New Mexico played without its leading scorer, senior forward Danny Granger, who missed his second straight game following knee surgery, and lost its 24th straight road game against conference opponents. A& M has finished last in the Big 12 three of the past four seasons. ELMONT, N. Y. 8 percent shooting was by far its best outing of the season " As a team we took better shots " said Kentucky guard Patrick Sparks, who scored 11 points and went 3- of- 5 from 3- point range " It' s a lot easier to hit them when you' re open, instead of forcing them " The win followed a tumultuous few days for the Kentucky basketball program, during which the Wildcats lost at home to No. Rider( 16- 10, 12- 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) jumped out to an early 6- 0 lead as Marist missed its first nine field- goal attempts. "The first thing I did in spring training was to tell the other coaches I didn't want them to say anything to Shawon" said Zimmer.
Both teams had trouble from the floor in the first half, with Siena( 3- 17, 1- 8) hitting only 32 percent of their shots while Rider managed only 30 percent. 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 remember when my dad took me to watch Gene Romero and Jim Rice race there in 1972" Filice recalled. It means you're allowed to bump a guy now and then without him yelling: "Cooties! Cooties"This is your nightmare speaking, Los Angeles This is your darkest fear. Wolfe, Chatsworth High's third baseman exudes qualities rare for a 17-year-old. Forget which name is across our chest, which name is across their chest. Although he can be precisely that at times, "he doesn't have to be totally intimidating" said Oiler assistant coach Ted Green.
Toronto 4, Chicago 2-Rookie Pat Borders hit a home run at Toronto, but the winning run came home on Chicago pitcher Dave LaPoint's throwing error in the seventh inning. Campbell hit a triple and a home run, and Robbins had a double in addition to the home run Poly finished with a 15-2 record. Kristi Tolliver' s 3- pointer with 8 minutes left gave the Terrapins their largest lead at 63- 52. Cerritos plays Sacramento City in the other first-round game at 3 p. m. That' s what we did " Sullinger finished with eight points and nine rebounds for Ohio State, which lost for just the second time in the last eight games. Todd Townsend added 15 points for the Golden Eagles, while Joe Chapman had 13 and Dameon Mason 10 Chapman also had five assists. Abandoning its vaunted matchup zone defense for man- to- man, Syracuse had the deficit to 58- 53 in the first 2# 189; minutes.
As time ticked away, Gonner saw things open up after he crossed the foul line and was determined to take it all the way to the basket " I felt like I was open " Gonner said " I had my man beat. However, every time Turiaf touched the ball Saturday, he was immediately surrounded by two or three Illinois players, forcing him to pass out of the post " They' re young, but we bothered them even when Turiaf had good position " Illinois coach Bruce Weber said " He was saying' Get me the ball' But by the time they could get it to him, it was too late " Turiaf couldn' t handle the pressure. Against the Expos, he allowed nine hits and struck out seven. At that point, they held a 25- 17 rebounding edge over the taller Buckeyes and had forced 17 turnovers " We thought we could run on them, but we had to get stops and not let them go high- low all night on us " said Washington coach June Brewer Daugherty, who played at Ohio State. After taking a 35- 28 lead into the break, George Washington( 11- 5, 4- 1 Atlantic 10) opened the second half with nine straight points to increase its advantage. 1, no matter who gets the first pick" said Cotton Fitzsimmons, new coach of the Phoenix Suns "We plan to get the first pick and we'll draft him No. Or fake and draw the charge and step back and counterpunch on him, because you know he can only come straight to you.
