After Lindsey' s basket, Texas missed 16 of its next 18 shots while falling behind 49- 38 " Figuring out a way to get it done, that' s all it was tonight. With the injuries I have and with my other available hitters not very good at hitting slow, breaking pitches, I didn't have much else to do" Willie Randolph and Rickey Henderson are injured, and first baseman Don Mattingly and catcher Don Slaught are on the disabled list. A win at Kansas on Wednesday would give the Wildcats at least a share of their second- ever Big 12 title. LSU jumped out to an 18- 7 lead in the first 10 minutes behind Augustus. Tina Charles had her second double- double of the season, with 11 points and 12 rebounds, and Mel Thomas added 14 points, leaving her just five shy of 1, 000 for her career. James White also had 13 points for the Bearcats( 13- 1, 2- 0 Conference USA. After American' s Brayden Billbe made the game' s first field goal, successive baskets by Caner- Medley sparked a 12- 0 run that included by six straight points by Ibekwe.
We just opened our eyes and realized we were far from where we want to be " he said. American( 2- 6) won its second straight game by making a school- record 15 3- pointers on 31 attempts. Morton converted eight- of- 14 from the field, including four three- pointers. There were no worries tonight, not in this building or any Detroit building Davidson was beaming. No one wants to see that happen, but I' m going to keep going hard " said Guillon, who transferred from Miami. That edged the 94 points they totaled in a 2002 quarterfinal game, and the 49 points were a season- low for Vanderbilt " I feel like I' ve just got done with a prize fight " Fortner said " It was like one slug, then another slug It was just a hard- fought defensive battle The free- throw line really hurt us tonight. Geary Claxton added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Nittany Lions( 7- 3, who shot a season- high 22- of- 26( 84.
Washington State managed seven points during the stretch, with Harmeling' s 3- pointer lifting the Cougars to a 31- 23 lead. Milwaukee 5, Seattle 1-Tom Filer allowed six hits in seven innings for his 12th straight victory since 1982, and Rob Deer hit his 10th homer to lead the Brewers at Milwaukee. Iowa State went on a 6- 0 run, capped by a runner from Lacey, to go up 50- 44 with 6: 07 to play. BATON ROUGE, La( AP- Erica White won' t balk at the rare opportunity to tout her scoring ability " I think I' m pretty crafty around the basket " LSU' s 5- foot- 3 point guard said " I have to be, being this small. Already this season, the Crusaders have a 75- 36 loss at Connecticut and a 92- 49 loss at DePaul " It' s tough, and I know I' m going to get second- guessed and get bashed by the naysayers for playing this kind of schedule " Gibbons said " I promised the girls, when they came to Holy Cross, that we would play this kind of schedule " I really do feel this team is going to respond and win 20 games, win the Patriot League tournament and go to the NCAA Tournament " he said.
Mike Popoko' s 10 points topped the Sea Wolves( 8- 16, 3- 9, who have lost five of their last six. Louis" If it continues, of course, Rose could face more than a suspension Unemployment looms. VMI was 0- for- 15 from the 3- point line, and shot only 39 7 percent on the night. Rutgers led 36- 22 early in the second half before going on an 11- 0 run to take control with 9: 49 left.
Monique Currie scored 18 points to lift second- ranked Duke past No. "He has a good forkball and isn't afraid to use it in key situations" McWilliams probably would not be with the Cardinals if the pitching staff had not sustained so many injuries. Rodney Ferguson ran for 138 yards on 20 carries for the Lobos, who need to beat San Diego State next week to be eligible for a bowl. Santa Clara shot 64 percent in the first half, hitting 16- of- 25 Saint Mary' s limited the Broncos to 35. Keith Simmons added 14 points off the bench for Holy Cross( 11- 5.
They had only one turnover with senior Melvin Scott running the offense, and he also made two free throws to make it 66- 63, setting up the final seconds " We came here to win the tournament " Villanova coach Jay Wright said " I really believe that we were good enough to win this tournament. Casey Wohlleb scored 17, Adam Liddell had 13 and Terike Barrowes 10 to lead Florida Gulf Coast( 4- 9 Andreas Schreiber scored eight to lead Penn( 4- 8. Whitney Law scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Colorado( 8- 12, 1- 8, which outrebounded the Aggies 41- 30. The Reds scored six times in the eighth, their biggest inning of the season Eric Davis and Barry Larkin had two-run singles Paul O'Neill and Bo Diaz had RBI singles. Fellow freshman David Wilson, performing mostly mop- up duty in the second half, actually outdid Williams by a yard, gaining 165 on 12 attempts. Down 52- 42 with 4: 12 to play, the Scarlet Knights made a run.
