The Longhorns shot 61 percent in the first half and they led 48- 34 at halftime as Taylor hit four 3- pointers. We lost to a very good football team, but we lost " Ware, the star in Georgia' s 48- 28 opening win at Georgia Southern, didn' t fare too well with his first carry from the Georgia 3. Randall scrambled for 13 yards down the right sideline on third- and- 6 from the Aggies' 26 and then went 12 yards around the left side for an insurance touchdown with 8: 20 left in the Hokies' 35- 19 victory " They both felt good " Randall said of the runs, the second of which capped an 11- play, 80- yard drive and gave the Hokies a 28- 19 lead " The first down was like a touchdown to me. 8 AP) on Wednesday night in the championship game " This is our team and it' s a pretty good one " Huskies coach Jim Calhoun said " When Rudy didn' t play well, Denham stepped up There were other guys, too. She had a double- double in the first half with 15 points and 12 rebounds as Baylor( 2- 0) jumped out to a 41- 18 lead. TALLAHASSEE, Fla( AP- Adam Waleskowski hit two free throws and a jumper to ignite a 20- 4 scoring run to close the first half as Florida State pulled away from Shawnee State for an 88- 65 victory on Wednesday night.
Mardy Collins continued to flourish in his role as point guard, finishing with 23 points, seven rebounds, six assists and six steals for Temple( 5- 6 " He wasn' t a point guard when I got him, I' ve done a hell of a job with him " Chaney quipped " He' s a bona fide point guard now, he' s as tough as they come " Teammate Dustin Salisbery had a career- high 21 points. And, the Rangers have quietly moved into second place in the West, seven games behind Oakland. 6 Maryland dominated most of the way, then let up early and allowed Virginia to make what could have been a blowout a respectable 83- 74 loss. Forward Anthony Richardson had 11 rebounds and 10 points for the host team Guard Ralph Mims had six steals to go with his 11 points Forward Antonio Griffin scored 14 off the bench. "I was really nervous before the game, it hit me about fifth period" Arias said. Next, a classic repeat? Florida and its in- demand coach, Billy Donovan, moved one win away from a second straight national championship Saturday night, defeating UCLA 76- 66 in a game that looked very much like the meeting between these two in last year' s Final Four.
Bennerman had a season- high 19 points on only six shots and almost single- handedly turned the game around early in the second half, helping North Carolina State( No 19 ESPN/ USA Today, No. Epiphanny Prince scored 12 points and Matee Ajavon had 11 for a Scarlet Knights team that could have used an easy warmup before Monday' s game against No 3 Maryland. Hammonds and Terrence Oglesby also combined for 8- of- 11 shooting from three- point range for Clemson " In the second, we decided to play defense the way Clemson plays defense " Hammonds said. It was the Angels' third defeat in a row and the Royals' 10th win in their last 11 games. But, perhaps, he has the beginnings of a new wisdom, too, although, after all that he's been through, it's too early to know where his metamorphosis will end. He grew up watching the Bruins from his hometown of Santa Barbara " It was big from that standpoint " he said " It' s nice to get that first win " Howland came from Pittsburgh to replace Steve Lavin, who was fired in March after seven seasons and four appearances in the Final 16 of the NCAA tournament " You can' t really compare this year' s team to last year " said Dijon Thompson, who added 18 points " This year' s team is very unselfish " The game came down to Ryan Hollins making one of two free throws with 4 8 seconds left for UCLA Vermont guard T J.
Drake( 4- 2, 1- 0 Pioneer Football League) trailed 38- 34 before driving 63 yards in four plays for the winning score. didn't exactly need to get back on track, as the saying goes, but he certainly was happy to be back on one particular track Saturday-Saugus Speedway. Littles scored seven straight before Sharnee Zoll' s jumper gave Virginia its biggest lead of the half, 39- 24 with 6 seconds left. Kieron Achara had 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Dukes( 8- 20, 5- 10 Atlantic- 10, who had lost six of seven. Unfortunately for the Red Sox, however, it was lack of execution that caused their downfall. Jarryd Lloyd had 11 rebounds to go with his six points for Valpo The Demons just couldn' t keep up. CHICAGO( AP- Dee Brown and James Augustine weren' t about to let their last game at the United Center be a loss.
But Illinois missed its next four shots and committed three turnovers, and the Gophers went on a 16- 4 run Vincent Grier and Aaron Robinson scored all 16 points. Sent off as the second-favorite behind Good Taste by the crowd of 27,980, Judge Angelucci had no difficulty in going virtually wire-to-wire He paid $5. 60, $3. 60 and $2. 80. Augustus, who did not play the final 13 minutes, made 12 of 15 field goal attempts. We heard what people were saying around town " Ronny Turiaf added 18 points and 14 rebounds as the Zags( 25- 4) earned a seventh straight NCAA Tournament bid with their 12th consecutive victory. Reitz had seven rebounds, leading Western to a 41- 31 advantage on the boards. They trailed 47- 38 early in the second half before Haddix found his range. Hoffman said that it was necessary to bring in two full-time academic counselors.
Bowden saw a big- play offense and a hard- hitting, opportunistic defense in the Seminoles' 42- 13 win over Wisconsin at the Champs Sports Bowl on Saturday. Martin was wooed to Florida by the ol' ball coach, Steve Spurrier, three seasons back as one of the best. Rizzotti' s introduction drew the loudest ovation from the 12, 871 at the Hartford Civic Center. The Seminoles went more than six minutes without a field goal in the first half and had three starters in foul trouble at the break.
