Bob Banning, chairman of the Maryland Racing Commission in 1980, was the owner of an automobile dealership. After playing only six minutes in the first half after being tagged with two fouls, Fowles asserted herself in the second half and scored 11 points on 4- of- 4 shooting. But it was the most points a team has scored against North Carolina this season in its first five games " That just shows how great we can play defensively and gets us ready for tomorrow " Larkins said North Carolina will play Gonzaga in the semifinals Saturday Gonzaga beat No 21 UCLA 62- 57 The Tar Heels had five players score in double digits. "We want and anticipate that a contract will be finalized before the draft, if that's within the rules of the NBA" Grinker said "It's not fair to make him wait. Daniel Gibson and Kenton Paulino did most of the damage, combining for nine, and it was the seventh time this season Texas has hit at least 10 3s in a game " Coach was telling us to be ready to shoot " said Paulino, who was 5- of- 6 from beyond the arc " All our guards can shoot the 3. CHAPEL HILL, N.
"It's a big letdown after all the intensity of the playoffs" he said "I feel real lethargic The games feel like intrasquad games. When the schedule makers penciled in these teams, they likely expected a blockbuster late- season Top 10 matchup. Smith and Dudley both made All- Big East first team last year and Smith is the first preseason first- team All- America selection in Boston College history. The Falcons led 31- 29 at the half after the teams turned the ball over a combined 19 times. That' s what we did " Carney started fast and connected on 8- of- 19 shots from the field, and Memphis hit 12- of- 24 from long range in winning its fifth in the past six games.
Kersey said the 24-second clock had been reset in error because Abdul-Jabbar's shot had not touched the rim For the Lakers, it was good timing. In addition, Williams ran both of these times virtually alone, winning the 3,200 by 14 seconds and the 1,600 by 9 seconds. Ashley Cerniglia lead New Hampshire( 1- 3) with nine points. Even University of Minnesota fans dressed in maroon and gold were rooting for neighboring Iowa State, which has three players from Minnesota on its roster " To have that kind of noise in that arena speaks volumes to where women' s basketball is headed " Medders said " It was an amazing feeling to be out there " Iowa State added a 10- 0 spurt later in the first half and Hicks didn' t get on the board until she hit a free throw almost 15: 30 into the game. RENO, Nev( AP- Nevada ensured its first back- to- back 20 win seasons in school history as Nick Fazekas scored 31 points and the Wolf Pack defense shut down Vermont' s sharpshooters during the second half Saturday for a 74- 64 victory.
The shot, though, was Nevada' s final field goal of the opening half as Central Florida went on a 13- 4 run over the final five minutes. "They didn't play very well (in the first game" said Dodd, who was tied for third with Hovland behind Smith and Stoklos among AVP money-winners with $30,850 "They didn't come out and play their normal game. But it was a freshman, Taft, who was most responsible for yet another comeback victory by a team that has rallied from double- digit deficits to win three times in its last nine games " I played hard because I didn' t want the seniors going out with a loss " said the 6- foot- 10 Taft, who said after the game he would return to Pitt next season. Mark Nieto and Brian Grebeck walked to load the bases, and pinch-hitter Tim Phillips squeezed in another run Perry Sanchez singled in the final two runs. . The crowds for each team scurried to the exits after the game to walk the few short blocks to the Sprint Center to see the Iowa State and Texas A& M men' s teams play each other in the first round of the men' s Big 12 tournament Heather Ezell, who averaged 25. The Commodores( 11- 1) pulled away in the second half with a 19- 8 run, stretching a 58- 53 lead to 77- 61 with 5: 27 remaining.
Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; Tim Tebow had 76 yards rushing and a TD and the Florida defense held Tennessee to 210 total yards in winning for a school- record 13th straight game# 8226& nbsp; Urban Meyer improved to 5- 0 vs. Mensah- Bonsu, a senior forward, was suspended for the team' s first three games for NCAA violations related to his early declaration for the NBA draft He' ll also miss next Wednesday' s game against St. "I don't think we're going to play a better basketball team in the playoffs" Riley said. Clemson' s game plan " sure wasn' t' Foul her every time she touches the ball' which is about what we did " McKinney said " I thought we helped her early, because every time she touched it, we smacked her " Bales- at least 3 inches taller than any Clemson player- entered as the nation' s leader in blocked shots, averaging 4 7, and she swatted away three attempts by the Tigers. Two years ago, Antonio Anderson had a career- high 32 points against Cincinnati Last season, Willie Kemp scored 21 in an 88- 55 win.
Then Missouri took over, going on a 9- 0 run with Carroll scoring six of the points, all on lay- ups. The Spartans then went on a 13- 0 run to take the lead and were up 30- 29 at halftime. Klayton Korver answered with consecutive baskets to seal the win. Dave Henderson, who hit a home run in the 14th inning to win the opener, hit his seventh home run to tie the game in the seventh. Adrian Martinez scored 11 and Manny Adako had eight points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies, who have won three of four. We just didn' t knock them down " Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said.
