Asked about his potential rematch with Bridgewater, Conway said: "I'm looking forward to it It will be hard to beat him, because he's doing real good I'm still going to try. But the Hawkeyes couldn' t quite make it all the way back after trailing 59- 39 with less than 12 minutes to play " A loss is a loss no matter when " Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said " It hurts because it' s a loss. Minutes later, Mendenhall scooted 55 yards with a screen pass from Juice Williams, and Ron Zook' s 13th- ranked Illini( 9- 4) looked as if they might really complete the impossible dream, from 2- 19 over the last two years to Rose Bowl champions. BOISE, Idaho( AP- Coby Karl scored 19 points and Boise State withstood a 30- 8 second- half run in its 72- 71 win over Tulsa on Thursday night, the Golden Hurricane' s sixth straight loss. Hatcher's single broke the 2-2 tie, and a walk, a wild pitch and two singles produced two more runs. Humphrey finally ended the drought with 2 minutes left with two field goals to seal the game.

Campbellsville led by two points with 3: 29 left in the first half before Murray State took off, leading by as many as 28 points with 24 seconds left to play. Doubley scored 12 points in the first half and Fresno native Matt Kemper added eight as Pacific took a 39- 31 lead. State midway through the period until mistakes finally crippled the Wolfpack comeback N C. Devlin, a highly- touted transfer from Penn State, completed 12- of- 15 passes for 227 yards while playing a little less than three quarters The junior also ran five times for 20 yards. "That's the best match I've played on clay for a long time" Noah said. Associated PressEAST LANSING, Mich- Wisconsin' s first taste of a top ranking turned sour Tuesday Even so, the Badgers( No 2 ESPN/ USA Today, No.

All of East Carolina' s points came with help from West Virginia mistakes. Barry Eberhardt came off the bench to pace the Billikens( 6- 3) with nine points Kevin Lisch and Luke Meyer added eight points apiece. I don' t think we' ve lost on the road this season, knock on wood on that " Latta said with a smile, tapping coach Sylvia Hatchell' s head when she leaned over " I think we' re going to do well in the Sweet 16 on the road if we just play together as a team " she said. The teams were tied at 26 at halftime thanks to McCray' s 5- of- 6 shooting from 3- point range.

But the Boilermakers made it close once more, getting within 64- 60 with 6: 47 left when Gearlds fed Jodi Howell for a layup, forcing the Tar Heels to call a time out and drawing a scream and an exultant jab from Gearlds. Colin Milligan and Steve De Phillips each had three hits and two runs batted in Tuesday to lead Fullerton High School to a 12-7 upset of previously undefeated Hart of Newhall in a Southern Section 4-A second-round playoff game at Hart. Ohio State then closed it out by making 3- of- 4 free throws. After an animated chin-to-chin chat on the subject in the first quarter, both players were assessed a technical foul. Mayo added 12 points for the Trojans, who shot 68 percent from the field- just short of the school record of 71 percent- 67 percent from 3- point range and 60 percent from the free throw line " We did a great job of finishing in transition. Three turnovers and a blocked punt? It was just an embarrassment and we' re going to have to get better " Sanders stepped in front of a pass by Washington State reserve Alex Brink- sophomore starter Josh Swogger was benched after an awful day- and returned it 51 yards to put the Buffaloes ahead 17- 6 with 9: 13 to play " He was looking my direction before he even finished his drop " Sanders said " I saw the two receivers slanting out.

SPOKANE, Wash( AP- After opening at home with a loss to Loyola Marymount of the West Coast Conference, Brigham Young coach Dave Rose had some trepidation about going on the road to play Washington State of the Pacific- 10. She was also the marathon leader in the Olympic trials for women last May 1 for 18 miles in Pittsburgh when she had to drop out But Mosqueda, who finished second in the 1987 L. A. FSU didn' t punt until about a minute remained in the third quarter and avoided starting the season 1- 2 for the first time since 1989 " I' ve been through this thing so many times, I knew we had an advantage " Florida State coach Bobby Bowden said " We went out there and made some plays, which we hadn' t done lately, and we also forced some crucial turnovers " The Seminoles took advantage of two giveaways while scoring 24 straight points, including Reid' s interception return that put Florida State up 37- 14 with 12: 52 left in the third quarter. The Cardinal play at the Oregon schools next week before returning home for the final weekend of the Pac- 10 schedule against UCLA and USC. Zolman, who failed to score at Duke, finished with 11 points.

The Lady Vols tied it at 43 with 14: 54 remaining after a quick 5- 0 run, but the Commodores were able to stretch their lead back to seven. After getting off just five shots in the game' s first seven minutes, Valparaiso caught fire, erasing an early 10- point deficit to take a 32- 30 lead late in the first half on a free throw by Stangler. Police have conducted interviews with workers and electrical engineers while investigating whether sabotage was responsible for a power outage that ended a Stanley Cup playoff game at the Boston Garden Tuesday night. 8 seconds left and had five of the Minutemen' s seven points in the first overtime He finished with 18 points and Maxwell had 20 Wade Dunston led St. Kevin Houston made two free throws to put Long Beach State up 76- 73 with 14 seconds left Moore then missed an 18- footer with 2.

Brown threw a 6- yard scoring pass to Jock Sanders late in the first quarter. Akron led 38- 30 at the half but Niagara took the lead on Cruz' s layup with 6: 20 left. Ratliff then stole another pass and fed James Hardy for a layup and to cap the run. Christy Marshall was one of six players in double figures for Georgia( No 8 ESPN/ USA Today, No. "I think about how close I came to not being here" McWilliams said "This is the best I've thrown in three years. Nunn, who lives in North Hollywood, weighed 160 1/2 for the bout Daniels, from Paso Robles, weighed 161.

You have to bang the ball hard, and you have to be real gentle with the set, and passing is control. I told our kids to be looking for a surprise start and it just happened to be Jones. UNC Asheville( 8- 2) advanced with a come- from- behind 79- 73 victory over North Dakota State( 5- 6) in Wednesday' s first game. Shanna Zolman scored 23 points and Tye' sha Fluker had 15 points and eight rebounds to lead No 1 Tennessee to a 107- 39 victory over Princeton.