TOLEDO, Ohio( AP- Allen Pinson scored 16 points and five Toledo players reached double figures in an 83- 68 win over St Bonaventure on Saturday night. CHARLOTTE, N. Texas- Arlington ranked 11th nationally in scoring defense and smothered the Ladyjacks( 21- 11) from start to finish, forcing missed shots and miscues Stephen F. Most of those win came with ease, with the average margin of victory 33 3 points. ATLANTA( AP- Georgia Tech waited until its third home game to unveil a banner commemorating last season' s trip to the Final Four Good timing.
Liberty will learn its fate Monday night when the NCAA selections are announced " Across the country, I just don' t feel like the conference will get the respect we deserve " Green said " I' d be excited with an 11 seed, but a 12 is what they' ll probably give us ". Ryan Wall scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half for TCU, Alvardo Parker added 12 and Brent Hackett had 11. Slaney usually doesn't have much domestic competition, but she could be challenged today by Mary Knisely, the United States' best 3,000 runner during Slaney's absence. Both Noe and Aubree Johnson missed key free throws in the final 1: 33. The streak of 546 games with a 3- pointer was third longest in the NCAA, trailing only the current streaks of UNLV( 574) and Vanderbilt( 573 " It' s not necessarily important, but there' s always a reason why things happen to a team " coach Paul Hewitt said " For us to only have two 3- point attempts was a combination of the fact that in the first half we wanted to go inside, and in the second half we didn' t pass the basketball " Air Force was hopelessly overmatched in size and quickness.
McNamara likely developed these qualities sitting through lengthy school board meetings. Tech used an 18- 6 run, including 3- pointers by Raquel Christian and Brooke Baughman, to go ahead 29- 18 with 6: 37 left in the first half Tech led 34- 24 at the half. Wilson had been complaining to officials in the first half about some of the calls against his team. WASHINGTON( AP- Brayden Billbe scored five of his career- high 19 points in the final minutes and American never trailed en route to its first win of the season, 80- 60 over Mount St Mary' s. The Wolfpack led 30- 27 at halftime by scoring the last five points.
The game was delayed several times as the players skated in circles in an attempt to clear the fog, which was particularly heavy in the corners. A 44- 26 edge on the boards and 15 steals gave Michigan State extra chances it didn' t waste " As well as we shot in the first half, we won this game on defense more than on offense " Haynes said " We rebounded more than half our misses and had great energy tonight. Another win- which would be the fifth straight in the series- would give North Carolina the top seed in the ACC tournament for the second straight year. But Hampton also bounced back with a strong second half on offense after shooting 2- for- 14 in the first 20 minutes. Texas coach Mack Brown took Bush aside near the entrance to the locker room and told him " I thought it was a classy game. Bozeman had four points and Afflalo added two free throws as UCLA went ahead for good " We lost our composure " Coppin State coach Ron Mitchell said " We gave them a lot of easy baskets to start the second half.
Kimberly Dietz scored 14 points and Ashley Sweat had 13 points and six rebounds for the Wildcats( 2- 2, who lost their second straight. Calcante opened the inning with a single and went to third on Chris Singer's bunt single. The Chippewas missed six free throws in the final 24 seconds that would have extended their 79- 76 lead. Down seven with 2: 10 left, Northern Iowa( 6- 2) used a full- court press to force three quick turnovers. That made it 64- 53 with 3# 189; minutes to play and the end was near for the Huskies. It worked in the first half, but by the end of the game TCU had a 34: 49 to 25: 11 advantage with the ball.
