PHILADELPHIA( AP- Villanova coach Jay Wright grew up on a steady diet of Big 5 games and considers himself both a modern- day guardian and historian of the famed city series. HARRISONBURG, Va( AP- Jose Juan Barea scored 22 points and Bobby Kelly sank two free throws with two seconds left to seal an 86- 83 win by Northeastern over James Madison on Saturday. But the Tide didn' t give up without a fight scoring 40 points to the Bulldogs' 41 in the second half. CLARKSVILLE, Tenn( AP- Austin Peay beat Davidson 20- 17 on field goals in overtime, behind the leg of a kicker who had yet to hit a field goal this season. The Bobcats( 9- 18, 4- 10) were led by Dylan Moseley, who scored 21 points.
STANFORD, Calif( AP- Candice Wiggins noticed the signs all around Maples Pavilion and was reminded of the latest feat within her reach. Monique McLean scored 17 points for the Red Storm( 8- 17, 4- 10, who lost for the fifth time in six games. Sam Young led Pittsburgh with 15 points, and Levance Fields added 13. Quarterback Zac Robinson fumbled a snap to end one OSU drive in the fourth quarter, then threw his only interception to end the next.
Iowa State got a shot- clock violation on its next possession, and Tisdale found Rachel Allison for an easy score inside to give Baylor a three- point lead with 1: 07 to go. The Dukes, who had already clinched their sixth straight MAAC title, found themselves down early after Abrams threw a pair of touchdown passes to Ken Triboletti and one to Greg Vaccaro. The 19 touchdowns also broke the Division I- A record of 18 that had been accomplished twice, most recently by Middle Tennessee and Idaho in their 2001 game " It was just a great game back and forth for the fans to see " Rice coach Ken Hatfield said " It' s what the WAC is all about, a lot of explosiveness " The Spartans did it all with just 49 plays, controlling the ball for less than 18 minutes and making the most of 211 yards on kickoff returns, repeatedly setting up scoring drives " If anything, I was most disappointed with the big plays they made in the kicking game- those field position plays, those momentum- changers " Hatfield said. We' ve had some bad losses here so it was very important to these seniors to come here and get a win " The Salukis, who have the fourth- best scoring defense in the nation allowing 56 points per game, stymied the Bears Missouri State came in averaging 75.
PITTSBURGH( AP- With half of Pittsburgh' s inside game shut down, Chris Taft decided to take matters into his own hands. The Thundering Herd closed to 66- 59, and nearly cut it to four, but Humphrey' s wide- open 3- pointer from the top of the key rolled out. Galarraga tied the game two innings later before Alomar's two-out game-winning single "I feel confident" Alomar said "I didn't feel pressure. 4 Wake Forest extended its winning streak to six games with a 98- 76 rout of overmatched North Carolina A& T. Smith' s slam dunk about 5 minutes into the game put NDSU ahead for good at 8- 7. John Arena because Ohio State' s usual home, Value City Arena, was hosting a men' s ice hockey game on Sunday.
Greg Harris (3-2, the fifth of seven Philadelphia pitchers, pitched one scoreless inning. With Curtis Conway and Travis Hannah back from the team that suffered the heartbreak in 1987, the Cougars easily won their signature race in 3:13. 63, about 3 seconds ahead of second-place Muir The memories of last year served them well "It was in the back of everybody's mind" Courtney said "Especially mine "We talked about it before the race. Stanford seems poised for a deep NCAA Tournament run after falling one shot short of the Final Four against Tennessee in the round of eight last March. Mario West was called for a foul on the inbounds play, and Redick, who led Duke with 21 points, made two free throws to push the lead back to four. Jonathan Modica stole the ball from Connecticut' s Rashad Anderson and scored with 30 seconds left to make it 72- 68, but the Huskies went 5- of- 6 from the free- throw line to end the game " We were down big in the second half and cut it to three " Arkansas coach Stan Heath said " We battled and battled and fought and competed. The winner, who was timed in 1:50 2/5, paid $2. 60, $2. 20 and $2. 10. Chaney finished with 13 points, Drew Richards added 11 and Laurie had 10 for Missouri State.
Defensive leaders for UC Davis were Ryan Sharp and Pila Fatukala, each with nine tackles. Heytvelt, Gonzaga' s top returning scorer, was suspended the final nine games of last season for drug possession and then had surgery in November to fix a stress fracture in his right ankle. Deveny, BC' s only player to score in double figures, had more than 20 points for the fifth time this season, making 12 free throws. Rice and Jared Dudley each scored 23 points for the Eagles, who came into the game tied for the ACC lead with fifth- ranked North Carolina, which didn' t play Sunday. Elbow problems sidelined Filer in 1986 and threatened to end his career But he made it back to the minors last season. MANHATTAN, Kan( AP- Kendra Wecker had 25 points and six steals, leading Kansas State( No 22 ESPN/ USA Today, No 23 AP) to a 74- 59 victory over Nebraska on Saturday.
C( AP- With the team' s leading scorer struggling, Aja Parham kept Boston College moving forward in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies jumped to a 4- 0 lead, then went nearly 7# 189; minutes without scoring N C. — UCLA track Coach Bob Larsen was eating a brownie in the interview area after his men's team compiled 82 points to easily win the team title in the National Collegiate Athletic Assn championship meet Saturday at Hayward Field. Howland had completed 9- of- 21 passes and was intercepted once. Championships are hard to repeat You need a lot of luck. Whatever that punishment is will remain a mystery " Anything that happens within the confines of our program, it has been our policy to keep it in- house " Snyder said " Indeed, I will always do that " Krenzel became the second player to win consecutive MVP awards in the 33- year history of the Fiesta Bowl Curt Warner of Penn State did it in the 1980- 81 seasons The Buckeyes gave up an average of 1. There were a record-tying 13 caution flags, with several cars hitting the wall.
