Tennessee and LSU will play for the championship for the third time in four years. In order for Boston to beat Edmonton, we have to be at the top of our game and get a few breaks from the officials" The implication, of course, was that they hadn't on the play that sent Thelven to Massachusetts General Hospital. He sat the second half after twisting his ankle, although Donovan said he wasn' t sure whether it was the ankle or his ongoing troubles with leg cramps that kept him out Lee has yet to play late in any of Florida' s three games. And, with the exception of relief pitcher Bryan Harvey, no help is coming from the farm system, which has been depleted with the recent promotions of Devon White, Mark McLemore, Jack Howell and Willie Fraser. HARTFORD, Conn( AP- Connecticut had size and speed on its side and made the most of both against Providence. The first time the top-ranked teams were unable to meet in a game because of conference bowl ties, however, the cry for a playoff would resume, Hatchell said. But Baylor closed out the first half on a 10- 1 run and took a 45- 38 halftime lead.
As far as traditional rivalries go, Oklahomans still get a bit more fired up for the OU-Texas football game. Chang was intercepted four times, and he broke the Division I- A career interception record of 74 held by former Purdue quarterback Mark Herrmann. Moss added nine rebounds " Twenty- two turnovers is not characteristic of our team " Hoosiers swingman Robert Vaden said " We didn' t play like a team tonight, that' s something we have to work on " Coach Mike Davis was an even harsher critic. Associated PressBUFFALO, N.
Y( AP- Charron Fisher scored 27 points to lead Niagara in an 81- 70 win over Manhattan Friday. The 6- foot- 4 Junaid proved a difficult matchup problem with Pitt' s best inside player out, scoring four consecutive baskets during a game- altering 15- 1 run that allowed Rutgers to turn a 51- 46 deficit with less than seven minutes remaining into a 61- 52 lead. Then we'll kick back and see what happens" Conway did his part on Friday. Instead, Azubuike hit an 8- foot jumper to get the lead back to five and the Wildcats weren' t threatened again. But it' s a learning experience " The game started on a somber note, as Oregon held a moment of silence for Terrance Kelly, a promising recruit from De La Salle High School who was shot to death in Richmond, Calif, just two days before he planned to report to fall practice in Eugene.
Cal used a 5- 2 spurt, capped by Gray- Lawson' s 3- pointer, to close within 47- 45 with 6: 35 left " I blame myself for not calling plays " Boyle said " I knew it was going to be a game of possessions " But the Golden Bears couldn' t regain the lead as neither team scored over the next three minutes until Essence Carson' s jumper with 3: 32 left gave Rutgers a four- point advantage. Virginia coach Debbie Ryan improved her record against Virginia Tech to 27- 6. Torrell Martin led Winthrop with 13 points while Phillip Williams added 12 points and eight rebounds South Carolina shot 45. Southern( 6- 1, 2- 0 Southern Conference) built a 42- 31 halftime lead, using a 22- 5 run over a 7: 38 stretch to erase a 14- 13 deficit. And, the Rangers have quietly moved into second place in the West, seven games behind Oakland. Detroit came within four points early in the second half, but a drive to the basket by Graves and a 3- pointer by Crone started an 18- 4 run that broke the game open.
Carlwell, a 6- 11 freshman reserve who was hospitalized for four days with a severe concussion, is not expected to play again until at least the Big Ten tournament. The Tigers, who entered the game leading the SEC by making 76 percent of its foul shots, made only 13- of- 23, for 57 percent. Christina Quaye led Marquette( 6- 3) with 20 points and eight rebounds. "I think it frustrates the Lakers by us always going to the glass. Houston' s Andre Owens scored 14 points, and Ramon Dyer added 10.
Mendez capped it with a dunk with 3: 04 to go, giving Niagara a 92- 83 lead. Ralphy Holmes had 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for Fullerton against Cal State Northridge in the 2004- 05 season for the school' s only triple- double. The Spartans' first touchdown came on a 15- yard pass from Stanton to Eric Knott, who leaped over a defender and into the end zone It was the Warriors' seventh straight win at Aloha Stadium. The Lady Raiders scored more than half their points( 36) inside the lane. "I told Al that we wanted to have an all-star game, and he said that California did, too" Morgan said. The Spartans( 19- 8, 6- 6) blew the game open with an 18- 0 first- half run.
