C- Seniors Alison Bales and Lindsey Harding led top- ranked Duke to its first unbeaten regular season. Oliver Prince was the only player in double figures for the Rattlers( 2- 5 Prince finished with 14 points. Remnants of a sellout crowd chanted " T- U! T- U " and cheered with each snip of the nets as the Golden Hurricane celebrated a 70- 64 win over Bradley on Friday night and the first ever championship of the College Basketball Invitational " It' s been a long season, but it is great to win any kind of championship " senior Rod Earls said " I' m going to miss playing with these guys " Third- year Tulsa coach Doug Wojcik pumped his fist repeatedly and mouthed " Thank you " during his time atop the ladder, the culmination of a groundswell of support created by his team' s participation in the CBI " The energy in the building, the fans, the excitement, the enthusiasm, that' s why you do what you do as a coach " Wojcik said " This is a special moment in my life and hopefully a lot of people' s lives in this building tonight that they' ll never forget " Ben Uzoh scored 17 points and Tulsa( 25- 14) rallied after falling behind 16- 2 to make it a drama- filled game fitting of a championship. It looked like a tank that had just taken a direct hit, two tons of twisted, smoking, burning metal. He' s part of this family even though he' s at TCU now " said Aaron Miles, who had 10 points and seven assists " That' s why people showed love to him " Nile Murry had 20 points for TCU, although he was hampered by foul problems much of the second half Corey Santee had 14.
But center Nate Lufkin( 10 points, 6 rebounds, who had been out of the lineup for three games with a sprained ankle, sparked an 18- 5 run that also featured a pair of 3- pointers from Hamilton, the second of which gave Holy Cross a 63- 41 lead with only 4: 45 remaining. Dayton scored on five of its 16 3- point shots, while the Rams hit only one of 15 attempts. It's a similar situation for Thomas, who finished third in the 200 in 1987. He also noticed that the innings didn't seem to last very long after the fourth There was a reason. By the time Granada Hills arrived, what his field said was "Help, I'm drowning" Campbell dislodged a sprinkler head while watering the infield, which had the same effect as when the fire department opens a hydrant onto a city street. Kersey, believing that Abdul-Jabbar's shot never touched the rim, ruled that the 24-second clock had been incorrectly reset. Azubuike led three players in double figures and was 11- of- 14 from the field The junior forward was 3- of- 4 from 3- point range.
Greg Gobseal of Hermosa Beach, on the Redondo Special and using a halibut jig, brought aboard a 22-pound halibut. Novak also scored 21 points, including going 6- of- 10 from 3- point range Arizona went 7- of- 10 on 3s in the second half. I was standing out there looking around and I had goose bumps" SECOND TEAM Player School Pos Casey Burrill Hart C Joe Cascione St. We took it personally that they don' t respect us " Reggie Ball passed for 258 yards for the Yellow Jackets, who were disappointed to be so far from Atlanta for the postseason- and it showed. PORTLAND, Ore( AP- Pooh Jeter and Darren Cooper combined for 46 points to lead Portland to an 80- 72 win over Oregon on Thursday. Rickey Porter had 17 points and Vili Morton 15 for the Highlanders( 3- 3. But Wallace has been able to transform his scrappy defensive style to fit in neatly with the high-scoring Comets.
Meanwhile, BYU is not the same program it used to be, but for a week, at least, the Cougars can feel good Despite their overall losing record, they trail only No. AMES, Iowa( AP- Kansas State had to work a lot harder to beat Iowa State the second time around. "It's going to take a Magic Johnson or Michael Jordan or Karl Malone getting hurt before someone in the ivory tower says something or does something about it" Green, who replaced Rambis in the starting lineup for the first time since March 20, played 27 minutes, scored 8 points-including a couple of key tip-ins-and grabbed 7 rebounds. Arel Gordon scored on a blocked punt return from two yards out and a Jermaine Walker interception set up a 1- yard touchdown run by Marcus Williams with just five seconds left in the half. Ryun had received much publicity after he set the mile record. Instead of forgetting about it and telling myself 'It's over with' it stayed on my mind" Krawczyk (0-1) was making his first major league start, temporarily vacating the bullpen to bail out an Angel starting rotation drained by Thursday's doubleheader in Baltimore "I was really psyched up" Krawczyk said. HANOVER, N.
Wiley- Gatewood, a sophomore, started eight of nine games and was the team' s fourth- leading scorer. Senior ran the 800 in 1 minute 50. 25 seconds to finish third at Golden West, a high school invitational. I think he' s going to be fine " Walk- on guard John Meeker, another of the four seniors, got to make his first start in 56 career appearances and helped the Bearcats pull ahead 10- 2 Then Meeker sat down and things got ugly. Tasmin Mitchell filled in admirably in Davis' absence, leading the Tigers with 19 points. Torrell Martin began it with a 3- pointer, and Shuler added one of his own. Texas State' s Brandon Thomas and Antwoine Blanchard each scored 14.
Price scored 21 points and these running Rebels scored 39 points off 23 turnovers, beating TCU 88- 74 Sunday in the first round of the Dayton Regional. Terence Thomas led Villanova' s defense with 10 tackles and two sacks. Other than Shelby's production, the Dodgers received two hits from Steve Sax, plus singles by Guerrero and Leary Right fielder Mike Davis continues to struggle He went hitless in four at-bats and is in a 2-for-33 slump. "Now both teams will have the same pressure Saturday" The Sockers, who defeated the Comets, 7-1, in Game 5 last Saturday, seemed to scoff at the pressure Wednesday. Luckily, they were falling for me " Davenport, the Big Ten' s scoring and rebounding leader, had 13 points and eight of her nine boards in the first half, when the Buckeyes appeared to take control from the start. Portland State used a stout defense to stay close in the first half, when they trailed just 41- 32. Graves, Butler' s leading scorer, was just 3- of- 8 from the field but went 9- for- 9 from the foul line.
Franklin finished a fast break with a layup and sank a 3- pointer, and Katy Pound added a turnaround with 2: 13 left in the half to give A& M its first lead at 26- 24. After a five- footer by Gant with 1: 44 cut Washington' s lead to 59- 55, Hicks scored on a putback to give the Huskies a 61- 55 lead with 1: 24 left. Because of that, says Orange Bowl Executive Director Steve Hatchell, the bowls should begin thinking about drawing up a playoff plan that would incorporate the existing games. To have to guard Monique Currie, who is one of the best players in the country, and she did an excellent job on offense " The Irish host Ohio State( 3- 0) in the WNIT final Saturday. MOSCOW, Idaho( AP- Janevia Taylor scored 17 points and Dalia Solia added 16 Thursday night as Hawaii came from behind to defeat Idaho 66- 60. Y( AP- Gerry McNamara scored 14 points, Demetris Nichols had 13 and Syracuse used an overwhelming second- half surge to beat Colgate 58- 35 on Saturday night.
