Jones, who scored 12 points in the final 9: 17, scored on a drive to narrow Washington' s lead to 72- 70 with 45 4 seconds left. Jessica Foley and Monique Currie added 18 points apiece for the Blue Devils( 26- 2, 12- 1 ACC, who must beat No. Taylor Hardeman nailed two 3- pointers in the first three minutes of the half to help the Cowgirls pull within five points. He collected two fouls in the first half, and as a result, played just nine minutes and scored nine points.

But the Roadrunners used a 16- 2 run, including 10 points by Terrie Davis, to pull within six points with 3: 45 remaining in the game But they would get no closer. We made some mistakes- we had way too many turnovers( 22- but we didn' t slow down " Liz Strunk scored 14 points and Deirdre Naughton added 12 for the Demon Deacons. With the exception for the last 3 1/ 2 minutes of the first half, Oklahoma was no match either " I told Geno after the game that if they play like that and shoot like that they might win the men' s championship " Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale said. The Hawks connected on 17 of 30 shots from the field( 57 percent, including 5 of 9 from 3- point range. It' s been a long time coming " Tennessee stretched its lead to four on 3- pointers by Loree Moore and Brittany Jackson early in the second half, but LSU answered with a 10- 1 run to go up 44- 39.

At the first media timeout, the Huskies held a 7- 5 lead and the 16th- seeded Big Red had to be feeling pretty good. The senior guard was 5- of- 17 overall from the floor, but made 10 of 11 free- throw attempts Both teams excelled at the foul line. Are the Sockers just too good for the Eastern Division? Along with beating Cleveland all four times during the regular season, the Sockers compiled a 17-3 record against the East. . Not only did Forty Niner out-break Winning Colors, but Day appeared to point his horse's head toward the stands in the run down the stretch the first time, making sure that they would angle to the outside and force the filly wide into the first turn. FREEPORT, Bahamas( AP- Lauren Shoush and Chelsi Welch each scored 13 points to lead Oklahoma( No 23 ESPN/ USA Today; No. Amy Rico holds the school record of 25. 99 in the 200, and Susan Bluhm was fourth in the 400 at district in a school-record 58. 42.

Instead, the Blue Devils are more physical, a trait they used well against the Hokies( 11- 3, 1- 1. San Francisco( 11- 15, 7- 4 WCC) led by as many as 16 after being held to 29 points in the first half but had to stave off a late charge by the streaking Lions, winners of four of five going in. "It looks like a three-team fight among us, Cerritos and Long Beach Poly" Hawthorne Coach Kye Courtney said. When asked by reporters if he could talk, Blount said " Nah " and walked away. But the Tigers put together a 9- 0 run and went in front 45- 42 on Riddle' s layup with 12# 189; minutes remaining. McClendon rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown for the Wolfpack, who still are looking to replace Rivers.

Gonzaga is 30- 0 at home when ranked, and has won 18 home games in a row. M( AP- Despite an injured ankle, Jana Francis scored a career- high 14 points and tied her career record for rebounds with seven as New Mexico( No 25 AP) beat San Francisco 63- 52 on Friday night. Coby Karl had 24 points, and Jason Ellis added 16 for the eighth- seeded Broncos( 16- 18, who upset top- seeded Nevada and Fresno State to become the lowest seed ever to advance to the WAC title game " They just outplayed us " Ellis said The Miners are 21- 0 when scoring 70 or more this season. Playing their instate rival before a crowd of 12, 009- many wearing Tennessee orange- helped " This game was huge for us and not just because of its significance in terms of the SEC " Tennessee coach Pat Summitt said " It was significant for us from a national standpoint, as well as in terms of keeping us in contention for a No.

Jayne Appel missed a couple of open shots from close range early but finished 4- of- 7 for eight points and also contributed seven rebounds. Y( AP- Todd Sowell had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead St Peter' s to a 69- 64 win over Canisius Friday night. BOISE, Idaho( AP- Eric Lane scored 21 points, all on 3- pointers, and Jermaine Blackburn added 18 to lift Boise State over Elon 83- 67 Tuesday night. The leaders of the two divisions are 1-1 in their first two meetings of the year. Maxiell and Hicks, a pair of power forwards who are brawnier and more experienced than anyone on Xavier' s front line, set the tone by scoring 11 of Cincinnati' s first 15 points " We do that with anybody " Hicks said " It doesn' t matter who we' re playing against.