Mississippi Valley State missed two shots, then Luster scored a lay- up off a lob. "It's something you dream about if you have three cars" Penske said of his team's accomplishment, "but the execution is almost impossible" Sullivan averaged 216. 214 m. p. h. The victory ended nearly a year of frustration for Zerman, a senior who will attend the University of Arizona next fall. Stephanie Blanton' s three- point play brought the Buckeyes to a 61- all tie, and Packer- who had a career- high 32 points and eight 3- pointers in a victory at Minnesota last season- swished one from behind the arc to put Ohio State back in front for good That made it 64- 63 with less than 3 1/ 2 minutes left. Associated PressCLEVELAND( AP- Freshman Jon Diebler made five 3- pointers in the second half and David Lighty scored 15 points in his homecoming to power Ohio State to an 80- 63 win over Cleveland State on Tuesday night.
Lanny Smith had 16 points and Brian Latham added 14 for the Cougars, who are 11- 1 at home this season. With Rutgers leading 41- 22 to start the second half, Pondexter outscored TCU 10- 5 herself in the first 6 minutes and the lead increased to 56- 27, and then eventually 72- 37. She held a 1:25 lead on Cannon after the final transition area with Hanson, Janet Hatfield and Julie Olsen packed not far behind. Ball State held a 35- 26 halftime lead, but Drexel- buoyed by superior free throw shooting and Goss' five 3- pointers in the second half- sliced into the Cardinals' lead. LUBBOCK, Texas( Ticker- Cisti Greenwalt collected 14 points and eight rebounds and LaToya Davis added 14 and seven as No. Horton led Murray with 16 points, and Witherspoon and Tyler Holloway had 10 apiece. Their Porsche was on the pole at the start and held the lead most of the first 40 laps But a fuel miscalculation put it two laps behind.
They were there to see if maybe McHale had been bound and gagged by Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn, or something equally diabolical. Rashaad Carruth matched his career- high with 25 points for struggling Southern Miss( 10- 15, 1- 12. RICHMOND, Va( AP- Daon Merritt scored 15 points and made a layup with eight- tenths of a second left Tuesday, lifting Richmond to a 72- 71 victory against Duquesne. Sproles finished with 160 yards on 20 carries, including a 74- yard touchdown run in the third quarter that cut Missouri' s lead to 21- 14. Morrow and Latara Darrett each scored six points during the surge, as the Bears shot 50 percent in the first half UCLA committed 15 turnovers and shot 33.
The Hokies then got within seven points before Gist scored on a drive and Gilchrist added a three- point play to make it 57- 45 with 14: 11 remaining. Western Carolina( 7- 14, 2- 6 Southern Conference) led by 12 with 5: 29 left in the game. With a 12- point advantage, the Golden Eagles put the game out of reach with a 10- 0 run over two minutes that put Oral Roberts up by 22 points. The teams combined to commit 45 turnovers, with the Lady Raiders turning it over 23 times " I think we' ve improved a lot over the season " Wiggins said " I think we' re only going to get better and better.
Then in the middle of the euphoria came an announcement he wasn' t expecting: he' d been voted the MVP of the tournament " I was just over there talking to Nick[ Smith] about what was going to be for dinner " Augustine said " He gave me a hard time and I had to give a speech I had no idea. Texas( 4- 0) used its size to dominate the Midshipmen, outrebounding them 49- 30, and posting up for layups to shoot 50. West Torrance's Chantal Pousson qualified in the 3-A 400 and 800 while teammate Carolyn Hueth is in the shot put along with Stephanie Chi of South Torrance. He drained the energy out of us and gave it to everyone else in the gym " Olson repeatedly has called Stoudamire the best shooter in college basketball " Salim was what Salim is " Olson said " I swear that every day in practice, he does the same thing. The loss gives Tech its worst start since the 1978- 79 season under coach Gay Benson.
Coastal Carolina has now won two in a row and remains in striking distance of second place in the league after a four- game losing streak put them in danger of even hosting a game in the Big South tournament. After a spirited, strong start by the surprising Explorers( 7- 1, the Wildcats dominated again with their four guards hitting from 3- point range and Jason Fraser giving a solid performance inside. Rivers also caught a 7- yard TD pass that got Hawaii on the scoreboard and capped an 83- yard drive with Brennan completing seven straight passes. Rodman, whose outstanding defense has helped the Pistons neutralize such offensive stars as Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls and Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics in the playoffs, felt slighted when he was left off the NBA's all-defensive team this season, and he's out to prove that was a mistake. Taylor got the ball near the top of the key, dribbled once and floated a shot over two defenders. Ryan Gilbert added a 1- yard touchdown run for Houston late in the fourth quarter. PHILADELPHIA( AP- Kieron Achara scored a career- high 24 points and Bryant McAllister made two key free throws with 20 seconds left as Duquesne defeated La Salle 72- 67 Saturday.
They fumbled the ball four times, losing it twice, and were scoreless in the second half. ROSEMONT, Ill( AP- Kevin Bettencourt scored 16 points and Chris McNaughton added 12 points to lead Bucknell to a 57- 52 victory over DePaul on Saturday. A couple of minutes later, Martin fought off three Charleston Southern big men for a tough rebound and threw his arms in the air, imploring fans to get excited. Cal, the Pac- 10' s best defensive team, set the tone early by holding UCLA scoreless for the first 4: 47, and the Bruins went on to make just one of their first nine shots.
