IOWA CITY, Iowa( AP- Crystal Smith scored 26 points to lead Iowa to a 79- 57 victory over Vermont Saturday in the Hawkeye Challenge, setting up a sentimental title game against No 6 Rutgers on Sunday. There' s no doubt it' s going to end " he said of the streak " I certainly hope we can extend it as long as possible " The Wildcats( 13- 7, 3- 6) uncorked a 14- 2 run late in the game that included Fred Peete' s 3- pointer followed by five straight points by Jeremiah Massey. The Mountaineers' struggled offensively even before White went out. "You see, Magic Johnson doesn't play a game, he orchestrates it. Fresno State pulled within three points at 54- 51 with just over six minutes to play but Lewis and Corey Belser sparked a 14- 5 run to finish off the Bulldogs Belser had 14 points and 10 rebounds. 25 AP) on Sunday " If they play like they played today just in terms of the effort, we' re going to win a lot of basketball games and we' re going to be alive and well in the postseason " Summitt said " But it has to be a habit. The Shockers opened the game on an 8- 0 run before the Jaspers switched to a full- court press, holding Wichita State to 31 percent shooting in the first half.

He ran personal bests of 10. 79 in the 100 meters and 21. 65 in the 200 meters at the Southern Section 2-A Division track preliminaries at Gahr High on Friday to advance to next week's finals. Three San Diego county players will be on the South roster when the annual North-South high school all-star baseball series starts at 7:30 tonight at San Diego State's Smith Field. However, as UCLA's women were performing capably, Texas, which was expected to challenge the Bruins, practically forfeited its chances for the championship. Highly regarded freshman Dwayne Jarrett, filling in for the injured Steve Smith, made four receptions for 121 yards and three TDs in the first half and five catches for 139 yards overall. 2 scorer, was 2- for- 18 and finished with seven points, five below her average " We lost our composure a little bit early on " Jackson State coach Denise Taylor- Lewis said " But even though we got down, we refocused and fought back " Jackson State trailed by as many as 15 points in the first half, but opened the second half on a 20- 7 run to take a 47- 42 lead. Nothing helped the Pistons at the end of the first half, when they got off 2 shots and were guilty of 9 turnovers in their last 11 possessions. After leading most of the season, the Lions finished third in the West Coast Athletic Conference behind Pepperdine and Santa Clara but played the toughest schedule of the three and had the best overall record at 46-16.

Eldridge scored the first four points of the game as Illinois State( 8- 3) came out to an early lead. Trailing by 12 with 4: 49 left, Warburton and Whipple each scored eight straight points during a 18- 4 run that allowed Utah( 23- 3, 12- 0 Mountain West Conference) to rally. South Alabama pushed its lead to 71- 57 with 4: 03 remaining, but ULM answered with a 10- 0 spurt The Jaguars finished the game on a 10- 4 run. The dunk " was kind of weak " Weak or not, that basket seemed to energize a once- lethargic home crowd and started the Wolfpack on a 7- 0 spurt that put them ahead to stay. North Carolina was 20- of- 41 from the foul line and was outrebounded 46- 38- just the third time this season that has happened- yet it was enough to deny N C. Purdue trailed 33- 24 at halftime after missing eight consecutive shots from the field.

Football who kept the Bearcats on the move against Southeast Missouri State( 0- 1. Lewis, who went 9- for- 15 from the floor, scored his team' s first 10 points in the second half as San Diego boosted its 39- 34 halftime lead to 54- 46. Adrien had 16 points for UConn, which had won four of its last five in league play, after starting the conference schedule 2- 6. Rice( 3- 3) was 9- of- 18 from the foul line in overtime but held Utah( 4- 1) to just 36 percent shooting from the field in the three extra periods. The victory kept the Gauchos( 15- 6, 6- 2 Big West) a half- game behind first- place Long Beach, which will play at Santa Barbara on Saturday.

