Chris Jordan and Ryan Bright added 13 points for Sam Houston State( 15- 8, 9- 2 Southland Conference, which remained in second place with the victory Bright also had 11 rebounds for the Bearkats. It was delicious revenge for Florida State, which lost by one point in overtime in their last visit here, a bitter loss marked by critical technical foul mistakenly assessed to the Seminoles' Alexander Johnson. Syracuse coach Keith Cieplicki was pleased with his team' s outside play " I can' t say it was by design, but shooting 31 percent( from 3- point range) is good " he said " Notre Dame is a very good defensive team and we thought we would take the first good shot we got ". Even more improbable is the 22- game winning streak the Jayhawks have strung together on the Wildcats' home court. But Tech scored the next four points, and the Sooners would never get closer than nine thereafter.
"I'll tell you" La Quinta Coach Dave Demarest said, "he threw a great game against us. But McCray was fouled shooting a 3 and made the free throws to bring Nebraska to within three points. TALLAHASSEE, Fla( AP- Shante Williams scored 19 points in a limited role after having offseason hip surgery and No. Carmel Coach Sam Blalock can explain it, but their teams always seem to be playing their best in time for the San Diego Section 3-A baseball playoffs In three of the last four years, Santana and Mt. MEMPHIS, Tenn( AP- DeAngelo Williams had a day full of records, but Memphis coach Tommy West was just as pleased his Tigers showed they could overcome a loss. We knew we couldn' t do that against a team like that " Larkin had nine receptions for 131 yards and a score.
While other teams in the tournament wilted under Rutgers' vaunted press, the Huskies( 27- 3) regrouped and regained control en route to their 11th tournament title in 14 years. Half my freshman Pac- 10 season is done " Appel said " I think it' s all about practice and constantly trying to improve and getting better each game " Candice Wiggins had 16 points and four rebounds while playing point guard most of the game in place of injured freshman JJ Hones, helping the Cardinal bounce back after a tough loss to rival California on Sunday. He gave up a lot of baskets, though " Carmody said " It' s easy to get a shot when you' re down 15 and steal a ball and stuff( it) at the end of the game I thought his defense was bad. Driesell is beginning a second life in college-basketball coaching, and he has enough vivid memories of his first one to know he is going to need more seats in the JMU Convocation Center to hold his considerable person. He finished 30th at New South Wales and 18th in the Australian PGA and his thumb was feeling better.
Because Miraleste was expected to be closed in June, the school now finds itself scrambling to arrange schedules, secure coaches and uncover answers to several sports-related questions "The worst thing of all is not knowing" Graves said. Boise State led by as much as 12 and went ahead 80- 70 on Blackburn' s 3- pointer with 5: 20 left. Tutt' s 41- yard run early in the second quarter made it 14- 14, then the Spiders took the lead for good on Tutt' s 40- yard touchdown pass to Harry Wilson on the last play of the first half. But Met first baseman Keith Hernandez apparently thought Crews' split-fingered fastball was moving to much to be believed. Associated PressIOWA CITY, Iowa( AP- Josh Young scored 14 points, Jonathan Cox had 10 points and 10 rebounds and Drake snapped a 20- game losing streak at Iowa by beating the Hawkeyes 56- 51 on Friday night. PHILADELPHIA( AP- Saint Joseph' s stayed undefeated and coach Phil Martelli found something to complain about: The Hawks' effort " We demand it from them every single day We didn' t get it today " Martelli said It was still enough for win No 22. The Broncs outscored the Stags 9- 0 from the foul line in the half Gai and Goode both had big halves.
Hawaii' s defense has been a season- long disaster, ranking near the bottom of the NCAA in several categories, but the Bulldogs took the Warriors to a new low. Sherill Baker led Georgia( 21- 8, 9- 5 SEC) with 13 points, and freshman Tasha Humphrey had 11 points and 10 rebounds Cori Chambers and Hardrick scored 10 apiece. 4 seconds left to carry Eastern Washington past Portland State 58- 57 in the Big Sky Conference opener for both teams on Saturday night. Mississippi State will try to atone from last year' s collapse when it had the highest seed in school history at No.
6 seconds left to give Yale a 57- 55 lead during a 9- 0 run that put the Bulldogs up by four points with 22 seconds left. Lafayette made it close with two late touchdown runs by Hurt. 8 West Virginia " We love the competition " Pinkney said " It' ll make us better ". Such is the thinking of a coach hoping to make a deep NCAA Tournament run this month- because every ounce of extra energy can help.
Said pitcher Ed Whitson: "The only guy I heard shouting, he was shouting at me Then I realize he thinks I am Show. "We would score seven runs and get beat" The pitching has improved in time for the playoffs, basically because senior Dan Naulty was reinstated in time for the playoffs. Cal' s starters played all but 14 minutes, and scored all of the team' s points, while Arizona State got 39 points from its bench but only 25 from the starting five. But because he did not inform them of his decision to leave the camp, his financial support from the USCF was suspended for 60 days. "But we should still do a good job, individually" Leading the way for the Vaqueros will be sophomore Rodney Bradshaw, a graduate of Saugus High, who qualified with a second-place time of 14. 35 seconds in the 110-meter high hurdles at last week's regionals. Ricky Woods scored 16 points and the Lions used a suffocating defense to win the Southland Conference championship game Sunday, 49- 42 over Northwestern State " Every kid dreams about the chance to play in the NCAA tournament " said center Nate Lofton, who had 10 rebounds and nine points " Our goal since last year was to win the conference championship, the tournament championship and go to the NCAA' s " Southeastern Louisiana( 24- 8, the tournament' s No.
Then there are all those former Knight players and assistants who have populated the head coaching ranks through the years " You' re trying to win, and yet it' s not the enjoyment you get out of winning a game where there' s no personal involvement with the other team " Knight said " That' s never been easy for me, and I don' t think it' s easy for anybody " Mike Singletary came off the bench to score 25 points for Texas Tech( 6- 4) while Trevor Cook and John Roberson each had 12. That' s the team we want to be this year " Maryland returns all five starters from last season' s squad. "I don't know what's going on in their head, but if you aren't upset with the way we've been playing, something is wrong with you" Bowa said "We are standing around waiting to get beat. Lance Stemler passed the ball instead of trying a tying 3- pointer as time expired and Michigan beat Indiana( No 19 ESPN/ USA Today; No. Two of his defeats have come in games in which the Cubs didn't score Tudor was a worthy foe for the new Chicago ace.
San Diego( 13- 10, 5- 5 West Coast) won despite missing their first 11 field goal attempts in the second half as it went more than 11 minutes before scoring a field goal. If you were at last year's National Collegiate Athletic Assn. They had a veteran runner get tagged out at the plate-with none out And that's the stuff that mattered. It was also his fifth straight game over 200, tying the NCAA record shared by Marcus Allen( USC, 1981) and Barry Sanders( Oklahoma State, 1988.
They all have played together for the better part of the last six seasons and each has been an all-star at one time or another. The Pioneers also swept the season series, having won the first meeting on Jan 27, 72- 67. Emily Westerberg added 12 points and six rebounds for Arizona State, which beat No 17 Vanderbilt 69- 60 in its opener on Friday. Ohio State, which tied Michigan State for last season' s regular- season title, has the Spartans and Purdue at home for their next two opponents. The Irish were 11- of- 22 from 3- point range, including five by Quinn and four by Thomas The Irish open the regular season at home on Nov 19 against Harvard. After blowing a 13- point lead and trailing in overtime, Maryland pulled out a harrowing 90- 88 victory " That' s a sign of things to come in the ACC.
