"The back-door play Earvin got us was the game" Laker Coach Pat Riley said, "no doubt about it" Magic, remember, is still playing with a nagging groin injury, and life is tough enough without your groin nagging you. But those were about the Cowgirls' only bright spots " I' m very proud of my team " Budke said " We' ve obviously been struggling in the Big 12. In the first half, USU burst out to a 13- 2 lead on balanced scoring, ending the half leading 47- 32. Rashaun Freeman added 20 points and 12 rebounds, while James Life added 17 for Massachusetts Ruben Guillandeaux led La Salle with 21 points. Y( AP- Bobby Seck threw eight touchdown passes to tie an Atlantic 10 Conference record and set a Hofstra record as the Pride beat Rhode Island 62- 43 on Saturday. The Mountaineers got contributions from just about everywhere.
In 1981, Temple and Villanova were both 6- 0 in the latest meeting of two undefeated teams in the city series, according to La Salle. The Hokies outscored DePaul 53- 37 in the second half after allowing the Blue Demons to shoot 59 percent in the opening 20 minutes " I think we were out of rhythm on the offensive end in the first half " Tech' s Erin Gibson said " But we full- court pressured them and slowed them down " Dawn Chriss led the Hokies( 17- 12) with 20 points and Copeland had 15. TULSA, Okla( AP- Nick Fazekas scored a career- high 33 points and Kevin Pinkney added 21 as Nevada kept once- proud Tulsa winless in the Western Athletic Conference with a 75- 69 victory Thursday night. It was the most points the Owls had scored in 12 years when they beat West Virginia 91- 89 in overtime. 4 LSU on Sunday in the championship game of the Preseason WNIT. Purdue led 5- 4 with 17 minutes left in the first half before going on an 18- 3 run in the next 9 minutes to take a 23- 7 lead. "It figures that Roger (Penske) would sandwich me between two yellow cars" Sullivan said "You know how color-coordinated Roger is about everything.
8 percent shooting performance in a 44- 36 loss to Arizona last weekend " We played a lot better than we did against Arizona. The Sockers now lead the best-of-seven series 3-0, and are a victory away a sixth indoor championship. Berlin came back to lead Miami to a field goal and touchdown for a 20- 3 halftime lead " That was the coach' s decision, and I was behind his decision all the way " Berlin said " I wasn' t upset in the least " There had been calls for Miami to make a change at quarterback after Berlin threw only two touchdown passes in his first three games. Today was fun" Dave Dravecky, just off the disabled list, gave up only two hits in five innings, but Giant relievers failed to protect a 3-1 lead. It would be the 1990s before they could get another chance to repeat as National Basketball Assn champions. 1 points per game, was held to two points on 1- of- 5 shooting in the first half as Charlotte used a variety of defenses to try to contain him " They focused on him early on and he didn' t get a lot of shots " Whittenburg said " He had some wide- open shots, he just didn' t make them We struggled that way " Our defense has been excellent.
By then, the Cavaliers' lead was 47- 36 and they weren' t threatened. The Wolf Pack( 3- 0) topped Vermont 77- 62 on Wednesday in a similar situation, routing the Catamounts 77- 62 after they honored former coach Tom Brennan before the game " We didn' t really talk much about spoiling anybody' s party " Nevada coach Mark Fox said " It was a great atmosphere, a great game to get a win " Nevada( 3- 0) led the entire second half, but UNLV twice cut its deficit to a point, including 57- 56 with 5: 22 play after a fast- break dunk from Louis Amundson. VILLANOVA, Pa( AP- Ricky Santos broke his own school record by throwing six touchdown passes and set a school mark with 538 yards as New Hampshire withstood Villanova' s fourth- quarter rally to earn a 51- 40 win Saturday. We were ready " The Tigers' offense ground to a halt in the second half. She qualified for the federation's West regional championships last year in Arizona and decided to compete in school-where competition is weaker-because the hours commuting and the longer practices hurt her academically. LEWISBURG, Pa( AP- Chris McNaughton scored 19 points- including 11 in a decisive second- half run- to lead Bucknell to a 60- 45 win over Robert Morris on Tuesday night.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn( AP- Even as top- ranked Tennessee remained undefeated, coach Pat Summitt fretted over the Lady Vols' defense Tennessee beat Georgia( No 17 ESPN/ USA Today; No. Francis HS, of; Dave Sturdivant (Nevada Las Vegas, c; Bruce Vegely (CS Dominguez Hills, lhp; Donald Vidmar (Grand Canyon, rhp. Not happy about sitting on his . 210 batting average and 2-for-34 slump, but with no other choice, Davis has had plenty of time recently to think. Friday against Arkansas, Surico must rise to form, much as Tim Layana did in 1986 when he set a Loyola record for victories and led the Lions to the College World Series. Tulsa' s miscues, combined with clutch baskets by Rice, got the Owls back in the game. "It's a fabulous, unreal feeling" said the former Angels second baseman, one of baseball's all-time fielding leaders.
The previous best was 48 by Washington State' s Brittany Hawks and Jessica Perry in 2002. The competition qualifies individuals for the CIF Masters Meet the following week. Mary' s didn' t score in the final five minutes as the Bobcats finished on a 16- 0 run. Three downs later, holder Brett Johnson bobbled the snap on a field- goal try and attempted a wobbly pass into the end zone that was picked off by Will Svitek. Dan Oppland paced the Crusaders( 15- 16) with 20 points and six rebounds, opening the second half with a basket that put Valparaiso ahead by 11.
