The Wildcats also had 19 turnovers " When you play a team the caliber of Illinois, I don' t think we have to play perfectly to win but we certainly can' t have as many turnovers as we did " Northwestern coach Bill Carmody said " I don' t think they played their best game, but we just didn' t do what we needed to do. The Braves( 20- 11, 10- 8 Missouri Valley) led 34- 30 at halftime, but shot 49 percent form the floor over the final 20 minutes to pull away. Searles led Nicholls State with 17 points, while Shawn King added 13. When BYU finally did get it to Araujo, the bruising Brazilian muscled his way through a double team for a three- point play that put the Cougars up 18- 15 " He is definitely one of the top big men we' ve played this year " Warrick said " He' s got a great touch outside and good footwork and he' s really strong " McNamara and BYU' s Luiz Lemes took over from there. Texas State shot 51 percent from the field to 34 percent for Utah Valley State. That dominating stretch put the Scarlet Knights up 22- 16 midway through the first half, and they maintained the lead with relentless defense and clutch shooting. Not if the nine guys are as good as ours" It was tight at halftime, 48-46, but Detroit blew out to a 10-point lead early in the third period.
Before the season began Texas Tech coach Mike Leach told Potts that if he avoided interceptions and sacks he would be fine. Johnson followed his own miss for the first basket of the final period, and Thompson took a shovel pass from Kurt Rambis for the jam that made it 91-75 The Jazz was done, but hardly forgotten Layden's comb saw to that. Kansas State has won its last 12 home games by an average of 26 points. DeHaan was fouled on the ensuing inbounds pass and hit both shots. Pacific( 5- 2) went on a 17- 0 run midway through the second half to put the game out of reach.
Despite committing 20 turnovers against Louisiana Tech- not to mention 21 fouls that had three players close to fouling out- the Lady Techsters never took advantage. Now the Wolfpack will have to find a way to recover from two disappointing losses before opening ACC play at Miami next weekend. Betsy Rietema scored 14 of her 16 points in the second half for Valparaiso( 1- 3, which stayed competitive throughout in a series dominated by Notre Dameing into the game, the Irish had won the previous 17 games of the series by an average of 20 points " It just goes to show that when we put our mind to it, we can compete with the top teams " said Katie Boone, who had seven points and seven assists " Of course, it would have been better if we' d gotten over the hump " The Irish appeared well on their way to another easy win after Batteast scored 11 of Notre Dame' s first 13 points to key a 21- 9 start. Moore had 92 yards on 17 carries " Me and DonTrell are a two- headed monster " said Cox, who last season rushed for 642 yards, including a career- high 187 against Texas Tech New Mexico' s defense was equally monstrous. Doug Jones came to his rescue with one out in the ninth, after a single by Harold Baines "I like it when there's a 21-m. p. h wind blowing in" Swindell said. Edmonds added 13 points for MSU, followed by Al Beye with 10. Justin Hamblin' s kick gave the Aggies a 7- 6 lead " We accomplished what we needed to accomplish by keeping them off- balance " USU coach Mick Dennehy said " Easy throws, things that have a tendency to allow you to get a little bit of momentum and get on a roll, and I think that' s exactly what happened " But after allowing 145 yards in the first quarter, Nebraska' s defense gave up just 7 in the second.
The Bulldogs( 24- 8) have won four straight regular- season titles, and were going for their second straight WCC tournament championship. Pondexter came alive during that stretch, scoring 13 points in the half' s final 5: 51 " The press definitely got us going " said Pondexter " That' s our game: we love to attack, we love to run, we love to press " Rutgers didn' t let up on the defensive pressure in the second half. After hitting 6- of- 13 from 3- point range in the first half, Furman nailed eight of its first nine long- range attempts in the second and held a 66- 62 advantage with 3: 57 to play. LARAMIE, Wyo( AP- Justin Williams' 15 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocked shots helped lift Wyoming to a 75- 69 win over SMU Thursday night. The comeback started with Mason' s 3- pointer with 1: 38 to go. 5 North Carolina, the Eagles( 18- 9, 9- 5) had had to know it wasn' t their night when Dowdell inbounded the ball against the backside of unaware John Oates under the Hokies basket, quickly collected the carom and laid the ball in to the delight of the rowdy crowd.
Witt shot 5- for- 8 from 3- point range for the game and better than 55 percent from the field. Quinton Young added 14 points for FAU, but the Owls shot 32 percent from the floor in the first half and couldn' t keep up with the Cougars. LenDale White had 110 rushing yards and a touchdown for Southern Cal( 3- 0. The Cardinal are showing progress under first- year coach Trent Johnson, who said when he took the job it would take time for his team to get in sync and adjust to a new coach after Mike Montgomery bolted for the NBA after 18 seasons at the school " It' s a journey " Johnson said " It is what it is.
