Stanford took its first double- digit lead at 66- 54 when Haryasz made two free throws and then a layup with 1: 30 left. It was the fifth straight game in which George Washington limited its opponent to fewer than 20 first- half points. The Panthers( 9- 18, 5- 13 Ohio Valley) raced out to a 20- 4 lead in the opening 11 minutes of the game and never trailed from there Martin and Byrne combined for 10 points during the run. Joshua Peppers led the Golden Knights with 15 points and Gary Johnson scored 14. But the Dodgers finally took advantage of an Expo gaffe to score their runs off Martinez in the fourth inning. I' m not sure we ever completed that high- low pass " The final statistics were as close as the game.
Projecting 1987 world rankings into 1988 Olympic medals, East Germany would win 12 golds The United States would win 4. With just over 4 minutes left in the game, Khalilah Mitchell buried a 3- pointer to give LSU a 101- 41 lead. Drew Neitzel scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half, Goran Suton had 12 points and 13 rebounds and Raymar Morgan scored 17 points for Michigan State, which won its fifth straight " We felt we were fortunate to be down only 10 coming in here at halftime " Neitzel said " We just brought a new attitude out in the second half. The Broncos held an overwhelming 29- 5 rebounding edge in the first half while holding the Argonauts to just six field goals on 24 percent shooting.
When have you ever seen another player his size dominate, say, one game of every four? Thomas is listed at 6-foot-1, is probably no more than 6-0 and may really be 5-11 "I would say he's 6-foot" Majerus said. Now they come with qualifiers, but when you're 14 1/2 games out of first place, 10 games under . 500 and have lost 5 of your last 7, well, you savor the little victories. The Delta Devils got back within 10, but couldn' t overcome their 19 4 percent shooting in the first 20 minutes. Bobbitt answered with a 3 to tie it, and Parker hit an 18- foot jumper at the end of the shot clock to put Tennessee back up 56- 54 with 1: 57 remaining. The Hornets( 5- 12, 2- 3) led 54- 46 on a 3- pointer by Chris Lange with 9: 42 remaining, but MSU scored six straight points and cut the lead to 54- 52 on a short jumper by Ryan Holmes with 7: 22 remaining. 3 points per game, missed all seven of his 3- point attempts and finished with just five points.
Jamal Boykin, playing in just his second game for the Bears after transferring from Duke, added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Bears( 8- 2, who play North Dakota State in the championship game of the two- day tournament on Saturday The Bison defeated Bucknell, 68- 60, in an earlier game. Rams linebacker Jeff Horinek picked off Cody Hawkins' deflected pass at the Colorado 24 and, two plays later, Billy Farris, a senior making his starting debut, hit Dion Morton for a 31- yard touchdown strike that pulled the Rams to 14- 7. Javier Mojica' s 3- pointer with 2: 56 left in the fourth overtime capped a 6- 0 Central run and gave the Blue Devils a 100- 95 lead. "As far as juggling the schedule goes with school and work, sometimes I wonder how I do it" she said.
The Owls were just 7- of- 28 from 3- point range and 5- of- 15 from the free throw line while committing 11 turnovers, nearly double their season average. Cummings (7-3, who will attend USC, had 10 strikeouts to increase his Orange County-leading total to 104 He walked one batter, and another reached base on an error. O'Shannessey defeated Peter Killian of Santa Barbara, 2-6, 6-0, 6-1. Takia Starks led A& M with 24 points, eight rebounds and five assists Reado had 17 points. We' ve won a lot of games coming back " Carla Thomas, Vanderbilt' s 6- foot- 3 power forward, had 16 points in the first half but only six in the second Her reverse layup got the Commodores to 69- 64 with 39. Wise' s three- point attempt, which would have tied the game, bounced off the rim and Noel grabbed the rebound to preserve the victory UCF shot 35 6 percent from the floor Southern Mississippi( 17- 9, 7- 6) shot 31 3 percent from the field.
The 14 assists were one off the tournament record set by Brandon Granville of Southern California against Memphis in 1999 Chaminade shot 51 6 percent in taking a 46- 44 halftime lead. Shanna Zolman and Sidney Spencer each made two free throws in the final 39 seconds, and Alexis Hornbuckle got a rebound and drove for a layup with 8 seconds to go " We were never worried about the game or anything like that We stayed calm " Parker said. We've stated and held that position from the time we issued the challenge (last July" The boat already has had 5 1/2 weeks of shakedown sailing in New Zealand. Abby Lipskis added seven points, 10 rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals.
"The one thing they had in common was that they managed aggressively" Rojas said. He was 0 for 18 until he came through with two hits, scored a run and drove in another. The game drew an energetic crowd of 1, 682 to cozy, on- campus Fogelman Arena and the cheers even drowned out the referees' whistles at one point. TEMPE, Ariz( AP- Briann January is only a freshman but she sure didn' t play like one. They were the unanimous preseason pick to win their fifth Big 12 title this season. It was, however, his first tournament in 2 1/2 months, since the day he made a headfirst slide into second base during a softball game in Westlake and broke his right thumb, a rather severe physical handicap for a golfer. Stevenson sank two free throws after a traveling violation by the Demons with 12 seconds left for the final score.
