If they take Game 4 at home Monday and Game 6 here Friday, it does not matter what the Celtics do in-between at Boston Garden Can the Pistons do it? Maybe. Carroll and Nate Harris each scored 12 points for the Aggies. Colorado State( 4- 28) was coming off its unbelievable upset of 12th- ranked Utah- a 3- 27 team beating a 27- 3 team in one of the season' s biggest surprises- and the Rams displayed the same daunting defense against the Lobos, but only sporadically. His coach said he knew Fincher, King and the rest of the UConn defense would rise to the occasion " There' s no way that Alfred and those guys were going to let this thing turn into a shootout " Edsall said " They have so much pride in what they want to accomplish " Council completed 16 of 28 passes for the MAC champs Gradkowski was 6- of- 12 for 43 yards. "I'm not saying we're happy with it, but we're a member of this league and we must live with it" Bruin General Manager Harry Sinden said "The bylaw really told us what we had to do. 6 percent, while Colorado State was 27- for- 60 for 45 percent.

Butler defeated Jim Miller of Big Rapids, Mich, 2-0, 2-1, in the semifinals at 163 pounds and will wrestle Dale Oliver of Albany, N. Y, in the final. Purdue( 26- 6) earned its third trip in four years to the regional semifinals and will face top- seeded and top- ranked North Carolina in Cleveland on Sunday. Four players scored at least two field goals during the decisive Niagara run. 6 points with a high of nine against Sacred Heart earlier in the month, was 6- of- 7 from the field, including 4- for- 5 from 3- point range, and had five assists. San Diego rallied in the final two minutes to close within 42- 32 by halftime.

By halftime, Mitchell had 14 points- the freshman' s first double- figure game since December and just her fourth all season- on 7- for- 8 shooting in 10 minutes. Bilal Abdullah scored 14 points, Ted Detmer had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Andrew Brown finished with 10 points for Lafayette. We couldn' t afford to wait another week " Brady Quinn was 12- of- 23 for 118 yards and a touchdown for Notre Dame, which only had 216 yards of total offense. Summitt was so frustrated by her team' s play that she expressed a desire to suit up and show the Lady Vols how to play defense " I really couldn' t have been serious about that( but) it is frustrating when you have a team that is as talented as this team, and they' re not committed to both ends of the floor " Summitt said " For a few games, it' s been frustration, because I know there will be days when we don' t shoot the basketball as well as we( have) shot it " she said " I don' t want to see them falter because they' re not committed to defense, because we built our program on defense and board play " Sidney Spencer and Shanna Zolman added 14 points each for the Lady Vols( 17- 0, 3- 0 Southeastern Conference, who opened a four- game road trip- which includes games at nationally ranked Vanderbilt and Duke- by avoiding a letdown and improving to 25- 0 all- time against the Bulldogs " You have to get up for every team " Parker said " We have a target on our backs We' re Tennessee We' re No 1.

Gonzaga twice had a chance to take the lead in the final 3 minutes, but Frieson missed a shot and Bowman was called for a charge " The whole time we felt this is where we get over the hump, over the top " Bowman said " Obviously, we couldn' t finish " Herman then hit two free throws and a 15- foot jumper with 1: 18 left to put the Toreros ahead 66- 61. Dominique Washington led Arkansas with 14 points, while Brittney Vaughn scored 12 points and Sarah Pfeifer added 10 before fouling out late in the game. The Clemens the American League knows-and the Angels expected Monday evening-leads the majors in strikeouts, shutouts and innings pitched, not moments of confusion. Wyoming plays next at Colorado State on Saturday night " I wish we were playing there tomorrow " an upbeat Straight said. Sylvester Morgan set a Georgia State season record for blocked shots with his 63rd and 64th. Green scored six of the next 11 points for the Golden Eagles as they took a 75- 64 lead. With 13 points, Aaron Cook was the only player in double figures for the Hawks( 7- 13, 3- 8, who have lost 14 consecutive road games dating to last season.

But Dick has helped me get confidence in my breaking ball, and I'll throw it any time" Maddux was one out away from his fifth complete game. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla( AP- Anthony Washington scored 19 points and Tyler Hollist added 17 as Portland State defeated Bethune- Cookman College, 79- 62, Monday. For a while, the new- look team held its own and actually led 29- 26 with about 5# 189; minutes left in the first half. Reid was 11- for- 13 from the floor with one 3- pointer, sank 4- of- 4 from the line, and had 6 rebounds. Brad Collins hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the seventh for Trabuco Hills (12-10. .

When Eileen competed for us at CIF last year, she was hurting But she felt an obligation to her team. Louis 4, Chicago 1-Their disabled list is still the longest in the league, but the Cardinals are slowly returning to the form that made them league champions last season. Two-time world champion high hurdler Greg Foster said he lost his motivation when he read in the newspaper Sunday morning that world record-holder Renaldo Nehemiah had withdrawn from the Pepsi Invitational at UCLA's Drake Stadium because of a hamstring injury Perhaps Foster should have looked in the lane next to him. But only Georgia shot well enough to overcome its mistakes, finishing 54 percent from the field. Stephen Graham converted four free throws and Lucas made a 10- foot jumper in the lane during the run. Women winners included Alice Brown, 11. 39 in the 100; Jan Wohlschlag, 6 feet 3 1/2 inches in the high jump, and Becky Levi, 207-9 in the discus. .

Freshman guard Joshua Mack hit four 3s on his way to 19 points as the Chanticleers( 15- 12) raced out to a 14- 2 lead in the first four minutes. Ellis had just one shot the rest of the half and finished the game with 18 points " Not letting her touch the ball is the best defense " Gaines said " That' s what I tried to do " Marquette coach Terri Mitchell said it was the same defense the Golden Eagles have seen repeatedly against Big East opponents " We work on it. Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS( AP- Austin Montgomery scored 23 points and Angelo Smith had 16 to lead IUPUI to a 79- 77 win over Chicago State on Thursday. For the next eight or nine months, he played no baseball at all. She earned section diving titles in 1985, 1986 and 1987, giving her five championships in three years.

Yale, which was hosting a ranked opponent for the first time, didn' t score its first basket until Yoyo Greenfield hit a 3- pointer with 14: 11 left in the half. Ray, who is the fourth leading scorer in Big East play with a 19. The Bruins are 13- 0 at Pauley Pavilion this season after winning their final four home games last season " We wanted to come out with the same intensity as we did against Oregon " said Darren Collison, referring to his team' s two strong halves in a 69- 57 victory Thursday " If we want to get where we want to go, we got to have games like we did today " Oregon State( 9- 15, 1- 10) lost its sixth in a row and got swept by the Bruins for the second year in a row. Porsche Jones scored 21 points and Erin Ferrell added 20 for the Demon Deacons( 13- 11, 2- 9, who lost their sixth straight Jennifer Johnson added 10 points. We blew a golden opportunity " Coale said " We didn' t deserve to win this game and therefore don' t deserve a share of the Big 12 title " Courtney Paris extended her double- doubles streak to 88 games by scoring 17 points and pulling down 15 rebounds, and Robinson added 10 points, but there were few positives as Oklahoma had its lowest point total since losing 72- 36 at Texas on Feb. Lloyd, a sophomore right fielder from Katella High School, has 5 hits and 4 RBIs in the two playoff games. Aaron Bruce added 15 points, Tim Bush 13 and Patrick Fields 12 for the Bears.