Caleb Green added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Golden Eagles( 2- 0) while Mickey Michalec had 12 points and Luk Spencer- Gardner 11. There, Ficker, who shared the helm on Columbia with skipper Briggs Cunningham, earned a sterling reputation. Suddenly, Katie Gearlds started getting shots, Erin Lawless reasserted herself in the middle and the Boilermakers' outside shots were falling. Hartford was led by Bo Taylor, who had game- highs of 22 points and 11 rebounds. I think they did a really good job " The Cardinals ran up a 19- 5 lead in the first five minutes before Iowa State called a timeout. Mike Hall scored 18 points and Jared Jensen had 14 for the Cougars, who trailed by as many as 24 points before getting within nine. The Lions trailed by seven points with 6: 10 left in the game, but rallied for the win Loyola Marymount forced 23 turnovers and had 10 steals.
He got his 699th career victory- 626th at Duke- on Saturday when the Blue Devils routed Valparaiso 93- 61 J J Redick scored 26 points, No. Marshall never got closer than nine points in the second half, the last time coming at the 10: 47 mark. "I feel wonderful just being here" Crawford said, thinking he had finished second. Southern California extended its winning streak over Arizona to three games, its longest against the Wildcats since 1983. UConn forward Rudy Gay finished with nine points and a career- high five blocked shots. 7 Ohio State to a 75- 49 victory on Sunday " You have to make a decision " coach Jim Foster said of the dilemma facing the Buckeyes' opponents " When you open the inside game, it creates opportunities for quality looks from the perimeter and penetration. The Golden Eagles( 19- 9, 7- 8 Conference USA) opened a 13- 0 lead to start the game, saw it shrink to four points early in the second half and then pulled away to beat the Cougars( 18- 11, 9- 6.
The Illini, who were coming off a 69- 61 loss to Maryland in the Big Ten/ ACC Challenge on Wednesday, controlled the pace and tempo of the game from start to finish. Thorpe answered 10 seconds later with the Cougars' fourth dunk, setting off the home crowd again. That's a good thing for the Broncos because their playoff opponent is ranked No 2 in Division II and has been an outstanding hitting team. Carter was afraid that would hurt Hose's confidence, so he made sure the two spent as much time together as possible during the week before the race "I didn't want Bob to be intimidated" Carter said. 5 points a game, played just six minutes in Wednesday night' s 60- 50 victory over Bradley, sitting out the entire second half with a deep thigh bruise and finishing with just three points on 1- of- 4 shooting. It was great to see JJ knock down her 3s " Coach Tara VanDerveer said " But I think this will get our team' s attention as for doing more defensively " Candice Wiggins added 20 points with three 3s in 21 minutes on the heels of her fourth Pac- 10 Player of the Week honor and second in a row for the Cardinal.
Collier said he is hoping the Huskers don' t repeat Sunday' s start against the Bobcats. 5 Louisville rallied from a 10- point deficit to beat Richmond 53- 45 on Monday night at the Colonial Classic " I knew we had to fight through it, I knew I had to make something happen, a great defensive stop or something on offense " Dean said. For most of the second half, he said " I was proud of the effort. Dartmouth outgained Cornell in total offense, 236 yards to 225, but Cornell ground out 13 first downs to Dartmouth' s seven. From there, the only question was whether Newark would be able to continue the Santana pitching staff's scoreless-innings streak-which stands at 21-in this year's playoffs.
Contrevious Parks and Aaron Rhea each caught two TD passes, and Evan Engwall kicked four field goals, including one from 50 yards and another from 51ing off a 92- 0 victory over Texas College last week- a school record for points scored- the Lumberjacks( 2- 1) had to work harder for their victory this time. The Huskies were without Charde Houston, who was sidelined with an injured right foot and was averaging 12 6 points. Jacksonville tied the game at 52- 52 on a runner in the lane by David Lee with 7: 52 remaining. We finally did it" Senior surprised no one with a win in the 800 meters.
Andrew Washington added 16 points, but also fouled out in the final two minutes. Archie's right arm stopped, freezing his coffee cup at the halfway point of its journey to the mouth A look of dismay crossed his face "Great" he said to himself. I can get him boxed out, but he makes me pay for it now" After coming out of the first half with a 54-53 lead, the Lakers made the Mavericks pay up in the third quarter. He was helped off the field and slowly stepped to the bench, where he sat with a towel over his head. Instead, Fullerton's greatest difficulty to this point has been transportation Yep, just getting there, that's the hard part. McNeese State( 12- 16, 7- 7) was led by Jarvis Bradley, who scored a career- high 27 points He also led the Cowboys with 10 rebounds.
Chatsworth jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the second on two spikes and a block by Ross. McFagdon was the only effective scorer for the Volunteers inside. He is batting . 308, and his home run and a third-inning bunt single extended his hitting streak to seven games. Ammel also found Joey Henley with a 12- yard touchdown pass, and later connected with Alvin Franklin on a 7- yard toss for a touchdown. "I've been with horses all my life, and I've been good to horses and they've been good to me. San Jose State scored the next five points on a three- point play by Wright and two free throws by Oakes and never relinquished the lead the rest of the game.