I' ve used every adjective in the world I could think of to describe her " coach Kim Mulkey- Robertson said " Sophia makes everyone around her look good " Just three days after the defending national champions had their overall 30- game winning streak snapped at Missouri, the Lady Bears( 11- 1, 1- 1 Big 12) trailed only twice. Moses leaped 40-1 1/2 in the divisional finals two weeks ago. After he hit it, Guerrero went into his honron trot-which, in a personal tribute to Roger Bannister, was clocked in a little under 4 minutes Hard to fault him for taking his time, though. 2 percent in the second half " I didn' t think it was going to be that big of a deal, us being off that long, because we have the kind of talent and motivation to where we are ready to play at any time " Fowles said. 15 Vanderbilt beat Western Kentucky 86- 78 on Thursday night. Oregon, which missed 21 free throws during regulation of an overtime loss to No.
But we felt that's where we belonged" The Cubs, who returned 10 players from the 1987 championship team, proved it by losing only to Santa Monica, the top-ranked team for much of the season, in a one-game pool play format at the Palisades Tournament and then 2 of 3 against University High of Irvine in the Redondo-Mira Costa Tournament. Trebilcock, a freshman transfer from UCLA starting her second game, had a career high in points. Even in a season in which the baseball is comatose again and average staff earned-run averages are nearly a point lower than last year, the Padres' numbers have been remarkable. Texas closed it out with a 9- 2 run over the final two minutes.
Washington scored first in the extra period on a transition basket by Stefani Clark and never trailed again Oregon State tied it at 63- 63 on a Nash basket. COLLEGE PARK, Md( AP- Moments after Maryland( No 14 ESPN/ USA Today, No. But Canisius maintained a double- digit lead the rest of the half after Downey answered with a field goal and Harris followed with a 3- pointer. Winning Colors, whose last important workout was Monday at Belmont Park, galloped a mile and a half over the muddy Pimlico track early Friday morning.
Was this to be Stars & Stripes' backup boat if the syndicate needed a monohull in a hurry? Ullman laughed out loud. Jim Gott, who appeared to be the loser when he served up Ashby's home run in the ninth, wound up the winner. The New York Mets have the best record in the major leagues and they are breezing to the title in the National League East. "He had good off-speed stuff and he had our hitters off stride" Helms said, before turning the club back to Manager Pete Rose. The 7- foot center was 9- for- 16 from the floor and finished with 23 points and 12 rebounds for the Utes( 8- 3. ALBUQUERQUE, N.
They went ahead by 25 points midway through the second half. Gordon opened with a 3 and sparked a 20- 4 run that finally put the Hoosiers in control 48- 30 with 12: 40 to go. Nelson said the dismal times woke the players up " I think we' re definitely a better team now than we were then " Nelson said " Everyone' s progressing. Jermaine Taylor and Dave Noel had 11 points each for the Golden Knights.
She was a tough matchup " The loss ended a six- game winning streak for the Irish( 19- 9, 10- 5, who dropped their second home game of the season. I just look silly now" According to Missouri Coach Gene McArtor, tournament selection committee chairmen, strength of schedule worked against the Aztecs. The Beavers( 1- 0) held Montana State( 0- 1) to 17 percent shooting in the second half, and used runs of 14- 0 and 28- 4 to put away the Bobcats. C( AP- Ivory Latta had enough talent as an eighth- grader to draw the attention of North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell. 18 Georgia on Sunday and third place in the Southeastern Conference. When the green flag came down on lap 391, Waltrip beat Wallace to the finish line, with Alan Kulwicki and Brett Bodine giving chase. After Keith Hernandez knocked in Mookie Wilson for the game's first run, Darryl Strawberry launched a home run to deep center for a 3-0 Met lead.
It' s their first loss at home since Utah beat them 65- 56 on Feb 19, 2005. Lance Harris hit a 3- pointer on the ensuing possession to pull Kansas State within 58- 56. Trainers iced his shoulder to reduce the swelling and sent him back onto the field " Both my shoulders are messed up " he said " I didn' t know what happened " The Cardinal( 2- 3, 0- 3) played their first home game since their Sept. Six plays after taking the opening kickoff, Smith threw a pass into the right flat that cornerback Buster Larkins could have intercepted. Leon Williams led the Bobcats( 16- 9, 7- 5) with 21 points and Sonny Troutman added 10 points. FIU committed 14 turnovers in the first half that resulted in 14 points for Auburn Auburn' s largest lead was 25 points The Tigers shot 37 percent( 25- of- 67) from the floor. Diaz scored 26 points and Harris added 21 Wednesday night as the Hurricanes took command midway through the second half and handed the reeling Cavaliers their third straight loss in conference play, 91- 80 " In my years at Wake Forest, this was always a tough place to go get a win " first- year Miami coach and former Wake assistant Frank Haith said The Hurricanes( 11- 3, 2- 1) made it look almost easy.
A senior guard who transferred to Oregon State from Nebraska, Howell briefly led the nation in scoring earlier in the year She scored 36 points against Florida on Dec. George Washington provided an opening for the comeback by missing its first nine shots in the second half, going nearly 7 minutes without a field goal " They missed some shots, and that kind of built our confidence a little bit " Griffin said. It was just up to the players " James said " It took all 11 players to run. She broke the record held by Colorado' s Britt Hartshorn with 208 from 1999- 2002.
