Then, after a Maryland turnover, Williams' jumper bounced off the rim as the buzzer sounded. Nebraska survived a 5- minute scoreless streak in the second half to break a six- game losing streak at Bramlage Coliseum. Johnson seemed to frown every time she brought the ball up the court in the first half, unable to get around taller defenders or find an open teammate " It was the most frustrating in a long time " she said " We were taking it from ourselves. Summitt improved to 38- 0 in the first and second rounds in her career and gave Tennessee( 30- 4) its 16th 30- win season in her 32 years as coach. As a junior in 1986-87, he led the team in rebounding at 7. 9 per game and averaged 10. 1 points per game.
Not only have they squandered a 3-1 lead in this year's series. The Cardinals also beat Michigan in their 1998 season opener and Minnesota to start the 1988 season. A 3- point shooting display by Oklahoma State propelled the Cowboys to a 51- 32 halftime lead. But Ben Jones had to kick into a wind gusting up to 40 mph, and the ball sailed wide right- leaving Purdue with a 10- 7 lead. Winthrop returns 10 of its top 13 players from last season' s team that went 27- 6 and won the Big South Conference title.
DePaul' s victory came at the end of a long and emotional day that saw the team attend a wake for school coaching legend Ray Meyer, who died Friday at age 92. This one they took care of early, running off 32 unanswered points in a 36- 2 run that covered nearly 11 minutes in the first half. Associated PressHATTIESBURG, Miss( AP- For the first time in 18 seasons, Southern Mississippi had a rookie head coaching roaming the sidelines. Purdue led by as many as 11 points in the first half and limited Michigan to only 16 first- half points The Wolverines were hampered by 12 turnovers and 21 7 percent( 5- of- 23) shooting from the field. to 11 a. m, but every time somebody called McHale at home to tell him about it, the response was a busy signal McHale had the phone off the hook. Iona' s Steve Burtt, who scored 16 points, hit the rim on a 3- point attempt with 2 seconds remaining and time expired on the ensuing rebound.
BERKELEY, Calif( AP- Arizona is back to its old winning ways on the road. The Padres will carry a four-inning streak of steady boos into their game with Philadelphia tonight. Brooks finished with 12 points, and EeTisha Riddle had 10 points and 12 rebounds for Missouri. Johnson came off the bench to score 21 points on 7- of- 14 shooting from the field, including 4- for- 8 from 3- point range Jazz Covington added 17 points and Toni Slaughter 10. Sylvia Fowles, LSU' s dominant 6- foot- 6 center, had her hands full with two and three UConn defenders, especially Houston. In the second half, we had to be a little stronger, and we didn' t do it " Kirkland made a jumper and a three- point play early in the second half that gave Cincinnati a 35- 24 lead and got Xavier rattled. But this season, the Lady Mocs were picked behind Western Carolina, had lost both regular- season games to the Lady Catamounts and were seeded second here this week " I probably doubted them some this year " Chattanooga coach Wes Moore said.
Delaware State( 1- 4, 1- 0 Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference) also had two fourth- quarter stands by its defense. That does not include a 4-3 victory over El Camino Real in a scrimmage early in the season In that meeting, Mackey beat the Conquistadores' No. Sutton, who has a career record of 760- 292 at Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky and Oklahoma State, is seven wins behind his mentor, former Oklahoma State coach Henry Iba, for seventh place all- time. The loss eliminated the Lady Raiders (26-12-1) from the 16-team regional tournament. The closest game the Tar Heels had before Tuesday night was a 70- 57 win over Tennessee on Dec 3 The Vols were ranked No. Before exiting the game in the seventh inning, Fraser had received zero runs and three hits to support his cause. 6 and 8 against Miami and Virginia, a span of 14 games that included their last appearance in The Associated Press poll Jan 31.
The Bearcats' defensive secondary was depleted by injuries and the Bulldogs hit a lot of big plays in their first three games, so coach Brian Kelly decided on a conservative philosophy: Drop the safeties deep in zone coverage and let Fresno State grind away " They conducted the game exactly the way they needed to " said Kelly, who considered changing his strategy before Pike' s last touchdown put Cincinnati in charge " I' m glad they' re not in the Big East, let me tell you that " Mathews carried a career- high 38 times for 145 yards, topping the 100- yard mark for the fourth straight game. Earls got fouled on the rebound and hit both of his free throws to stretch the lead to four. Joe McCray was 5- of- 12 from 3- point range and had 21 points and 11 rebounds for Nebraska( 8- 5, 2- 1, which had its four- game winning streak ended McCray had hit two quick 3- pointers and Marcus Neal Jr. The Cobras signed Lou Green, a former Cal State Northridge defensive back, and offensive/defensive lineman Lou Sorrentino, who was recently waived by the New York Knights. 5 points, gave up their most points of the season to Baylor. 25 Oklahoma to an 80- 43 victory over SMU in the second round of the Preseason Women' s NIT.
They play so well together " McCarville, a 6- foot- 2 senior, and Broback, a 6- 3 sophomore, dominated the first 10 minutes of the second half as the Gophers put the game away early. Gray was called for goaltending on a shot by Heber, and Heber added a three- point play on West Virginia' s next possession to stretch the lead to 69- 58. Garrett Williamson scored five points, Calathes scored three and Nivins had a basket during the spurt La Salle never got closer than 16 the rest of the game. Leilani Mitchell scored 18 points for the Vandals( 2- 1, who don' t have a player taller than 6- foot- 1. Lafayette( 7- 17, 2- 9) led throughout the game and was ahead 65- 53 with 6: 46 to play when Army gradually worked its way back into the contest. About 200 people were in the 10, 100- set arena- not counting the bands and cheerleaders- for pregame introductions on Xavier' s home court It didn' t take long for the mood to heat up. Kennesaw( 12- 18 overall, 8- 9 Atlantic Sun Conference) led 9- 6 before Stegall began the Owls' run with a layup with 14: 27 left in the first half.
Heidi, the top assistant for USF, is a former WNBA coach in Minnesota and Sacramento who also worked as head coach at Eastern Washington It was a day of family ties. Heather Bates had 10 points and four rebounds for UC Davis( 5- 2. 9 AP) rally to beat North Carolina State 77- 75 on Friday night. Before Clavijo's goal, the Sockers took one-goal leads four times but couldn't muster enough energy to put the Force away for good.
