The Hilltoppers remain 1 1/ 2 games ahead of Arkansas State and North Texas in the race for the third and final bye at the league tournament next month. Georgia was just 5- of- 12 from 3- point range in a game that featured 13 lead changes. Playing in her hometown, Gant, a first- team All- Big 12 selection and the Aggies' second- leading scorer, had eight points in the first half. The Golden Eagles' lead was 60- 39 at 11: 24 before a Michalec layup and Owens trey ignited a 22- 4 run that made it 82- 43 Centenary outscored ORU 22- 6 during the final six minutes. Said Kevin Crow of the Sockers: "We don't have the killer instinct like a championship team You have to bury them They've got five or six guys who can finish They don't miss. But after Mills scored 30 points in an all-star tournament in Lexington last summer, things changed. Kiki Stephens led Wichita State in shooting with 14 points, followed by Rochelle Busenitz with 12 Overall the Shocker shot 32 8 percent from the floor.
C( AP- North Carolina' s women' s basketball team took some time getting back from its holiday vacation. SMU lost for the first time under coach Jimmy Tubbs, who knows all about Oklahoma State after spending the last two seasons as an assistant at Oklahoma. Freshman Eric Gordon, the nation' s second- leading scorer entering the week, was a late scratch because of a bruised lower back. AMES, Iowa( AP- He dunked, he ran the floor, he rebounded and he even made a 3- pointer Freshman Rahshon Clark was having the time of his life. Zerman and Dupree finished the first round at two-over 74, one shot ahead of Mickelson and Rudolph. Colin Hunt had 11 points and was the only Campbell player in double figures. But he chose to leave Beck in, planning to go after Robbins with sliders, which had worked before.
He had given up only 2 singles in 10 innings, but then he allowed singles by Tom Brunansky, Bob Horner and Tony Pena to fill the bases. Johnson, who entered the game tied with VMI' s Reggie Williams averaging 28. Syracuse( 17- 3, 5- 2 Big East) led by nine points with 3: 49 left in the game before DePaul rallied to tie the game at 66 on Allie Quigley' s free throw with 37 seconds left. They had to bounce back from a stunning upset at home by Virginia Tech last Saturday " This may have been make or break for our season " Bynum said " If we had lost this game, it could have destroyed our confidence " It was a game that didn' t want to end, stretching on for nearly 3 hours and leaving both teams huffing and puffing.
After that, it was just taking care of the ball " The Hokies, who won the NIT in 1973 and 1995, finished with five turnovers, one in the second half. Nardi hit a 3- pointer and a layup to key a 12- 5 run as Villanova coasted to a 44- 32 halftime lead, with Wright substituting liberally even before the outcome was assured The second half was all Villanova. Harper keyed that with scoring eight points, and her jumper with 15: 40 remaining gave the Terrapins a 52- 21 lead The Eagles never got closer than 26 points thereafter. 517 " We' ve learned how to play 40- minute games " guard Brandie Hoskins said " Each half we' re trying to do better ".
The Aggies led 48- 38 with 11: 20 left in the second half, but full- court pressure by the Spartans rattled the Aggies and cut the lead to 55- 53 with 5: 20 to play. During that streak, Utah State failed to hit on a single field goal attempt. At Upper Dublin High School in Ambler, she won the state meet in the 800 and 1,500 meters four times. The freshman scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half Wednesday night to lead North Carolina( No 24 ESPN/ USA Today, No.
Though he plays in Gretzky's shadow, Messier, 27, is regarded as perhaps the best 2-way player in all of hockey. 12 in Division I- AA coming in, had 320 yards in total offense, but the Cowboys were penalized 13 times for 122 yards and they turned the ball over five times. Toney Baker had two early scoring runs before Wilson threw touchdown passes covering 17 and 12 yards to George Bryan, 24 yards to T J. 21 Texas A& M, but couldn' t duplicate that success on the road, even after jumping out to a 16- 6 lead in the first 4 minutes. The Rebels struggled from the field, shooting 39 percent and connecting on just 2- of- 10 3- pointers.
