Khara Smith put an end to Marquette' s spree with a free throw four minutes later. The Bearcats haven' t drawn 10, 000 fans for any of their six home games since Bob Huggins was ousted as head coach. STANFORD, Calif( AP- Candice Wiggins showed up at Wednesday' s practice planning to watch a little video and take care of a stomach ailment She canceled her viewing and went straight to bed. And Alabama improved its offense in the second half when Tennessee got sloppy " Obviously it' s always good to get a win " Summitt said " We have to get better. Kris Heavner threw 47- and 23- yard scoring passes for Arizona, the second lifting the Wildcats to a 19- 14 lead with 3: 52 to play.
Cleveland tied the score four times, the last on Craig Allen's goal with 1:59 remaining to send it into overtime. Davis, a senior forward, received a warm ovation when he left the game with 1: 52 remaining. In the women's race, Harolene Walters of Mission Viejo will attempt to defend her 1987 title Walters, 45, is a 2:47 marathoner She was the oldest of 235 runners to qualify for the U. S Olympic women's marathon trials in April. Kelly surpassed the 2, 262 points of Lillie Mason, who played at Western from 1982- 86.
But no Chiefs waltzed around the bases Friday afternoon at Laguna Hills in the Southern Section 2-A quarterfinals. Creighton( 5- 0) became the first school to win two Guardians Classic titles The Bluejays defeated Notre Dame in the 2002 title game. 3 North Carolina 83- 79 on Saturday in just the kind of rivalry game he was hired to win " It' s one win, but it' s a big win. 7 point average- and missed all six of his three- point tries. After TU' s Anthony Price tied the game, Daevon Haskins sandwiched four free throws between a Millsap bucket to put the Bulldogs ahead 55- 49 with 38 9 seconds to play TU never got closer. Associated PressLEXINGTON, Va( AP- Alex McLean scored 40 points and had 19 rebounds and Larry Blair had 28 points to lead Liberty to a 118- 108 win over VMI on Wednesday night. Noteisha Womack had 19 points and eight rebounds for Seton Hall, and Ela Mukosiej added 17 points.
Edwards answered with a jumper and Monaco scored on an offensive put- back and Montana made 3- of- 4 free throws in the final 30 seconds to hold on. Atoyebi added seven rebounds and two steals, while Watson was 3- of- 6 from three- point range. The Panthers( 1- 2) kept the game close through much of the second half, coming within three points, 52- 49, after an 11- 2 run capped by Akeem Scott' s two free throws with 12: 12 to play. Jared Dudley led the Eagles with 17 points and was able to penetrate the lane time and again against the much bigger frontcourt of 10th- ranked UConn( 8- 2, 0- 1 " Boston College came in and took the game away from us " UConn coach Jim Calhoun said " They play with a great deal of poise. Conditions continue to improve, and with bait now in good supply prospects are excellent.
Wichita and host Oklahoma State, both 2-0 here, will play at 1 p. m today. I wasn't worried about the shaky first because he's been pitching so well lately. CLEMSON, S. But you know, they missed and we were fortunate to get the rebounds " The Utes also were fortunate to get help from their bench, especially Filipe, who matched her season high with 11 points Thorburn and Larsen each scored 10 That was enough to make up for Smith' s shooting problems. For instance, when Chris Fisher, a hurdler, was rehabilitating after a foot injury early this season, Veney made him train underwater. The Pistons went at him in the usual waves: Joe Dumars; Dennis Rodman, who was effective against him, even if he fouled out in the effort; even a little John Salley.
"He was playing well before, so maybe he can play well again" At the moment, it seems, that's what Newman will be banking on, too. Mole, who replaced injured junior Tyronne Gross in the starting lineup, gained just 16 yards on 10 carries in the first half, including his scoring run. 1 Oklahoma, the dominant team in the country all season, was routed by Kansas State 35- 7 in the Big 12 championship game No. There was no chance of that in this meeting since Gray is playing the best basketball of his career. The Lions managed only nine made free throws and the Gophers closed the half on a 17- 7 run to lead 41- 28 at halftime " They are well coached and they play with a lot of energy " DeChellis said of the Gophers " That' s a completely different team than last year " In more ways than one.