John' s to within 16- 12 midway through the period before the Orange took control with an 11- 2 run. Louis" The new breed, most of them men in their 30s and 40s, spend $5. 50 daily just for the pleasure of catching batting practice home runs behind the left and right field fences The game also is included for the price of the ticket. They've lost nine in a row, including three blowouts in this series "Three laughers" Donaldson said "We've been laughed out of the building every time. SAN JOSE, Calif( AP- Paul Pinegar threw three touchdown passes and Fresno State set an NCAA record by scoring two touchdowns in an 8- second span in its 62- 28 victory over San Jose State on Saturday. Hagans moved the Cavaliers on drives of 77 and 75 yards in the fourth, with the first capped by Wali Lundy' s second TD run of the game- a 2- yarder that tied the score at 31 with 8: 48 left. 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. Johnson in the fourth quarter of Game 4 of the National Basketball Assn Finals One minute we were watching the Lakers vs the Pistons and the next minute we were watching Tyson vs Spinks.

Last Friday in the first round of the Southern Section 4-A playoffs, Arias, the kid who used to lob pitches to his brothers and uncles, tossed a no-hitter against Leuzinger. Coleman didn' t return until 17: 09 in the second half, and came back with his right eye swollen and nearly shut. Spencer scored 15 points, Parker shook off a dismal first half of shooting to finish with 12 and the Lady Vols pulled away in the second half for a 67- 46 victory Sunday " We play the toughest schedule in the country " Parker said " We know how to bounce back " In a matchup of college basketball' s two winningest coaches, Tennessee' s Pat Summitt got career win No. After trailing by as many as 11 in the first half, the Raiders tied the game at 39- 39 with 14: 30 left in the game on a 3- pointer by Kyle Chones. A month after having an interception returned for the winning score in a 21- 14 loss to LSU in the SEC championship game, Ainge completed 25 of 43 passes without a turnover to win MVP honors. And for a kid this age, that's so unusual" Park's opening-round 77 came without any knowledge of the course.

We're playing the same way we played all year against him" Malone thinks Abdul-Jabbar, who had 16 points and 10 rebounds against the Jazz in last Sunday's series opener, is ready to break loose. Fazekas had 20 points and 10 rebounds for his 16th double- double of the season Wednesday night to help the Wolf Pack hang on for their 16th win in their last 17 games with a 68- 60 victory over San Jose State in the Western Athletic Conference " It definitely wasn' t the prettiest game we played all season, but the scoreboard said 68- 60 and we won, so that' s what matters " said Fazekas, who made 9- of- 16 shots from the field, including both of his attempts from 3- point range. This one came before 16, 294 fans in the 31st straight sellout crowd at the Civic Center They watched UConn' s shooting woes continue. Freshman Josh Jenkins came off the bench to score 18 points for the Aggies( 3- 7, who have lost five straight and seven of eight Antwan Alexander added 14 points. ATHENS, Ga( AP- Returning from an ankle injury, Levi Stukes scored 15 points in a backup role and Georgia snapped a seven- game losing streak in beating cold- shooting Auburn 57- 45 Saturday. Colorado coach Ceal Barry declined postgame interviews " There are nights they are going to make those shots " said Texas coach Jody Conradt " I think we' ve all gone through times that are good and times that aren' t.

The Bobcats built their largest lead of the game at 49- 36 on a layup by Krislyn Wallace with 18: 16 remaining. Erin McClean, with 10 points, was the only player in double figures for the Thunderbirds. PROVO, Utah( AP- Even top- ranked Southern California can take a little while to warm up. Associated PressLINCOLN, Neb( AP- Aleks Maric scored 19 points to lead Nebraska past Rutgers 63- 51 on Sunday. Green had moves that Beathard could scarcely believe-feints and bursts of power that left defenders groping at air They were now on the same team, but from different worlds. Lodrick Stewart, USC' s leading scorer, was held to five points. The Padres beat Mike Krukow (4-4) despite the right-hander's fifth career homer, a one-out shot off Show (5-6) in the third.

