"I told them when I left they know how to run it, go out and do their best". Midgley and Ubaka combined for 34 points in the first half for California, which shot 66 7 percent from the floor in the opening 20 minutes. Musburger's comments are sometimes harmless cliches, such as "McHale puts it to the parquet" meaning Kevin McHale dribbled the ball But other times he is out-and-out wrong. The Sooners started at their 12, continuing a first- half trend of bad field position, and Peterson opened with a 15- yard run. Her players responded " I' m definitely really proud of our team for staying with it.
Even so, it was tough to be serenaded with chants of " Overrrated! Overrated " by the Georgia faithful " They' re a great football team " Brennan said " I' m just really disappointed that we didn' t show up and at least play our type of football. They still managed to find a way to win against USC( 16- 12, 10- 8, improving to 5- 0 in games Wiggins has been sidelined " When they get Wiggins back, they' re a team built to go deep in the tournament " USC coach Mark Trakh said " They have the front line to really go deep and bang with people. The technical wiped out Coggins' 3- pointer, which was in the air when the whistle blew. ANAHEIM, Calif( AP- Utah State left nothing to chance this year. Kruger made both free throws, then Tyrone Jackson hit a 3- pointer from the corner to put Arizona State ahead 43- 41 with 13: 46 to go.
But the Vols expanded their 13- point halftime lead to 24 in the first 5# 189; minutes of the second half. He also qualified third in the triple jump with a personal best of 44-4 1/2. Nichols, a junior who joined the Little League team a year later, called the seniors pioneers. Butler came up big a couple of times in the second half when the Pirates threatened. Ethan Flatt was 11- of- 21 for 126 yards and Robert Lane was the leading rusher with 94 yards on nine carries.
The pressure, naturally, has increased, but Mayne remains rather undistracted by his feat. The Golden Eagles( 15- 2, 3- 0 Big East) ran their winning streak to 14 games, the longest in the program' s history. El Toro will meet Estancia (17-9) in the second round on Tuesday. JACKSONVILLE, Fla( AP- Florida coach Billy Donovan spent the last month talking about his team' s added depth He finally got to show it Friday night.
Nicklaus said he doesn't need a passport to know who is playing the best. But Yale battled back to pull to within two four times, the last at 67- 65 with 3 7 seconds left on a 3- pointer from Edwin Draughan. The Cougars( 9- 18, 3- 9, meanwhile, played awfully at the beginning and didn' t get much better as the night progressed. Texas Southern( 11- 11, 7- 4 Southwestern Athletic Conference) overcame a nine- point deficit in the last 3: 48 of regulation. Then Tech pulled within 21- 14 when Cumbie threw a short shovel pass to Johnnie Mack from the 8. Wall underestimates Vitale, once a frenetic college and pro coach who became an even more frenetic television commentator. "It's just a great, great night for us" Steve Kaczynski, Corona del Mar girls' coach, said of the Sea King squad that placed third in 3 minutes 48. 28 seconds.
Knepper, who twice this season has had to skip starting assignments, has tendinitis in his left shoulder Often he pitches in pain "Actually, it has made me a better pitcher" Knepper said "With it hurting, I am careful not to overthrow. But the Roadrunners were unable to contain the bigger, more athletic Aggies Texas A& M had 15 steals and six blocked shots. After Roberts converted twice more from in close, McNamara hit 3 from the top of the key and then fed Watkins for another slam dunk to give Syracuse a 32- 23 lead with 5: 14 left. The Rebels broke a 6- 6 tie in the second quarter when Nantkes found Johnson in the end zone from 11 yards with 2: 14 until halftime. We tried to play man- to- man and had no chance to contain them on the dribble. Josh Mosby caught a 27- yard pass from Vinson and Demoine Clark made it 47- 10 with a 4- yard TD run. The Lakers were down, 1-0, to the high-spirited Detroit Pistons, who were threatening to take over Greater Los Angeles.
The Falcons( 23- 2, 14- 0 MAC) struggled from the floor in the first half, shooting 32 percent( 21- of- 53) from the floor, but still managed to hold a slim 23- 21 advantage at halftime. Curtis Strange and South African David Frost were a shot back at 207. Players and coaches on both teams criticized the experimental system for being used at odd times, delaying the game and not being used when it should have- on a close touchdown before halftime " It caused more confusion for the refs than anything " Central Florida defensive lineman Frisner Nelson said. Batteast converted a three- point play with 3: 59 left to cut the lead to 62- 59. The Pistons didn't care a bit that center Bill Laimbeer didn't hit one basket. 17 AP) to an 80- 63 victory over Western Kentucky in the finale of the GW Thanksgiving Classic on Saturday. CHAMPAIGN, Ill( AP- Texas- Pan American came north with a surprise.
The Cougars seem to sign anyone willing to spend four years in Pullman, Wash " They have McDonald' s All- Americans, and we' re just average guys " said Clark, who led the Cougars with 18 points on 7- of- 9 shooting from the floor. Trailing 32- 23 with 15: 15 to play, the Sun Devils outscored USC 24- 7 to take a 47- 39 lead with 6 minutes to go, then hung on for the win " You just give them a lot of credit for hanging in and having a lot of pride " USC coach Tim Floyd said " They just played better than we did " Gabe Pruitt scored 22 points and Lodrick Stewart added 18 for the Trojans( 19- 8, 9- 5, who have lost two of three " It' s very disappointing " said guard Nick Young, limited to 11 points, nearly eight off his average " This could have been one of those games that put us in the( NCAA) Tournament " The Pac- 10 is known for its up- tempo style, but this game was played in slow motion- ASU' s best speed. It's been that way ever since his college days at DePaul, when he first developed this habit of disappearing at the most inappropriate moments" Has Larry Bowa worn out his welcome in San Diego? Writes Marty Noble of Newsday: "Though Bowa is not as volatile as he was last season, his players apparently are not happy to play for him. "It had gone down, but he threw today and it puffed up again, just like before" By game time, Rojas was down to Junior . 071) Noboa as his starting second baseman.
Brett Greenwood added two interceptions for the Hawkeyes, and Jeremiha Hunter recovered a fumble, his second big play in as many weeks. But, as Baltimore Manager Frank Robinson is quick to point out, the Orioles are not the best yardstick to use for judging major league pitching Their team batting average is baseball's lowest. The Trojans never led in the second half, when they had four freshmen on the floor at times. Five teams were in contention for three playoff slots and the conference crown with about two weeks left. "If you get intimidated by teams, it's best you do something else" Santiago was not one of the bad guys Thursday, although he won't believe it. Rudolph had won the section title his sophomore and junior seasons.
"We all thought about it today before we came out here" Chatsworth shortstop David Waco said "It went through all our minds to beat the City champions. When everybody asked, I said, 'We're gonna dance with what brung us' When Cal started batting practice it was the first time anybody asked me, and I told them then we were starting a left-hander" Cal Coach Bob Milano, whose team lost in the double-elimination tournament to the top-seeded Sun Devils, 4-2, was less than pleased. Thatcher described the incidents in West Germany as "a disgrace to civilized society. But Barbosa missed a shot inside and a tie- up gave Central the ball back with 19 4 to go.
