Carlos Dixon had 22 points and nine rebounds, and Zabian Dowdell scored 17 for the Hokies( 12- 9, 5- 5, who have lost three of four after a five- game winning streak. Freshman Juan Palacios scored 16 and Larry O' Bannon added 13 for the Cardinals( 4- 1, playing for the first time since finishing fifth in the Maui Invitational. Wilfried Fameni, another sophomore had six points and four rebounds in 10 minutes, and coach Rob Evans said the team' s first two- game skid might be a time to look at lineups " We made some miniruns when we brought in the young guys who had some passion about the game " Evans said " Those guys are wanting to play. Associated PressSAN DIEGO- After getting a pregame pep talk from LaDainian Tomlinson, the TCU Horned Frogs went out and promptly fell behind Boise State 10- 0 midway through the first quarter No big deal L T. The Jaguars( 6- 20) were led by 18 points from Deforrest Riley- Smith, who hit 7 of his 8 free throws, and 10 from Chris Davis. Garcia finished with 19 points, Taquan Dean and Juan Palacios each had 14 and Palacios had 11 rebounds. 8 seconds left ended an eight- game losing streak for Long Beach State as the 49ers beat Idaho 53- 52 Thursday night.
USC rallied from a 14- point deficit in the second half with a 17- 3 run to tie it at 43 with 3: 37 left. Iowa State( 2- 3, 0- 1) played stout defense early and kept Oklahoma out of the end zone on its first three possession. The Tigers couldn' t counter with their most reliable weapon, making a paltry six 3s and going 1- of- 20 from beyond the arc after halftime. Nebraska won 73- 60 against the Aggies on Wednesday night, and had beaten Texas 56- 45 in their conference opener two weeks earlier.
"But on the water, when everyone gets the pace, there's nothing like it You just glide" Heavyweight eights captain Pat Kelly agreed. Lacey led Iowa State with 15 points and had six assists but also committed six turnovers. Pitt nearly filled its arena with fans for the Dayton Regional game, and the 6- foot- 3, 257- pound Walker presented a difficult matchup problem. Towson cut the lead to 49- 43 with 11: 56 left in the game on a 3- pointer by Mahan. Denver was elected as the site of the 1976 Winter Games but forfeited them when taxpayers voted down a referendum that would have required them to cover any losses. Brittany Vaughn ended Arkansas' drought with a driving layup 22 seconds later, and the Lady Razorbacks scored on their next possession with Sarah Pfeifer' s jumper to cut it to 14 That was as close as Arkansas would get.
Dustin Brown scored eight of his 10 points in a 14- 2 run that tied the score 48- 48 with 2: 56 to play. The Spartans were without their standout quarterback, Drew Stanton, after he separated his right shoulder late in the first half. After Gibson's double scored Steve Sax from second base, Gibson exchanged words with Crawford at second base "He didn't like the way I called him safe" Crawford said "He thought I was baiting him. New York 6, San Francisco 3-It took five meetings, but the Mets finally beat the Giants. Six- foot- 6 freshman Marcus Monk caught a 38- yard touchdown pass from Jones, leaping to catch the ball over defenders at the 5, and keeping his feet long enough to roll into the end zone " I' m very proud of them " Nutt said of his least experienced players " I just don' t want them to change. BIRMINGHAM, Ala( AP- Travis Peterson scored 18 points and Randall Gulina added 17 to lead Samford to a 61- 50 victory over Murray State on Wednesday night. The Panthers( 3- 0) held Navy' s trademark running game to 129 yards while improving to 3- 0 for the first time since 2000 and only the fourth time since Dan Marino' s senior season in 1982.
The Crusaders answered with a 6- 1 run, before Nick Monserez scored four points and Joe Knight added a field goal during a 9- 3 run as Lehigh pulled within 45- 36 with 10: 24 left. Now, thoughts of City and state titles, personally and for the team, are gone. Any remaining games in the series will be televised live nationally by CBS or TBS. The score was definitely too close, and I had to dominate and I just took it upon myself " Betsy McManus led the eighth- seeded Wildcats( 19- 10) with 11 points and finished 3- of- 8 from 3- point range. It is the fourth consecutive season Pitt has won its first nine games.
Hartford never got closer than eight points the rest of the way. Washington, 11- for- 23 for 132 yards, did add touchdown runs in the third and fourth quarters " Walter threw the ball, for him, terribly " Wallace said " That has not been the case in camp. The top 12 players from the camp, which runs July 11-16, will be selected for the national junior team. "You just have to adjust to it" MacLeod is going through his own period of adjustment. The only regional in which California teams are pitted is at Fresno, where USC and Santa Clara are in the field. Paris also had 18 rebounds to notch her 61st career double- double, tying the Big 12 record set by Baylor' s Sophia Young last season It was the 56th consecutive double- double for Paris. She went 7- for- 8 from the field " She looked so much in a comfort zone shooting that jumper " LSU coach Pokey Chatman said " Ever since the knee injury, she' s fought back to come back really hard " Augustus added 19 points for the Lady Tigers, who won their 21st straight regular- season Southeastern Conference game.
The Patriots hit only 32 percent of their shots- the second team in a row held under 35 percent by the Warhawks. The Redhawks managed to close within six points in the first half. If K- State wins, the Wildcats and Sooners will get the Big 12' s two BCS bids, likely sending the Longhorns tumbling all the way to the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio. Midway through the second half, Centenary' s offense went cold as it only hit a free throw in nearly three minutes of action.
Isaac Irby caught 10 passes for 105 yards to lead Hofstra " I' ve got kind of mixed emotions right now " Gardi said " I told my team I was very proud of them I think it was a closer game than the score indicates ". Porter was the only Wagner starter who could score with any consistency. Gonzaga coach Kelly Graves was pleased with his team' s effort " I' ve never been one for moral victories, but I' m really proud of our team " Graves said " We didn' t give in and give up ". She never stops trucking " Elliott was more of a force on offense, leading Kentucky with 17 points. Other top players include centers Rik Smits of Marist, Rony Seikaly of Syracuse and Will Perdue of Vanderbilt; guards Hersey Hawkins of Bradley (the nation's top scorer, Mitch Richmond of Kansas State, Rex Chapman of Kentucky, Gary Grant of Michigan, Keith Smart of Indiana and Rod Strickland of DePaul, and forwards Charles Smith of Pittsburgh and Chris Morris of Auburn "It's a good draft" Fitzsimmonsm said. 9 Baylor past East Carolina 80- 59 in the final of the Lady Pirate Invitational on Sunday. Nick Williams made a pair of 3- pointers and a three- point play during that span, leading a 19- 5 run that put the Bearcats in control the rest of the way.
Stacy Thompson of Morse tried to hide her enthusiasm after she won her heat of the 300-meter low hurdles But it was tough. But Tennessee got the lead back on the next play on Parker' s scoop shot in the lane " In the second half, I knew I had come out and just take over This time, it just didn' t go our way " Price said. Kursh added another basket just after halftime to put Louisiana Tech up by three, but Jessica McFarland scored inside a few minutes later to tie the game. He rolled out, scrambled and stepped up in the pocket while completing four of his first five passes for 75 yards. Sorrentine scored 24 points but was held to nine in the second half for the Catamounts( 19- 5, 14- 1 in the America East Conference.