As a player-he had a stint with the Dodgers-Howard hit 382 homers. Becky Brown had 19 points and eight rebounds for Princeton and Meagan Cowher had 12 points and eight rebounds. That' s one of our leaders on the team " USC led by seven points early in the second half before things got tight. 14 ESPN/ USA Today) with speed and defense in an early showdown of ranked teams. The angry Langston later said that the Mariners were "going in the wrong direction" with Williams, that he wasn't providing leadership and didn't seem to be trying. NIKKI LEWIS CANYON INFIELDER Lewis, a senior second baseman, batted . 373 to lead all Canyon hitters. Tonight we came out with the mentality to just be very physical and try and go after every loose ball and every rebound " Young said.
His free throw with 6: 09 left put the Wolfpack ahead to stay, starting a stretch of eight straight points by the rookie that helped N C State slowly gain control. You can win with execution" For the third straight day, the Padres executed, the Dodgers did not The third inning can explain everything. Added Krawczyk: "I don't know how he (Barrett) influenced that, but I know I didn't throw inside on him. Hanna Zavecz led Wyoming with 15 points and nine rebounds, and Michelle Taylor added 11 points.
Mike Konovelchick paced Manhattan with 18 points, 15 in the second half and overtime. Richard Law scored 14 points and Carlos Smith added 12 for South Alabama( 1- 1. They were there to see if maybe McHale had been bound and gagged by Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn, or something equally diabolical. The victory also kept alive the Hoosiers' hopes of breaking their own tourney record as the lowest- seeded team to win the championship Indiana was the fifth seed in 2002 Now the Hoosiers must prepare for Sunday' s rematch with No. We will probably have to play again and this probably will give them more motivation " Ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 for the first time in school history, Pacific( 20- 2, 14- 0 Big West) won for only the second time in 32 trips to Utah State.
Rider pulled ahead 64- 59 before a 3- pointer by Burtt and a three- point play by Greg Jenkins gave the Gaels a 65- 64 lead There were nine lead changes in the game Burtt led all scorers with 26 points Jerry Johnson scored 18 to lead Rider. You' re down, but never out " said Maryland junior guard John Gilchrist, who made two free throws with 6. BLACKSBURG, Va( AP- Down 21 points in the first half, Maryland' s upperclassmen took over Kristi Toliver scored 28 points and Maryland( No 5 ESPN/ USA Today, No. Dolan batted a team-leading . 311 to lead Fountain Valley to the Sunset League championship She also had 10 RBIs. "His foot was definitely on the line" Detroit player Adrian Dantley says.
By the second round that afternoon, the greens had dried and become treacherous And Park's putter failed him "It became very tough to putt down there" Kohlmeier said "His putts were just sliding off the cups. Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; The Spartans advanced to the championship game for the first time since 2000 and knocked off their second straight No. In the first, the Rams built a lead as large as 18, shot 60 percent from the field and held a 45- 29 halftime lead In the second half, the Rams outscored St. Wesley Duke had 14 points and 12 rebounds, Damitrius Coleman had 11 points and eight assists, and Andrew Walker scored 10 for the Bears. The Wolverines hit six of seven shots after halftime to cut into the Lady Raiders' lead. Somehow, I have to get out of there" Gonzalez will originally serve only as a pinch-hitter and defensive replacement, but as Steve Sax reminded from the other side of the clubhouse Friday, he has to be ready for anything. As far as traditional rivalries go, Oklahomans still get a bit more fired up for the OU-Texas football game.
Keldrick Williams rushed for 95 yards on 19 carries and scored a touchdown for the Hornets( 1- 0. Sheward led the team to a 9-1 record in the Sea View League and the league co-championship. Alex Smith threw for 291 yards and four touchdowns to lead Utah( No 8 ESPN/ USA Today, No. Sterling Byrd had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Kejuan Johnson scored 11 points for Long Beach State( 20- 7, 10- 2 Big West, which officially ended Pacific' s three- year reign as Big West regular- season champion while beating the Tigers in Stockton for the first time since 2002. Thomas Brown scored on a 12- yard run and went on to the first 100- yard game of his young career. He threw only 107 pitches but was excused by McNamara after allowing just one unearned run, four hits and striking out nine.
He was our best player tonight " Anthony Price scored inside to cap a 20- 5 run that gave Tulsa a 60- 59 lead with 3 minutes to play. Bruce Horan scored 13 points, and Avery Sheets and Jamie Smalligan added 12 each for the Bulldogs( 12- 14, 6- 9 Horizon League, who led by as many as 25 points Sheets also had seven assists. The Blazers( 3- 1) trailed 41- 35 at half, but used a Frank Holmes basket and three consecutive 3- pointers by Marvett McDonald to take a 46- 41 lead with 17: 30 left. Honestly, I think I forced a couple shots in the last few minutes of regulation. The Terrapins looked very little like the team who lost in the second- round last year, then sweated through a pair of closer- than- expected games on their home court to reach the regional semis " We just loosened up once we came here.
