"Any decision that I would have made to leave Indiana or get out of coaching would not be made because of people now at Indiana" Knight said. Terrence Roberts had seven points and six rebounds, and Demetris Nichols had eight points. 18 AP) Minnesota overcame Penn State' s scrappy defense to beat the Nittany Lions 16- 7 on Saturday night. After Bob Weiss was fired as coach of the San Antonio Spurs by owner Red McCombs, Brown told the San Antonio Light: "That's the type of situation that would appeal to me. That could lead to plenty of uncomfortable nights in the future for North Carolina' s opponents. It' s tough to come back from that " There was no danger of Utah( 7- 0, 3- 0 Mountain West) letting the Rebels get overly optimistic. Glenn had a double- double with 11 rebounds, while Anthony Price contributed 17 points for Tulsa.
But Delaware State forced two turnovers, and Hunter had two baskets and Bluntt one in the final 36 seconds as the Hornets closed within 35- 31 at halftime. 4 3- pointers made per game and was second among SEC teams with a 42 8 percentage from beyond the arc. Rhode Island led 33- 28 at the half, and increased its advantage to 18 points after a 13- 1 run midway through the second half. Abdullahi Kuso, a 6- foot- 9 junior, started in place of Heytvelt and finished with 4 points and a rebound Tron Smith led Gaels scoring with 11 points Omar Samhan had 10 points and led all rebounders with 8. Stanford took control early in the second quarter and led 22- 3 at halftime.
Gardena center fielder Aman Hicks has a strong arm, Sakurai said, and batted . 511 in league play. Moss was backed up by Gabriel Moore with 14 points and seven assists. Howard' s tip- in on the possession after Betko' s 3- pointer forced the Titans to foul the rest of the way " My job was just to go out and play tough " said Howard, who scored 16 points in the second half- most of them near the basket " I had a tough first half but guys started looking for me later in the game " Detroit hampered the Bulldogs' perimeter shooters with a zone defense that often flummoxed leading scorers A J Graves and Mike Green. Royce Parran scored 21 points and David Holston added 15 for the Cougars( 1- 11, who have played all of their games on the road. Coleman started the burst with a 3- pointer and finished it with another 3, making it 63- 51- enough of a cushion for the Bulldogs to hold on Perimeter shooting carried the Bulldogs in their comeback. Travis Hannah, who won the 400 meters and anchored the winning 1,600 relay, was the only senior who scored points for the Cougars.
Associated PressPROVIDENCE, R. Wiggins hit four straight free throws to get the Cardinal even at 56 with 1: 17 left. USC won big despite falling behind by 11 points in the early going " I thought we came out real lethargic " interim coach Jim Saia said " I had a feeling about it For whatever reason, we need to generate our own energy. Plouffe scored 10 points in the first half to keep the Huskies close.
The Warriors also had to pay his rehabilitation bill which likely cost over $25,000. OAKLAND — Research and development can prove to be very costly to a company whether it is in the laboratories of California's Silicon Valley or on the hardwood courts of the National Basketball Assn. "It was a blow to us not getting in the show yesterday, to the whole team, but to me personally because I had that golf date" said Rahal, who has become a golfing fanatic since moving into a home adjacent to Jack Nicklaus' Muirfield course in Dublin, Ohio. But the Lady Griz scored eight straight points to take a 24- 23 lead with 5: 12 left in the half The game was tied 32- 32 at the halfway point. Smith made 5- of- 8 shots from the floor and played a team- high 35 minutes to help offset an off night by Demetric Bennett, who scored just eight points on 2- for- 11 shooting.
Mario Soto (3-6, who shut out the Giants early this season, gave up seven runs in two innings Clark's homer was his 15th and Maldonado's his seventh The Giants scored three runs in the first inning Robby Thompson singled with one out, and Clark walked. Angel Alamo and Haron Hargrave had 18 points each for the Hornets( 9- 17, 4- 9 Big Sky Conference, which ended a four- game losing streak. East Central was scoreless until King Bennett' s 1- yard touchdown run late in the third quarter. That's just what the Mavericks must do now after losing to the Lakers, 123-101, Wednesday night at the Forum. When the green flag came down on lap 391, Waltrip beat Wallace to the finish line, with Alan Kulwicki and Brett Bodine giving chase.
His postgame tantrum had more to do with this little matter of a hitting slump. On Tulane' s next possession, Millsap blocked Vincent Camper' s shot with less than 15 seconds left, and Allick got the next free throw Millsap had 14 rebounds. After shooting 40 percent from the free throw line last week against Florida International, the Monarchs hit 63 percent against the Tar Heels " North Carolina, on the bus ride home, will feel like they were in a war " Old Dominion coach Wendy Larry said " I hope they do " The Tar Heels trailed most of the game, but Latta had 13 points in the second half and then scored North Carolina' s last six points. 3 LSU held the Crimson Tide scoreless until the fourth quarter in a 27- 3 victory Saturday night " We just have to go out and win and play our game " Lavalais said " You never know what' s going to happen the next couple of weeks. Eastern Michigan' s big man, John Bowler, controlled the interior by scoring a career- high 28 points and grabbing nine rebounds He had little help, though. Down two scores and in need of a change of momentum early in the second quarter, Penn State went for it on fourth- and- 4 from the A& M 30.
