Expected to contend for the Heisman Trophy, Sproles' bid to a major hit last Saturday when he was limited to 31 yards rushing in an embarrassing 45- 21 home loss to Fresno State But facing the No. Erin Wigley led Illinois with 15 points, and Chelsea Gordon added 12. The Lakers, however, failed to contain Dantley as the Pistons ended a two-game losing streak "A. D has a great game" the Lakers' Mychal Thompson said. 2 WNBA draft pick in April, and Iciss Tillis as starters from last season' s Elite Eight team. And with only eight players on the bench, the Blue Devils' regulars played until the final horn.
Labrian Lyons and Eddie Ard both finished with 14 points for Lipscomb, Durant added 13, James Poindexter scored 12, and Jason Guyette contributed 10. Muhammad' s consecutive 3- pointers tied the game at 21- all with 8: 51 left in the first half. That streak breaks Kliff Kingsbury' s mark of 179 in 2002 for Texas Tech. Detroit 4, Milwaukee 3-The Brewers made the most of their one hit at Detroit, but they still couldn't win.
Turiaf also rebounded after averaging six points in his last three games " He' s back " coach Mark Few said " That was the old Ronny. The Bulldogs had the ball inside the Arkansas 1 in the closing seconds of the first half, but ran out of time- outs and couldn' t score " We have been fighting uphill all year " Croom said " You just cannot go through an entire season with everything going against you. Norman has won 20 times since 1985, the first year that tournaments figured into the rankings, and finished in the top 10 in five majors. Virgin Islands( AP- Chelsea Newton scored 16 points to lead Rutgers( No 18 ESPN/ USA Today; No.
But the Golden Eagles moved ahead 64- 61 lead with 2: 32 left. But that didn't keep Musburger from saying, "The Boston Celtics will win this series" adding that the goaltending call "sealed the fate of the Atlanta Hawks"Somebody, please, put a muzzle on Brent Musburger. 8 percent from the field- and 30 percent on 3s- over the previous 10 games, when he scored in double figures just once. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo( AP- For more than 10# 189; strange and painful minutes, the string of futility played out. Amateur champion from Arizona State; his teammate, Michael Bradley, a 1987 All-American who finished fourth in the NCAA meet last year; Bob Estes of Texas, who has finished in the top 20 in 27 consecutive tournaments and has won 4 of them, and Larry Silvera of Arizona, the 1988 Pacific 10 player of the year and a 1987 All-American. But the Cowgirls pushed their lead to 51- 39 after a 9- 2 run that included a basket and a pair of free throws from Erin Hicks, and Wyoming kept a double- digit lead throughout the rest of the game " I think that we were tired, there' s no question about that. The Indians answered with an eight- play, 80- yard drive, capped by Noce' s 4- yard run with 5 8 seconds remaining Southern Mississippi went ahead early in the third quarter.
No question, defensively, I thought they played really well. It' s done a lot to help guys that are banged up to play the minutes they' ve played " Texas is down to just eight scholarship players after P J. Johnson, who entered the race seventh in the overall points standings, tailed Thompson's bumper until the race was called when Larry Greenspan of Thousand Oaks was involved in an accident on turn 2 of lap 28. 17 AP) pulled away for a 70- 52 win Saturday " I got some open looks, I even got one to go off the backboard " Harris said with a smile. Backup quarterback Drew Burdi replaced Hiller for one play, taking the shotgun snap, running left and scoring on a 7- yard run to make it 10- 7.
But they were sloppy, too, committing a season- high 27 turnovers " We have to do better than that " Lucas- Perry said " Seeing the kind of teams we' ve seen so far, we know we' re not going to play anyone better than that And beating Michigan here Sunday would mean a lot It would say we' re ready to send a message ". Williams hit two more 3- pointers in overtime, but Illinois' victory wasn' t secured until Arizona' s Hassan Adams, who' d scored five points to get the Wildcats within a point, missed a rushed shot just before the final buzzer. Wide receivers Steve Smith, Dwayne Jarrett and Chris McFoy combined for eight catches and 87 yards. Coach (Larry Cochell) told us prior to the series that the entire staff would see some action. Baylor' s defense was hardly able to stop a running attack it knew was coming, and the offense wouldn' t gain another 72 yards until late in the fourth quarter, after the Huskies were up 30- 14.