Downey was surprised that Florida State' s Ralph Mims was whistled for the foul " It felt good when it left my hand " Downey said " But you know, it happens like that sometimes " Wake Forest( 15- 2, 4- 1 Atlantic Coast Conference) made 32 straight Saturday in a 95- 82 win over North Carolina and its first 18 Tuesday night before Downey' s miss. Harvard, which beat Stanford at Stanford in 1998, is the only No 16 seed to win a tournament game. Coach Sharon Fanning hopes her team learned a few lessons in the loss to the Tigers because it won' t get any easier at Knoxville " I felt like our main problem was slight intimidation " Fanning said " You have to be able to fight through if your shots are not falling like they should be " Allison Hightower added 14 for LSU and Quianna Chaney scored 13. Orton was 21- of- 31 for 385 yards, third most in his career, to help the Boilermakers( 4- 0) end a 13- game losing streak at Notre Dame( 3- 2. I really didn't believe that it was going to be realistic already now, so soon" In a show of his shrewdness, though, when a ride this year became a genuine possibility, he had more than just driving talent to offer Simon He had Finnish sponsors.
NASHVILLE, Tenn( AP- Brian Collins scored 17 points and the go- ahead basket as Belmont beat Mercer 74- 73 in the Atlantic Sun Conference matchup Saturday. The first came with 16: 34 left in the game when there was pushing and shoving under the basket, and Duke' s Josh McRoberts and St John' s Aaron Spears were whistled for the violations. Unlike the past two years, in which he scored a combined 13 points, Hansbrough was a force at the line. Soon after, Jones intercepted Cajuns quarterback Chris Masson and returned it 38 yards to the Louisiana- Lafayette 23. Throughout the last month, Sabonis has steadfastly gone ahead with his new life in the rainy Northwest. Whatever the reason for it, this is the latest twist in a strange season for Moog, who spent parts of seven seasons with the Oilers before concluding last summer that he no longer wanted to play a supporting role to Grant Fuhr. BYU held a 16- 12 lead with 10: 27 remaining in the first half when BYU' s Nancy Seljaas hit a jumper, followed by a 3- pointer that Kubik banked in.
Northeastern led 41- 28 at halftimePlaying without leading scorer Ernest Turner for the third straight game, Maine shot just 30 percent from the field Northeastern has won six of its last seven games. NEW ROCHELLE, N. So that' s a great accomplishment " Stoudamire, a 6- foot- 1 senior from Portland, Ore, shot 9- of- 14 including 5- of- 7 from 3- point range. He spoke like a lawyer whose client had just been sentenced to hang for littering. But the Gamecocks( 4- 4) kept battling back, trailing 75- 67 after Devan Downey' s driving bucket with 2: 46 to go.
He said he never doubted they would score " I can' t think of a better place to be at that point " McCoy said. The slow- starting Golden Eagles had just seven points with 8 minutes remaining in the first half. I' m disappointed that we couldn' t find a way to make a defensive stop " Sophomore center Tina Charles added 18 points, converting several clutch baskets inside over 6- foot- 6 LSU senior center Sylvia Fowles. Wilkinson didn' t agree with Amaker' s assessment of his performance " I missed a couple of open shots and two free throws " he said. He threw TD passes of 5, 7, 8, 11, 27, 34 and 30 yards as Texas Tech moved to 2- 0 on the season.
A postseason tournament of any kind would destroy the present bowl structure, executives of the games argue, and reduce the glut of bowl games that have multiplied to the point where teams with 6-5 and 7-4 records earn another $500,000 each by playing once more. The game was in his hands with the Boilermakers trailing by one point, but that didn' t seem to phase the 6- foot- 7 forward Price nailed both free throws with 8. The Beavers shot 42 percent from the field and 80 percent at the free- throw line. It has been a challenge these last couple of weeks " coach Buzz Peterson said " I do like the small lineup we have been using these past few games " Center Brandon Crump has been out of the lineup during the losses with a sprained ankle, and his absence figured to be a problem again for the Vols against the Tigers' bigger front line. Lafayette scored 19 of his points in the second half as the Cougars( 15- 12, 9- 4 Conference USA) quickly extended their two- point halftime lead with a 14- 6 run. SMU took a 39- 31 halftime lead behind 42 percent shooting from the field, but was undone 27 percent shooting in the second half.
