TCU got within 54- 52 on Femi Ibikunle' s basket with 7: 28 remaining. Austin Peay scored its last basket with 1: 01 left in the extra period on a William Durden free throw. McKeon, 31, describes the season as "a cruel year" Perhaps a bit overstated in some respects, it is a bull's-eye assessment in others. Trailing 14- 7 midway through the second quarter, Summers connected with Barnes for his only passing touchdown, a 32- yard score that pulled the Penguins even at 14- all going into halftime. Ryan Amoroso scored seven straight points to give Marquette a 48- 35 lead with 9: 35 left. Va( AP- The days are over for West Virginia catching an opponent by surprise. Grier shot 8- for- 13 on the game and when he couldn' t score, repeatedly drew fouls, going 11- for- 14 from the line " Whenever I get going, they look for me early " Grier said of his teammates " I had a couple of slow starts earlier in the season, but I know they believe in me and I believe in them " Minnesota' s zone- press defense frustrated the Lions from the beginning of the game, forcing turnovers and poor shots that led to a 40- 26 halftime advantage for the Gophers.
Less than three minutes into the second half, Johnese broke loose on a sweep to the right and cut back across the field for a 73- yard touchdown to make it 28- 20. Will Thomas and Darryl Monroe each scored 12 points to lead George Mason( 14- 13. Associated PressLINCOLN, Neb- With Texas A& M star Acie Law playing the supporting role for a change, Josh Carter put himself in the spotlight Saturday night. In the end, it was the Lobos( 20- 12) cutting down the nets for the fifth time since 2003 and clinching their seventh straight trip to the NCAA tournament This one was a bit of a long shot They stood at 14- 12 after losing to Utah on Feb 23 but haven' t lost since. 3 points, scored six points in 13 minutes, and Kevin Bookout scored only five- less than half his 12. TAMPA, Fla( AP- Though bruised and braced, an injured left shoulder hardly prevented Candace Parker from hoisting that championship trophy on high for one last time.
They led 35- 20 at the break after holding Lamar to 26 percent shooting( 7 of 27) and outrebounding the Cardinals 35- 18 " We did everything but play hard " Paris said of the Sooners' first half. Delaware State( 3- 9, playing on the road for the 11th time this season, lost its third consecutive game. Cunningham had 15 points and Keith Simmons scored 12 for Holy Cross. She moved into eighth place on UConn' s all- time freshman scoring list, passing Diana Taurasi, Jen Rizzotti, Kara Wolters and Charde Houston.
We have to emphasize to our guys that that' s such an important part of the game " The loss was the fourth in a row for Arkansas( 13- 5, 1- 4 Arkansas is 1- 18 in SEC road games under Heath. The first time the states met was in Tulsa at the new Oral Roberts University baseball facility And Oral Roberts threw out the first ball. "And he wasn't" Gordon, a junior at El Camino Real High, remembers it a little differently. 6 Ohio State was determined not to have another second- half meltdown.
"Last time I threw, I felt the knee a little, but this time it didn't bother me at all. Antonio Robinson, the Colonels' top playmaker, was bottled up most of the afternoon He caught four late passes for 32 yards. The senior had a fumble late in the first half that was returned 28 yards for a touchdown and threw an interception in the final minute that was returned 63 yards and led to another score. Sure, the ringside fan will tell you, I know this guy has no chance, but all it takes is one good punch And if that happens, I want to be there. Megan Pym, who had 12 points 10 rebounds for Old Dominion, credited Pedersen and Appel for disrupting their game in the second half " They' re great big post players. But the game marked the first time Currie has played fewer than 29 minutes since the injury was diagnosed after the 72- 63 win at Miami on Feb 3.
