Associated PressDENTON, Texas( AP- Kendrick Davis scored 16 points and hit the winning basket with 22 seconds left to help North Texas beat Western Kentucky 74- 70 Saturday night. They were killing us there " Johnson said " But they didn' t take away the quarterback on the pitch " Navy took a 7- 0 lead with 44 seconds left in the first half on a 1- yard run by Frank Divis. They understand the mentality, how to work you every single possession. Memphis hit only three of its first 26 shots in the second half, enabling Louisiana Tech to overcome a 12- point halftime deficit. Sylmar (13-7) defeated El Camino Real in last year's City final.
It prevented a repeat of LSU' s season opener when Oregon State' s Alexis Serna missed his third extra point of the game in overtime for a 22- 21 LSU victory. She was constantly harassed by two players, and sometimes a third would drop back on the freshman " The ankle is fine " Humphrey said " I just forced a lot of shots and didn' t kick out the ball when I needed to " Not that she got a lot of help from Georgia' s three- guard lineup. Marshall closed to 80- 78 on a Mark Patton basket with 44 seconds remaining, but the Thundering Herd didn' t score again A W Hamilton missed a 3- point try with two seconds left. Georgia ranks fourth in the nation in scoring but only 195th in scoring defense with its average of 65 8 points allowed per game. Gillespie' s shot with 10: 14 left put Rice up 58- 36, the Owls' biggest lead Rice outrebounded Mobile 50- 35, led by 13 from J R Harrison. Kiera Hardy added 18 points for the Cornhuskers, who have won five of their last six.
First- year coach Dave Leitao, whose team has lost three straight, pointed to Gonzaga' s 27 free- throw attempts as one key " We just allowed their offense to attack us, and we made fouls " Leitao said. Eastern Kentucky took control early in the season opener for both teams. Oaks hit two free throws to give the Ducks a 51- 27 edge midway through the second half, and the Ducks scored the final 11 points of the game to take their biggest lead The Oregon defense forced the Bulldogs into 20 turnovers Duck opponents are averaging 44 3 points per game this season and shooting 27 9 percent from the field^. 7 seconds remaining in overtime to give Southern Mississippi( 7- 2) an 86- 82 lead. Josh Akognon missed a 3- pointer as the buzzer sounded which could have sent the game to overtime for the Titans( 4- 2.
Charles Anderson had 12 points and was 6 of 7 from the floor. The strategy didn' t work very well early, as Virginia went 4- for- 6 from 3- point range in the first half " We knew that if we just stuck to the game plan " Bolden said " it would work out " When McCarville doesn' t score much, she still makes an impact, and Blue can attest to that. However, Maryland went on an 11- 0 run, sparked by seven points from Toliver, to move ahead 72- 62. Nevada( 14- 4, 7- 1 WAC) jumped out to a nine- point halftime lead and held on in the second half for its third straight win.
Brandon Ewing contributed 16 points for the Cowboys( 14- 12 overall, 5- 7 Mountain West) who outrebounded the Aztecs 42- 30. Smith, who threw for 171 yards, also connected with Dominic Bolden on a 48- yard touchdown pass. Sarah Pfeifer had ten points for Arkansas( 12- 6, 2- 5 Southeastern Conference. He is batting . 308, and his home run and a third-inning bunt single extended his hitting streak to seven games. Martin fumbled twice and his poor pitch led to a third giveaway. Marqus Blakely put his team ahead with a slam dunk following a steal. Welch, who scored a game- high 20 points, hit the free throw to complete the three- point play, tying the game at 50.
Tommy Swanson and Tim Bush each had 16 points for Baylor( 4- 3 Patrick Fields added 13 and Roscoe Biggers had 11. The lead grew to 20 at 48- 28 with 1: 13 left in the half on a 3- pointer by Gordon. The Falcons( 2- 6) were led by Martin Samarco, who had a game- high 27 points that included seven 3- pointers Steven Wright added 12 points and Matt Lefeld had 10. The Gamecocks( 7- 20, 2- 12) were led by Anthony Wilson' s 19 points Walker Russell added 13 and Brandon Davis 12. Associated PressCOLUMBUS, Ohio- Jantel Lavender scored 24 of her game- high 28 points in the first half to lead Ohio State( No 19 ESPN/ USA Today, No 18 AP) to a 92- 58 victory over Army on Sunday. 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.
