Duke turned those miscues into 44 points, held a 56- 17 rebounding advantage, limited the Black Bears( 0- 1) to one field goal over the first 12 1/ 2 minutes and held them to single digits until the final minute of the first half " To be a great team, to be a special team, is just so hard in this day and age, because it takes so much mental focus to get that done " McCallie said " For us, it' s a process of maintaining our focus and urgency. "To make sure everybody gets a chance to show what they can do" East starters will go the first four innings, but the lineup is tentative. The Aggies were 13 points down at the break despite shooting 10- of- 15, including 3- of- 6 from 3- point range. I- Cory Christopher threw for three touchdowns and 321 yards to lead Hofstra in a 40- 24 win against Bryant University on Saturday.
They led by as many as 22 points in the second half and were never threatened. "I guess I didn't know how really good (Williams) was" Geerlings said. Indiana, coming off an emotional home win Wednesday over No. BLOOMINGTON, Ind( AP- Minnesota thought it could run over Indiana The Hoosiers wouldn' t allow it. The redshirt sophomore, in his first year as the starter, has 20 touchdown passes this season against only two interceptions. Lazarius Coleman had 11 points and eight rebounds, and Rod Mitchell 8 points and 9 rebounds. But Snead was sacked by Cliff Matthews, then had a fourth- down pass knocked away by Darian Stewart.
Reserve freshman guard Ketia Swanier finished with a career- high 10 points and had seven assists, three steals and no turnovers The Huskies finished with a season- low five turnovers. May went 0- for- 4 in 12 minutes and limped out of the locker room after the game. The Big Green led by as many as 10 points in the first half and would have taken a double digit advantage to the locker room if not for a Flato 3- pointer in the final minute to make it 38- 31. The Redbirds played tight defense all night, holding Cincinnati offensive leader Deonta Vaughn to only eight points He averages 16 points per game. Alabama was 24- 8 last season but lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. They pressured, trapped and harassed the Bearcats every which way they turned.
Associated PressNEWARK, Del( AP- Sam McMahon scored a game- high 26 points, and Delaware defeated UNC Wilmington 78- 69 Wednesday night. Sheffield was 4- of- 7 on 3- pointers and Aragon was 3- of- 6 for Tarleton( 3- 0, which made 47 percent from beyond the arc( 9- of- 19. While Moore acknowledged that the Lobos weren' t being aggressive on the offensive end, she said she wasn' t worried " This team responds to challenges, you know. BOZEMAN, Mont( AP- Erica Perry scored five consecutive points to break a 68- all tie with just over two minutes to play Thursday, helping Montana State to a 77- 71 win over Montana- Western.
Robert Morris led by 13 at halftime, but the Pioneers recovered in the second half to take a three- point lead. With just a narrow 14- 13 lead, Bush' s punt return came early in the fourth quarter " We' ve been in this position before " Bush said " There was no doubt in our minds we were going to come back in the second half " Southern California has won 18 consecutive games overall, 13 in a row in the Pac- 10 and 10 straight on the road. McElroy was 17- of- 24 passing and Alabama rolled up 425 total yards. But Kansas failed to contain White " Our defense played good, tough football " Mangino said " I thought we did a good job in the first half. You can' t fear failure " A runner in the lane by Staugaitiene sparked a 9- 0 spurt that put Liberty ahead to stay, and the Lady Flames extended the run to 21- 3 for a 74- 62 lead with four minutes left " Every time you fight back there' s a tendency to relax " DePaul coach Doug Bruno said " I really thought we had them on the ropes " After scoring 16 points in less than two minutes, the Blue Demons were limited to one basket over the next eight minutes. Krystkowiak, Montana' s all- time leading scorer and rebounder, played for Mike Montgomery, who currently coaches the Golden State Warriors.
After a timeout with 10 seconds left, Tucker was short on a 3- pointer and Mike Wilkinson grabbed the rebound but was too far underneath the basket for his follow shot to come close. Anthony Newell had 18 points for the Cardinals, who never trailed and led 35- 20 at halftime David Carson led IPFW with 17 points. It was implemented four years ago to allow the high school senior who has made up his mind to commit to a college in November and then concentrate on school and the basketball season the rest of the year. A Tech drive kept alive by two fourth- down conversions sputtered with eight minutes left, and All- American Michael Crabtree couldn' t haul in a prayer in the end zone on fourth- and- 1.
