Ivory Latta scored 17 points to lead North Carolina past George Washington 71- 47 on Tuesday night in the second round of the Tempe Regional, helping the Tar Heels survive the opening week for the first time in three seasons. COLUMBIA, S. The Hatters turned the ball over with 14 seconds left, and Belmont ran out the clock. NEW HAVEN, Conn( AP- Luke Ruscoe came off the bench to score 15 points and pull down eight rebounds as Brown beat Yale 70- 64 Tuesday night. 2 and 3 scorers in school history had just nine and seven points, respectively. Conroy scored 17 points, including a key 3- pointer that sent the game into overtime, and No. Keenum threw touchdowns to four different receivers and ran for another score as the Cougars( 1- 0) won the first meeting between the teams and improved to 32- 30- 2 in home openers.
Allie Quigley, the reigning Big East player of the week, was held to a season- low eight- well short of her 19 3 average. Ricky Hickman, who suffered through 4- for- 14 shooting, missed a breakaway layup, Gross was left hanging helplessly on the rim after missing a dunk, and Ray Bristow couldn' t get a layup down after a steal. Hite scored eight consecutive points to put the Hurricanes ahead 43- 34. The Cardinal also won their conference opener last year- an 88- 65 rout of Oregon State at Maples Pavilion.
The type of multihonor player (a first-team all-America for Parade, USA Today and Converse, Naismith player of the year in California) that makes college coaches think about traversing the road to the Final Four In style. We' re going to live and die with her " There were 16 ties and 19 lead changes in regulation, which ended 65- all. After being held to five first- half points, Smith helped ignite a 17- 6 Explorer run with a layup with his back to the net Smith had five points in the run. Gattis, 35, is being strongly considered for the head coaching position at Cal State Northridge.
Rutgers( 4- 3, 1- 2) was trying for its first three- game winning streak since 1992. 4 seconds remaining, giving Massachusetts a 76- 74 victory over George Washington( No 22 ESPN/ USA Today; No. The Volunteers raced to a big lead in the first half Wednesday night and held on to stun Mississippi State( No 15 ESPN/ USA Today; No. But Polk went on his splurge, and Butler regained the lead at 51- 50 on his free throw Neither team led by more than three after that. Davis Baker and Geoff Payne led Southern Utah with 15 points each. AUSTIN, Texas( AP- Daniel Gibson has gone through a bit of a sophomore slump after becoming the first freshman to lead Texas in scoring. BERKELEY, Calif( AP- For years now, Charli Turner Thorne' s teams at Arizona State have won by wearing down opponents with an up- tempo offense and swarming defense all over the floor.
WACO, Texas( AP- Danielle Wilson had 19 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. Havens was 20- for- 32 with touchdown passes of 67 and 3 yards to Victor Cruz, who finished with six catches for 121 yards. Aaron Brooks scored 10 and had six assists, but committed a career- worst 10 of Oregon' s 19 turnovers. With the win, Summitt( 862- 170) needs 17 victories to tie Dean Smith as the winningest coach in NCAA basketball history It was also her first victory at the Hartford Civic Center. The Blue Hens( 4- 1, 3- 0 Atlantic 10) led 37- 28 with 14: 44 remaining after a 1- yard run by Lee, but Maine quarterback Rob Whitcomb threw to Christian Pereira for a 10- yard touchdown pass to make the score 37- 35. Rex McMackin doubled to score Lowe with the eventual game-winner and, two batters later, Waco whacked one over the left-field fence to cap the five-run inning "We came out a little flat" McMackin said.
Keith Langford scored 18 points and Simien returned from a four- game absence to make some big plays that helped the second- ranked Jayhawks escape with a 71- 66 victory over Iowa State on Wednesday night " We did what we had to do " Simien said " Losing here last year, we had a long bus ride home and that was hard " Simien, a preseason All- America, hadn' t played since undergoing surgery on his left thumb Dec 20. Kentucky( 8- 1, 0- 1) was off to its best start since the 1980- 81 season and the Wildcats entered with hopes of an upset over a Louisiana State team that reached last season' s Final Four. Oklahoma State was just 4- for- 24 from 3- point range but got the big one from Cordero in the overtime. PITTSBURGH( AP- Bryant McAllister scored 16 points and Kieron Achara added another 14 as Duquesne defeated Youngstown St 78- 54 Friday afternoon. "I think about how close I came to not being here" McWilliams said "This is the best I've thrown in three years. Neal finished 8- for- 13 from beyond the arc and 13- for- 20 from the floor. He hit both ends of the one- and- one, giving Arkansas the 37- 32 lead it took into the locker room Brewer finished the half with 16 points and eight rebounds.