LINCOLN, Neb( AP- Linas Kleiza hit a pair of free throws with 35 seconds remaining Saturday to seal Missouri' s 56- 53 come- from- behind win over Nebraska. "And sinkers better watch it-if the bar comes down after you get stopped and the referees see it, that's good for a red light" Bud Mucci of Northridge, another referee, warned the contestants about their language. Associated PressTOLEDO, Ohio- Colorado looked helpless trying to stop Aaron Opelt and Toledo. "Nothing James does surprises me" said Dennis Johnson, who played with Edwards at Phoenix. "When our team scored a basket, the fans would go: 'Oooooh' When their team scored a basket, the fans would go: 'Aaaaah' " More often than not, the crowd went oooooh. Nick Mertens completed 12 of 21 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown for the Bison( 1- 2 Mertens also ran for two touchdowns D J. Kevin Harris rushed for 136 yards in his first start for Wake Forest since 2006, and Adams scored two touchdowns.
M( AP- New Mexico sophomore Dionne Marsh is a high maintenance scorer. Jill Young (58. 8, Chickie Moiso (58. 2, Laurie Sawin (55. 7) and d'Layne Kerr (55. 0) combined for the effort that placed them behind winner Hawthorne (3:47. 32) and Locke (3:48. 19. "He was the leader and he's starting to fade" 50 Years Ago Today: On June 7, 1938, Cleveland's Johnny Allen walked off the mound in the second inning and didn't return when plate umpire Bill McGowan wanted Allen's dangling sweat-shirt sleeve to be cut off because it was distracting Boston hitters. The Great Danes led 44- 37 entering the second half and had extended the lead to 54- 42 lead with 13 minutes left before the Broncos charged back. Tulsa' s Brett McDade then attempted a layup that was blocked by the Mustafa Al- Sayyad. The youngster impressed the Reds' acting manager, Tommy Helms.
team registered a 5-4 win over the Soviets at Harrah's Tahoe. But the Mountaineers got to the line on nearly ever possession and made 10- of- 13 free throws down the stretch to seal the game " Our intensity never picked up " Pondexter said " It was obvious they wanted it more We didn' t play like we wanted to win. Alabama( 6- 5, 3- 5) drove 84 yards on 11 plays in the final minutes, scoring on Spencer Pennington' s 18- yard pass to D J Hall with 1: 26 left. The Commodores shot 46 percent en route to a 25- 20 halftime lead. The Irish took their biggest lead, 74- 38, when McAlarney hit a 3 with 9: 18 left.
Scarlet Knights guard Khadijah Rushdan injured her right knee with 5: 07 left in the second half driving to the basket " She has had a history of bad knees, we' ll wait and see " Stringer said. Oklahoma is 1- 6 in conference play on the road, and 0- 9 when trailing at halftime. Supporting features will be the NASCAR Southwest Tour Motorcraft/Trak Auto 300 on Saturday and the third round of the $1-million Corvette Challenge series Sunday. Riverside International Raceway officials, faced with the final professional program of the road racing track's 31 years, have put together what may be one of its finest two-day packages for this weekend. Whitley hit two free throws and Wanisha Smith( 15 points) scored two baskets before halftime for a 41- 31 lead at the break.
"Is this an omen or what" The Baltimore weather is an omen that makes her husband frown. New York is 9-3 against the Cardinals this season, including 6-0 at New York. 6 percent in the second " We played our basketball " Carson said of the Scarlet Knights' second half play " We played defense first ". The team is down to eight scholarship players and one walk- on, but the Cardinal has won 12 of its last 16 games. Hawthorne finished with 44 points to beat Long Beach Poly by 5 and Cerritos by 8. BYU( 7- 3) outscored the Eagles 18- 4 to start the game, including six points by Fernando Malaman during a 14- 0 run, and the Cougars were not seriously threatened the rest of the way.
Ivory Latta also scored 26 to earn MVP honors for the second straight year for North Carolina( 29- 1, which ranks second in ACC history with seven tournament titles. I( AP- Ryan Wittman and Louis Dale scored 22 points each to lead Cornell to a 79- 67 win over Brown in Ivy League action Saturday. Iron Mike even earned the right to needle Palmer as spokesman for the youngsters. SMU( 0- 2) lost its 14th straight game, the second longest streak in the nation behind Army' s 16 in a row.
The undermanned and sometimes overwhelmed Bonnies( 1- 13, 0- 3) unraveled after a strong start, outscored 64- 39 over the final 30 minutes. David Lee had 10 points and eight rebounds but mostly couldn' t take advantage of a huge size advantage inside, committing six turnovers. The most likely candidate for demotion when Howell returns is outfielder Jose Gonzalez, who joined the team from Albuquerque Friday. Tuesday morning, after the Sockers finished a short workout in Mission Valley, Veee slipped away from a couple of reporters by running the length of the field, lifting the net in one of the goals and sliding underneath it and out into the parking lot. Brock Reichner keyed the run with 10 points on three 3- pointers and a technical free throw, called on Boise State coach Greg Graham. The Frogs had advanced to the second round of the NCAAs in five of the last six seasons. The Purple Aces( 1- 1) got 27 points beyond the arc and just 24 on two- point baskets.
The Lobos have been in the Top 25 for 15 straight weeks and stand a good chance of getting an at- large bid even if they don' t win the conference tournament. Charlotte( 5- 4, which ended a four- game winning streak, fought back with a 12- 0 run to trim the deficit to three with 9: 39 to go. Sparks scored 14 points in the first half and was 4- of- 10 from beyond the arc. She missed the final six weeks last season following knee surgery. I was surprised he wasn't back there" Tinley, of Del Mar, finished well behind with a time of 1:32. 55. Ball State led 48- 33 at halftime after making nine 3- pointers in 16 attempts, but Ohio limited the long- range shot in the second half, holding the Cardinals to 4- of- 14. D( AP- Rahmon Fletcher scored 29 points off the bench and Mike Schachtner added 19 points as Wisconsin- Green Bay beat South Dakota State 88- 81 on Saturday.