Kyle Eckel finished with 102 yards on 22 rushes for Navy, but playing from behind just doesn' t suit the Midshipmen. Santee was 4- for- 6 from 3- point range and scored 16 points before intermission. Alabama couldn' t move the ball past its 35 and had to give it back to Tennessee But the Vols gave it right back. Associated PressAKRON, Ohio( AP- Romeo Travis scored a career- high 37 points to lead Akron to a 93- 87 victory over Bowling Green on Saturday night. Adonis Gray added 18 points, Stefan Blaszczynski had 13 and Jason Wilkins contributed 12 for the Colonels( 4- 5 Wilkins also grabbed eight rebounds. Also ailing was Christian Drejer, who had flu symptoms and scored eight points in 16 minutes. Law had a driving layup and a 3- pointer during a 10- 0 run that Marlon Pompey topped off with a three- point play that put A& M up 60- 37.
"And I respect any team that we play in the playoffs" Gardena Coach Mike Sakurai said that his team has struggled but has tuned up for Chatsworth. The quick start stunned the Vikings and an upset- minded crowd, which came to see the highest- ranked team to visit Cleveland State since No 7 Michigan played the Vikings in 1996. Graves believes it is too late for Miraleste to be absorbed by either of the new eight-team leagues. Clemson committed five turnovers and missed three shots before Frist finally got the Tigers on the board It was 17- 12 before Langhorne made a three- point play.
He has 4 1/ 2 this season, stopping an early Texas State drive when he got to Bradley George on a third- down play. We had the swagger " Sakoda said " There was just a look in everyone' s eye. We' re having a lot of great things happen to us this year " Freshman Robert Jordan caught seven passes for 116 yards and a touchdown in his second collegiate game, but Aaron Rodgers struggled to connect with his injury- plagued receiving corps. His last pickoff came in the first quarter of the Bulls' 49- 14 loss at Ball State on Sept 29, 2007. Michigan was 0- for- 5 from the floor during the decisive stretch.
The Irish converted 24 Seton Hall turnovers into 20 points " The past couple of games we' ve struggled to get easy baskets " said Megan Duffy, who added 10 points for Notre Dame " It' s fun to get those easy baskets and layups in transition " Notre Dame had eight turnovers, leading to just one point for Seton Hall " We did a good job of shutting them down " Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw said. Power forward Eric Hicks had 18 points and eight rebounds for Cincinnati, which went only 4- of- 19 from behind the 3- point arc. The Tigers led by 14 points at the half and widened their lead to as much as 22 points with 8: 56 to go in the second half DeWanna Bonner had 15 points and 11 rebounds for Auburn. ATLANTA( AP- For the first time all season, North Carolina got a scare. Syracuse won convincingly despite committing 19 turnovers, shooting just 38. Pasadena's Kevin Dallas, the top-seeded entrant, led the race through the first 100 meters, but Hale took off after the fifth hurdle and beat second-place finisher Tom Richards of San Marcos (38. 44) by almost a second. Kaleaph Carter of Edison High School won both the shotput and the discus to highlight many outstanding Orange County performances Friday night at the Southern Section Masters track and field meet at Cerritos College in Norwalk.
Moe Hargrow added 17 points for Minnesota( 8- 2) and Adam Boone had 11 points and a career- high 12 assists. Kansas State( 7- 2) led 42- 27 at halftime and pushed its lead to 52- 31 with 13: 51 remaining as Villanova shot just 1- for- 10 during the stretch. He was swarmed by three Tiger players, losing the ball and falling to the ground, dragging Powell with him. The Utes' array of stunts and blitzes appeared to upset Wilson' s rhythm. His first two sons were also vaulters, but Brandon, the third, was the best. The telecast will be available in about 1. 1 million homes in the area. CBS owes a debt of gratitude to the Dallas Mavericks, since their victory over the Lakers Thursday night ensured the network of a basketball game to televise this weekend Game 7 will be Saturday at 12:30. PHILADELPHIA( AP- The pockets of Carolina blue brightened the bleacher seats at the ol' Palestra, and boy did those top- ranked Tar Heels ever give their fans a reason to cheer.
Speraw said it will be hard to deal with the down time between UCF' s next game, which will be no earlier than next Wednesday. MORGANTOWN, W. "My dream is for both coaches to shake my hand after a game and tell me I did a great job" an NHL referee once said. Michigan State beat Penn State for the first time in back- to- back meetings and for just the fifth time in the 26- game series. Lindsay Bowen had eight points and moved past Rasmussen into fourth place on the Spartans' career scoring list with 1, 495 points She added seven assists. Syracuse missed another great opportunity at the start of the second half. Bills' turnaround jumper with 15: 02 to play gave Oregon its largest lead of the game, 58- 32.
