The Huskies combined for 17 blocks, matching their second- highest total blocks for the season " We played magnificent defense " UConn coach Jim Calhoun said " The 17 blocked shots certainly can be very discouraging for another team " The Red Storm( 8- 11, 2- 7) shot just 27 percent in their lowest scoring game of the season, going nearly 11 minutes without a field goal in the second half and was 0- 12 from 3- point range " Their length really bothered us " St. Creighton, now 8- 1 at home this season, was led by freshman P' Allen Stinnett' s 22 points. But Fife' s first pass was intercepted by Bohannon, and on the Cougars' first play from scrimmage Kegel hit Devard Darling with a 38- yard scoring pass to make it 17- 0. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind( AP- After sitting for the first 3# 189; quarters, Kyle Orton threw a 14- yard touchdown pass to Dustin Keller with 2: 17 to play to lift Purdue to a 24- 17 victory over Ohio State on Saturday. Baylor outscored the Lady Panthers( 2- 9) 12- 3 to open the second half, taking a 56- 18 lead with just 14 minutes.
The Bulls opened up a six- point advantage in the second half, but an 8- 2 Titans run gave Detroit the lead, 75- 74, with 2: 45 left. He quickly hit three 3- pointers against a pulled- back Howard defense. Sophronia Sallard hit both free throws off the call, and two more free throws by point guard Mallorie Winn sealed it for the Panthers. The Huskies, who hit 64 percent of their shots, made nine of their first 12, and opened on a 12- 2 run.
It was a gratifying day for Everett, a junior, and the Bruins. Stanford leads the series against Oregon State 40- 6, with a 15- game winning streak The Cardinal are 16- 6 at Gill Coliseum. It was Iowa' s second straight win over a ranked team following a 76- 71 victory over( No 11 ESPN/ USA Today, No. Sometimes we did a good job and sometimes we did not " After leading by 17 at the half, Duke took its largest lead at 61- 42 on a 3- pointer by Smith with about 16# 189; minutes left.
Larry Owens made it 65- 63 with another layup, and the Crusaders' Jarryd Loyd responded with a layup of his own to make it 65- 65. Lee got sharper after a fumbled snap led to a three- and- out on Nebraska' s first series. Victor Herbert does not figure prominently on locker-room boom boxes. MISSOULA, Mont( AP- Northwestern State came into the I- AA playoffs with the best rushing defense in the nation. Western nearly tripled its shooting accuracy in the second half, hitting 60.
Meg Bulger, the team' s second- leading scorer, went 1- of- 10 from the floor and was limited to three points, 11 below her average Hart led the Thundering Herd with 18 points. Portland State led 28- 0 at the end of the period on touchdown runs of 17 yards by Fuqua and one yard by Allen Kennett, plus a 2- yard scoring pass from Joe Wiser to Ryan Brown. Not to mention his office, which is also going to be considerably enlarged judging by the sweep of the odd, eloquent hands that have long been his chief manner of expression, whether in pleasure, displeasure or outright menace. Crittenton had seven of his team' s 17 steals, the Yellow Jackets' third- most against an ACC opponent " This is our place, our hometown " Crittenton said " We needed to come out and play hard We needed a win. Collins scored nine of Saint Mary' s 10 points as it built a double- digit lead early in the second half.
Loyola Marymount led 65- 60 with 3: 14 remaining but the Cavaliers rallied to tie the game at 67 and force the overtime. The Mets, who squandered a bases-loaded situation in the 11th, came back when Johnson was hit by a pitch by reliever Ken Dayley leading off the 12th. "He just played too good for me today" said Leconte, who had only 54% of his first serves go in "When he plays the way he did, he makes me play bad. A man of sharp wit, Brinkman offers few amusing on-field anecdotes "What we do really isn't very funny" he says. Keady was so upset with his team' s first- half play that he inserted reserves Xavier Price, Adam Liddell and Charles Davis into the starting lineup after halftime " We asked' em who wanted to start and five guys put up their hands and the first five got to start " Keady said " Probably the first time in 47 years I' ve ever done that " His team responded " We played the second half like we can play " Keady said " Took good shots, set good screens We played right. The situation was eerily similar to the one the Tar Heels faced earlier this season in a 71- 70 loss at Duke, when they couldn' t get off a shot in the final seconds.
Zarecky also signed a pair of Palomar Community College players, including all-state guard/forward Gary Williams, who averaged 27 points per game this past season while leading Palomar to the Pacific Coast Conference title and a state tournament berth. TCU' s dominance continued in the second half, when the Horned Frogs held Texas- Arlington( 2- 3) to four points in the first 10: 11 TCU also forced 29 turnovers, leading to 21 points. On the game-winning squeeze bunt by Johnny Ray, Miller said, "It was immaculate execution by Johnny and a good call by Cookie I don't think they were expecting it. All of which illustrates why the Mets are the best team in the National League (27-11) and the Padres are closing in on being the worst (13-26, a half-game ahead of Atlanta. Sarah Pfeifer added 15 points for the Lady Razorbacks, while Dominique Washington had 14, including 4- of- 6 from long distance. Reid had 29 points and 16 rebounds- each a career high- for High Point, a member of the Big South Conference and the alma mater of Kentucky coach Tubby Smith.
Those seven points sparked a 16- 6 run and cut the Aggies' lead to 40- 28 at halftime. Jacobson couldn' t get away fast enough, quickly shaking hands with the Eagles, then sprinting off the court and into the locker room. Johnson hit all four of his 3- point attempts and Griffith was perfect on his three shots from behind the arc Murray State held the Gamecocks( 4- 4, 2- 1) to 45 6 percent shooting, while hitting 55 7 percent of their shots Walker Russell led Jacksonville State with 16 points and B J Spencer added 11 Murray State held a 42- 36 halftime lead. It fell short and after the Hatters grabbed the rebound, Anthony Register capped the win with two more free throws with 3 9 seconds left.
The most aggressive Thabeet got was at the end of the first half, getting in Marquise Gray' s face after Jeff Adrien and Walton got tangled up under Connecticut' s basket. "If it would be the right deal and it would help my ballclub, I would consider it" he said. Wilson shot a 71 in the first round but three-putted five times at Point Loma for a 78. Summitt walked onto the court to argue a foul called on Parker, and Nicky Anosike was whistled for a technical after picking up her third foul.