The Baltimore Orioles' disastrous start gives them a chance to make history. Northeastern( 6- 6, 2- 1 America East) had no answer for Coppenrath and the rest of Vermont' s frontcourt without freshman forward Shawn James, who leads NCAA Division I with 5. While fans huddled against gusts of more than 30 mph and teammates tried to keep their balance, Roethlisberger smoothly threw for 282 yards and a pair of touchdowns " I was trying not to get blown away a few times " he said " I told the receivers it' s not going to be pretty, but I' ll get it there. "This is why I'm wearing this Temple of Doom T-shirt" explains the former contender "Whatever can happen, will happen to me. Humphrey was 3- for- 7 from 3- point range and had nine points " They weren' t going to let Lee shoot but he got a couple of looks and made three of seven " Donovan said " Lee going 3- for- 7 most nights would be good for us " Williams led Wake Forest with 20 points, while Gray had 19 and Trent Strickland 18 The Demon Deacons shot 42 1 percent( 24- for- 57, well off the 62.

Oregon shot 22 percent the first half in falling behind 38- 27 Self suspended Graves, who had been averaging 4. UC Davis took a 27- 26 lead on Thomas Juillerat' s jumper with 4: 01 left in the first half. The Lady Vols beat the Tar Heels 56- 50 " It' s a dream come true " Stringer said " Work hard, get some rest and see what we can do in this next one " Swarming defense and a hot touch behind the arc blew out LSU, which scored the fewest points ever in the Final Four- Louisiana Tech had 44 vs Tennessee in' 87 title game. With 30 seconds left, fans gave the Hall of Fame coach a standing ovation and chanted her initials. The suddenly effective offense led to much better defense as well, and Oklahoma( 6- 2) shot just 30 percent in the second half( 9- for- 30 " I' m good when we' re good and we weren' t very good in the first half " Redick said " We went to our motion offense in the second half and that made the difference " Taj Gray had 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Sooners, whose only other loss was to Washington in the semifinals of the Great Alaska Shootout. "I've got a T-shirt, shorts and a pair of sandals on" Fred Rowe said Tuesday by phone from Sierra Bright Dot Guide Service at Mammoth Lakes. Rutgers got its initial first down of the game on its next possession on a 26- yard pass from Hart to Tres Moses, and Ito culminated the drive with a 37- yard field goal with 12: 00 left to tie the game.

Starks, who finished with 12 points, got her fourth foul with 14 minutes left and missed about eight minutes before returning to the game and promptly hitting those two three- pointers. Memphis coach John Calipari said Williams' injury obviously put a spark into the Illini " Now you know everybody' s laying there saying' Somebody' s got to step up' Then you' re going to get hurt by somebody you have no idea you' d get hurt by, and that kid' s name was McBride " Calipari said " The kid did great today " The Tigers( 4- 2) had a five- game winning streak snapped. After Hernandez made two free throws, Kelati sank another 3- pointer- his sixth- from near the Cougars' bench to tie the game at 54 " In the second half, they went to the zone. Lawrence Roberts had all 15 of his points in the second half and added 14 rebounds for the Bulldogs( 18- 6, 6- 4 Southeastern Conference.

LSU took its first lead of the second half on a three- point play by Hoston with 4: 16 to play " We were so anxious that we had to check ourselves and not let them control the tempo " Johnson said. The win also gives the Lady Raiders their 10th straight win against Nebraska; Nebraska never has won in Lubbock. That opened up a 15- point lead at 70- 55 with 2: 41 left in the game and put the game out of reach. The other two judges, Medardo Drake and Nicasio Villalobos both of Panama, voted 117-113 and 119-113 for the champion Kalambay (44-3-2) earned $320,000 Sims (29-5-2) made $50,000.