Said Cleveland outfielder Ron Kittle, when asked if he had any superstitions: "Once in the minor leagues, I hit a home run eight straight days and each day I ate four eggs and cornbread. He was 10- of- 14 shooting from the floor and sparked a 29- 8 run to open the second half after the Gators started the game with little energy. DURHAM, N. I lost" And she did so despite facing one batter less than the minimum. . Smith finished with 18 points, the last a tough basket over Malcolm Delaney, as the Demon Deacons( 8- 3, 1- 0 Atlantic Coast Conference) erased an eight- point deficit in the final 82 seconds. Rice also outrebounded Louisiana Tech 37- 24 and and outscored the Bulldogs 29- 12 in points off turnovers.
Knepper was only 5 years old when Mario Lanza died, but someone in the family had brought home a set of the movie tenor's best records. There would be no last- minute dramatics to salvage the game- and the season- as LSU( No 12 ESPN/ USA Today; No. Tennessee State( 12- 20) tied it four times during the game, including a jumper with two minutes to go from Ervin Reiley, who led the Tigers with 24 points. The bench kept Temple ahead, but Saint Joseph' s was able to close the gap in the waning minutes. The Bears hit just free throws over the next six minutes before Jhasmin Player' s layup with 8: 17 left gave Baylor a 17- 9 advantage. 1 LSU 51- 49 in overtime for its third win over a Top 10 team in eight days So now the question is, should the Scarlet Knights( No 19 ESPN/ USA Today, No.
The Tigers showed no signs of the methodical offense that helped them win a championship last season. UCLA won as freshman Janeene Vickers came from behind on the anchor leg in the last 30 meters, sprinting past runners from LSU and Arizona State. Gonzales, a right-hander who had signed a national letter of intent with Cal State Fullerton, was 11-3 and made first-team all-state and first-team All-Orange Empire Conference. Running back Joseph Harris, who ran for 128 yards on 18 carries and scored one touchdown, said Bramlet did a " great job today " We couldn' t ask any better out of him- making good reads, making good passes and everything was just on point " Harris said. Muldrow, a junior college transfer making his first career start at San Jose State( 1- 3, ripped off a 71- yard, fourth- quarter run to the Mustangs' 2- yard- line, setting up his own touchdown which put the game away. But Boston College' s defense clamped down and held the Minutewomen to three field goals the rest of the way. I have a lot of faith in her " It was the 29th straight regular- season victory for Connecticut( 16- 0, 4- 0, but unlike the Huskies' first 15 games of the season it was a struggle all the way " Syracuse played really well for a huge majority of the game " Auriemma said " In order for upsets to happen, the team that' s supposed to win has to play bad, and the team that is trying to upset them have to play a perfect game almost, or a great game And tonight it almost happened " Almost.
Courtney Locke hit a 3- pointer to ignite a 17- 5 run that gave Rutgers a 56- 45 lead with 6: 11 left. Staley finished 8- of- 17 for 124 yards without an interception. Walker came to the plate hitting . 133 left-handed with no home runs Armas was hitting . 218 with two homers. And, as is their custom, the Angels once more saved the worst for last.
The Commodores were vying for a chance to finish second in the SEC and a higher seed in the NCAA tournament " I thought our defense would be a key and it was " Summitt said " Their inside game did a lot of good things. Every shot I took I thought it was going in " Craven surpassed his previous best of 29 points, scored against Washington State in 2001, his freshman season. The Lady Vols shot 58 percent and made 30- of- 35 free throws Ely and Anosike combined for 12- of- 18 shooting. Ewing, who also had 5 assists, was one of three players scoring in the double- digits for Wyoming( 5- 4 Brad Jones had 16 points while Travis Nelson had 10 Jones also had 11 rebounds. The Spiders were last in runs scored, batting average, doubles, triples, home runs, slugging average and stolen bases Only player-manager Quinn drove in more than 60 runs. "Before I was landing standing straight up" Track notes: Other notable qualifiers included: -Kira Jorgensen of Rancho Buena Vista: She ran a 2:21 for 800 meters and then coasted to qualify first in the 1,600 meters with a time of 4:56. 26.
