It was good to step up at the right time " Charel Allen had 22 points and 12 rebounds and Erica Williamson had 14 points and 11 rebounds to pace Notre Dame " The two field goals by Melissa really broke the game open for us " Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw said " I think the key possessions when the game was tied were the difference. Wow! That' s just ugly basketball " The Sooners( 3- 2) got out to a 14- 0 start but then got sloppy on offense and couldn' t break the turnover habit that ended up getting them knocked out of the NCAA Tournament in the round of 16 last season " We wanted to score a touchdown off of one pass every time, and we didn' t have to do that " Coale said " They weren' t having to defend We weren' t giving them a chance to make any mistakes. Wiggins and Pedersen, the leading contender for Pac- 10 Freshman of the Year honors, were each whistled for questionable offensive fouls in a short span in the opening 10 minutes of the game. Wallace led the charge in the second half, scoring 14 points while going 3- for- 3 beyond the arc.
But they brought that streak to an end by shooting a blistering 60 percent from the field against the Jackrabbits. But that didn't keep Musburger from saying, "The Boston Celtics will win this series" adding that the goaltending call "sealed the fate of the Atlanta Hawks"Somebody, please, put a muzzle on Brent Musburger. In a welterweight fight, Jesus Ramirez (2-0) of Tijuana knocked out Miguel Morado of Tijuana in the first round. The Gators missed their first 15 shots from the field and finished 3- of- 22 in the second half. The Colonels sealed the win by connecting on 7- of- 8 free throws in the final 1: 30. A 13- yard pass from third- string quarterback Ryan Doerffler to Kevin Knutson with 3: 33 left cut the Morehead lead to 29- 23 Morehead was able to run out the clock to secure the win.
But McKnight' s shot bounced away " I felt it was money " McKnight said " I was just so shocked " Keady finished his career at Purdue with a record of 282- 72, including 20- 4 against the Gophers. The Irish, who shot 62 percent for the half, quickly regained the lead and led 43- 32 at intermission. The Bobcats closed to within 10 on a 3- pointer by Gonzalez, but Central iced the game with a 14- 2 run over the next six minutes to push the lead to 74- 52. 7 percent( 15- of- 26) after the break, and the Titans shot 39 1 percent( 9- of- 23) after the break. Nedin (12-2, the Cougars' ace left-hander, allowed nine runs and 10 hits in 4 innings before Jeff Frith-Smith relieved him in the fifth inning.
Miami( 16- 9, 7- 7 Atlantic Coast Conference) led 30- 17 at the half, with Florida State managing only three points in the final 9: 24 of the half. Young had seven points in a 16- 2 run that gave Missouri early control at 17- 7. Peterson softened the Ducks with three bruising carries on the drive for 36 yards, including a 20- yard gain when he leveled safety J D Nelson. Virgnia Tech last played in Atlanta in 1986 when it won the Peach Bowl in a game against North Carolina State. But a 25- 21 rebounding deficit was all the ammunition Izzo needed " Things like that will get us absolutely killed on Saturday " Izzo said " I didn' t think this was a 40- point game.
The Hornets hit 2- of- 6 3- pointers overall and led 30- 27 at halftime. Those are our two inside players, so it became very difficult for us on the boards " Darrel Mitchell had 17 points and eight assists for LSU. Sean Considine intercepted a pass by Zack Mills in the second quarter and returned it 53 yards to set up Schlicher' s second field goal, also a 27- yarder, that made it 6- 2 going into halftime " I knew that two field goals wasn' t going to be enough " Schlicher said " I was actually surprised that it was " Iowa had just three first downs in the second half, all of them late in the fourth quarter, and one was the result of a Penn State penalty. Kinomoto said he gets nervous, just like athletes would in American sports. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn( AP- Louis Ford' s 3- pointer with nine seconds left lifted Howard past Mercer 78- 74 Thursday in the first round of the Dr Pepper Classic.
"But every coach since I was this high has said you can't just turn it on and off. Associated PressMILWAUKEE- Marquette coach Tom Crean offered Louisville' s Jerry Smith a scholarship when he was in eighth grade. Alison Bales and Lindsey Harding had 13 points apiece for the Blue Devils " Our defense is our bread and butter " said Bales, who added seven blocks and broke the ACC' s career blocks record. It made us even crazier" Badly outrebounded by the Mavericks in the Dallas, the Lakers on the rebound made the whole issue a moot point by shooting the lights out, hitting 60% of their shots-66. 7% in the first half, when they took a 17-point lead, 64-47. 2 points in conference play, led Nebraska with 17 points but was just 1- for- 7 from 3- point range.
Associated PressCHICAGO( AP- Shawn Huff scored 25 points and Urule Igbavboa recorded a triple- double as Valparaiso beat Chicago State 91- 76 Monday night. Akau, almost a full foot shorter than 5-11 Granger, looked like David taking on Goliath. A final short shot by Grant rolled off the rim as the buzzer sounded. Wichita State (56-15-1) committed five errors, three of them in the first inning, when the Sun Devils took a 2-0 lead.
Ismael N' Diaye scored 34 points and Ivan Almonte added 24 points and had 16 rebounds for Florida International( 8- 12, 1- 6 Sun Belt Conference " We' ve had some injuries so our practices have been very short " said FIU coach Sergio Rouco " But what I liked was that our guys were back smiling again, even when we were down in the second half " A winner is one who overcomes adversity. Mychal Green had 17 points and Sonny Troutman and Terren Harbut each added 12 for the Bobcats( 4- 2. Not the way New Mexico played defense Saturday against Arizona State( No 25 ESPN/ USA Today; No 23 AP. The Blue Raiders( 12- 11, 7- 5 Sun Belt Conference) did not pull away until the second half, when the bench contributed 33 points and they hit 6- of- 10 3- pointers. Vanderbilt drove to the Georgia 23 in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter, but backup quarterback Stephen Bright, with starter Jay Cutler out for a series with a concussion, missed receiver Brandon Smith with a pass on fourth- and- 3.
UCLA excited the crowd on a huge dunk by Ryan Hollins, who also made two free throws, keeping the Bruins ahead 51- 44. Al Thornton and Mims contributed 11 points each for Florida State, while Todd Galloway, Jason Rich and Casaan Breeden finished with 10 each. "Last week at Muirfield, Jack Nicklaus did everything, except mow the fairways at 30 yards and let the rough grow to six inches, to prevent the kind of low scores (his) Memorial had the last two years And it took 14-under to win. If it helps a kid or the parents of a kid in a similar situation, then I guess that makes my playing even more worthwhile.
