25 Alabama, Chris Lofton saw his team' s chances of making the NCAA Tournament starting to fade. Jacksonville' s tallest starter was 6- foot- 7, shorter than three of Georgetown' s starters " Give them credit- making 11 3s is quite an accomplishment " Jacksonville coach Cliff Warren said " If they can do that throughout the year, they' ll be back in the Final Four " Ben Smith and Andre McMillan both scored nine points to lead the Dolphins, who were playing the fourth of six consecutive road games The stretch has included losses at Michigan State( No 10 ESPN/ USA Today, No 9 AP) and two- time defending national champion Florida. She had two or three people on her and did a great job " Candice Wiggins had 15 points, five rebounds and three assists in the Cardinal' s first game back in the top 10 since starting the season ranked fourth before losing to BYU on Nov 13 in their second game. Coach Tia Jackson unexpectedly went to a platoon system in the second half, pressing the Buckeyes and turning the game into a sloppy, up- and- down final 20 minutes that left the Huskies first- year coach optimistic " The Huskies played the second half and I don' t know who it was the first half " Jackson said " That' s the way we should have been playing " Having not played since a win over Ole Miss, any rust for Ohio State lasted all of about six minutes. The Angels scored three runs in the first, but it could have been an even bigger inning if Dick Schofield, who led off with a walk, hadn't been picked off by Ranger starter Ray Hayward. That' s when Oregon State went to work, creating several turnovers to spark a 26- 7 run over the next nine minutes.
But Collison and Shipp each hit a 3- pointer in the first two minutes of the second half. "You guys (reporters) probably thought we were going to get swept" left fielder Kirk Gibson said "I had confidence. COLUMBUS, Ohio( AP- Terence Dials scored a career- high 25 points, including six during a 10- 0 first- half run, to lead Ohio State to a 78- 54 victory over Portland State on Saturday night. Princeton led by as many as 26 in the second half with 7: 50 remaining on a pair of free throws by Max Schafer. He finished 6- of- 14 from behind the arc, but Charlotte was just 8- for- 26 as a team.
Steve Anderson and Josh Mueller each added 14 as South Dakota shot 50 percent from the field. Iowa opened the overtime with Brunner' s two free throws and Boyd' s two breakaway layups to make it 69- 63. The win snapped Missouri' s four- game losing streak to Iowa State, which picked up the last one by rallying from 16 down to stun the Tigers 66- 65 last month " We were a lot more aggressive than when we played them earlier " Missouri coach Mike Anderson " They wanted to play slow tempo, we wanted to play up- tempo, and I thought our pressure defense did a lot of that " Iowa State( 12- 11, 3- 6) got as close as three early in the second half, but Missouri used on a pair of 11- 0 runs and relentless defensive pressure to blow the game open " You saw a team that was really hungry today. Moffett did hit Luther Huggins with a 23- yard scoring pass with 31 seconds left in the game, but UCF couldn' t convert the onside kick, and Akron ran out the clock.
Mann, Honegger and Horne each had 3- pointers in the surge for the Falcons, who went 9- for- 20 from beyond the arc for the game Kent State made 3- of- 12 3- point attempts. The Blue Devils used a full- court press and their height advantage to force 19 turnovers in the first half, and Duke had 15 steals in the game. The previous six meetings had been decided by an average of 20 5 points. Scott will try again in the 4-A playoffs against Freeway League champion Fullerton, a team loaded with big bats. Edison went on a three point run, making it 14-11, with Boone, Persho and Lance each getting a kill Corona del Mar rallied again, pulling to within 14-13.
Midway through the period, three plays after a penalty had wiped out Wilson' s touchdown scamper, Barbiasz cut in front of Nisan Trotter and raced down the Bison sideline for a 13- 7 Hoya lead. Still, all was not lost, and there were a couple of nice touches. PROVIDENCE, R. The Cyclones jumped ahead by as much as 18- 8 and appeared headed toward an easy night, but the Wildcats tied the game at 27 on the strength of a 12- 2 run That seemed to wake up Iowa State. 6 seconds left " Getting any win in the NCAAs is great " guard Patrice Holmes said " Now, hopefully, we can get to the Sweet 16 this time " It certainly seems possible for the No. After Schraeder made two free throws, Cunningham dribbled toward the basket and passed to Ost for a 3- point shot that would have forced overtime, but Cunningham passed as the final buzzer sounded. He responded with a four-hitter and a 4-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Cantrell Fletcher led Towson( 5- 19, 2- 12) with 13 points off the bench, while Lawrence Hamm added nine points and a game- high 13 rebounds. The Eagles took their biggest lead, 58- 37, on a 3- pointer by Deveny with 11: 38 remaining. Zac Schlader led Austin Peay with 14 points and Anthony Davis had 12 points and a game- high 11 rebounds. The Crimson Tide began a national title run in Atlanta last season by thumping Clemson, and this sure looks like a team that will be in the thick of things again this year. Thomas had 10 points for Iowa, which scored 13 points off nine Robert Morris turnovers in the first half and was 5- of- 10 from 3- point range.
In the first five minutes, he had six points, two assists, a rebound and a steal. After losing to TCU on Tuesday, Oklahoma State had its hands full in the opening minutes against North Texas. They advanced by beating second- ranked Duke in Saturday' s semifinals to end a 14- game losing streak in the series, which might have put them in position for a top seed. It was set up by a 46- yard run by Fred Reid, who led the Bulldogs with 50 yards rushing.
Barton held an early 9- 5 lead but the Bulldogs went on a 20- 2 run over the next five minutes to go ahead 43- 28. UCSB( 1- 2) scored the last five points of regulation, sending the game into overtime when Brandy Richardson banked in a one- handed rebound with two seconds remaining. UNC won the game despite getting outrebounded 59- 34 by the Musketeers " We did what we had to do to win, but the rebounds are ridiculous " Hatchell said " We need rebounding practice " The turning point in the game occurred in the middle of the second half. Nesbitt set a school record by tying the season' s best in Division I, and his career- high 43 points equaled the highest individual total this year. "That's the hardest part of the course right now" Mayfair-a three-time All-American, the 1987 Haskins Award winner and the collegiate player of the year-won the three-day, 54-hole Southwestern Intercollegiate tournament at North Ranch in the fall with a 5-under-par 208. The Bruins jumped and shouted at midcourt in front of 1, 325 fans after the final buzzer, then ran screaming into their locker room " It was pretty rowdy in there " Pluimer said. After trailing by as many as 10 points, Hawaii forced three St.
