Johnson gave it back to Cooper, who quickly slipped a bounce pass to Byron Scott-who had 27 points on the night-on the left wing. The second half was a completely different story as the Huskies got their transition game untracked. Hollis appeared to be losing at the time, and although Soviet Coach Artem Lavrov didn't deny the punch thrown by his boxer, Evgeni Sudakov, was low, he indicated he didn't think Hollis was as badly injured as he let on. Preseason all- Big East selection Matee Ajavon, the league' s freshman of the year last season, is out until December after offseason surgery to fix a stress fracture in her left leg In their first game since Cappie Pondexter was taken No. Ashley Whisonant, who had 15 points, hit a clutch three- pointer with 4: 18 left to put the Wildcats ahead to stay at 57- 54. Once again, we' ve said we' re a team that' s going to get better each game, and I think we' ll continue to get better " Trailing 21- 3 after three quarters, Florida( 3- 2, 1- 1 Southeastern Conference) scored three touchdowns in the fourth to complete the biggest road comeback in school history.
The drive was the longest, for both plays and time, in 17 games under coach DiNardo. The Falcons, who have bullied the rest of the conference for two seasons, winning 42 of 43, are looking forward to the challenge " This team is not going to quit " Miller said " We' re not looking for any pity " With the win, the Falcons tied the MAC single- season record they set last season. Hannibal Thomas caught seven passes for 138 yards and one TD Army' s last victory came on Nov. The Ducks' leading scorer, Lilley Taylor, was averaging 11 points coming into the game and was held to just three on 1- for- 7 shooting. The sophomore guard then scored 29 of her 33 in the second half, including going 11- of- 11 at the free- throw line, as UTEP made 60 percent of its field goals over the final 20 minutes. Of the final four, only the Hawks played in the opening round and they were the only team play on the road before reaching Madison Square Garden. The Beavers entered the game two losses away from becoming the first Oregon State squad to lose 20 games since 2000- 01.
Sore- footed Alando Tucker, who led Wisconsin with 16 points, drove to the basket to give the Badgers a 64- 61 with 4: 31 left, but dreams of Wisconsin' s first win over a top- ranked opponent since beating Ohio State in 1962 soon faded. From Marty Noble of Newsday: "Russ Nixon, Chuck Tanner's successor as manager of the Atlanta Braves, apparently wasn't particularly fond of Tanner's blindly optimistic-or wholly unrealistic-approach to his job 'My personality is a lot different' Nixon said 'I'm an honest man, not a b. s artist There's a time to be diplomatic. "I've been at the park every day, seen every pitch and made out every lineup card" Rose said Tuesday. Charles Rhodes grabbed the rebound and drew a foul but missed both free throw attempts. The Jaguars shot just 38 percent and made 6- of- 23 3- pointers in their worst shooting performance of the season. After both teams traded field goals, the Huskies took a 13- 10 lead on Matt Nuzie' s career- long 49- yard field goal as the first half ended. Hackett sank three 3- pointers and Ryan Wall sank three free throws off technical fouls on Lewis and CSU coach Dale Layer to lead 28- 21 with 8: 28 left.
Veney is known as an innovator for his training and motivational methods. But the Bulldogs got baskets by Marcus Campbell and Ontario Harper and four points from Gary Ervin to draw within one with 1: 46 left. Sita Jones of La Habra recorded the county's season-best mark of 5:03. 81 in the 1,600-meters Friday night at the Southern Section Masters meet. gave the team a shot in the arm, but that wasn' t my goal " said Horton, who strained a knee in practice Dec. Florida A& M has lost its last nine games against Division I- A opponents by an average of 36 8 points.
Wiley- Gatewood, a sophomore, started eight of nine games and was the team' s fourth- leading scorer. Grant had to go three sets before he beat pesky Willy Quest of Long Beach Wilson, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, in the semifinal played earlier Saturday, and he had little left against Leach. "Once you yell, you've lost control of the animal, and the animal has control of you" Instead of yelling, Callaghan controls his dogs with subtle hand signals, short pips on a whistle or verbal commands just loud enough to be audible "We teach three languages" he says. Trailing 25- 8 with 7: 46 left in the first period, New Hampshire responded with a 17- 4 run Binghamton had just three field goals over the final 7: 45 Their lead dwindled to 33- 27 at halftime. Asked the secret to winning titles, Foster said it was simple[ It' s] that we have good players " he said " You don' t win without great players It' s a basic prerequisite for winning.
After making seven of their first 10 shots, Nebraska went 2- for- 29 as Oklahoma pulled away. As Sandberg reached to field it, the ball took a high hop over his head, and two runs scored. I knew what was coming and I jumped the route before he threw it " Brink, a freshman, recovered with a 60- yard TD strike to Jason Hill, pulling the Cougars to 17- 12 with 8: 04 to go. "The home runs surprise me because I don't have power" Wynne said. Laura Harper matched a career high with 27 points, Crystal Langhorne added 25 and No. The Huskies have won their last three games against the Irish, and have won 196 consecutive games against unranked opponents at home. South Dakota State led often in the first half and never trailed by more than six points.
