Penn was worse, hitting 10- of- 31 shots, but managed to pull within 29- 24 by the break. I don' t want to go out there and do too much because I haven' t been in the flow yet. Jayne Appel, the Pac- 10 freshman of the year, played only six minutes in the first half and nine total because of foul trouble and finished with one point and three rebounds before fouling out having not taken a shot from the floor. The Terriers have won eight of 11 meetings in the series here. Years ago, pitchers like the Cards' Bob Gibson or the Dodgers' Don Drysdale would have had a different word for it.

Associated PressDAYTON, Ohio( AP- Drew Lavender had 27 points and led the way as Xavier shot 51 percent from the field to beat Dayton 75- 67 on Saturday night. Naturally, there were extenuating circumstances, and many in the crowd might not have been there were it not for the additional lure of: -Two stakes races, the $100,000-added Cinema Handicap and the $60,000-added Seabiscuit Stakes, which generated a modicum of interest. Strunk scored 11 first- half points and Wake' s leading scorer, Cotelia Bond- Young, hit a desperation 22- footer at the buzzer- her only basket before halftime Bond- Young, who came in averaging 16. But Louisville had a big first- half lead in last year' s tournament and wound up blowing it, losing 80- 70 to Xavier in the first round " We talked about that coming out of halftime. Jarell Brown scored 16 points and Cleveland Richard had 14 points and six rebounds for Army( 14- 15, 4- 10. Hoenes bobbled the snap, sprinted to his right under pressure from Shanle and then whiffed as he tried to kick the ball on the run. Utah scored the game' s first 16 points- half of them by Markson, who had 11 points in the first half- and the Utes never faced a serious challenge the rest of the contest " Up 16- nothing.

BOZEMAN( AP- Post player Jasmine McCullough scored 19 points Saturday night, leading Marquette to a 76- 48 victory over Montana State in the consolation game of the MSU- Wingate Inn Classic. Mullins had allowed only one baserunner, Cheryl Longeway, who struck out but reached first base when catcher Rose Garces dropped the third strike in the second inning. Michigan led 11- 10 but turned the ball over 17 times in the first 20 minutes as Michigan State took a 36- 23 lead at the break. The Gophers were Illinois' fourth nationally ranked opponent in the last five games. The 29 points allowed by NC State were the fewest by an opponent since a 76- 29 win over North Carolina A& T on Dec 18, 2004. Eric Coleman had 16 points and Grant Stout 10 for the Panthers( 16- 12, 7- 9 Missouri Valley Conference, who led at the half 33- 32 but now have lost five in a row and eight of their last nine " We just executed offensively and came out and defended them a little bit better and just came out with a little more intensity " Fazekas, who took only nine shots, making five, and converted all seven free- throw attempts " We didn' t play bad in the first half They just played with us. Mary Star, which tied for third in the Camino Real League, is led by pitcher Rick Ibarra and infielder Rich Negrete.

Among the drivers who fell short on qualifying attempts Sunday were Gary Bettenhausen, Pancho Carter and Johnny Parsons, who tagged the third-turn wall after jumping into one of A. J. He' s just a great player " Utah( 22- 3, 10- 0 Mountain West) improved to 14- 0 at home this season and tied the 1990- 91 Utes for the second- longest streak in school history The longest is 23 straight in 1998- 99. Travis, who hit 10- of- 13 shots from the field and 16- of- 23 free throws, also had a season- high 11 rebounds. The Rebels haven' t won their first seven games since the 2000- 01 season. It was a long day for us " Tennessee has lost to two unranked teams in one season for the first time since the women' s rankings started in 1976.

Nebraska took its biggest lead of the game when Kiera Hardy' s free throws made the score 71- 49 with 7: 34 remaining Shaquina Mosley led Kansas with 18 points. Esperanza trailed Beverly Hills, 3-2, after four innings in last week's semifinal. Cochell, 48, began his career at Emporia (Kan) State in 1967, moved to Creighton and then coached at Cal State Los Angeles from 1972-76. "Even then, I'd come into the dressing room early in the morning and he'd already have been working out for an hour" Sather said Still, Acton was frustrated. But DePaul did not get another field goal until Will Walker scored with 1: 38 left and by then the Jayhawks had mounted a 36- 15 lead en route to the 14th 9- 0 start in school history " He' s trying and it just hasn' t worked out for him of late and he' s lost his confidence a little bit " Self said of Kaun " I really think today was kind of a crossroads for him He could have gone the other way real easily.

Chuck Harris led all scorers with 28 points for Canisius( 11- 14, 6- 9, while Corey Herring added 25. Estimates on his return range from two to three weeks or longer, depending on his response to treatment. Memphis forced 18 turnovers with its pressing defense, resulting in 15 points off turnovers, and Douglas- Roberts finished with 13 points. Ron Darling (5-3, though he needed help from two relievers, had another solid performance. Gibson had a 53- yard TD run early in the first quarter, then scored later in the period on a 27- yard pass from Tom Zetts to put Youngstown State( 2- 2) up 17- 0. Coach Frank Layden of the Utah Jazz is one of the best talkers in the National Basketball Assn But Layden wasn't talking Tuesday night. Tuesday evening's defeat wasn't as ugly, but it was a loss, nonetheless Not that the Angels helped his cause.