Murphy rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns for the RedHawks in the opening game for both Mid- American Conference teams. The Hatters( 10- 16, 8- 11 Atlantic Sun Conference) led 71- 70 when Anthony Register hit a couple of free throws with 10 9 seconds remaining. 24 AP) extended its winning streak to 22 games with a 77- 42 victory against Portland in the first round of the West Coast Conference tournament Thursday. The Gators( 5- 4, 3- 4 Southeastern Conference) gave coach Ron Zook his first victory since being fired on Oct. By the end of an anxious night, the Dodgers had finally beaten the Phillies, 10-8. This year, however, only five Matadors have qualified for the Division II meet in individual events, along with the 1,600-meter relay team.
Williams then hit a 3- pointer for North Carolina, but a tip- in by Ekene Ibekwe tied it at 83 with 41 seconds remaining. It paid off with a jumper from Herber, then Gansey drove right by Cameron Bennerman for an easy layup to push the lead back to 73- 61 with about 5 minutes left " Everybody on this team can hit the open jumper, even a contested jumper " said Kevin Pittsnogle, who scored 10 points and hit two 3s " If they' ve even got a second to get it off, it' s going in almost every time. Dennard Abraham added 12 points and eight rebounds for Towson. Terrence Johns finished with 20 points for Bakersfield( 1- 7, while Alex Johnson added 14 points, Zack Grasmick had 11 and Demarcus Hall 10 off the bench.
A' Quonesia Franklin hit a 3- pointer at the buzzer that left the Aggies one point shy of pushing it into overtime. Darryl Proctor had 12 points and six rebounds for Coppin State, which shot 12- of- 24 from the free- throw line. Gracefully, even at 6-feet tall, she cuts left at the last moment and begins to rise. BYU also dominated the boards, pulling down 50 to Lamar' s 34 " You can' t win like that " Lamar coach Steve Roccaforte said " Especially on the road against a Top 25 team " Freshman Chris Collinsworth made his first start for BYU and finished with six rebounds Jonathan Tavernari added 11 points for BYU. Knitter' s offensive rebound and put- back gave Lafayette a one- point lead and Columbia' s Dragutin Kravic missed a 3- pointer with four seconds remaining to seal the win for the Leopards. Achara' s 20 points paced the Dukes, who trailed 47- 44 at the half Mitchell had 16 and Scott Grote 13. But we're finally playing some good ball, too" True, the Twins had won 10 of 11, but they couldn't slow down the Athletics' express.
Associated PressTUSCALOOSA, Ala( AP- Mykal Riley scored 22 points and hit 6- of- 8 3- pointers to lead five double- digit scorers in Alabama' s 91- 53 victory Saturday over Nicholls State. But the Buckeyes paid WSU$ 450, 000 to get out of the game and had a showdown Saturday night against Southern California instead. Saucedo told The Times that it became apparent to him during the meeting that Knopf planned to make a donation only if Gattis was the coach "I didn't like his approach. The Bulldogs were led by Garland and George, who scored 14 points each. Lyndsey Medders had 11 points and nine assists for sixth- seeded Iowa State( 26- 9, which trailed by 25 points midway through the first half and couldn' t compete with Georgia' s quickness on the perimeter and physical defensive play.
It' s a win, I guess that' s all you can say about it ". Montana put in backup quarterback Jeff Disney for two series, but the Griz couldn' t move the ball and NAU scored on its next two possessions- Robinson' s 1- yard flip over the pile into the end zone with 11: 55 remaining and Vince Henman' s 4- yard TD catch with 8: 25 to play. The Lady Tigers( 6- 0) never trailed after the opening 6 minutes and their lead never dropped below double figures in the final 24 minutes. UNLV beat Texas Tech 84- 73 in the first half of the doubleheader. Randy Long of Carson, fishing in his 18-foot boat at White's Point using a blue and white feather, reeled in a sand bass with a Fish and Game tag attached to it.
Wyoming entered the second half ahead 28- 26 after a back- and- forth first half After Zavecz, Dominique Sisk scored 18 points for Wyoming. It was moot when Tulane quarterback Richard Irvin fumbled the snap in the end zone. Leinart threw a 31- yard pass to Chris McFoy before White scored on the next play White' s third TD capped a 74- yard, seven- play drive. 6 AP) to a season- opening 87- 67 win over Delaware State on Friday night. But because the ball went off the Buena Park field and onto the school asphalt, it was ruled a ground-rule double, putting Finley at second base.
Sheward, The Times' boys' volleyball player of the year, prodded a Newport Harbor team-described as "mediocre" by its coach-into the Southern Section 4-A finals by sheer will and frenetic energy. and qualified by lapping Indianapolis Motor Speedway at an average of 208. 526 m. p. h. Elbow problems sidelined Filer in 1986 and threatened to end his career But he made it back to the minors last season. With two out in the first, Branconier singled to left and stole second. Division II championships in the 10,000-meter and cross-country runs for Humboldt State in the northern California town of Arcata.
But Providence' s DeSean White hit four 3- pointers- three in a 45- second span- to help the Friars tie the game at 37 with just under 3 minutes left in the half. The Razorbacks outscored LSU 16- 8 down the stretch and trailed 30- 26 at the break. After the Santa Anita Derby, he said: "I give all the credit to Jeff. Duke did all that despite Currie being limited to just 21 minutes. He then struck out two more Expos in a one-two-three ninth, ending the game by throwing a third strike past the formidable Tim Raines. The Wildcats advance to play Indiana on Sunday in the final of the four- team Women' s Sports Foundation Tournament. He led South Florida right back down the field and put the game away on a play that perfectly summarized his career.
