Many of those came on the offensive end, and Clemson was able to convert second- chance points throughout the game. 1 in the nation all season, shut out the Titans, 2-0, Saturday, winning the best-of-three series without allowing a run. 16 Duke 79- 73, earning their second straight win in Cameron Indoor Stadium and handing the Blue Devils their first three- game losing streak in nearly eight years. He scored five points in the extra period for Colorado State( 11- 15, 3- 10 Mountain West Conference. Idaho State( 3- 1, 0- 0 Big Sky) led by as many as 14 points in the second half, taking a 59- 45 lead with 11: 19 remaining on Logan Kinghorn' s lay- up.
The Crusaders led 67- 66 with 59 seconds remaining on Jessica Conte' s 10- foot baseline jumper. J( AP- Ryan Wittman scored 20 points and Cornell held off a late Princeton rally to post a 57- 50 victory on Friday night. After shaking some early jitters that led to some wild missed shots, the Islanders scored eight straight points over a 5# 189; minute stretch to go ahead 13- 6. It didn't help matters that in Game 3, the Sockers blew a 6-2 lead in the fourth quarter and lost, 7-6, in overtime.
PULLMAN, Wash( AP- Kristen Kovesdy, Amy Denson and Emily Westerberg scored 11 points apiece for Arizona State in a 67- 39 victory Monday night over Washington State in a Pac- 10 Conference opener. "The competition is going to be a lot more difficult at nationals than it is in these local tournaments, but I think if he can shoot in the low 70s, he could do pretty well" About 150 golfers will tee off Tuesday and Wednesday in a 36-hole qualifying competition for the two 18-hole championship rounds that will be played Thursday and Friday. The Buckeyes led 36- 14 at the half despite going scoreless for almost 5# 189; minutes- although Dayton only scored two points over that same span. Rhode Island connected on 10 of 24 3- point field goals( 42 percent, while the Wildcats hit on 14 of 27 for 52 percent Baron led the Rams by hitting 4- of- 8 from beyond the arc Bitee equaled his season his of eight assists in the win. The Lady Bears wouldn' t lose the lead again " We' ve had our hands full all year " Mulkey said " We seem to figure out a way to pull them out at the end " The Lady Bears came into the game ranked first in the nation in blocked shots per game( 7 8) and had five against Colorado. South Dakota( 4- 0 in non- conference play) hosts the South Dakota Classic Friday and Saturday in Vermillion The Bulldogs face Upper Iowa at home next Saturday. And Paul Dougherty executed a full front flip after scoring a goal in the second quarter.
Corey King made two free throws to put Lipscomb( 10- 7, 5- 5) up 58- 39- the largest lead of the game- with 3: 33 left. 7 AP) got to play everyone and, this time, the North Carolina reserves outdid the starters. Clemson then took over and Whitehurst' s 12- yard pass to Duane Coleman gave the Tigers a first down at the Virginia 7. The Wildcats then went for a fake field goal on the Iowa 23, but the Hawkeyes snuffed it out to preserve a 14- 10 halftime lead That' s as close as Arizona would get the rest of the game. In a 3-0 loss to the Montreal Expos before a crowd of 27,775 at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers wasted a solid pitching effort from Orel Hershiser, squandered the few scoring opportunities they had and received no relief whatsoever from the heretofore reliable bullpen. The game was tied 29- 29 at halftime, but Oklahoma State had shooting troubles in the second half. His time makes him the seventh-best performer ever in the country and No.
In the third quarter, the Trojans drove from their 6 to the Arizona 1 but failed to score. and just play the game you love as hard as you can and with as much composure that you can muster against a team that is so aggressive as LSU " Porsha Phillips scored 12 points for LSU, which shot 45. We knew that Carolina would make a run, so I' m glad we made our free throws ". They got counters for everything and they' re a nightmare to play " Elton Brown led the Cavaliers with 15 points and 12 rebounds, while Devin Smith added 10 points.
The Chippewas( 0- 1) scored the first two baskets of the game, but the Aces tied it on two baskets by Burton and went ahead for the first time when Burton hit a free throw to complete a 3- point play. Rans Brempong led Western Carolina( 8- 22) with 13 points and 11 rebounds. 7 Georgia( 10- 0) to a 102- 45 rout of in- state foe Mercer on Monday night " She is a scorer " Georgia coach Andy Landers said " She always has been. Augustine scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Illini Deron Williams scored 12 points and had six assists.
