Minnesota held Penn State scoreless for nearly six minutes midway through the first half, building a 27- 14 lead on a pair of free throws by Broback. LAWRENCE, Kan( AP- The Ragin' Cajuns of Louisiana- Lafayette earned every nickel of that big paycheck Saturday night Dominant from the opening tip, No. And why not? The Buffaloes became bowl eligible after a season full of tumult- one in which they lost four of five at one point and, more notably, played in the shadow of rape and recruiting scandal that rocked the program and landed Barnett on suspension last spring. 15 AP) to a 91- 37 victory over winless New Orleans on Thursday night. Jesse Kimbrough and Antonio Cool added 14 points each for the Dolphins who won for the sixth time in their last seven games Campbell remained winless in conference play this year. I don't know, the way boxing's structured today, a kid who can win 10 fights can be in the big money pretty fast "But they just won't pay the price. Early in the game, Farmer had his team slow the game down by milking an extra 15 seconds off the shot clock by not crossing half court.
Abe Badmus chipped in with nine points, five assists and four steals. SPOKANE, Wash( AP- Ronny Turiaf was back in top form on his 22nd birthday, and J P Batista took full advantage of his first start for Gonzaga. Maryland couldn' t break free of the Lady Tigers, who trailed 28- 22 after Christy Brown' s two foul shots with 8: 35 left. Elbow problems sidelined Filer in 1986 and threatened to end his career But he made it back to the minors last season. The Falcons scored 5 points in the first minute and a half to take the early lead, but Indiana State came back and the lead changed several times throughout the first half, with the Sycamores taking a 29- 22 lead at halftime. Iain Murray's Australian challenge also was rejected-after Sail America accepted it-when the Kiwis learned that although his proposed boat equalled their own in basic beam and length dimensions, it was basically a flat-bottomed centerboard skiff without a weighted keel Is this all too absurd or what? Wait, there's more. The Bruins( 16- 9, 10- 6) outscored California 20- 3 in the final six minutes after the Golden Bears failed to hold a first- half lead of five points It was Blue' s fifth consecutive 20- point game.
Luke Owings added 10 points and seven rebounds for Princeton. We' ll make them later " Even more surprising, the player who came in shooting 93. Turns out there was a perfectly good reason for his behavior. One wild Barkley left hook caught Hearns on the side of the head midway through the second, but it had little effect. DeWitt Scott had 17 and Jakari Johnson 12 for IPFW( 3- 4, 1- 0, which never trailed. The 6- foot- 7 Troutman outmuscled the smaller Bison along the baseline for short- range shots and putbacks to help the Panthers power to leads of 11- 0 and 30- 8 en route to a 40- 15 halftime lead.
The win was the largest margin of victory for Appalachian State at ETSU since the 1940- 41 season. Pinson scored eight of his team' s first 12 second- half points, helping the Rockets( 4- 5) tie the score 46- all after trailing 40- 34 at halftime. Sac final-game losses to determine the conference winner and playoff qualifiers Mt. They were beaten by UNLV in 1989 and San Diego State in 1996.
The Lady Bulldogs played without sophomore forward Tasha Humphrey, a preseason all- Southeastern Conference first- team selection. He could go with Jesse (Orosco, Howell (or Pena" Howell, coming off winter surgery to remove bone spurs from his right elbow, seemingly has bounced back quite effectively. It was the spasms that sat down the Padres' hottest pitcher, one who had just thrown seven shutout innings. McDade led Tulsa( 17- 10, 7- 7 Conference USA) with 15 points and had given the Golden Hurricane a 63- 59 lead early in overtime with a 17- foot jumper. Parker said she was excited to see the banner honoring her first national championship " Our class came in wanting to win a national championship, and to see the banner raised was an amazing feeling " she said.
