Chandler' s dunk cut the lead to 51- 41 with 10: 07 left, but MSU outscored the Spartans 11- 4 over the next 4 minutes and 7 seconds and held a 62- 45 advantage following Marvin Moss' jump shot with 6 minutes left. The Cyclones gave Rutgers all it could handle for much of the second half, but the advantage the Scarlet Knights took early on proved too much to overcome " The thing that kept us in the game and allowed us to maintain the lead was Kia Vaughn " Stringer said " Once you get a lead, it is easier to get everyone involved ". The Knights shot 56 percent from the floor during the first 20 minutes, while Marshall hit only 37 percent. Kraig Washington reached on a throwing error by shortstop Heath De La Torre to open the ninth. 17 Middle Tennessee' s 24- game streak as the nation' s best. Rice hit a 3- pointer with 16: 49 left to launch a decisive 16- 2 run. Chesley Dabbs and Alesha Richardson each scored nine points to lead Texas Tech( 6- 3, which lost two in a row for the first time this season " It' s extremely disappointing " Dabbs said " We should never lose to any team by this much " The Lady Raiders hurt themselves with poor shooting to open both halves.
8, needed the win badly after losing four of its last five games " I put the ball in Jarrett' s hands and he came off the screen and he had options " Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt said " Obviously, Will was one of the top three options. He chose Louisville, one of the schools that had recruited him " When I came here three years ago, my goal was to give them a running game " Shelton said. 1 Connecticut routed Western Michigan 95- 46 in its season opener. Bart Blanchard was 21 of 37 for 117 yards for The Citadel, but threw three first- half interceptions. Hickman, who went 15- of- 18 from the foul line, tied the school record for free throws in a game. He was a strong candidate to replace Dave Gorrie at Pepperdine, which ultimately chose Andy Lopez of Cal State Dominguez Hills.
As for Joyner-Kersee, she has had to make her last shot at the record her best one. Unlike Jorgensen and Patrick, Kristina Hand of Fallbrook does not have to worry about defending a title She has to avenge a loss. At first, it needed a team caretaker while Gene Mauch tended to his health. Midway through the third, Barber ran right, stepped back and threw to a wide- open Ernie Wheelwright for a 21- yard score to put Minnesota up 24- 0 " I told Coop to watch out " Barber joked, prompting laughter- a sound the Gophers have longed for since the beginning of the month.
Coach Terry Liskevych said the Koreans had improved tremendously in the past six months. Wright State( 7- 7, 2- 1 Horizon League) led Cleveland State( 3- 7, 0- 2) at halftime with a score of 40- 25 Drew Burleson added 12 points for Wright State. Jackson drew a technical foul when she shoved Paris late in the second half " Tiffany' s a tough player I like to think of myself as a tough player. In one motion, the coach swung the nylon above her head and pumped her fist in the direction of Tennessee' s hootin' and hollerin' fans The nine- year drought is over The Lady Vols reign again. Louis 9, Houston 7-Ozzie Smith picked the hottest pitcher in the league for his first home run since he hit one off then-Dodger Tom Niedenfuer in the 1985 playoffs. Jointer shot 6- of- 10 from 3- point range for the Jaguars( 9- 16, 5- 8 Sun Belt Conference.
South Carolina( 11- 7, 0- 3) led by seven at the 14: 05 mark of the first half, but a 9- 0 run erased the deficit and put Ole Miss up for good. It also was his fifth TD, a UCLA record and the most ever accomplished by one player against the Huskies " They gashed us. The Lady Techsters had five double- figures scorers, despite a run of flu and finishing a demanding four- game schedule over eight days " This was a good win for us because we have had several players sick with the flu, plus another dealing with a wisdom tooth " Budke said Next up for the Techsters is No 7 Penn State on Dec 21. Alex Woodhouse and Jon Simon scored 12 points each for Colgate. Every athlete has a swagger when they are on their game " Farmar said. He came in 45- for- 48 at the line, but was clearly not up to par and drew a pass for his off performance from Leitao " There' s nothing that he can do that' s going to draw criticism from me " Leitao said " He' s done far, far more than anybody could ever have imagined and will do much more before his career is over. She is trying to expand the number of players she can give consistent minutes as the team heads into the postseason.
She hit all six of her 3- pointers and went 4- for- 4 at the free- throw line " She was very task oriented " Oklahoma State coach Julie Goodenough said " She came out to score tonight and just did a great job of being in a zone. In 1983, Wolfe, a precocious 13-year-old, shined in an interview in Taylor, Mich, during the Junior League World Series "It was a pregame thing" Ned Wolfe said. Western Kentucky entered the game as the top team in the Sun Belt Conference' s East Division, while Denver( 14- 8, 8- 2) led the West Division. Harrison came up with a big basket and subsequent free throw after a foul was called with 2: 39 left in overtime put Rice up 63- 59. If I' m moving real fast and the ball' s moving fast, we' re not going to meet up " Leah Rush added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Sooners, Jackson scored 14 and Shoush finished with 10 points. It was the second time this season that both Walker and Hampton had double- doubles- it was Walker' s ninth of the season, and Hampton' s sixth.
