Piston point guard Isiah Thomas was asked if his teammates were hesitating before they shot He smiled, grimly. The Lady Vols turned 24 turnovers into 25 points and did most of their damage after taking a 38- 33 halftime lead " Our team just stepped up their defensive intensity and obviously created more easy scoring opportunities " Summitt said " There was a sense of urgency " Tennessee( 11- 1) won its fourth in a row since a 13- point loss at second- ranked North Carolina on Dec 3 It improved to 31- 9 in its series against Old Dominion. "And to be fourth-best over millions, I'm not disappointed" Newport Harbor's Jim Geerlings knew the feeling. He had a 93- yard return following Tennessee Tech' s score in the first quarter Then he took the second- half kickoff 92 yards. UCF( 19- 8) won its third straight game and seventh in its last eight outings. Temple and is unbeaten against the Owls in 35 meetings since a loss in 1941 The 35- game unbeaten streak is Penn State' s longest vs one opponent, and the Nittany Lions 35 wins vs Temple are tied for their fourth- most vs any team.
The Celtics and Pistons can't play a Tuesday-Thursday schedule because the Bruins and Edmonton Oilers play at the Garden Tuesday night. The Commodores have won their eight home games by an average of 19 9 points Vanderbilt shot 52. The Rams were outrebounded 36- 19, including 15- 5 on the offensive glass, and allowed Utah to make 14 of 22 shots in the second half to see their 10- game home winning streak come to end. Then, with the capacity crowd at Allen Fieldhouse screaming, Langford put a spin move on defender Mario West and launched the game- winner.
Freshman point guard Mustafa Shakur had 14 points on 5- for- 7 shooting in his college debut for the Wildcats " I think I let the game come to me as far as offensive goes " said Shakur, the latest in a long line of outstanding Arizona point guards " I just have to work more on my decision making " Reserve Chris Rodgers had 14 points, while Hassan Adams had nine points, nine rebounds, five blocked shots and three steals. At least that's what Isiah and Magic were saying after the game They're still friends, they said Still the NBA's Bob and Bing. The 33- points were the fewest allowed by Rutgers this season " There were a couple of stretches where the intensity was there " senior Cappie Pondexter said " We' ll be OK " Rutgers- which knocked off Tennessee, Texas and LSU in its wins over the Nos. DaVon Fowlkes had a Mountaineer single- game record 15 receptions for 202 yards, including a 12- yard touchdown catch He also added a 19- yard scoring run. Hot shooting gave Arkansas a 41- 32 lead at halftime, with Modica scoring 17 points on 7- of- 10 shooting and Ronnie Brewer making every shot he took. Senior linebacker Keaton Kristick' s first career interception shifted the momentum until Gilyard' s reception snuffed it.
Kurz was 5- of- 6 from the field, including making all three 3s he shot, to finish with 15 points. We played a little helter- skelter in the beginning, but we got it back together in the second half " Arnika Brown paced Western Kentucky with 20 points and a game- high 16 rebounds. Forty Niner tried to push her and intimidate her during much of the race, bringing about the filly's defeat and giving the victory to Risen Star. A few months back, linebacker Wilber Marshall's $6-million contract rang in loud and clear, but the next sound you hear may be a crash, as in another defending Super Bowl champion finding pavement. We' ve been in that situation, too " Until then, Iowa State had kept it close by intercepting a pass and blocking a field goal attempt. PASADENA, Calif( AP- UCLA tight end Marcedes Lewis was determined that the pack of Arizona defenders would not keep him out of the end zone.
I was looking forward to playing with the new coaching staff and the new offense. Newton' s two free throws with 22 seconds left gave Pacific a 62- 61 lead. Preston' s reverse layup with 7: 52 to play gave Columbia( 12- 5, 3- 1 Ivy League) a 53- 40 lead. 8 points a game and led the nation in 3- pointers made with 3 5 per game " Connecticut is a great team. The Bearcats( 4- 4, 3- 2 Conference USA) scored touchdowns on three of their first five possessions and hung on despite only crossing midfield once in the second half- and that drive ended with a missed field goal.
The Gamecocks never got closer than 15 after that in losing their fourth game in a row. That's why I think (the Southern Section) will take care of us in other ways. Voskuil hit a jumper to tie things at 21, and Damir Suljagic hit a pair of free throws to give the Red Raiders their first lead of the game. They are also 0- 9 on the road and have lost 44 of their last 47 Big Ten road games Yet for some reason, they give the Buckeyes a hard time. These girls are completely spoiled " Rene Haynes scored 14 points and Aisha Jefferson had 10 for the Spartans( 2- 1. "We have to get everybody doing exactly the same thing at exactly the same time" Egon Horcajo said "With a group this size, that's difficult And you have to contend with the weight.
It was an impressive way for North Carolina to come back from a week- long layoff after last weekend' s 91- 78 win over Kentucky. The last six or seven minutes we played very well, and hurt them on the glass " Once DeWanna Bonner found her shooting touch, Auburn( 20- 12, got back in the game after a slow start. NEW ROCHELLE, N. He will tell me if he isn't" If Davison (17-0) doesn't start, the Sea Hawks will go with right-hander Henry Schelb (7-1, who has done a solid job in the No 2 role.
Francis made the play of the game, stealing the ball from Chris Hernandez after an inbounds play and converting a layup that gave the Trojans an eight- point cushion with 2: 27 remaining " Ryan has a lot of heart and toughness. 9 seconds left after grabbing the rebound of a missed 3- pointer by Jarrius Jackson " I thought I got the rebound. It was the second straight year San Diego won a close game between the teams Last year the Toreros won 46- 45 in overtime. Last season he tied for third in the section high jump at 6-6 but missed making the trip to the state championships when he lost a jump-off.
-Castle Park fourth: With two out, Chris Sykes was safe at first on shortstop Mike McKesson's error Darin Husted followed with a ground-rule double. At that point, Wilson was 6- for- 10 from the field and the rest of the team was 5- for- 23. Hays, of Missoula, Mont, led ISU with 20 points and seven rebounds while Michaelson had 14 points and seven assists for the Bengals, which led by as many as nine points late in the first half. A 3- pointer by Davis gave Vanderbilt a 30- 27 lead, but LeBlanc immediately answered with a 3.