16 AP) to a 95- 63 win over Texas State on Friday night " It really doesn' t matter where " Tucker said " As long as I' m on the court, I' m comfortable " He was 8- of- 10 from the floor with an array of jumpers, layups and a pair of thunderous dunks against the overmatched Bobcats( 0- 1 Tucker led six Longhorns in double figures Brad Buckman and Kenton Paulino each scored 13. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind( AP- Purdue coach Sharon Versyp found a way to put her team' s record- setting loss to Connecticut into perspective " Everybody they' ve played has gotten beaten by 30, 35 points " she said " We' re not alone in this " Tina Charles had 17 points and 16 rebounds, and No. The Broncos hit four first- half 3- pointers to stay within 29- 25 at halftime despite shooting only 38 percent. Haryasz finished with nine points and 10 rebounds before fouling out with 2: 02 left. Paris also had a career- high seven blocked shots against Texas Tech and added four assists. An amateur umpire in his hometown of Kalamazoo, Mich, Welke went to umpire school hoping the players and coaches would stop yelling "I used to hate to be yelled at" he says.
Devin Diehl added 12 points and Grohs scored 11 for Idaho State. The athletic Bell had her most recent knee surgery in September. Terry Martin hit four 3s to help the Tigers build the early lead and finished with 14 points. TERRE HAUTE, Ind( AP- David Moss had 24 points including 12 of 14 free throws to lead Indiana State to a season- high tally as the Sycamores beat Evansville 81- 67 Saturday. When you hold them to 21 points in the first half, you' re doing pretty well " Wyoming( 12- 3, 2- 2) went the final 3: 18 of the first half without a field goal and the first 8: 29 of the second without scoring from the floor, until Megan McGuffey finally made a baseline jumper " Second half, for a period of time, was pretty good defense " Flanagan said " Sometimes, they didn' t even get a shot. Jenna Schone led the RedHawks with 16 points and Courtney Reed had 11 for Miami, which shot 28 percent " I was happy with a lot of things that happened tonight " McGraw said " I was happy with the way we shared the ball Defensively we did good things with the man and the zone. The Friars had nine steals in the first half, stepping into the passing lanes repeatedly for easy picks.
Myles said later he heard Crean accuse him of faking the injury. Petry has allowed allowed 20 runs via the home run this season. Marking the occasion with a night of racing "under the stars and in front of the stars" was the idea of fellow board member Merv Griffin, Forsythe said recently. Anne Donovan, trying for a place on the U. S. Hamilton apologized to the fan after the game and gave him a pair of batting gloves.
"I was hurting and getting tired and my arms were just burning" he said In need of a rest, St. Like a fine wine, Gallagher improved with time under the coaching of older brother Bart, who trained her until DeBus took over in 1983. They also outrebounded UAB 50- 30 " Close but no cigar " Anderson said " Louisville is a very good basketball team I thought for 26 to 27 minutes, we really played well. That helped give the 49ers what Lutz called a " working margin " of 20 points at the half, and Southern Mississippi never got closer than 15 points in the second half Withers scored 20- plus points for the third straight game.
Robbie Hummel, one of the Boilermakers' four freshman starters, scored 15 points, and the Boilermakers beat Louisville( No 20 ESPN/ USA Today, No 22 AP) 67- 59 on Saturday in the Wooden Tradition. Price hit a 12- footer and Glenn made a layup to cut it to 44- 42 with 13: 35 left, but Chad Bell, Pinkney and Shiloh combined for six straight free throws and Shiloh hit a 3- pointer to cap a 9- 0 run that made it 53- 42. Now, it' s Pitino trying to bring his second national championship back to the Bluegrass- but this time to Louisville, not Kentucky " My pride level for this basketball team is as high as it has ever been " he said. SHANNON DOLAN FOUNTAIN VALLEY CATCHER Dolan, a freshman, broke school single-season records for runs scored with 17 (the previous record was 13) and hits with 32 (the previous record was 25. Moorpark College was unable to hold a 2-0 lead in the seventh inning as San Diego Mesa rallied for a 5-2 victory in 11 innings in a Southern California junior college softball playoff Sunday at Moorpark. Georgia freshman Ashley Houts sank the winning baseline shot at the buzzer, lifting No 14 Georgia to a come- from- behind 53- 51 win over No 7 LSU on Thursday night. Jerry Johnson then scored five straight points, with his two free throws with 29 seconds left sealing the victory.
