Darius Glover added 18 points, including 14 in the second half, for Florida A& M( 11- 13, 8- 7 MEAC. They're a scrappy team that did what it had to to win, but we just didn't have enough energy to push through that run when we needed it" Edison, which was limited to 1 hit in the first 13 innings, had its first opportunity to win the game in the ninth when leadoff batter Kim Jones went to third on Alves' wild throw to first. The 5-7, 160-pound Hicks was a fourth-round draft pick after receiving virtually no pre-season publicity. 18 AP " I wanted to have a big night because these are my last two games here at the Dome.
Nelson followed with three straight baskets to cut Air Force' s lead to 45- 40, but Colorado State couldn' t hit much else, finishing the second half 11- of- 31 " They' re not really an outside shooting team and we just kind of wanted to take away that threat inside because they really try to force the ball inside " said Air Force' s Nick Welch, who had 13 points " We knew that if we could take that away for the most part and kind of neutralize that, that we could win the game " They did just that. SAN JOSE, Calif( AP- Arizona State overcame a career game from Nikki Blue to beat UCLA 73- 71 on Saturday and advance to the semifinals of the Pac- 10 tournament. Green hit a 12- foot fadeaway for Ohio with 29 seconds remaining. Associated PressHANOVER, N. The overmatched Golden Eagles( 10- 17, 1- 14) were led by Rashaad Carruth' s 22 points. The Aggies led 41- 22 before going almost nine minutes without scoring a basket early in the second half, allowing Texas to close the gap.
The teams meet again Saturday in Eugene, where the Ducks will try to build on their 52- 23 series lead " That' s a positive for us " Chapdelaine said of the rematch " We can come back We have a chance to correct our mistakes^. The Lady Vols, who have already beaten five ranked teams including No 3 North Carolina and No. She' s a shooter, one encouraged to be a " catch and shoot kid " interim coach Daron Park said, and she made the biggest shot of the night in fourth- ranked Maryland' s 74- 62 win over pesky Virginia on Friday. Scott Williams, the North Carolina center from Hacienda Heights, left the trials for what was termed a "personal family emergency" Oregon State guard Gary Payton went home "for further medical evaluation" No other details were released Ens.
Peppers' basket inside tied it at 60- 60, but the Hilltoppers scored the next six. Dalton scored on runs of 11 and 4 yards, the second TD set up by Jeremy Kerley' s 53- yard punt return midway through the fourth quarter. McCallie said " Some places can have a big crowd and let everybody and their dog in We recognize we' re on a different stage. Jazzmin Walters sank two free throws and the Spartans couldn' t recover Green had 20 points Davidson had 17 for the Spartans. He connected with Nate Morton on a 63- yard touchdown pass on the ensuing drive to rebuild the margin to 14 points. Now they have a chance to do what the other 37- win teams- Duke, Illinois and UNLV- couldn' t do: cap it off with a national championship Tigers' Dynamic Duo It' s a simple formula really. She scored 19 of her points in the second half and shot 11- of- 14 from the floor.
SAN DIEGO( AP- Nick Lewis recorded 20 points and 11 rebounds as San Diego topped UC Santa Barbara 71- 63 for its third straight victory Wednesday night. He was frustrated by what he called a lack of support from his administration at Huntington Beach High School, where he was varsity football coach. Strawberry, who is 13 for 38 with 4 home runs and 9 RBIs against St. The Boilermakers held the Cardinals scoreless for more than six minutes during that stretch. Reynolds' final score, a 12- yard run with 4: 02 remaining, came after Weber State( 10- 4) pulled to 17- 13 on a 22- yard field goal by Jon Williams with just over nine minutes to play No 5 Montana( 13- 1) advances to the FCS semifinals at No 1 James Madison( 12- 1, a 31- 27 winner over No 6 Villanova. During the one sequence down the court, the Rebels got six free throws, three points and took precious time off the clock " There were two statistical categories that didn' t bode well for us " coach Sherri Coale said " One being turnovers and the other being offensive rebounds that we allowed Ole Miss to get " Asked what the secret was for the Rebels, how they were able to stay with a team so much bigger and stronger, Price said the answer was simple " We try to be the first one to the ball " she said.