JOHN, Virgin Islands( Ticker- The championship game of the Paradise Jam between 12th- ranked Arizona State and No 18 Rutgers has been canceled. Mardy Collins, the Owls' leading scorer at 18 points per game, finished with only six on 3- of- 14 shooting Collins missed all of his eight shots from behind the arc. Last year he got off to a horrendous start and had one RBI during the first month. Luft Stephen Whitlow with an eight- yard pass to score with 1: 28 left in the first period at the end of a nine- play, 50- yard drive. The first half featured six lead changes and North Carolina trailed 26- 25 at halftime. SYRACUSE, N. "It was one game, one paragraph, one sentence understated" San Fernando achieved its goal when it knocked off favored Chatsworth, 5-2, in the semifinals For that shortsightedness, Marden readily accepts the blame "You know what" he asked rhetorically.
THIBODAUX, La( AP- Jason Wilkins scored 26 points and made eight 3- pointers as Nicholls State beat Maryland- Eastern Shore 100- 66 on Saturday night. She ran 10:24. 23 last year, but her coach, Ed Matheus said she is in better shape now. Roberts made a three- point play off a fastbreak layup and drove for another score during the perfect run, which left Dayton shooting 16- of- 25( 64 percent) from the field. Spencer ended the drought for Tennessee with a 3 and sparked a 13- 1 run.
Judged by that alone, Gorbachev's exposure to the kind of questioning that Western leaders regularly experience could have some beneficial results. He is especially impressive because he clocked the 8:59 just 2 1/2 hours after running a 1,600 in 4:10. 4, the state's second-fastest time. "We're getting good pitching, playing good defense and scoring runs" Gullotti noted that there isn't a dominating team in the division, nor a dominating pitcher comparable to Mike McNary of Lakewood, who earned victories last season over El Dorado, 5-4, in the semifinals and Esperanza, 1-0, in the championship game. Texas El- Paso, which scored 33 points off 28 Alabama State turnovers, will take on Princeton on Tuesday. Alyssa Nelson grabbed eight rebounds for the Bobcats, while Kati Burrows had a career- high seven assists. After a Fresno basket, Drew Washington drained a 17- footer for a 6- 2 Tech lead.
That is providing, of course, that the Cougars can place first in their two best events: the 400 and the 1,600 relay. On a team that can't afford any more mistakes, you'd figure that pressure would be a factor. Moss scored the first three points of OT for the Bobcats( 7- 8, 2- 0 Big Sky, who needed the overtime after allowing the Bengals( 6- 8, 0- 2) to rally from an eight- point deficit late in the second half. Associated PressFAYETTEVILLE, Ark( AP- Arkansas guard Gary Ervin scored 17 points as the Razorbacks beat Texas- San Antonio 67- 42 Wednesday night. Georgia( 6- 0) got a record 10 steals and 16 points from freshman Ashley Houts and 11 second- half points from Humphrey to rout Memphis 95- 46 on Wednesday night.
The Dragons( 1- 0 Colonial Athletic Association, 4- 6) snapped a five- game losing streak. If Cooke is aloof now, maybe that's because he's sizing up a situation that definitely needs it To be exact, the Redskins have 17 free agents unsigned. On a team loaded with young stars, it is the 31-year-old third baseman who is the calming influence While Lansford talks softly, his bat is loud. In all, the Huskies had nine players who scored at least five points. Utah lost to Maryland 75- 65 in overtime in the regional final. California trailed at the half even though the Cougars missed 16 of their first 19 shots, many of them layins " That' s why I don' t sleep at night " joked Cougars coach Sherri Murrell.