When we did get a stop we couldn' t convert " Justin Gray hit two 3s in the final 25 seconds for Wake Forest, but Florida went 3- for- 5 from the free- throw line in that span. Associated PressCINCINNATI- Tyeasha Moss scored 15 points and No. DeeAndra Pilkington pitched 5 innings, striking out three, to earn the win in the opener Cal Lutheran led, 9-0, after three innings. So, the gamut will be run in this upcoming negotiation season, from Manley to Williams, with the end result possible mayhem (as in holdouts) or the norm (failing to repeat as league champion. Associated PressCOLUMBUS, Ohio- It was as if a stadium full of more than 105, 000 people was suddenly empty. Speedway officials said it was the first time in the track's 72-year history that a single owner had the front row to himself.
Jamie Hagiya added 12 points for USC, and Camille LeNoir had 11 Jamie Funn had 11 rebounds in the victory The Trojans had 15 steals and caused 25 Oregon turnovers USC shot 51. The Tigers opened the game on a 16- 4 run, frustrating Maryland so much and so quickly that Terrapins coach Gary Williams yanked his starting five off the floor just 2: 19 into the game. He pitched relief for three minor league teams in 1987 and the Brewers' Denver farm club bought him last October. 14 Guillermo Perez-Roldan of Argentina defeated unseeded Ronald Agenor of Haiti, 6-3, 6-3, in the other semifinal of the $825,000 clay-court tournament. Pruitt and Young each had three- point plays following steals during the spurt. Miller initially struggled with his control as the Conquistadors scored three more runs on two singles, two walks and a fielder's choice.
Wood added nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks and three steals to his 22 points. The Lady Raiders led 30- 26 at halftime and used a 10- 3 run early in the second half to pull away. Later, when Kammron Taylor drove to the basket, McCants again was there to stop him " I knew they were going to come at me " McCants said " I took that as an assignment and shut him down " Wisconsin closed within three again on an alley- oop dunk by Alando Tucker before McCants made his 3- pointer, coming off a screen by Marvin Williams to give North Carolina an 81- 75 lead He finished with 21 points. Some fans in the sellout crowd of 11, 877 at Haas Pavilion started making their way for the exits well before the final buzzer " They did a good job of sticking with what they do and when they didn' t get the look they wanted they got some offensive rebounds " Robertson said " I think we had a good game plan for guarding the big twins down low.
It' s a whole new team " Waner said " I didn' t enjoy last year' s game here so much. However, a layup from Freeman and a 3- pointer from Forbes gave Massachusetts an 11- point advantage within the first minute of the second half. Erin Lawless had 10 points, going 6- of- 6 from the free throw line, and three steals. The Lady Bears then scored the next nine points to extend their lead back to 15, and they led 44- 34 at halftime Baylor shot 59 percent( 17- for- 29) in the first half St.
She added two key layups late in the second half to help Minnesota maintain the upper hand. The first three years, the series was played in Oklahoma; it moved west to Fresno for the first time in 1980. This debacle comes a year after their 42- 3 loss to Oklahoma in the title game. CINCINNATI( AP- Jason Maxiell scored 18 points and made three consecutive baskets in a decisive run Friday night, leading Cincinnati to an 88- 70 victory over Valparaiso in coach Bob Huggins' first game back from a suspension. Richards, who had eight points and seven rebounds in the first half, added a basket inside with 23 seconds left Dupree had 11 points and seven rebounds in the first half Hairston also had 14 points for the Owls. But Michigan was plagued by 20 turnovers and made just 7 of 28 second- half shots as its six- game winning streak ended Michigan has now lost seven straight to the Hoosiers.
Hours later, when the Celtic forward heard the doorbell ring at his suburban house, he pushed away from his lunch, opened the door and discovered a couple of cops. As the starting shortstop, he batted . 455, with 37 hits, tied the county lead for home runs with nine, hit nine doubles and three triples. They even drew their largest crowd of the season- 3, 541- to their campus Bank of America Arena " It' s a great statement for the city with everything that' s going on " Washington coach June Daugherty said after watching the Huskies jump to a 17- 1 lead to open the game and beat Washington State 83- 57 on Sunday. The guys in the sharp, shiny sweats are some of the best half-milers in the world. Ann Strother and Mel Thomas scored 12 apiece for the Huskies " It was hard for us to really kind of generate enough to put them away and it wasn' t until the last six or seven minutes I thought defensively we really tightened things up " Auriemma said After St.
