Davis and Raivio played 53 of the 55 minutes and Morrison played 52 " It was one of those games that people say neither team deserved to lose " Davis said " I can' t describe what we' re feeling right now " Morrison was 14- for- 28 from the field, including 4- for- 8 from 3- point range. Charleston went 0- 28 in 1991 and Centenary was 0- 28 in 2000 The Rams have three games left in their season. Rashad McCants had 14 points and Sean May had a Smith Center- record 21 rebounds to lift North Carolina( No 8 ESPN/ USA Today; No 7 AP) to a 64- 53 victory over Akron. Sorenson went 10- for- 12 from the floor and 6- for- 10 from the free- throw line as the Thunderbirds( 3- 10) avenged a 73- 66 loss to the Mustangs( 5- 7) on Nov 20. Rocky Soliday and Adam Greenaway had 13 apiece and Klitzing had 10. Portland( 3- 6) led by as many as 13 points in the first half, but Montana rallied and took a 47- 46 lead with eight minutes remaining in the game. Alabama held a 10- point lead in the first half that the Islanders cut to three just 3: 35 before halftime " Once we picked up the defensive intensity our shots started falling and we got the lead It' s tough to get motivated for games like this We lacked intensity early " Shelton said.
South Dakota State battled back, and a steal and basket by Verdegan pulled the Jackrabbits to 61- 60 with 32 9 left. They scored six straight points in the final minutes of the first half to overcome a 29- 23 deficit. NASHVILLE, Tenn( AP- Rod Flowers scored 18 points and made a crucial late basket Thursday to lift Tennessee State over crosstown rival Fisk 81- 76. HAMILTON, N.
Withers and Chris Nance each had 15 rebounds " We got outcoached again " Lutz said " They played better than we did " McClain said he was particuarly impressed with his younger players, such as Jarrod Boswell, a sophomore center who scored 10 points in his first regular- season Division I game " I like our young kids They' re only going to get better " he said Wyoming led 45- 30 at the half. STANFORD, Calif( AP- Candice Wiggins wasn' t too concerned about her lack of offensive production. The Catamounts( 20- 6, 12- 1 America East) won their eighth in a row while avenging their only conference loss of the season. The Catamounts lost three fumbles and threw two interceptions " We said coming into the game that if we didn' t turn the ball over then we could win the game. Morris hit a 3 for Seton Hall to make it 69- 66 with 2: 40 left and Marcus Williams, the starting point guard who was limited to 10 minutes by foul trouble, made a three- point play with 2: 07 left.
UCF quarterback Steven Moffett completed 30 of 41 passes for 322 yards and two touchdowns, but his two interceptions were costly. When the Giants play, they invariably draw a full house, and tickets are so valuable they are nicknamed "platinum paper" More than 100 of the scheduled 130 games a season are nationally televised. "You know-the game's at 7 o'clock, you show up at 3:30 ready to go, 'Grrr, let's play' then find out they played the game at noon" McHale promises to double-check the itinerary and set his Red Auerbach two-way wristwatch for tonight's Game 1 with Detroit at 5 p. m, PDT. LAKE CHARLES, La( AP- Edward Garriet scored 23 points to lead McNeese State to a 76- 68 win over Southeastern Louisiana Wednesday night. NEW HAVEN, Conn( AP- Senior kicker Andrew Sullivan made a 37- yard field goal- the longest in his career- with 7 seconds left to lead Yale to a come- from- behind 31- 28 non- conference win at Yale Bowl Saturday. He's going up against one of the biggest fan clubs in the country, the powerful Giants Fan Club which has 30,000 members and is marking its 10th anniversary. TOKYO — The Yomiuri Giants have had so much success as a baseball team the past 52 years that they now have a cheerleading squad-to root against them. Triplett scored 16 points, Valencia and Keonta Howell each had 15 and Justin Ingram chipped in with 10 for the Rockets( 13- 11, who hit 53 percent of their shots from the field.
The Bears also held East Carolina to 37 percent shooting and forced 21 turnovers. Wichita State held a 41- 37 lead at the break, then extended that to 47- 37 in the second half before Providence( 3- 1) went on a 9- 0 run to close to within 1. We' ve been through it all, and we came out on top " Even so, Auburn is expected to get twice- beaten Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl- not USC or Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. More than two dozen teams, including squads from British Columbia, Mexico and Las Vegas, are scheduled to compete in the 4th Burbank Memorial Day Weekend Ice Hockey Tournament at the Pickwick Arena. He faced the minimum 21 batters through 7 innings and went 9, giving up just 3 hits. HIGH POINT, N.
Chavis Holmes' 3- pointer put the Keydets up by six at 41- 35 with 7: 13 left. Belmont scored the first five points of the second half and never trailed by more than 10 in the final 20 minutes. Purdue won the only previous meeting between the schools, 81- 64 in the 2001 national semifinals when Missouri State was still called Southwest Missouri State. Gonzaga hit 57 percent of its field goals to 54 percent for Saint Joseph' s. Brenda Slyt came off the bench to lead North Dakota State with 17 points. Dan Gladden doubled to open the seventh against reliever Bill Long (1-2) and scored on Puckett's double to give the Twins a 5-4 lead Puckett scored on a single by pinch-hitter John Moses. . The Detroit Pistons, with their starting center, Laimbeer, sitting out the final 19 minutes with a bruised shoulder, still bumped off the Boston Celtics, 104-96, behind Isiah Thomas' 35 points, in Game 1 of the National Basketball Assn's Eastern Conference finals It was Detroit's first win at Boston Garden since Dec 19, 1982.