FARMVILLE, Va( AP- Issa Konare had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Arizona Reid added 22 as High Point beat Longwood 88- 72 on Saturday The Panthers( 6- 2) shot 57 1 percent, holding Longwood to 39 4 percent shooting. D( AP- Megan Vogel scored 22 points and South Dakota State forced 25 turnovers and beat Southern California( No 20 ESPN/ USA Today, No 19 AP) 67- 63 Friday. Air Force had run the ball on 51 of the 56 plays of the game when it had a first- and- 10 from the Minnesota 37. Though he didn't throw 66-feet as he had hoped, Carter, usually a perfectionist, was satisfied with the victory.
David Teague was one of the few bright spots for the Boilermakers, but like the rest of Purdue, he faded in the second half. 7 AP) on Wednesday night " There' s only eight( active college) kids in America who have won a national championship, and they all play for me. The first came on a 10- yarder to Scaife, who hung on after taking a ferocious hit in the end zone for a 7- 0 lead on the Longhorns' opening drive. PORTLAND, Ore( AP- Seamus Boxley scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Portland State beat Weber State 73- 62 on Saturday in the Big Sky Conference opener for both teams. The possibilities for Seoul are rather intriguing for Mahorn and his occasional training partner Beware Canadians bearing great starts. Those guys can cause plenty of pain" But at least they don't leave in hooks to rust away. . Mike Schachtner, Green Bay' s leading scorer who was averaging 20.
With the game out of reach, Heath had his top players on the bench during the final minutes, but he wanted Jefferson to have a chance for another assist " I wanted to get him back in there " Heath said " I knew he needed one assist at the end, and I thought it would be great for him to get it " Jefferson found Sean McCurdy for a 3- pointer that put Arkansas ahead 103- 57. We' re going in there trying to win the whole thing " Hudson made 5- of- 7 3- point attempts and was 4- for- 5 from the foul line. The Red Flash trailed 50- 36 with 7: 54 left, before battling back into contention. After Marshall turned the ball over on downs inside the UCF 5 in the second quarter, Royal made his national- best sixth interception, picking off Steven Moffett at the 38 and zig- zagging for a touchdown UCF had the ball just three times in Marshall territory. "The leadership starts with the manager and if it's not working something has to be done" Langston said It was Early that afternoon, Williams was fired. The Irish outscored Valparaiso 38- 14 in the paint and shot 50 percent from the field. But Indiana went cold in the second period, missing 13 of its first 16 shots, and Minnesota( 9- 10, 3- 11) slowly pulled back into the game.
Tulsa responded with an 8- 0 run of its own, whittling the deficit down to just 2 points, 22- 20. Newark's task was made even easier by the Santana offense, which scored three runs in the first and four in the second, then scored in third, fourth and fifth. 7 percent from the field and were 10- for- 15 from 3- point range. Jakari Wallace caught his first career TD pass on a 23- yard pass from Asad Abdul- Khaliq with 4: 47 left.
Detroit 5, Cleveland 2-Pat Sheridan homered and drove in two runs to back five-hit pitching by Doyle Alexander as the Tigers beat the Indians at Detroit. The shutout was USC' s fourth in its last 20 games and the Trojans' sixth since Carroll became their coach in 2001 " We couldn' t generate a lick of offense " Washington coach Keith Gilbertson said " Their defensive speed handled our running game " Leinart, who completed 24- of- 43 passes with one interception, has thrown at least two TD passes in 18 of his 20 games at USC. Fellow freshman Camille Little scored 15 points, one of five Tar Heels in double figures Candace Sutton had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Tim Williams homered to center for the second run, and an error, stolen base and run-scoring double by Kirk Mears brought the Lions to 6-3. Maybe Kareem was simply tired of looking at Mailman Malone's face. Berlin completed 10 of 20 passes for 200 yards with no interceptions against Tech Two of his three scoring passes were to Roscoe Parrish.
Drove down the 50 miles from Lansing with loads of home cooking Fried chicken Cake Potato salad Homemade rolls Sweet potato pie. A 17- point run in the first half helped the Falcons take a 50- 31 halftime lead Carrie Moore, the leading scorer in the nation at 25. We see stylish home run trots, like Jeffrey Leonard's "One Flap Down" We also see dugout curtain calls. "I know they got talent on this San Diego ballclub" Lasorda said, "but there's no reason to be swept" Gibson was keeping a lower profile. Crystal Langhorne and Ashleigh Newman each added 11 points for the Terrapins( 7- 1, who are off to their best start since going 9- 1 to open the 1996- 97 season. The Braves were led by DeAndre Jones with 19 points, including four 3- pointers. I mixed up my pitches and tried to keep everything down" Two of the Cincinnati hits were by Dave Collins.
"He's been through a lot the last few days, and after the sixth I asked him for one more inning" McNamara said. She finished with 28 points and hit all 14 of her foul shots. We locked the door, turned up the heat and had a mad, ugly team" Ah, Frank the funnyman But he didn't fool anyone Didn't try. Since migrating to California, Murray has coached at Canyon High (1968-73, where he won two Frontier League championships; Hart (1973-80, where he won four Foothill League titles; Mission College (1981; Pierce College (1982-84, and Glendale High (1984-86) before returning to Hart. Valencia finished with 11 points and Kashif Payne had 10 points and seven assists for the Rockets, who improved to 6- 0 at home Western Michigan' s Joe Reitz had 10 points. Things like that, I feel I can do a lot better " Taj Gray added 12 points for the Sooners before fouling out with 8: 35 to play, and Lavender finished with 11.