When they started the season 3- 6, it looked as though the postseason would be totally out of reach But Saint Joseph' s is 21- 5 since Jan. KNOXVILLE, Tenn( AP- Tennessee welcomed former assistant Mickie DeMoss in her first visit since leaving for Kentucky. 8 seconds left to cut the deficit to two, but Anthony Farmer made two foul shots with 7 4 remaining to seal it. The win was the first at home against an NCAA opponent for Southern Miss( 5- 3) after the team opened the season against four straight NAIA teams at home.
Boyd and Holt connected for two fourth- quarter touchdowns against the Commodores( 2- 8, 1- 6, who just missed recording what would have been their first SEC road win in four years. Kentucky built a 29- 21 halftime lead thanks to its defense even as it struggled to hold onto the ball. "He laid it over the plate" Wynne said, "and I got a hold of it It was a thrill for myself and the ballclub. They cut the lead to 13- 10 just before halftime on an 85- yard TD pass from Quinn to Maurice Stovall. West Virginia then found its stroke from 3- point range and the Mountaineers went on a 29- 8 run that included five 3s " When we had that 10- point lead we hit a lull " Wright said " Then it was a game " The Mountaineers still led 53- 43 with 14: 45 to play when the Wildcats scored the next 10 points, a run that started with a 3 by Ray and ended with a 3 by Curtis Sumpter, who scored all 13 of his points in the second half. LSU( 7- 4, rattled near the end with a lineup dominated by freshmen, was led by Glen " Big Baby " Davis' 25 points.
Lansford, who won the league batting title in 1981 when he was with the Red Sox, still loves to hit in Fenway Park. New Hampshire outscored Binghamton 18- 7 to end the game, with 11 of those points coming from the free- throw line. Afflalo made both of those for a 54- 52 lead, then Shipp completed his three- point play " That was big for us " Collison said " We knew we didn' t play our best game. "It wasn't fair to me, to (starter Tim) Belcher and to the team" Heep said. 8 seconds and added drama by missing his first free throw before hitting his second for the final margin " We just needed to keep our heads " Davis said " Play hard, play smart and play together like coach has been preaching all year " he said.
And Yow figures her team is playing on more than just emotion " I know they want to win for me in that sense " Yow said " I really am grateful and appreciate the fact that they do, but I think they' re a real team. Florida trailed 38- 36 late in the first half but closed with a 9- 1 spurt that Brewer capped with an off- balance 3- pointer at the buzzer. The Huskies also committed 14 turnovers in the first 13 minutes, but then went the rest of the way without coughing up the ball Stanford had 11 turnovers in the half. Douglas went on to become a quarterback on the Stanford football team Jon is the second Leach to win the singles championship. We just have to keep our composure a little better " North Carolina made its first seven shots- including four 3- pointers- and led 19- 3 barely 5# 189; minutes into the game. Hodge mentioned his suspension as a freshman for an elbow he threw against Maryland' s Steve Blake, which was caught on film and led to a one- game suspension afterward.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill( AP- For 30 minutes against top- ranked Illinois, Longwood looked like a contender, not a team with only one victory this season. "I guarantee you one thing about his community involvement" Majerus said "It's not orchestrated by the club. "The first round is the toughest qualifier" Each rider will compete in four scratch heats against four other competitors tonight. The races in Singapore are held yearly, but the San Diego team could not afford to go back before now. Ernie Franco, Kennedy High School's designated hitter, was omitted from the first team of the All-Garden Grove League baseball team published in Wednesday's Times. But there' s significant ligament damage and he' s likely out for the year " Georgia shot 47. "I called for the ball, but it got in the sun, and I completely lost it" Concepcion said.
