Saint Louis has been plagued by poor shooting all season, entering the game at 37 percent, and the struggles continued. The Tigers' defense took over from there, holding the Eagles to just one first down- and that came by penalty- in the first 43 minutes. Courtney Sims had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Wolverines, who won consecutive games against Michigan State at home for the first time since 1997- 98. But the Wolfpack' s performance against the Pirates did little to back that claim, with East Carolina repeatedly outhustling the Wolfpack the longer the game went on and it became apparent that the Pirates weren' t going away.

Arizona' s band tried to drum up support for the flailing Wildcats by playing Tennessee' s " Rocky Top " and Lady Vols fans who arrived early for the Tennessee- Purdue game briefly cheered against their Southeastern Conference foe " I guess it didn' t work " Johnson said. Wallace and Keenan Jones chipped in 15 and 12 points respectively for the Demons. If he stays in the lane or goes around on the other side early, I'll just step back, Robert'll set a pick and I'll have open jump shots all night" Jackson says the only alternative is to set the defense so that when Bird gets the ball, he's a foot or so farther from the basket, throwing off the play's coordination. "He came over to me and said, 'I know you're not happy about this, but these guys (McCullers and Mark Davis, who finished) have been doing a hell of a job' "Sure, Lance and Mark have pitched great in relief, but I didn't think I needed any help. Threat and quarterback Bryant Lee, who passed for 220 yards and two touchdowns, led a Southern offensive outburst totaling 592 yards. Roy Bright scored 25 points for Delaware State( 3- 7) but didn' t get much help from his teammates.

Daytona 500 winner Bobby Allison will drive Saturday night at Saugus Speedway in a 40-lap Winston Racing Series sportsman car main event, and Bill Elliott and Sterling Marlin will race the same night at Orange Show Speedway in San Bernardino in a 150-lap enduro. Notre Dame opened with a 10- 0 burst by holding the Huskies to 0- for- 6 shooting. "I contend that I respond best to complimentary statements and pats on the back" he said. Caprice Smith was 5- of- 15 for 11 points and Allie Quigley, the team' s second- leading scorer this season, was 2- of- 11 for seven points. We worked real hard in the summer and it paid off " In January, Utah needed a last- second 3- pointer to beat the Cowgirls 60- 59 in Laramie.

Before Dougan, no one from the West Coast had entered a boat for an America's Cup race The New York YC had many fine yachts and many fine sailors It wasn't looking for outside help. Campbell( 11- 16, 6- 11) increased accuracy to 46 percent from the floor, but was unable to cut Belmont' s lead to fewer than 17. Duke suffered its worst loss since falling 97- 61 at Virginia in 1993- its first year under coach Gail Goestenkors, who built the Blue Devils into a perennial power before leaving last spring for Texas " I was telling everybody' I wouldn' t want to play us on Senior Night " said Pringle, who had 14 points, eight rebounds and six blocks. MacLean breathed life into New Jersey's season for a third time by scoring the tiebreaking goal late in the second period, leading the Devils to a 6-3 victory over the Bruins and forcing a seventh game in the Wales Conference final. "First blush tells you that any type of a playoff, even a championship game, just one championship game, kills the present bowl structure" he said.

But the Highlanders could generate little inside presence, and Montana pulled away in the final minutes. Rittgers ended the day with 279 yards passing including a 24- yard completion to Andrew Hall( eight catches, 103 yards. As Greg Mannion, the Fullerton left fielder noted, 1 for 3 isn't bad in hitting, but "1 for 3 on airplanes ain't real good" The team didn't arrive in Omaha until after dinner time. We kept fighting " Syracuse had a commanding 12- 3 edge on the offensive boards in the opening half, outscoring Tulane 13- 3 on second- chance points, and led by as many as 14 despite getting just two points from Greene and making just 2- of- 14 attempts from long range. M( AP- Not even New Mexico coach Ritchie McKay could stop the Lobos from hitting 3- pointers against Santa Clara Saturday night. Thomas scored eight consecutive points after the Panthers( 7- 9, 4- 4 Atlantic Sun Conference) trailed 7- 0 at the start of the game.

Hampton, who added four assists, scored in double figures for the seventh straight game and had her 10th career double- double in Cal' s seventh win in nine games. Dan Reed, organizer of the Pasadena exhibition, asked if could have one of Sonnhalter's special flies, or borrow it to copy. Cornell( 3- 5) chipped away from there, using a 9- 0 run in a three- minute span to pull within a single point with 8: 43 remaining. The Sutton brothers shook hands and shared a brief word at the final buzzer, while their father left his seat and headed out a courtside tunnel immediately after the game ended " I hurt for Sean and his program. "I'm not sure how they will affect me" Show said in a loud voice. He hit three consecutive 3- pointers to cap a 22- 7 run that gave Illinois State a 38- 19 lead with 3: 31 left in the first half.

NASHVILLE, Tenn( AP- Corey Smith hit a layup as time expired to give Vanderbilt a 65- 63 victory over Wichita State on Monday night in the second round of the NIT. Helms was only 6- for- 17 in a 26- point loss at Michigan, and missed 10 of his first 12 shots against Cincinnati. Givens scored four quick points to trim it to seven with six minutes to go in the first half, but the Lady Vols reeled off a 9- 0 run started by another 3 from Fuller Hornbuckle finished it with a layup off another steal She had nine points. Baylor coach Kim Mulkey was a player and Yow was an assistant coach on the U S. McLaughlin, who was selected with one other Mid among 18 players, had " 12th Mid " written on the back of his jersey instead of his name Heisman Trophy winner Roger Staubach wore jersey No 12.