Coach Don Sadler believed they deserved an NCAA berth even if they didn' t win the postseason title after finishing second in the league behind regular- season champ and 24th- ranked Nevada " If what they say is true, they would take the 65 best teams and we were one of them. In Dusseldorf, police closed bars frequented by fans attending the games to keep violence to a minimum. When she was a freshman at Serra three years ago, she wanted to be a star in soccer and softball. Fairleigh Dickinson shot 52 percent in the half, while holding the Spartans to 24 percent in taking a 43- 12 lead.
Texas' zone held the Red Raiders to 10- of- 40 shooting in the first half " Everybody' s getting used to the zone " Buckman said " Coach sees how strong our zone can be " While Tech cranked it up in the second, shooting 54 percent, it wasn' t enough to catch the Longhorns. Binghamton' s Richard Forbes had a game- high 23 points, and Mike Gordon had 10. Wake freshman Ben Mauk launched a high, floater over the middle that Anderson caught for an 85- yard touchdown. They are just off the pace of the 1975- 76 team that started 19- 2 " Our guys did a great job of sharing the ball " Washington coach Lorenzo Romar said " Thirty- two assists for us on 42 field goals is outstanding " Washington shot 62.
Brown' s putback 30 seconds later gave Missouri a four- point lead, then Horton scored the Tigers' next nine points during a 15- 3 run that made it 46- 34 with 7: 57 to play. HARRISONBURG, Va( AP- Dawn Evans scored 19 points to help James Madison beat No. Only seven Boston College freshmen have topped 100 yards rushing in a game. The Beavers picked up their rally in the second half, taking a 52- 37 lead on Lucas' layup Nick DeWitz' s dunk put Oregon State ahead 66- 50. Nicole Jules had 13, Caroline Williams 11 and Liz Sherwood scored 10.
They finished only 6- for- 23 in the first half and were outrebounded 20- 14. The junior point guard ran the offense as he always does, defended the opponent' s best backcourt player as he always does and even threw in a couple of highlight- tape moves in the Tar Heels( No 12 ESPN/ USA Today, No 11 AP) 106- 92 victory over Iowa on Wednesday night. Penn State( 10- 12, 4- 7) forced some turnovers and Charity Renfro' s straightaway 3- pointer with the shot clock winding down got the Lady Lions within 65- 56 with more than 4 minutes left in the game. In between, Maryland put together a 14- 0 run to take a 31- 13 lead. Lee missed a jumper for the Demons, but another offensive board gave them a second try and Jermaine Wallace nailed a three- pointer from the corner to seal the win.
Marist controlled the clock with a strong rushing attack that finished with 297 yards. Baltimore Orioles Manager Frank Robinson, a longtime Laker season ticket-holder, also was in attendance, the first time in 19 seasons he has been here for a playoff game, he said The Orioles are in town to play the Angels. I' m not pleased with the second half, I think we need to do a much better job of picking up our intensity from half to half, especially on the defensive end " Despite the big margin, Frese said there' s plenty the defending national champion Terrapins can learn from the game " The little things- keeping our focus, not having breakdowns off the dribble penetration, and executing on the offensive end " Frese said Candyse Kelly led the Bulldogs with 15 points. The first field goal by a Colonials player other than Mensah- Bonsu was Montrell McDonald' s layup more than 8 minutes into the game " We wanted to try to get him off early, so we can establish our inside presence " GW coach Karl Hobbs said " He was a little more relaxed He wasn' t rushing his shots.
When she gets that to the( right) level, I think she could be scary good " Davenport hit two baskets in the opening minutes of the second half as Ohio State built the lead to 45- 27 before substituting freely and expanding the lead. "I saw guys run good and I saw them in the fence" said Waltrip, who scored his first victory this season by claiming the lead in NASCAR's longest race on lap 369, passing Brett Bodine. NC State entered with the highest- scoring offense in the Atlantic Coast Conference, but that average of nearly 38 points seemed misleading because all but three of its 113 total points came in consecutive routs of Football Championship Subdivision teams Murray State and Gardner- Webb. Chuck Davis led Alabama( 4- 1) with 23 points and 19 rebounds, and Earnest Shelton added 17 points. Then came Tisdale' s game- winner " Baylor made the plays when they had to.
The Blue Raiders( 2- 5) went ahead 11- 10 on a layup by Demetrius Green with 13: 06 left in the first half, but Houston took control with an 11- 2 run highlighted by a four- point play from Dion Dowell, who had nine points. Willie Jenkins scored a game- high 24 points for Tennessee Tech( 12- 8, 7- 2) and had five rebounds Keyon Boyd had a game- high four assists Tennessee Tech shot 48 0 percent from the field. The Golden Eagles went 10- for- 17 from 3- point range " We were going to let them beat us from the outside, and they did " Oakland coach Beckie Francis said " That' s probably my mistake as a coach ". Although the Bulldogs (17-6) are ranked just one spot ahead of the Bruins (17-9, the home-court advantage made Georgia that much more of a favorite. James, who was in an 11- for- 55 shooting slump the past four games, scored nine points on 3- of- 6 shooting. I had heard about a tryout day for the Cobras, but I did not want to be out there with hundreds of guys, so I just blew it off" added Stevens, who still lives at home in Huntington Beach. Florida' s Lee Humphrey was perfect from long range, making all three of his treys and finishing with 11 points.
