Tennessee hasn' t allowed more than 63 points in six SEC games and is giving up an average of 50 per league contest " They' re big, they' re athletic and if you get past their first line of defense, they' ve got another one " Ole Miss coach Renee Ladner said. Rashad Bell hit three quick field goals in the post to give BU a 38- 26 lead and open up the perimeter. But he wasn' t complaining " It was quite a week " he said " We talked today about getting that trophy and holding it up at the end. Robert Morris iced the victory by scoring twice in the third quarter, on a 27- yard pass from Geyer to Mario Hines, and a 32- yard field goal by DiLorenzo.
He can still hurt them when they don't leave him alone, too" Saturday night, with his team facing elimination in Game 5, Veee summoned a little extra energy and hurt the Comets. Smith returned with 7: 04 remaining to score seven consecutive points for the Rams to put them ahead 66- 55. Daniel Freeman scored 15 and Juwann James had 13 points and 12 rebounds. McHale eventually ended up at Hellenic College in the afternoon, shooting baskets by himself. Powell and the Gamecocks( 18- 13) are headed back to New York and Madison Square Garden for the NIT semifinals for the second time in four years after a 69- 66 victory over Georgetown on Thursday " I thought senior day was my last time playing here " said Powell, whose 21 points led the Gamecocks " There' s a lot of people who were wishing they were playing right now " Instead of ending the season losing five of its last six, South Carolina has turned things around and won three in a row. The women? Well, their only championship had been the 1929 Mississippi Valley Conference tournament title in Murray State' s first season of women' s basketball.
Carter, who was open near the basket, scored the last of his eight points after receiving an inbound pass from Rich McBride with two seconds remaining. Jonathan Rodriguez scored 18 for the Camels and had six rebounds Reggie Bishop scored 13 and Eric Smith had 12. AMES, Iowa( AP- Wayne Simien came back just in time to keep Kansas perfect. Write what you saw" Rojas then left for the team bus, not to return until today's twi-night doubleheader between these same floundering teams, on the same wet field. An earlier drive by the Trojans ended when BYU' s Jon Burbidge intercepted Leinart' s pass at the Southern Cal 28. Paris then scored 12 of Oklahoma' s next 14 points, but the Sooners were unable to cut into the Spartans' lead. Marina 5, Fountain Valley 3 (8 innings-Senior Marcus Nelson hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning for host Marina Nelson also pitched a complete game for the victory.
DSU lost its fifth in a row to fall to 2- 10 on the season, while Buffalo won its eighth straight to improve to 10- 1. BERKELEY, Calif( AP- DeVon Hardin had a difficult time last season playing well on a consistent basis Leon Powe' s latest absence has given him no choice. John Tudor, Danny Cox, Joe Magrane and Greg Mathews, the key starters on the team that won the National League pennant last season, have all been injured Only Tudor is healthy now At first McWilliams was a reliever But lately he's been a valuable starter. Iran Barkley, blood streaming down his face from deep cuts over both eyes, launched a wild right hand from Desperation City late in the third round, and it connected solidly on Thomas Hearns' jaw.
Harris was 5- for- 6 from the field and made all four 3- pointers he attempted before leaving the game with 3: 57 remaining after being fouled and landing hard on the floor. That was enough to earn scholarship offers from UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine and Cal She was also looking at Yale The problem was that Cooper had her heart set on UCLA But Bruin coaches weren't exactly reciprocating "UCLA had everything" Cooper said. Ross, who scored all 14 of her points in the second half, was fouled with four seconds remaining and converted both free throws to end a 10- game win streak for the Blue Demons( 10- 2. The Huskies struggled with turnovers and poor shooting, but UConn' s bigger frontcourt played stingy defense in the closing minutes and outrebounded the Hoosiers 53- 38.
Veee, who has never been out of breath when it comes to expressing an opinion, says it will take more than just a strong effort to dispose of Kansas City. Matee Ajavon scored 18 points and Essence Carson finished with 16 " We actually focused on getting stops and rebounding " Pondexter said " And we definitely did that. NORMAN, Okla( AP- When its transition offense isn' t working well, Oklahoma has a nice safety net in Courtney Paris. The victory gives the Lady Vols( 29- 2) a rematch Sunday night against the last team to beat them: LSU, a 66- 49 winner over Kentucky in the other semifinal LSU( No 6 ESPN/ USA Today, No. Richmond also had scoring runs of 9 yards by Justin Forte and from 5 yards away by Tyler Kirchoff Forte had a career- high 152 yards on 21 carries. It quickly elevated into an airborne duel between Bird and the Hawks' shooting star, Wilkins, who had 16 points in the quarter. BOSTON — Listen my children, have you heard.