He said that when he first started making the 22-mile drive from Beverly Hills he felt like he was going on safari"The course was totally surrounded by wilderness then" he said "Now, it's totally surrounded by homes It was like taking a long trip back then. Then, the Commodores attempted only seven 3s in the second half when they went inside, and Jason Holwerda scored 12 of his 16 points up close " Jason was unbelievable " Stallings said " He really was I was so proud of him He was great on the defensive end and great offensively. The Pirates( 13- 13, 9- 6 Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference) used a 12- 1 run to close the half with a 44- 22 lead. Associated PressLOS ANGELES( AP- Mark Porter scored a season- high 26 points to lead Wagner to an 82- 79 overtime victory Saturday over Loyola Marymount. It includes Kevin Bass of the Houston Astros, Alvin Davis and Mike Moore of the Seattle Mariners, Ron Robinson of the Cincinnati Reds and Jack McDowell of the Chicago White Sox. I' ve really been conscious of that, just my focus " He certainly put the advice to good use Sunday night. Coach MaChelle Joseph came screaming and running onto the court to hug her players, celebrating the turnaround from a trying previous year in the tough ACC while using mostly freshmen and sophomores.
The Bears also scored 27 points off 23 turnovers by Southeast Missouri State. George Brett found the perfect remedy Sunday for a 2-for-23 slump-two home runs with a borrowed bat. We' re obviously best friends, so it' s really awesome that we get to do it together and it' s just us[ as seniors It couldn' t be better It was amazing " ASU fans would agree. Mitchell hit 4- of- 6 from the field, including 3- 4 from 3- point range Wallace hit 7- of- 12 from the field Stephen F. The Owls led 72- 69 after a free throw by McKreith with 28 seconds left in overtime. After hitting two home runs to pace the Cubs' 19-hit attack in a 14-7 victory over the slumping Houston Astros Saturday at Wrigley Field, Palmeiro is leading the National League with a . 356 average Clark is more than 100 points behind.
Rice( 10- 5, 5- 2) lost its first game at home this season- dropping to 9- 1. The Tigers rallied late in the half and cut the lead to 40- 29 at halftime. "It figures that Roger (Penske) would sandwich me between two yellow cars" Sullivan said "You know how color-coordinated Roger is about everything. Montana' s Kevin Criswell missed a layup before Stovall was called for an offensive foul on the other end and the Grizzlies got the ball.
Anthony Rice added 12 points for the Tigers while Rodney Carney had 10. "They're learning how to skate at the same time as learning the game But they're doing incredibly well" he said. The Wolfpack hung around, trailing 59- 47 on a pair of free throws from Khadijah Whittington- who didn' t start for breaking a team rule- midway through the second half But that' s when Latta and the Tar Heels took charge. Scottie Reynolds scored 18 points and Curtis Sumpter had 15 for Villanova( 18- 8, 6- 6 The Wildcats play Monday at Marquette. Niagara committed 18 turnovers, including 14 in the second half. LSU only completed one more pass before the half and Randall was 0- for- 3 the rest of the way " After that opening drive, we just said we weren' t going to give them anything else " Auburn' s Stanley McGlover said.
After Maryland failed on a fourth- and- 3 from the Rutgers 49, Martinek capped a three- play drive with a 29- yard touchdown run to clinch it was 4: 53 left. Jared Homan fouled out with 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Will Blalock added 12 points. Glory Johnson tied a career high with 19 points and Tennessee also got 16 points from freshman Shekinna Stricklen and 12 from freshman Kelley Cain, who was returning from a concussion. "But I'd have to say that tonight was the biggest win for us" After Utah beat the Lakers, 101-97, in Game 2 Tuesday night at the Forum, Malone had said it was the most important win in team history. The Lady Griz were called for just eight fouls and Santa Clara made 6- of- 7 free throws. The result was another high- scoring romp against an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent. "A lot of the guys on the team haven't forgiven them" Steele said.
Richie Williams hit Fowlkes for a 5- yard touchdown pass midway through the first quarter to open the scoring. Maryland controlled the game with its stifling defense, forcing the Gauchos to turn the ball over on six of their first seven possessions to fuel a 17- 2 run " I thought we did a tremendous job coming out from the tip being ready to play and playing hard " Frese said " Hands down, this was our best game of the season. TUCSON, Ariz( AP- Assists, steals, blocked shots and 3- pointers- Arizona put them all together in an overpowering second- half performance that buried Oregon. He got the shutout" Gwynn said he knew he was going after bad pitches but he wanted to break up the no-hitter no matter what. SAN DIEGO — This time last year, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tom Browning was three days away from the most humbling experience of his professional career-a ticket to the minor leagues with no promise of return "That was the lowest I've every been" Browning said "To be sent to triple A.
J- Essence Carson recorded a double- double with 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead Rutgers( No 23 ESPN/ USA Today; No 22 AP) to a 55- 49 win over West Virginia on Sunday. KNOXVILLE, Tenn( AP- Chattanooga coach Wes Moore got a sneak peek at the Tennessee Lady Vols( No 1 ESPN/ USA Today, No 2 AP) this summer Nothing surprised him on Monday. The Beavers led 52- 21 at the half, and the Vikings couldn' t get closer than 18 points in the second half. But Zerman was steady in the second round. SAN DIEGO — Manny Zerman slammed a club into his bag It was not an act of frustration, but one of satisfaction "A graduation present" Zerman said to nobody in particular. 5 points and 10 minutes per game, connected on 7- of- 10 shots overall and 6- of- 9 from 3- point range He played 15 minutes. Down 19- 14 in the beginning of the fourth quarter, Colgate scored 15 points to Princeton' s seven. NASHVILLE, Tenn( AP- Liz Sherwood and Caroline Williams recorded double- doubles in helping Vanderbilt( No 14 ESPN/ USA Today; No.
