But the Wildcats couldn' t overcome their 36 turnovers " We didn' t take care of the ball obviously " said coach Matthew Mitchell, who tutored under Summitt as a Tennessee graduate assistant in 1999 and 2000 " It was a tough, tough day " Kentucky' s Amber Smith sprained her right knee with 0. When Marcus Williams missed everything from the baseline in the first half, Hilton Armstrong grabbed the ball in the midst of three defenders, then put in a reverse layup while drawing a foul. 6 percent from the field in an 83- 70 win over Louisiana- Monroe on Wednesday night. Paul- the preseason All- America point guard- said the ranking was an honor but playing as the nation' s top- ranked team felt like " business as usual " The games still feel the same " Paul said " You have to play the same teams.
LINCOLN, Neb( AP- Freshman Joe McCray scored 10 of his 12 points in a 25- 3 run that Nebraska used to put away Morgan State 64- 34 Monday night. Smedes' sixth homer cleared the 355-foot sign in center field, but the Dolphins took control in the bottom of the inning. 4 percent from the field and barely avoided its lowest point total of the season after scoring 51 points in a loss at LSU on Dec 10. In came pitcher Terry Leach, who struckout Chris Brown to bring up Shane Mack, in a 2-for-21 slump. Jabari Davis capped the Volunteers' nine- play, 78- yard opening drive with a 1- yard touchdown.
The Rainbow Warriors( 14- 11, 5- 7) led by as many as 10 points in the first half. Lucero, who is seven years younger than Faria, remembers trying to keep up with his friend. BURLINGTON, Vt( AP- Taylor Coppenrath scored a season- high 39 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Vermont beat Binghamton 83- 53 Sunday in the America East Conference opener for both. 9 California won its 16th straight home game with a 66- 45 victory over Arizona on Saturday. Ashley Walker added 17 points and nine boards, just missing her seventh double- double in eight games and Natasha Vital had six assists for the Bears, who let the Commodores creep back in it late. Luke Ruscoe was 4- of- 7 on 3s and had 18 points for the Bears( 1- 4, who finished 13- of- 27 from 3- point range.
Oregon' s Tamika Nurse scored a season high 13 points and Carolyn Ganes added 12- 10 in the second half. Curtis Stinson, Will Blalock and Jared Homan, Iowa State' s top three scorers, combined for only four points in the opening half, but they asserted themselves in the second half to help the Cyclones( 6- 2) finally take control against their pesky opponent. Winthrop( 18- 5, 9- 1) led 34- 33 at halftime, then shot 54 percent from the field and 58 3 percent from the line to outrun High Point( 10- 13, 5- 5. Troy State' s deepest penetration of the game was to the Nebraska 42 before the Trojans recovered Robin Miller' s fumble at the 35 with 14 seconds left. Moore was taken away on a stretcher for immediate medical attention Lauren Hill led Alabama, with 17 points. Columbia led 33- 23 at halftime, shooting 58 percent in the half.
With Claudell Washington driving home three runs and Tommy John scattering six hits over 7 innings, the Yankees didn't need much managing from interim manager Mike Ferraro at Baltimore. The Irish took a quick 8- 0 lead to start the game and quickly extended it to 18- 6 by making seven of their first 11 shots. Hernandez, the Pac- 10 leader, had missed just one free throw all season. We felt if we could control the boards we could control the game " Emily Westerberg scored five straight points during a key second- half stretch to finish with 13, leading Arizona State( No 7 ESPN/ USA Today; No. Defending men's champion Ivan Lendl had a slight lead, 6-7, 7-6, 4-2 Both tiebreaker scores were 7-3.
Twiggy McIntyre added 10 points for the Wildcats, who shot 52 percent from the field. HUNTINGTON, W. She is coming off a four-victory 1987 when she finished ranked fourth in the world. Brackett led Auburn with 20 points and three steals, making seven of 10 shots and six of seven free throws. Lutz also was pleased to see his team had outrebounded Coppin State 50- 30- and particularly pleased with Charlotte' s 36 defensive rebounds, a point of emphasis for the 49ers this season " That' s an area that we- let me rephrase. And in his three years playing football, Carter became the school's all-time leading rusher with 2,563 yards.