On Saturday, CU trailed 42- 3 at halftime " A pretty numbing game " coach Gary Barnett called it. Klein has said that Stephens "has gone from a Hall of Fame trainer to a hall of shame trainer. Loaded with senior talent, Texas began the season ranked No 2 but has already matched last season' s loss total And the schedule quickly ramps back up The Longhorns play Monday at No 16 Connecticut before hosting No. 210. 183 24. Randy Lewis (Hillsborough, Calif, Lola-Cosworth 209. 774 12. Roberto Guerrero (Colombia, Lola-Cosworth 209. 633 FIFTH ROW 11. Kevin Cogan (Palos Verdes, March-Cosworth 209. 552 81. Tom Sneva (Paradise Valley, Ariz, Lola-Judd 208. 659 97. Phil Krueger (Indianapolis, March-Cosworth 208. 212 SIXTH ROW 22. Dick Simon (Capistrano Beach, Lola-Cosworth 207. 555 8. Teo Fabi (Italy, March-Porsche 207. 244 29. Rich Vogler (Indianapolis, March-Cosworth 206. 463 SEVENTH ROW 55 *Scott Atchison (Bakersfield, March-Cosw 205. 142 15 Jim Crawford (Scotland, Lola-Buick 210. 564 4 Bobby Rahal (Dublin, Ohio, Lola-Judd 208. 526 EIGHTH ROW 30 Raul Boesel (Brazil, March-Cosworth 211. 058 92 Dominic Dobson (Sonoma, Calif, Lola-Cosw 210. 096 41 A. J Foyt (Houston, Lola-Cosworth 209. 696 NINTH ROW 56 *Bill Vukovich III (Crsgld, Calif, March-Cosw 208. 545 16 Tony Bettenhausen (Indianapolis, Lola-Cosw 208. 342 23 *Tero Palmroth (Finland, Lola-Cosworth 208. 001 TENTH ROW 35 Steve Chassey (Carmel, Ind, Lola-Cosworth 207. 951 98 *John Andretti (Indianapolis, Lola-Cosworth 207. 894 48. Quinn finished 5- of- 7 from the field, including 3- of- 4 from 3- point range The Irish shot 50 percent from the field. Phaydavong had an 82- yard touchdown run to put the Bulldogs( 10- 2) ahead 7- 0 with 8: 20 left in the first quarter.

Josh Reed finished with 16, while Chad McKnight and Jonathan True scored 10 each. UCLA was held to a season- low 48 points in both meetings with Washington State last season, winning the game at Pullman by three points The Bruins haven' t scored fewer than 48 since Dec 11, 1999, when Gonzaga beat them 59- 43. With the Cowboys pushing the ball up the court, they found themselves open frequently from behind the 3- point line. Associated PressTAMPA, Fla( AP- Darryl Watkins had 17 points and Andy Rautins came off the bench to score 15 Wednesday night, helping Syracuse overcome cold shooting and pull away to a 70- 53 victory over South Florida. A& M' s Dominique Kirk started his Big 12- record 110th straight game. South Florida' s Collin Dennis knotted it at 61- 61 on a free throw with was 10 5 seconds remaining.

Howard Schnellenberger' s Owls( 7- 5, 6- 1 Sun Belt Conference) scored 28 points in a 12- minute span of the second half and held on to claim a share of the league title with the Trojans( 8- 4, 6- 1) and a chance to play Memphis in the New Orleans Bowl. Backup quarterback Calvin Booker, in for injured starter Taylor Bennett, threw a towering jump ball that D J. Both teams endured long stretches of offensive futility in the first half. It doesn' t make sense " Flanagan said " They' re trying to please everybody, and you can' t " Smith finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds while carrying an Oklahoma State team that was without center Whitney Pegram for much of the second half. After an undistinguished career at the University of Kentucky, Kilgus was chosen on the 43rd round of the 1984 June draft There followed three mediocre minor league seasons. 6 percent mark for the season, but made up for it with its second straight strong performance from the field. The Angels saw their starting shortstop get thrown out of the game for contesting a strikeout swing.