After an intentional walk, Atlee Hammaker came on to strike out Wallace Johnson. Fowles overpowered Connecticut with 23 points, 15 rebounds and an intimidating defensive performance that led third- seeded LSU to a 73- 50 victory over the top- seeded Huskies on Monday night in the Fresno Regional final " Every time I go to sleep I dream about cutting down the net and having it around my neck " Fowles said " Tonight, that all came true " The Lady Tigers( 30- 7) did much more than that, handing Connecticut its most lopsided tournament loss in 15 years and making the Huskies( 32- 4) look nothing like the program that dominated college basketball just a few years ago. Chris Rodgers hit a career- high five 3- pointers- in eight attempts- and scored 19 points for the Wildcats( 6- 3, while freshman Marcus Williams added 18, the most in his young career, on 8- for- 9 shooting. Senior Chelsi Welch scored 14 first half points when the Sooners were struggling early and freshmen forward Amanda Thompson added a career- high 11 to help Oklahoma beat Hawaii 76- 56 to win the Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic. "Jones nailed him right in the back of the knee" Royal Coach Bryan Mulligan said. Louisiana Tech led 28- 23 at the half, and got 37 points from its bench. Whether the Deed of Gift specifically bars multihulls-it doesn't-also may be irrelevant if Ciparick buys New Zealand's latest proposal to postpone the event until next May and invite all comers in similar boats Similar to New Zealand's, that is.
BOZEMAN, Mont( AP- Adam Martinez rushed for 87 yards, including a 6- yard TD run with two minutes remaining Saturday, to seal Cal Poly' s 27- 14 victory over Montana State. After McNamara hit a 3- pointer from the top of the key just 19 seconds into the game, Princeton went 6- for- 9 and reeled off a 14- 2 spurt while the Orange hit just 2- of- 11 shots. Afterward, Barkley said his corner had told him to "go for it" in the third. Darryl Strawberry was given the night off by Met Manager Davey Johnson Saturday night. Fernando Sampson, who had not played this season because of an ankle injury, returned to score 11 points for Cal Poly. Not expected among today's fans is MacKenzie, who has yet to attend a Canoga Park game this season. The Lady Toppers( 1- 1) started slow and never recovered, failing to get back on defense and turning the ball over 25 times against Vanderbilt' s aggressive full- court press " The big thing we talked about was that we just have trust in each other " Vanderbilt head coach Melanie Balcomb said " Being right here.
Fisk, who finished with 18 points, made five of his first six shots but was 2- for- 10 the rest of the game James Poindexter added 12 points for Lipscomb. Shimek had a career- high 28 points and 10 rebounds to lead Michigan State( No 11 ESPN/ USA Today, No. Al Thornton scored 12 points for the Seminoles( 11- 9, 3- 4 Atlantic Coast Conference, who had lost 26 straight road games in the league. Tennessee Tech( 1- 2) was led by Willie Jenkins' 24 points, while Derek Stribling added 15, Ben Jacobson had 12 and Milone Clark had 10 points. Last year, they lost to eventual champion Maryland when Latta injured her knee. Later, Mark Sottosanti and Graham Guess dealt La Jolla's David Monk and Kevin Mosher a 6-1, 6-3 loss-their first of the season But La Jolla's No.
"But nothing really bothers you when you're getting hits and making contributions" The game was a duel between two of the league's hottest pitchers, Jim Deshaies of the Astros and John Tudor. They hung really tough when things didn' t always go our way. Oklahoma went without an offensive rebound for the game' s first 12 minutes " I knew rebounding was going to be big " Hatchell said " They outrebounded us, but only by two. Ress then took over, scoring six points to key a 10- 2 run that gave BC a 64- 51 lead with 1: 39 remaining. Someday, Riley might have a chance to take in the sights recommended by Layden, but not anytime soon. "They haven't found the cause of the numbness, but the doctors said he wouldn't be available until Monday because of the test itself" Port said.
Collins, who also had seven assists, started to get hot late midway through the first half when he hit his first 3- pointer, giving Temple the lead for good. He could have had even more yards Saturday but was benched with the game out of hand in the third quarter. Keavic added three points during the run, which was capped by a pair of foul shot by Dalen Cuff that made the score 74- 59 with 43 seconds to go. Boston College, which also was trying to reach a regional final for the first time, hung in behind Queenan. Martin Zeno and Alan Voskuil each scored 14 for the Red Raiders while Mike Singletary added 12. Michael Moore had a two-out, two-run, single to key the rally that advanced Beverly Hills (18-8, the third-place representative from the Ocean League, into Friday's quarterfinal game against Nogales.