Thursday's victory, before a Dodger Stadium crowd of 25,959, was the Dodgers' second straight after they had lost the first two games to the second-place Astros. Bruce Brown added 19 points and Devin Green scored 18, plus grabbed a game- high six rebounds for the Pirates( 10- 11, 8- 4 Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference Jeff Granger scored 12 for Hampton. Barber, winner of the inaugural Senior TPC in 1983, birdied the third hole to begin a steady climb up the leaderboard and will take a 54-hole total of 209 into today's final round. A 9- 0 run to close the first half gave Kentucky its halftime advantage before Vanderbilt rallied. CHICAGO( AP- Khara Smith had 24 points and 14 rebounds, and 15th- ranked DePaul set a school record with its 21st straight win at home when it beat Houston 78- 66 Friday night. Washington' s losses are to Syracuse, Texas A& M, Oklahoma State and Pittsburgh. It was all ETSU after that with the Buccaneers shooting 58 percent from the field and 61 percent from behind the arc and forcing 31 turnovers from Tennessee Wesleyan( 2- 6.
Even so, it is a streak-part joy and part burden-that Mayne will try to maintain. But there he was at times, standing on the mound after a third out, waiting for the next Angel batter to take his place at the plate. Gooden scored on Anthony Reddick' s blocked punt on fourth down, 55 seconds into the game. They know something is at stake now, and they' re not worried about just themselves Now, it' s about team ".
Perhaps trying to impress the slew of NBA scouts on hand to watch probable future pros Foye, Ray and Smith, Ray hit all three 3- pointers during a 9- 0 run from a few feet behind what would have been NBA 3- point range much to the amazement of a gasping crowd. But Georgia Tech also was missing a key player and didn' t miss a beat With B J. In six at-bats, all pinch-hit assignments, since he replaced Flannery April 29, rookie Byers has two hits, including one double. The Flyers fell to 14- 2 at home, and are 1- 0 on neutral courts and 1- 9 on the road. "I just wanted to run the turn nice and easy" said Thomas, who was third in the 200 in the 1987 NCAA meet.
Zolman, usually an accurate long- range shooter, started the first 11 games of the season, but she has been a reserve the last three games. But McCallie said " The credit there goes to Rene Haynes- a lot- and Victoria and the guards. We need to work to become one game better" The end of the season also means the end of Bobby Hamelin's season-long attack on the record books. UCF led by as many as six through the first 10 minutes, but Tulsa cut its deficit to 18- 17 on a pair of free throws by Darold Crow with 10: 16 remaining in the first half. "I was really nervous before the game, it hit me about fifth period" Arias said.
The Brewers caught Doyle Alexander (4-3) on a rare off night and knocked him out in 2 innings. C( AP- Jason Johnson had 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead South Carolina State University to a 81- 57 victory over Allen on Thursday night The matchup was the teams' first meeting in over 30 years. Georgia faces the winner of the Texas Christian- California game in Saturday' s semifinals. Associated PressSTONY BROOK, N. That basket initiated an 8- 0 run that sent The Pit crowd of 17, 360 into a frenzy.
The Bulls( 1- 5, 1- 3) pulled within 28- 21 on Jared Patterson' s 2- yard T- D with 12: 40 left in the third quarter. Montana State chipped away at the lead and two free throws by Alyssa Nelson with 1: 03 remaining gave the Bobcats their first lead of the second half. CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U S. We didn' t play particularly well tonight but we' re playing tomorrow " Ashanti Cook had 17 points and Brandon Bowman added 15 for the Hoyas( 17- 12, who could have sealed their NCAA Tournament at- large chances with a win but now can only wait for the field to be announced Sunday " We did a good job to put ourselves in a position to win and just came up short " first- year Hoyas coach John Thompson III said. The Grizzlies( 7- 1) led 67- 64 with just 13 seconds remaining when Al Stewart hit a 3- pointer for Drake( 5- 3) to tie the score and send the game to overtime. Those two homers, along with a single, with a bat Brett borrowed from teammate Kevin Seitzer keyed the Royals' 7-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