Powell scored six of the Gamecocks 10 points in the extra period, including four free throws down the stretch. Detroit even struggled to get the ball in bounds, having to call a time- out with 3: 12 left in the game after four players ran to the other end of the court after a South Carolina basket. Derick Nelson led Oakland with 22 points and nine rebounds " This means a lot to me and to the rest of our players, but it means more to the program " Nelson said " This is about all the players who helped bring Oakland to Division I and the players that will be here in the future " Oakland( 5- 6) was only supposed to be the backdrop at a homecoming party for Oregon' s two leading scorers, Detroit natives Malik Hairston and Tajuan Porter. The teams would trade the lead eight times down the stretch.
NEW ORLEANS( AP- Eddie Basden followed his coach' s instructions and went to the basket early and often. "That streak got us a two game-lead and established in the league's and in our kids' mind that we could win the thing" said Hicks. But Mukubu scored 5 points to spark a 12- 0 run that put the game away for UAB. They don't spit tobacco, they don't pile on ballcarriers, they don't throw tantrums on center court in front of the royal family.
"It can be hard on a guy to jump for everything, on every play" Ciarelli said "But he's so strong He never stops. The Reds scored six times in the eighth, their biggest inning of the season Eric Davis and Barry Larkin had two-run singles Paul O'Neill and Bo Diaz had RBI singles. "I was hyped up for the race" said Young, whose previous best was 48. 15 in 1987. Even so, it is a streak-part joy and part burden-that Mayne will try to maintain. Toronto capitalized on Boston fielding lapses for three runs, two unearned, off Clemens in seven innings and then hammered two relievers in a seven-run ninth Saturday en route to a 10-2 victory at Fenway Park. I know this much, if we don' t play better, we won' t be here very long " Michele DeVault hit six 3- pointers and scored 22 points to lead 14th- seeded East Tennessee State( 21- 12, which had taken an eight- game winning streak into its first NCAA tournament appearance. After Fields' shot gave Pittsburgh( 11- 0) the lead, Duke' s Jon Scheyer took a running 3 and was able to grab the rebound and get off a final shot but it was another miss for the Blue Devils( 10- 1 " I tried to go and get the ball and when I did and turned I was surprised my man was right there and I rushed the shot " Scheyer said " I went after it and got off a good shot and I thought it was good but I couldn' t see it and then I heard the reaction from the fans " The crowd of 19, 544 was pro- Duke but the Pittsburgh fans who were there made their share of noise, especially as the Panthers turned things around in the second half.
UMass running back Steve Baylark rushed for 138 yards on 26 carries. 23 Texas to a 68- 49 victory " When Tiffany only scores one point and we are still up 10 at halftime you know we are playing pretty well " Texas coach Jody Conradt said. Jamelle Cornley had 12 points and Travis Parker added 10 for the Nittany Lions. The Seminoles start their season next week " I haven' t even thought about it, and I' m not going to " Paterno said about the milestone " I can only say it so many times, it' s not a big deal to me " Instead, he was focused on the Nittany Lions' play on the field- and it was hard to get a good barometer against the overwhelmed Chanticleers, a Championship Subdivision team " I think so " Paterno said when asked if his team played to his expectations " as much as you can expect in an opening game like this " Coach David Bennett had joked earlier in the week that he hoped his team wouldn' t be " obliterated " by halftime. Finley got Mike Greenwell to hit a shallow fly to right-Davis caught this one-and then wriggled his way out of the predicament on a double-play grounder off Jim Rice's bat "The game could've been a blowout right then" Finley said "You don't spot Roger Clemens a four-run lead But I thought I handled it well.
Pease, who was 9- of- 14 from the field and 5- of- 10 from 3- point range, led all five Towson starters in double figures. With the best mark in the Southern Section in the high hurdles, a wind-aided 14. 45, and competitive marks in the two other events to go with definite potential in the vault, he could be juggling several events for another couple of weeks. The Wildcats made it more difficult for the Aggies( 24- 8) to do much of anything in the second half, especially shoot. The Tigers flourished from behind the three- point line, shooting 9- of- 17.