Kansas State also tumbled out of a tie with Baylor for the conference lead. The second one, he made some things happen on the return as well. Despite being played in Atlanta, the SEC tournament essentially has the look of a Kentucky home game. Josh Alexander scored a game- high 29 points, including 24 points in the second half, to lead the Lumberjacks Antuane Miller came off the bench to add 10 points Alexander also led with nine rebounds. Massachusetts scored six of the first seven points in overtime with Chris Chadwick hitting a 3- pointer and a pair of free throws to lead the Minutemen( 15- 9, 8- 5 Atlantic 10) in the extra session. We just got out of a rhythm from the start " Maryland scored the first 11 points of the game and slowly added to their lead on their way to a 42- 23 halftime advantage.
Conroy had 15 of his points in the second, including Washington' s final seven points in regulation " Will Conroy stepped up as a senior, as you would hope a senior would on the road- and made big play after big play down the stretch " coach Lorenzo Romar said. East Carolina completed the victory with a flourish as Corey Rouse got loose for powerful dunks on consecutive possessions. And if the fat lady had a title for the music she sang, it surely would have been the Song of Roland. Paris' basket off an offensive rebound ended a run of nine straight points early in the second half and gave Oklahoma a 56- 36 lead. Go out and showcase your skills " Gomes said " I took that to heart in the overtime. The Midshipmen snapped New Mexico' s five- game winning streak and kept the Lobos from their first bowl victory in 43 years. Trailing 20- 15 with 7: 19 left in the first half, Vermont held the Great Danes scoreless for nearly 10 minutes in cruising to the victory.
At the old age of 23, Gooden is a rather different pitcher, and a far different person, than the K kid who, in Manager Davey Johnson's words, "was great at 19 and unbelieveable at 20. Louisville( 26- 6) jumped out to an 18- 3 lead, behind 10 points from McCoughtry, the Big East' s player of the year Jazz Covington added 10 points and eight rebounds. Appleby, who on Friday said he still didn' t think Brooks was punished harshly enough for the hit, kept his hands on his knees when Brooks went to shake his hand prior to the opening tip. Johnson finished with 11 points " It was pretty fun " Jefferson said " We were getting great looks and players were knocking it down like they' re supposed to ". EUGENE, Ore( AP- Challenged when the Oregon Ducks( No. Wofford trailed by only one point, 72- 71, with 47 seconds to play when Notre Dame decided to drain the clock.
Rudy Gay had a 3- pointer in the run while Providence( 11- 14, 1- 10) missed two 3- pointers. When you have that many second- chance opportunities, when you get opportunities against a team like that, you have to make a play ". Nick Young scored 13 and Gabriel Pruitt had 12 points for USC( 18- 6, 8- 3 Pac- 10, which beat a ranked team for the fifth time this season " We' ve been in so many close games. Odell Jones was living a dream. 18 AP) took the first step in defending its Southeastern Conference women' s tournament title with a 79- 60 victory over Arkansas on Friday night. He said it was " wonderful " to be back " I can' t wait to start playing " Williams said " They welcomed me back with open arms.
A jumper by Swan with 12: 54 left in the game put the Highlanders( 5- 20) ahead for good. It wasn' t exactly the way the Cardinals wanted to celebrate the highest ranking in school history. Rudy Sims had 19 points for the Lady Indians( 5- 4, with 15 of those coming on 5- of- 7 shooting from 3- point range. Fassel, who was coaching at third, explained: "The ball was hit so quickly, I think Val might've been dead at home. It hurt the filly more than it hurt my horse, because my horse was finished running. Batteast scored on a steal and layup to begin a 26- 7 run in which Seton Hall made just 2- of- 21 shots " We weren' t shooting the ball well.
They reached a 15- point lead at 58- 43 on Robby Bostain' s layup and made it a 20- point game at 72- 52 on Diagne' s slam midway through that period. The one-hitter was the first by a Pirate since Jose DeLeon lost to Cincinnati, 2-0, Aug 24, 1984. For others, it will be an eight-lap, all-out, endure-and-kick war. Anticipating that, Hatchell believes there is a need to develop a playoff scenario that would use the existing bowls and said such a plan could be discussed at the Bowl Association meeting in Dallas June 5 "We can't just put our heads in the sand" he said. Notre Dame forward Courtney LaVere was hit near her left eye and went down with 1: 02 left in the first half The team' s third- leading scorer did not return.
ST. Yale improved to 9- 10 overall and moved into first place in the Ivy at 5- 1, their best start in league play since 2002. Daniels rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns and Reggie Ball passed for two touchdowns as Georgia Tech overwhelmed Division I- AA Samford 28- 7 Saturday. One errant pass even bounced into the waiting hands of Villanova coach Jay Wright Unlike the bumbling Bearcats, Wright held on to the ball. Pierce led Iowa with 20 points, while Brunner had 10 points and 13 rebounds " I think we did pretty good on defense, forced them to take a lot of outside shots " Wisconsin' s Maurice " Boo " Wade said " Pierce was able to slash to the basket a lot He made a lot of good moves down low. With the score tied at 24 midway through the first half, the Hawkeyes began having trouble handling the ball. "First day back in the country after months wandering in the Alaskan wilderness and I wind up sitting next to the Gene Mauch Fan Club.