He did not throw an interception but was sacked three times His longest completion went for 30 yards to R J. He hit Paris Warren on TD throws of 5 and 10 yards and had an 18- yarder to Savoy and a 3- yarder to Travis LaTendresse. We wound up in an alley near the corner of Charleston and Main, a neighborhood of muffler and radiator shops, peering through the iron bars on the rear door of Johnny Tocco's Ringside Gym. And they hurt when you catch them" The regulars also have their own secrets, such as: "Always try to be the front mitt" or, right field is best "because while more balls are hit to left, there are fewer people per ball in right" Most of the regulars give their batting practice catches to kids Hamilton is an exception. "Then in a game, somebody hit a come-backer, and (in fielding it) I felt it, it hurt pretty bad I went to the Olympic Festival but had to come home I figured, give it two weeks. Lisa Shandy, Santa Fe's freshman pitcher, held the Hawks to two hits, both in the first inning.
Illinois State became the lowest seed to win the Missouri Valley Conference tournament when it beat Indiana State 72- 70 for the title as the No 8 seed. He doesn't have to clamp headlocks on his players or arm-wrestle to get them to do what he wants Scholarships are for one year. But Steenberge tied it at 18 with a three- point play with 6: 51 to go and dunked 32 seconds later, giving the Spiders the lead again. Kansas City still leads the best-of-seven series, 3-2, but now the Sockers are rekindling memories of 1986, when they trailed Minnesota, 3-1, in the championship round and rallied to win their fifth consecutive indoor title.
He ran a great race" The loss marked the end of Watts' high school career, one that included three state titles-the 200 in 1986 and the 100 and 200 last year. Begley scored six and capped the run with a driving layup to give Penn a 24- 8 advantage with 8: 42 left in the opening half. In winning, Everett equaled the school record set by his sprint coach, John Smith, in 1971. On third- and- 2, Shockley took off running when the pocket collapsed, breaking an attempted tackle by Landry and leaving two other players splattered on the turf for a 7- yard touchdown. It' s not one of his bigger teams, but they' re really quick " The Tigers never got comfortable against Cincinnati' s physical man- to- man defense, shooting only 23 9 percent from the field with 24 turnovers Antonio Williams- Parker led the Tigers with 12 points.
Mark Anderson was the only Robert Morris player in double figures with 14 points Joseph Ison had 10 rebounds. Groh said he told assistants calling plays from the press box " I don' t care if he has to crawl in, give Alvin the ball " The 238 yards in kickoff returns allowed by North Carolina were the most in school history. 13 AP) to a 93- 56 victory over UNC- Wilmington on Sunday for the Lady Monarchs' 12th straight win. M( AP- New Mexico had waited 20 years to beat Texas Tech, so a few more minutes mattered not to kicker Wes Zunker. Indiana led 56- 52 with 6 minutes to go but managed only two free throws in the next four minutes.
Harley scored 14 points in the first half and Lafayette went on an 11- 1 run late in the period to pull ahead 43- 35, but Ingram hit a 3- pointer with 19 seconds left to make the score 43- 38 at the half. Sean Munson had a career- high 24 points for Wagner and had 12 rebounds He has six double- doubles in his last eight contests. Tom Petrie was just 8- of- 19 for 63 yards as the Panthers- ranked sixth in the ESPN/ USA Today I- AA poll- lost their second straight season opener. Associated PressRALEIGH, N. East Carolina' s Moussa Badiane scored 16 points and had nine rebounds and three blocks, which made him Conference USA' s all- time leader in career blocks with 294. Switched to point guard this season, Gray struggled in his first four games before being moved back to shooting guard for Tuesday' s win over UNC Asheville.
Erlana Larkins had 13 points, Camille Little added 11 and LaToya Pringle scored 10 for North Carolina " At times we looked pretty good out there, at times we were a little ragged " coach Sylvia Hatchell said " We had five kids in double figures, and that balance is a strength of our team " Billie McDowell had 17 points in her final game for the Wolfpack( 19- 11, who already wrapped up their likely NCAA tournament bid by winning four of their final five regular- season games. SEC opponents ended- ESPN Stats& Information Kiffin kept his head up the whole way. The rebounding eventually evened out over the course of the first half, as Vanderbilt took a 34- 31 lead into halftime after Shan Foster hit a leaner with two seconds to play. Ray Sebestyen recovered Adam George' s fumble on the Mustang' s 43- yard line five plays into the game to set up the touchdown. Also ineligible were offensive lineman Abre Leggins, punt returner Terry Love and receiver- cornerback T J Williams. Sam Houston sank 10 of 13 3- pointers in the second half and finished with 57 percent( 13- 23) aim from behind the arc while making 57 percent( 30- 53) overall.
SAN FRANCISCO( AP- Alan Wiggins scored 10 of his career- high 16 points in the second half as San Francisco defeated Santa Clara 73- 70 Saturday. The Wolverines started the game ranked first in the nation with 14 takeaways and might stay on top after recovering three fumbles and intercepting two passes. 1 in the nation, needed overtime to beat its last West Coast Conference opponent, a 93- 83 win over San Francisco in the Pete Newell Challenge. In fact, the top five in the order-Carey Hess, Valerie Van Kirk, Charis Monroe, Val Douglas and Missy Coombes-managed only four hits altogether in the series, and Douglas had two of them "Our pitching is going to give up a run or two We needed our offense to get it back" Garman said. That started a 14- 7 run, and Illinois closed the gap to 50- 49 on Audrey Tabon' s layup off a pass from Danyel Crutcher with 2: 15 left But the Illini would score only two more baskets.