After Greer made two free throws, Judson Stubbs came back with a 3- pointer to get the Horned Frogs to 63- 62 with 1: 23 left. Olympic Trials Notes John Thompson: "I'm impressed with the kid (6-4 guard Jeff) Martin from Murray State He's shot the ball very well. Lafayette held a 35- 26 lead at the half and stretched the margin to 72- 58 after Knitter' s layup with 2: 24 remaining The Leopards held a 75- 65 lead with 1: 03 remaining. As officials signaled that the game was over, Ward' s teammates piled on top of him.
Robert Vaden scored 13 points and Lawrence Kinnard had 11 for UAB. Whitcomb finished 17- for- 28 for 159 yards, also including a 34- yard TD to Christian Pereira He threw two interceptions Pereira caught eight passes for 103 yards. Krystal Thomas capped a 12- 2 run midway through the half and gave the Blue Devils their first double- figure lead with a layup to make it 52- 41 with 12 minutes left. Segota touched off the evening eight minutes into the game with a cannon-blast of a shot that whizzed past Comet goalkeeper Ed Gettemeier for a 1-0 lead. SAN DIEGO — The Sockers, who just a few days ago were performing on a wobbly high-wire, in danger of an earlier-than-expected demise in the Major Indoor Soccer League playoffs, stayed alive by executing circus acts of a different sort Wednesday night. The Vandals( 2- 7) trailed 43- 42 with 11: 50 to play after Michael Crowell missed the second of two free throws that would have tied the game That was as close as the Vandals would get down the stretch. Ketia Swanier directed the up- tempo attack and finished with a career- high 10 assists UConn shot a season- high 61 percent from the field. Boston, down to the Hawks, three games to two, evened its NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series with Atlanta on the Hawks' home court and forced a seventh game by riding an emotional wave to their narrow but satisfying victory.
The Hurricanes got eight of their first 12 points on putbacks off offensive rebounds and didn' t score a point outside the paint until Harris' 3- pointer with 6: 24 to go in the half A 10- 0 run helped Miami take a 34- 30 halftime lead. Minutes later, guard Terrence Williams grabbed an outlet pass from Taquan Dean, dribbled the ball around his body, crashed into Akron' s Zach Sowers and still managed to hang in the air long enough to make the basket. HONOLULU( AP- Caleb Green scored 26 points and Luke Spencer- Gardner added 25 as Oral Roberts remained undefeated with an 81- 63 victory over Georgetown on Monday night in the opening game of the Rainbow Classic. He'll get his shots; we need solid defense out of him" Thompson played a key role off the bench in the Lakers' drive to the 1987 NBA title, averaging 11. 2 points against the Boston Celtics in the Finals. The Blue Devils had assists on 21 of their 29 baskets " Our defense has been ahead of our offense, but it' s coming along " coach Gail Goestenkors said " Tonight was a really good night for us " Duke committed a season- high 24 turnovers but forced Georgia Tech into 26 and held the Yellow Jackets to 40 percent shooting " I was very impressed with their defense " Georgia Tech coach MaChelle Joseph said " It is very difficult to reverse the all from one side of the floor to the other against them " Georgia Tech struggled without Janie Mitchell, its leading rebounder( 6 7 a game) and third- leading scorer( 13 4, who sprained her left knee Jan 4 Duke outscored the Yellow Jackets 32- 14 in the paint.
Then LSU turned up its defensive pressure, tipping passes and blocking shots, and brought in Fowles, the 6- foot- 5 freshman, to help clog the middle. Kirkland and White both got in the game early in the second half, but neither made much of an impact as the lead changed hands six times and the score was tied three times in the half. CORVALLIS, Ore( AP- Even the fog couldn' t obscure Reggie Bush' s wily punt return. The loss ended an emotional year for NC State coach Kay Yow, who in January began treatment for a recurrence of breast cancer.
Shelby, shrugging off his seventh-inning error that erased a 5-3 Dodger lead, lined a ninth-inning double that drove in Kirk Gibson with the tying run. He hit the ball to right, but it was a line single and Dave Parker scored from second to give the Athletics a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees. There were the first steps in the walker and the ability to stand alone, without help. That was especially impressive with leading rusher Michael Cooper and leading receiver Reggie Brown both out with injuries.
