Associated PressWEST HARTFORD, Conn( AP- Alex Zimnickas scored 20 points and Bo Taylor added 18 as Hartford beat Maryland- Baltimore County 62- 54 Thursday night. Blackmon also added 11 rebounds for her 24th career double- double " It was weird because I' ve never played that much without her( Young' Blackmon said " When she went out, I decided to step it up. DePaul took the lead for good during an 11- 0 run to make it 20- 12 with 11: 32 left in the first half Five Blue Demons scored during the run. In the early 1980's, IBM came out with its heralded PCjr-the new personal computer for the masses.
Brittney Messina added 12 points for the Pirates, who shot 29 8 percent from the field. Would it have worked? Nobody will know, and for Air Force, it' s probably better that way. "When you get to a stage like this, you begin to realize that our league is still quite a ways behind basketball, football, baseball and hockey" Force Coach Timo Liekoski said. Then on lap 387 of the 400-lap race, Geoff Bodine's Chevrolet rolled to a stop on the apron in the fourth turn, bringing out the 13th caution flag.
Central Arkansas scored just 52 seconds into the game on a 43- yard pass from Reil to Aaron Fairooz, then went ahead 14- 0 thanks to a fortunate bounce. Trice, who tired and whose earned-run average ballooned to 5. 06, won 11 and lost 4 on an 18-26 team. The teams have met just six times, and this was the first since the 1971- 72 season. In Celtic history, there have been 16 seventh games at Boston Garden, and the Celtics have won 14 of them They have won 6 of 7 since Bird joined the team in 1979. C( AP- Cedrick Gipson ran for 104 yards and a touchdown on just nine carries as Furman earned the Southern Conference' s automatic playoff bid with a 51- 31 win over Chattanooga on Saturday. In 3-A, qualifiers include John Sabio of Rolling Hills in the 200 and 400 meters, Bishop Montgomery's Brian Haynes (300 intermediate hurdles, Palos Verdes' Greg Branch (triple jump) and Torrance's Keith Chumley (pole vault The competition starts at 11 a. m with field events Running events begin at noon The finale is the 4-A boys 1,600-meter relay at 6:30 p. m. The 68- point margin was Furman' s largest since a 72- point win( 125- 53) over Southeastern in 1999.
"And if they make a mistake, they've got (goaltender Grant) Fuhr" Glen Sather, the Oilers' coach, said that he also had grown tired of the Oilers' Showtime image. Then, after Whittington hit a turnaround shot in the lane, Fields made probably the biggest shot of the game when she drained a 3 from in front of N C. Coppenrath scored 20 of his game- high 35 points in the first half as Vermont jumped out to a 35- 22 lead. In all, the game was tied 11 times and the lead changed six times " Clearly the difference in the game was their effort on the glass " Portland coach Michael Holton said " When you are outrebounded by 20 in a game, it' s tough to win it " Holton said he was pleased with the way his team came back in the second half and stayed alive until the closing minutes. The Waves then went on an 11- 2 run over the first three minutes of the second half and the team never lost the lead again. You begin to wonder what's the use of winning wars? The Brits began to take this thing over when the Lotuses showed up in 1963 and ran the old front-engined Offenhausers into the automotive dinosaurs' graveyard. On one possession at the end of a 5- minute, second- half stretch that featured 11 lead changes, the crowd of 8, 455 was loud enough that Wojcik' s team couldn' t hear him hollering instructions from the end of the floor in front of the Tulsa bench " This is priceless for us " Wojcik said " This tournament, for people like Bradley and for people like Tulsa, it is the best thing going.
Arkansas( 16- 12, 5- 9) pulled within three at 73- 70, and Tennessee called time out with 2: 19 to play. The Wildcats had won 10 of 11 against Tennessee and four straight in Knoxville. Gary Wilkinson also scored 14 for the Aggies( 9- 5, who hosted the tournament. The Sun Devils also finished with a 26- 12 points in the paint advantage. EAST RUTHERFORD, N J( AP- Mohamed Hachad connected on a backdoor layup with 3. After seeing them tonight, I know I was right " North Carolina held Wofford to 20- for- 58 shooting( 35 percent) and forced it into 26 turnovers " It' s impossible to defend a team like them, with scorers at every position " Farmer said " Defensively, they can take you out of your game with a press over 94 feet or they can take you out of your half- court game ".
He was done for the day, and so was Louisiana Tech " They' re great. Roper scored from 7 yards out to give the Ducks their only lead of the game, 28- 21, with 7: 10 left in the third quarter. Pitt advanced to the semifinals of the Big East by beating Villanova and then- No 9 Notre Dame. Saint Joe' s leading scorer had a miserable first 30 minutes, missing all 13 of his shots and looking nothing like the two- time defending Atlantic 10 player of the week. Tech lead by as much as 11 points midway in the second half before the Aggies used a 8- 2 run to pull within 54- 52 with 2: 38 remaining Alesha Robertson sealed the win with two free throws with 5. Jeffers had a pair of baskets and two free throws during a late 11- 4 run that gave the Flames( 10- 16, 5- 8 Horizon League) the lead for good.
Luther Head, Aaron Spears returned for the Illini after serving suspensions for violating team rules They missed two preseason and two regular season game. After giving flowers to its four seniors, George Washington( 24- 5, 12- 2) pulled away with an early 19- 0 run and clinched a share of its seventh consecutive A- 10 regular season championship The Colonials finished tied with Temple but will be the No. Malcolm Manier scored 13 points and Justin Billingslea had 10. Latta added another 3, LaToya Pringle made a jumper and Camille Little connected from deep to make it 39- 29 " We knew they were a good team " said Little, who scored 13 points " We just had to come out and be mentally prepared " The Deacons' struggles on offense were highlighted on the ensuing possession, when Erin Ferrell and Jennifer Johnson both shot airballs before they turned it over on a shot- clock violation.
Tulsa quarterback James Killian was swarmed on fourth- and- goal at the 2. We worked on switching in our man and came out in a press " Duke returns to Atlantic Coast Conference play on Thursday, hosting North Carolina State, then faces No 1 Tennessee at Cameron Indoor Stadium next Monday. Atlee Hammaker yielded only two hits in the last four innings. Hey, if there' s doubts or questions now I don' t know what team you' re watching " Brown said " This team is full of confidence, full of swagger. Eight yellow caution periods accounted for 33 laps, more than a third of the 95-lap race, helping to make it the third slowest NASCAR race in the 47 held here since 1958 Wallace's winning speed was 88. 341 m. p. h. The Lady Vols remained unbeaten by routing Mississippi State 79- 56 on Sunday behind Candace Parker' s 16 points and 11 rebounds and a revitalized defense which generated plenty of offense. Lavelle has nine years of racing experience, dating back to his years in age-group competition.
Malik Hairston added 23 points and reserve forward Frantz Dorsainvil had 10 points for the Ducks( 9- 3, who shot a season- high 63 3 percent. 2 and coach Dave Dagostino had to admit the Tigers were already on his mind " How successful we were here tonight? We' ll have to find that out Jan. Montreal staged its only late-inning rally in the eighth, but the Dodger defense came to Leary's aid. Associated PressEDS: Long Beach St 71, San Francisco 68. Tennessee State made 9- of- 23 shots from 3- point range, three by Arnold, who hit 50 percent of his 3- point attempts. Led by sprinters Curtis Conway and Travis Hannah, Hawthorne placed first in the 100, 200, 400 and 1,600 relay to set the stage for what Coach Kye Courtney expects to be a close battle for the team title at the State Championship Meet on Friday and Saturday at Cerritos If the Cougars win, fine If they don't, there won't be any tears.
