But they hit only 34 percent of their shots " We didn' t play our game today and I' m sure Western Kentucky had a lot to do with that " Middle Tennessee coach Rick Insel said " They did a good job of putting the ball in the hole When we' re knocking down shots we' ve got a great team. Kaub, for his part, remained impressed with the scene in left field "It's something out there" he said "We walked around out there (Thursday. Associated PressNEW YORK( AP- Senior center Guy Ngarndi had 16 points and a career- high 17 rebounds to help Manhattan beat Saint Peter' s 58- 51 on Tuesday night. Joseph Jones added 17 points and had four blocked shots for Texas A& M. Virginia finished with 522 yards- 326 on the ground- and got their last touchdown on Brandon Isaiah' s 5- yard run with 5: 04 remaining.
Stephens says the horse is too tired by the results of his controversial decision to send Forty Niner out to challenge the filly on the lead of the Preakness. Stony Brook tied the game 22- 22 with 3: 09 left in the first half, but Bryan White had a fastbreak dunk followed by two free throws to put Lehigh up by seven before Hardy hit a 3- pointer to make it 29- 25 at the half. Jillian Robbins had four points, 21 below her season average. Will Daniels and Parfait Bitee each had 14 points and Jimmy Baron added 12 as the Rams improved to 8- 1 for the first time since the 1991- 92 season Tyrone Conley led New Hampshire( 3- 3) with 22 points. McCurdy got the defensive rebound on the next possession and hit two more free throws to push the lead to 59- 54.
Petry turned back a series of early Yankee threats before an infield single by Rafael Santana set the stage for Skinner's home run. A week ago, he went to Manager John McNamara and took himself out of the lineup. 14 AP) outrebounded Alabama 40- 18 in a 68- 56 victory on Saturday. Young and Blackmon were so effective in getting to the basket that Baylor outscored Texas in the paint 40- 20 and attempted just two 3- pointers. Zellous, who came in averaging almost 19 points per game, went just 3- for- 14 from the field Allen was 7- of- 15 for Notre Dame, which shot just 30. "I can't say I was a great lover of the indoor game at first, but I've grown to enjoy it" Wallace said.
TEMPE, Ariz( AP- Arizona State' s noisiest home game was also one of its best. He has 1, 394 yards rushing this season, the fourth- best total in school history, with the bowl game still to play " I didn' t even know I was close to it " Best said of the school record " We just feel like no matter where we are on the field, if we block and do our assignments, we can run it on people " Taylor Bean passed for 80 yards and scored on a 2- yard run late in the third quarter for the Huskies, who trailed 45- 0 at the time. Iowa closed to within four after two Jene Graham free throws at the 9: 55 mark in the first half, but Ohio State ended the period on a 23- 11 run. The winner of that game plays California (39-23, the only remaining unbeaten team in the regional, in the championship tonight If California loses, it will play the winner at 1 p. m Tuesday. Brown, who gave up a career as a wide receiver for the Rams to return to track, closed fast in the 100 meters but was beaten by Brian Cooper. Roby and Silas weren' t the only ones who had a tough night; the Buffs shot just 27 percent and their 15 field goals was their lowest total in six years " We just put in a new offense a couple of days ago " Roby said " Most teams know their offense is set in the preseason We' re still learning it That' s probably why we shot a bad percentage.
Vanderbilt( 18- 12, 8- 8) won seven on their last 11 games hoping to parlay a late- season push into an NCAA Tournament berth " We came into this game saying win or lose something will become of us " said Vanderbilt forward Julian Terrell " The SEC tournament is always a must win. Mears, a two-time 500 winner from Bakersfield, drove his yellow Pennzoil Penske-Chevrolet to a single-lap record of 220. 453 m. p. h and a four-lap record of 219. 198 m. p. h for the 10-mile time trial. Ben Reece had eight tackles, including three for lost yardage, and Dan Elbanna had eight stops. When the Rams were able to keep the ball, they couldn' t get inside and mostly relied on 3- point attempts by Mahoney She took 18 of her team' s 43 shots, making five.
Pete is an important part of our team, but he's not the guy who stirs our drink, as he was before. Nine classes will compete, but only the open, modified and production class boats will run the 92. 8-nautical mile course from the Ventura Marine breakwater to the Santa Barbara bell buoy and return. Alabama had 14 offensive rebounds and 29 on the defensive end " This was a tale of rebounding. The Dons were able to overcome Surratt' s absence in their previous game but struggled early offensively against the Lions, missing their first seven shots and falling behind 22- 18 late in the first half Dukes got San Francisco going with a 3- pointer and a dunk. In addition to Watts, Taft's other top athletes qualified for next week's finals. San Francisco had nine steals and pressured the Toreros into 15 first- half turnovers that led to numerous easy baskets.
7, 1981 when they lost to UCLA 31- 0 " They kept trying the same plays and they kept getting frustrated " USC defensive end Frostee Rucker said " We kind of knew the plays they were going to run " Washington' s streak was the longest active among Division I- A schools. To win the regular-season Western Athletic Conference title, SDSU (18-4 in the conference) must sweep the four weekend games from Hawaii (20-3-1. Jamelle Cornley and Mike Walker each had 17 points for the Lions. Rickey Henderson hit a run-scoring single and started a sensational double play in the eighth inning as New York beat the Boston Red Sox, 4-3, hours after baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth ended a feud between Martin and umpires. "Just pull your horse up and try not to change position from where you're at, moving inside or outside It's very dangerous.
The Sockers needed only a couple of extra minutes, however, to move with one game of another championship. Higgs hit eight of 10 free throws in the final 6 minutes to keep Maryland at bay in a game that had 76 foul shots and became a free- throw shooting contest at the end " I love it " Higgs said " I told my teammates' I' ve got it. The Cobras have waived kicker Ken Olsen and lineman Eric Arrington Kickoff tonight is at 7:30. Then the Trojans went to work on Oklahoma freshman cornerback Marcus Walker with their own star freshman, Dwayne Jarrett.
Besides their own, they also have the Sacramento Kings' selection as a result of a 1986 trade that sent Derek Smith, Junior Bridgeman and Franklin Edwards to the Kings. High Point responded with a trey by Troy Bowen, who finished with nine points, a little more than a minute later to make it 5- 3 and stretched the lead to as many as 17 points, 33- 16, with four minutes left in the first half. Obviously, his health is the most important consideration" Renewed tradition: Walt Steele was supposed to be on the hot seat this season. Not bad for a 41-year-old athlete who has thrown more pitches than any other pitcher in history Glenn Davis made it an easy victory for Ryan.