Anderson went 5- for- 6 at the line in the last minute of a physical game that frequently featured bodies flying and hitting the floor hard " It felt great " Anderson said " Everybody stepped up " Jeff Hagen, Minnesota' s second- leading scorer and emotional leader, made a surprising appearance on his sprained left knee and finished with 16 points. Routinely, viewers got, boom-boom-boom, a close-up of a player, a close-up of one coach, then the other, then a crowd shot, then a Come on, CBS, tell director Bob Fishman to relax a little Jim Spence, the former No. Storm Davis (5-2) allowed eight hits and one run in seven innings. CLEVELAND( AP- When it was her turn, Maria Fantanarosa clutched the scissors tightly and walked toward the ladder for a climb she' ll never forget. The Rams shot almost 59 percent, the Dukes under 38 percent. "It looked like it would be more fun to do track" Patrick said.
The Miners scored 30 points off of 18 Fresno State turnovers. There were 10 seconds left and Oklahoma was out of timeouts when Bradford dropped back from the 6. "You mean Mauch quit before the season started, and the Angels are still 17 1/2 games out of first place? Who's the new manager? Ed Meese" Smiling at his own punch line, Archie finally raised his cup and slurped his coffee "Cookie Rojas" I said Archie spit out his coffee. I've thought over in my head a hundred times what it must have been like for them" at the end, Wilson said, tears forming in his eyes. Kevin Pittsnogle scored 12 points and Darris Nichols and Patrick Beilein had 10 apiece.
Winthrop used a barrage of 3- pointers to grab a 34- 30 halftime lead. Less exciting but just as important was the performance of the Socker defenders, who limited Kansas City to an MISL playoff-record low of 12 shots on goal. All will be in Penske PC-17s, the latest in British-built equipment, powered by Ilmor-Chevy engines, another British-built product with an American sounding name. He would have seen 1984 Olympic champion Roger Kingdom, who, if he remains healthy, should pose a greater threat to Foster this year than Nehemiah, who has not been the dominant hurdler he once was since returning to track last year from professional football. Colgate, which earned an automatic bid out of the Patriot League, ended the game shooting 25 7 percent and had 12 of its shots blocked.
Connecticut is all- but assured a top- seed in the NCAA tournament that starts next weekend. "I'm certain the Bruins, particularly the way they were playing tonight, would have preferred to finish this game tonight, but an act of God has changed that, so we must follow our bylaws" If the series continues beyond Thursday night, Game 5 would be played at Boston Saturday and Game 6 at Edmonton Monday or Tuesday. It didn' t look that way when Pondexter' s 3- pointer early in the second half put Rutgers up 36- 23. Ainge, who had never scored more than six points in a game at BYU, helped the Cougars to a halftime tie with 11 points. UCLA was plagued by turnovers and poor shooting in the first half.
Moreno connected twice in the end zone with Thyron Lewis and once with Larry Duncan. J' s gotten better every game " Sampson said " He' s starting to play Our kids did a good job getting the ball to him. Williams led VMI( 12- 17, 5- 8) with 34 points, and Chavis Holmes added 26 Liberty outshot VMI 64 4 percent from the field to 41 7 percent and outrebounded the Keydets 61- 22. C( AP- Mike Krzyzewski had little reason to complain about top- ranked Duke' s offense The Blue Devils' defense was another matter J J. Rossouw' s layup with 2 minutes left was the final shot of the game, and gave the Tigers their widest margin, by 49 points. Trailing on a long outlet pass from Marcus Williams to Rudy Gay, Boone fielded Gay' s over- the- back pass in full stride and punctuated the play with a rim- rattling dunk midway through the first half that brought the crowd to its feet " It was a good heads up pass by Marcus to get the ball ahead and then Rudy caught it and made a great play to save it and I just happened to be there to finish " said Boone, who turns 20 on Sunday. "We sent a message to the Lakers tonight, and we've got to continue to send them a message" Aguirre, who scored a team-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, said Tarpley was the key to the game "Roy is an incredible player for us" Aguirre said.