Craig Ochs completed 26 of 31 passes for 300 yards and three touchdowns " Ochs made throws I think I could have caught at 45 years old " said Sac State coach Steve Mooshagian " Give Craig credit, he threaded the needle Those were NFL throws. Said club president Bill Giles: "I've seen clubs where everybody had career years and they won pennants, but I've never seen a club where everybody had an off year" Much of the unrest has centered on Mike Schmidt, who, at 38, has had hitless streaks of 30 and 19 at-bats this year, has had more games in which he has made errors this month, four, than games in which he has driven in runs, three, and was batting . 216 through Friday with two hits in his last 25 at-bats. Duquesne( 1- 6) began the game on a 12- 2 run, but after an Akron timeout, the Zips scored the next 12 points. He's throwing much, much harder" But old habits are hard to kick.
I think he has a chance to be an all-star shortstop in the American League in a few years" Since the retirement of two-time All-Star Fred Patek in 1979, U L. The Hawks got 19 points from Ed Tyson and 10 from Marc Davis, who missed nine of 11 shots. Jose Olivero' s foul shots and layup brought Lehigh( 13- 14, 7- 7) within one, 75- 74. 6 rebounds " We had problems blocking Davis out " Coale said " When we had to go double on Cisti Greenwalt, then suddenly there was a rebounder somewhere, and we had a hard time getting there " We just didn' t make the plays we needed to make " The Sooners( 15- 10, 7- 7- playing on senior night- staged a brief comeback to make it interesting.
Beck seemed off- kilter in the early going, repeatedly sailing passes over and behind his receivers. Washington, who just missed breaking Watts' record by running 20. 53 in the L. A City preliminaries Bridgewater also qualified in the 100. The Hokies shot just 38 percent, including 28 percent in the first half, and went 2- of- 13 from 3- point range in the game " Shot selection has a lot to do with it " Greenberg said Jamon Gordon led the Hokies with 20 points Zabian Dowdell added 13 and seven assists. The Yellow Jackets managed only 16 points off the fast break, but they did get loose a few times. Thomas dropped an Idaho punt, but teammate Marquis Hundley picked up the ball and ran 87 yards for a touchdown that made it 21- 0 with 13: 17 left in the half Freshman Matt Scott replaced Tuitama in the second half. The Sun Devils were seeking to reach the round of 16 for the third time in four years. But she finished with 16 " Defensively, we needed to pick it up " Henderson said " We were moving slow We needed to move around more.
The Terrapins also gained a measure of revenge against the Huskies, who upset Maryland in last year' s opener in Illinois. Last Friday in the first round of the Southern Section 4-A playoffs, Arias, the kid who used to lob pitches to his brothers and uncles, tossed a no-hitter against Leuzinger. UMBC tied it twice in the first seven minutes of the second half before Virginia took the lead for good on two more free throws from Reynolds. The Ivy League has gone to a playoff three other times, with Dartmouth involved in each.
Beard played high school basketball across the Red River from Bossier City in Shreveport. The Cowboys( 10- 7, 2- 2 Mountain West) scored just one basket in the overtime period on a drive by Jerry Webb, but their free- throw shooting was more than enough to hold off San Diego State. The Bearkats led 17- 14 after the first quarter, helped by two turnovers by Northwestern. For starters, Jeff Pico found the National League hitters about as easy as the hitters in the minors. 20 California got back on track by beating Washington State 72- 45 at Haas Pavilion on Saturday. However, Perkins had one of the worst playoff games of his four-year pro career Monday night as the Lakers beat the Mavericks, 113-98, in the opening game of the Western Conference finals.
GREENVILLE, S. An amateur umpire in his hometown of Kalamazoo, Mich, Welke went to umpire school hoping the players and coaches would stop yelling "I used to hate to be yelled at" he says. "What happened last year may be brought up again sometime in the future. Ball State' s Darron Yates responded with his own 3- point play with 25 seconds remaining to cut Drexel' s lead to 72- 70. Tutt was 12 for 31 for 192 yards passing and rushed for 117 yards. He also finished 18th the next week in Adelaide-a coastal city sandwiched between Kangaroo Island and the towns of Peebinga and Underbool-in the South Australian Open.
Alternating at quarterback with backup Ryan Nassib, Paulus threw mostly short, quick passes to counter Penn State' s pressure " This is his first crack for him, second game ever " Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Bradley said " Impressive kid, a lot of poise " Still, the Nittany Lions' overall talent overwhelmed the Orange, even with Penn State playing choppy ball for a second straight week. Ueberroth the Enigma struck again last week in San Francisco when he shocked owners by telling them he would not accept a second term in 1990 Bowie Kuhn practically begged to keep the job. That one just didn't work out" Rojas, who does make those decisions, refused to discuss the walks-or anything else-afterward. Stehle' s layup with 4: 19 left pulled Harvard to within five points, 64- 59, but BU sealed the win on its next possession when Wynn grabbed an offensive rebound and assisted on Konate' s dunk. Sam Manhanga scored all of his 10 points in the second half as the Bears led by as many as 25 points, 61- 36.