Under SEC policy, Vandy could face punishment by the league. But the Irish defense quickly forced four turnovers, sparking a 9- 0 run to regain control. Now that' s what Arizona coach Lute Olson wants to see Stoudamire do on the basketball court. Corey McCrae, whose previous season- high was six points, scored 21 with six 3- pointers for Fordham.
Leading scorer Ronnie Brewer was held to seven points on 3- of- 10 shooting, and finished nearly 10 points below his average " What happened to our basketball team was, we had no inside game " Arkansas coach Stan Heath said " We got off to a poor start, understatement " Mississippi State opened with a 21- 2 run over the first 8 minutes behind nine points from Campbell " I didn' t think we' d come out and throw a punch like we threw " Stansbury said. Northwestern took over on the 42 and drove to the Eastern Michigan 25 before being pushed back to the 50 on a pass- interference call. It looked as if the Cardinal had blown its chances with runners on first and second in a 1-1 ballgame. Although no one is claiming the good-luck charms are responsible for the resurgence of Monroe (11-16, which finished fourth in the Mid-Valley League and had to beat league opponent Birmingham in a wild-card game just to make the playoffs, no one is saying those lucky charms are useless, either "I'm getting superstitious" Tim said. Texas A& M- Corpus Christi( 20- 6, 11- 2) led by 12 points at 67- 55 with Cedric Smith' s dunk with 7: 36 left.
The Broncos racked up 629 total yards and scored 45 unanswered points. The next day, Mayfair teed off in the same group with Arnold Palmer. Toronto right-hander Dave Stieb continued his mastery of the Chicago White Sox and Pat Borders and Kelly Gruber homered as the Blue Jays snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory Monday night at Chicago. McBride had 7 points in a 13- 3 run by Illinois, and a basket and free throw by Calvin Brock tied the game at 18. Idaho State had six players score in double- figures, led by a season- high 21 from Matt Stucki and a career- high 20 from Austin Kilpatrick Sir added 19 for Northern Arizona. He held UCLA's 100 record at 10. 15 seconds before Marsh broke it.
The Crimson host Columbia on Saturday on Senior Night and then Dartmouth on Tuesday. Leilani Mitchell led the Vandals( 10- 19) with 21 points and Emily Faurholt added 14. PORTLAND, Ore( AP- Bernard Seals scored 23 points as Division II Seattle overcame a double- digit deficit to beat Portland 88- 85 on Wednesday. Gyno Pomare added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Ross DeRogatis also had 15 points. Stanford has led at the half in all 18 games, including 11 by double figures. We feel very confident this is the way we want to go"Bremser said Ford and Chrysler also wanted his company's device, "but GM showed by far the most interest and willingness to act quickly" The technical breakthrough, Etak said, was in calculating the navigational algorithms whereby a vehicle's movements, as measured by the wheel sensors and compass, could be correlated with the map information depicted on the screen The credit for that goes to co-founder Stanley K. The Wildcats( 3- 6) ended the first half on a 13- 4 run, capped off by a tip- in from Trevor Morris at the buzzer, to lead 48- 34 at the break.
Jim Brideweser, who led Saddleback College's baseball team to Mission Conference championships in 1983 and '84, has been hired to replace Marshall Adair, the school announced Wednesday. Her three- point play with 10: 37 remaining cut the lead to 53- 46 but the Eagles couldn' t get any closer Renee Taylor scored 21 points for Miami( 13- 4, 3- 1. They just wanted this game harder than we did tonight " DePaul went ahead to stay when Cliff Clinkscales left Harvey Hale standing with an excellent crossover dribble and drove to the basket for a 52- 50 lead with about 14 minutes left. The slow tempo frustrated the Cardinals, who seemed to get antsy when they couldn' t get out on the break. "I don't try to hit the ball anywhere in particular, I just try to put the ball in play somewhere" Said Schiraldi: "I messed up. State shot 44 percent and the Hokies 45 percent for the game. CHARLESTON, S.