They pressure you for 40 minutes " Graves said " They change up their defenses, and on offense they' re tough to guard And when you' ve got a go- to kid like Gearlds. Kate Mastin led the Tide with 16 points, and Navonda Moore added 13. The Falcons haven' t appeared in a second- round game since 1989- including two winless trips to the NCAA Tournament with their current crop of seniors. He transferred to Southeastern Oklahoma State, an NAIA school in Durant, Okla, where he earned small college All-America honors for three straight years.
Anderson led them with 18 points and 15 rebounds, and freshman Arturo Dubois scored 14 points before he was ejected for a flagrant foul with about 3# 189; minutes left. Riverside Poly scored three in the fifth on a two-run homer by Randu Graves and a solo homer by Preston Carpenter. . Coleman scored nine points in the final 3: 05 to keep Fresno State close, including a three- pointer with 16 2 seconds left that made the score 81- 80. The Sun Devils( 19- 5, 10- 4) dominated inside, outrebounding the Beavers 37- 24 en route to their fifth straight win. Tyler Cvitkovic completed 14- of- 16 passes for 147 yards and a touchdown for Morehead State( 6- 5.
4 singles when BYU's Mary Beth Young defeated Lupita Novelo, 7-6, 6-2 In today's quarterfinals, No 3-seeded USC will meet No 6 Kentucky at 10 a. m; No 1 Florida will play No 10 Arizona State; No 4 UCLA will face No 5 California at 1 p. m; and No 7 Georgia will meet No 2 Stanford Florida beat No. "Given our distressed situation, people are looking for fire sales. The junior swingman went 8- of- 13 from the field and is 21- of- 38 in his last three games. Sacramento State led 33- 23 after Jason Harris hit his fourth 3- point shot with 6: 54 left in the first half. Forward their mail to "anger" From the fans to the manager to a young catcher who is sick of growing pains, the Padres' world cracked a bit more as they lost, 9-4, to the New York Mets, suffering their first four-game series sweep since April 17-20, 1986, in San Francisco. 4 seconds left, hit both foul shots for a 75- 70 lead and then Simien answered with his soft, feathery hook shot and shaved the lead back to three " This is what college basketball is all about " said Graham " Just getting the opportunity to come out and play is wonderful " Lucas, fouled with 22.
It helped that James had a great game because he opened it up for the rest of us" While Worthy was having one of his better playoff games, Perkins suffered through the least productive playoff performance since he scored just six points against the Lakers in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series in 1986. The Gophers' leader in all five major statistical categories, McCarville didn' t dominate. The 6- foot- 5 Davenport finished with 31 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks for the Buckeyes( 15- 2, 6- 1 Big Ten. Tyson Lee got the start, but Relf took over in key situations.
SOUTH BEND, Ind( AP- Nothing came easy for Notre Dame against USC The Fighting Irish( No 15 ESPN/ USA Today; No. Associated PressSTORRS, Conn- After four consecutive wins against ranked opponents, Connecticut is starting to feel good about the way its playing. 16 AP " You can play basketball for a lifetime and never have something like that happen to you " said Neltner, who had five points in 15 minutes The 6- foot- 9 sophomore entered the game averaging 2. She hit a tough shot " The Cowgirls, who lost on a free throw with the same amount of time remaining in the teams' previous meeting this season, rallied from six points down in the final 3 minutes to tie the game on Maria Cordero' s layup with 23 seconds left. Eddie Ard scored 16 points and James Poindexter 15 for Lipscomb( 12- 11, 7- 9, which hit a trio of 3- pointers to take an early 17- 8 lead before the Panthers took control of the game with runs of 11- 0 and 17- 2.