California made a season- high 10 3- pointers en route to its most lopsided victory of the season. She powered past Fowles for two baskets, then ripped two rebounds out of her hands. Its seventh consecutive running will take place Saturday, beginning at the corner of Ocean Boulevard and Jasmine Avenue in Corona del Mar. Walker, who stands at 6- 1, was 9- for- 15 from the field and 8- for- 9 from the line.
Bobbitt then hit a 3 to start an 11- 0 run for the Lady Vols They never trailed again. Moseley hit four 3- pointers over the next three minutes as Texas State closed the deficit to 19- 18. After Dant' s shot, Virginia Tech committed the last of its 15 turnovers, ruining a spirited comeback against the 17th- ranked team in the nation. The Volunteers led by as many as six points and were up 32- 27 with 5: 38 left in the half after consecutive 3- pointers by Lofton " I think I' m just getting more shots up and I think that' s really helping me " said Lofton, who finished 7- of- 17 from the field and 5- of- 13 from 3- point range. After being stuck on 33 for 4 minutes, Iowa finished the half with an 8- 0 run to go up 41- 25. Missouri' s EeTisha Riddle hit a tiebreaking baseline jumper with 21 seconds left, and Oklahoma State' s Taylor Hardeman missed a 3- pointer that would have given the Cowgirls the lead with 5 seconds to play.
Associated PressAUSTIN, Texas- Sylvia Fowles seemed frustrated and angry. Oregon State shot 27 free throws to just seven for the Bears. Knight was so upset that he spent the timeout jawing with the officials " They weren' t an easy team to play at home and they certainly weren' t easy here " Knight said " They got a lead and increased it and never looked back and gave us a chance to get back into it " The victory gives Texas A& M its first- ever three game winning streak in Big 12 play. None of the first- teamers finished in double figures, but the reserves made sure the game was never in doubt after leading 41- 18 at halftime. He said, however, that he would not work for the club if it did not allow freedom of speech and, in fact, he would probably not have remained with the Reds if Dick Wagner had stayed as general manager.
Redick, Shelden Williams and Daniel Ewing scored a total of four points on 0- for- 12 shooting in the first half. Associated PressCORVALLIS, Ore( AP- Carlos Taylor' s basket with 3. Corey Dean' s three- point play off a hard drive to the basket triggered the decisive Bulldog run. ANN ARBOR, Mich( AP- Robert Vaden had a career- high 18 points and Indiana scored eight straight points in the closing minutes in a 70- 63 win over Michigan on Sunday. Illinois( 31- 1) held Minnesota without a field goal for the final 4: 05 on the way to a 64- 56 win Saturday and a trip to the Big Ten tournament championship game for the third straight season " We say we' re a family.
"We're a long, long way away from training camp" Saunders said. The Phoenix( 1- 1) made their second basket nearly nine minutes into the game, and they had more turnovers( nine) than points until Steven Harvin' s jumper with 2: 06 left in the half made it 27- 10 " We' re not ready and we' re not tough enough to take advantage of our opportunities " Elon coach Ernie Nestor said " We have to make shots to play in this setting. By the end of the third, the Angels trailed, 5-3, losing a lead as quickly as Chico Walker can misplay a routine fly ball and Willie Fraser can give up a three-run home run. BOSTON — So the Angels plunged into nine games against New York, Baltimore and Boston along the Eastern Seaboard and resurfaced with a 4-5 record, including Sunday's 12-4 loss to the Red Sox. Ohio State harassed Miami quarterback Josh Betts all day, sacking him five times. With Connecticut trailing 31- 26, Charles scored eight points and had two assists during a 17- 7 spurt that gave the Huskies a 43- 38 lead.
