They know they' re going to respond, and they have confidence that they will respond " Lowry started his second straight game in place of point guard Mike Nardi, who sprained an ankle in practice last week and is questionable for Wednesday' s game against Seton Hall.
CORAL GABLES, Fla( AP- Robert Hite scored 21 points and Gary Hamilton hit two free throws with five seconds left to lead Miami to a 69- 65 win over Clemson on Wednesday night. It was the first time this season the Dodgers have had a losing trip They are 18-12 overall on the road. Olympian Bob Richards, broke his own 4-A record of 15-4 3/4 in winning the event at 16-6. Officials reviewed the play to verify Houts made the shot before time expired Georgia had no timeouts after Fowles tied the game. Paul scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half and Gray scored 17, 11 coming over a 4# 189- minute stretch after he shook off a hard fall and returned to the court with the Demon Deacons( 10- 1) leading 48- 45 " It got me going a little bit " Gray said of the hit he took " There was a lot of pushing around, so when I got bumped up a little bit, it told me to take my game to another level and to play with higher intensity " Danny Granger had 24 points and nine rebounds for the Lobos( 10- 2, who were no match for Wake Forest' s three guards and ball- hawking defense New Mexico shot a season- low 32 8 percent. Merrill was stripped by Ryan Kent at the end of a bruising 26- yard gain.
