Jared Dudley scored 13 for BC, which needs one more victory to match the 1968- 69 team that won 19 straight for the longest winning streak in school history. LUBBOCK, Texas( AP- LaToya Davis scored 24 points- including 21 in the second half- to lead No. He had only two points in the first half, then responded to a high school coach' s pep talk by making nine of 10 shots during an 18- point second half " My coach from back home, Matt Johnson, called me and talked to me about some things " Troutman said, referring to one of his former coaches at Williamsport( Pa) Area High " He felt I was slowing down- I didn' t have great games statistically- and I needed to buckle down and do what I' ve always done and draw some contact " The 6- foot- 7, 240- pound Troutman began doing that, with a succession of putbacks and dunks after barely being involved in the offense in the first half. Looking back, I realize it's really a different situation-me having just one hand-and I guess if I had any common sense, I would have given up a long time ago" Instead, Abbott excelled to the point where he became the eighth player in the nation drafted Wednesday Obviously, the Angels were convinced that his 94-m. p. h.

Associated PressLOUISVILLE, Ky- Chauntise Wright had career highs of 25 points and 12 rebounds to lead Louisville to a 98- 50 victory over Syracuse on Saturday night. Defending Big South Player of the Year Danny Gathings added 10 points. The Billikens avoided setting a record for home losses in their finale at the Savvis Center, finishing 5- 10, and overcame a two- point, 1- for- 11 shooting night from leading scorer Reggie Bryant. Associated PressLORETTO, Pa( AP- Devin Sweetney scored 19 points to help St Francis, Pa, to a 73- 62 victory over Monmouth, N. Once they went on that little run, we started doing our own little thing. Todman' s 5- yard rushing touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter gave Connecticut a 23- 7 lead. Leary's record is 3-3, but his earned-run average in his last three starts is 1. 23.

HONOLULU( AP- LaTonya Blue scored 16 points to lead four scorers in double figures, and Virginia upset Arizona( No 18 ESPN/ USA Today; No. I just have to play as hard as I can and give it all I've got" Combine Johnson's subpar play with Abdul-Jabbar's second straight ghastly performance-6 points, matching his all-time playoff low-and James Worthy's foul-influenced no-show-9 points and no shots until late in the third quarter-and it's not hard to understand why the Lakers find themselves behind in a playoff series for the first time since Houston ousted them from the Western finals in 1986. It also sent Kaun' s spirits soaring, which was exactly what Self had in mind for a player who had been struggling and coming under fire from critics " I think Coach knew I needed to get myself going " said Kaun, who wound up with a season- high 15 points for the Jayhawks( 9- 0) in front of the 100th consecutive sellout in Allen Fieldhouse " And I' m thankful to him that he did that. Alex English had 34 points for the Nuggets, who played their third straight game without Fat Lever and Jay Vincent, both out with injuries. . "It's very sore, and I don't want to get into the same type of situation I was in last year, where I couldn't play for a long time because I kept playing on it" Hatcher said. The Cardinal scored the next 14 points to take its biggest lead of the game.

BLACKSBURG, Virginia( Ticker- Bryan Randall made sure Florida A& M would remember its first meeting with Virginia Tech. On Thursday, with Pinkney in foul trouble and Fazekas missing most of his shots, they needed help- and they got it. Johnson's agent, Larry Heidebrecht, said it's 50-50 that Johnson will recover from a hamstring injury in time for the race, which was scheduled for Lille, France, about 130 miles north of Paris. 20 Louisville to its fifth straight win, 76- 69 over Connecticut on Sunday. Smith hit a jumper in the lane to make it 34- 32 with 17: 38 left.

14 Stanford defeated Southern California 77- 56 on Friday night to win its Pac- 10 home opener and end an uncharacteristic two- game losing streak. Then Georgia coach Dennis Felton was given a technical for protesting a foul That was all the Vanderbilt senior needed. With the lead, the Athletics naturally brought in Dennis Eckersley, and for the 17th time in 18 chances, the veteran right-hander earned the save. "I wasn't going to be any help to anyone at home, so I figured I should go to practice" said Cross, 18 "All my friends were there. With star running back Adrian Peterson seeing little action because of a shoulder injury, White was at his best " You always want to go out with a bang " White said " Any time it' s going to be your last game at home, the last time you' re going to run out on the field, you want to go out with a bang. 3 doubles team, rallied to win one of three sets and clinch the Warriors' semifinal victory in the Southern Section 4-A match at Foothill. That year, he presented the organization's coach of the year award to Al Endriss, baseball coach at Larksberg High, just outside of San Francisco.