It was even impressive with one hull 30 feet in the air, before a crane flipped it upright. Valentin and the Hoosiers earned Gearlds' respect " They are a very good basketball team " she said " We didn' t play our best, but we found a way to win ". Johnson, who grew up in East Lansing, Mich, and led Michigan State to the 1979 NCAA title, said he expects 25 to 30 family members to attend Sunday's game at the Silverdome. The Blue Raiders were ahead 10- 5 in the early minutes, but Tennessee started forcing turnovers and took the lead 14- 13 on Hornbuckle' s first steal and pull- up jumper.
C( AP- D' Lesha Lloyd posted her fourth double- double of the season with 25 points and 13 rebounds in leading Clemson to a 77- 69 victory over Dayton on Tuesday night. The 232 yards was the second- best receiving game in CSU history, behind only Greg Primus' 251 yards in 1991 against Hawaii. Brown closed within 37- 31 on a three- point play by Mark McDonald four minutes into the second half, but the Friars pulled away. Giddens then dropped in a 3- pointer that brought a roar from the sellout crowd and put Kansas on top 77- 61 " I thought` Man, that was crazy " said Giddens, who had 13 points " I was real surprised Then I figured I' d better hit the 3.
Four of Latta' s 3s came in the first half while North Carolina' s offense was putting on a clinic. James Madison' s Drew Dudzik ran for 112 yards and a touchdown, and threw for two scores. "His back problems really did set him back to a great degree" Snow said. But Tennessee dropped out of the rankings this week following an 89- 73 loss at Oklahoma State. The surge stopped a strong effort by the Bison, playing their second season in Division I following a number of years as a Division II powerhouse. 16 " Before the game you think' This could be our last game, and you' d better make the most of it and try to give yourself an opportunity to play again " Diener said " We showed that we' re here to compete and we' re not just going to lay down " Missouri kept it close despite going almost 7# 189; minutes between baskets in the second half and shooting 39 7 percent for the game.
In his sixth season, it appeared that Davis was fulfilling the promise of being a quality hitter. Cal Baptist never cut the deficit to any less than seven points after that. Roberson scored a career- high 35 points and Walsh, ignoring the usual heckling that accompanies his every move, added 20 to lead Florida past Vanderbilt 91- 69 in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament. LITTLE ROCK, Ark( AP- This time, the War Memorial Stadium mojo that had Arkansas believing it could beat anyone in that venue never materialized. Wesley and Will Ginn had 11 points apiece, and Nick Murphy added 10 more.
Providence was in position to win the conference title before losing to Pittsburgh at home on Tuesday. 1 percent of their first- half shots, took charge the rest of the period They ended with a 14- point halftime advantage, 36- 22. Associated PressTERRE HAUTE, Ind( AP- Nathan Peavy scored 21 points on 7- of- 11 shooting to lead Miami of Ohio to a 70- 58 victory over Indiana State on Saturday. C( AP- Chris Paul wants the officials to take notice of the elbows being thrown his way His Wake Forest teammates want him to get over it. The Wildcats remained close for most of the second half, narrowing the deficit to 80- 75 with 43 seconds remaining, when they were forced to foul. From the Lady Raider Nation " with all of her accomplishments listed on the back.
Howard, who hit 382 homers in a career spent in Los Angeles, Washington, Detroit and Texas, admitted a little bit of theater is good for the game and helps build team unity. The team' s losses came in overtime to UCLA and then to then- No 10 Arizona State last Thursday. "He has a good chance" said Thunder Coach Don Matthews, who would employ Hardy as a slot receiver or running back. Utah has smothered the potent Laker offense, subduing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson and James Worthy. Twenty-three points, on 7-of-12 shooting, 9 for 9 from the line, 7 rebounds, 11 assists And he played 42 of the 48 minutes.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz( AP- Ruben Boykin Jr. Against the Owls( 5- 3, the old McNamara turned up, keying a decisive 17- 4 spurt early in the second half to break open what had been a tight game " I have to score and I have to be able to run an offense " said McNamara, whose greatest accomplishment might have been getting 7- foot center Craig Forth to emerge from a season- long slumber " If I do that well, we' ll be successful. After Thompson and Blutreich finished second and third in the discus, that result was relayed to Young by his coach, Bob Larsen. With Duquesne( 6- 19, 3- 9) keeping the pressure on, George Washington hung onto the lead, extending to 10 points going into halftime after four Thompson free throws in the final 57 seconds of play in the half.