That did not go unnoticed on the Iowa sideline " I kind of dawned on us " Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said " No disrespect to the young man, but when you' ve got a guy coming off the bench cold, that' s a tough situation. Drew caught five passes for 120 yards, and Freeney had five catches for 112 yards and a touchdown " I felt like we came out and competed, but we were unable to get the job done " Drew said. "If you analyze it, throwing a screwball, your arm finishes in a more natural position than a curveball or something" Screnar said. The score was tied 57- 57 with a little more than two minutes left, before the Rainbow Wahine( 2- 1) outscored the Cougars( 2- 1) 11- 6 Nine of Hawaii' s final points came on free throws. But Georgia responded with a 15- 6 run and led 34- 26 at the break. Boise State amassed 572 yards total offense while the Bronco defense limited Idaho to 212 total yards.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla( AP- Reserve guard Junior Pehoua scored 16 of his game- high 22 points in the second half, helping Hampton to an 81- 67 victory over Florida A& M on Monday night. The consensus top seven teams in national polls are playing in different regions. Williams had a career- high 27 points and eight rebounds to lift the No. "I gave it a try and I've loved it ever since" Around a high jump pit, she has turned into quite a performer She jumped 5-8 as a freshman. He responded with a four-hitter and a 4-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
A 3- pointer by Ewing erased a 23- 21 deficit and put Duke ahead for good. The Blue Devils shot 49 free throws- 35 in the first half- compared to just 23 for Virginia Tech " I guess we foul a lot " Greenburg said " Our guys tried to play as hard as humanly possible, and we' re just going to continue to work hard and try to establish a foundation for our program " Perhaps tuning up for his matchup with Wake Forest' s Eric Williams on Wednesday, the Duke center swished a turnaround jumper about 20 seconds into the game and had five opportunities for three- point plays in the opening 20 minutes. "I don't think you want to overdo it (the theatrics) but a little is OK" he said. As expected, the men's team's strength in the sprints, hurdles and relays was overwhelming. "And today, it's turned back into a dream" The Pistons mean the world to Bill Davidson.
They led by as many as 20 points and committed no turnovers after the break " I just thought we were stronger with the ball in the second half, especially with our drives, and we found an incredible number of guys open after driving " Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said " It' s just really as efficient on the offensive end as we' ve played all year. Day' s 56- yard pass in to Jason Peebler in the fourth quarter put the Minutemen( 6- 5, 4- 4 Atlantic 10) ahead for good, 33- 30 A few minutes later, with 2: 35 to play, UMass' R J. The Mustangs finished 1- 1, with a 73- 50 win over Detroit on Tuesday. In a game decided by another controversial balk, Alexander (4-2) pitched an eight-hitter and his third complete game in a 3-1 victory at Milwaukee Wednesday. Also present was quarterback Eric Crouch, whom Gill coached at Nebraska " I guess time will tell " Gill said, when asked where this victory ranked for him " But it isn' t about me It' s more about this university, this community And I wanted it for these kids They' ve long suffered. "It's just that we've gone through some rough periods" Some examples of the turbulence through which Taft has traveled: The team won its first two games in the Redondo-Palos Verdes tournament but lost to Leuzinger, 7-6, after surrendering five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning.
JACKSONVILLE, Ala( AP- B J. The Panthers finally got a spark early in the fourth quarter when T J Porter returned a punt 36 yards to Oregon State' s 42. 1 passing efficiency rating in the country after the first two games Each quarterback was intercepted once Saturday. But the Dodgers really wanted to beat the Astros Monday, if only as a night show of force, proof that trying to knock them out of first place in the National League West will not be easy.
Justin Hawkins and Chris Perkins each scored 12 points for IPFW( 7- 14 Jakari Johnson added 10 Texas- Pan American scored 25 points off 22 IPFW turnovers Texas- Pan American led 34- 27 at the half. The Toreadors, with a win today over visiting Canoga Park, will qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1980 But the clincher has been elusive. Anderson scored five during an 8- 2 run that left the Spiders ahead 41- 35 with six minutes to go Old Dominion could get no closer than three Dan Geriot led Richmond with 13 points. The Tigers outrebounded the 49ers 45- 33, including 22 on the offensive end that led to 28 second- chance points. Lazar Trifunovic had 16 points and 14 rebounds for Binghamton( 11- 15, 4- 10. Saint Joe' s has won its last six games and 12 of its previous 14 by at least 10 points.
