They' ll have to wait at least until unbeaten Louisiana- Lafayette comes to Baton Rouge next weekend. The Lady Vols advanced to the championship game by beating LSU 47- 46 on Sunday night on Alexis Hornbuckle' s putback with seven- tenths of a second remaining The Cardinal shocked UConn 82- 73 in the other semifinal. In the past seven games, May is shooting 66 percent and is averaging 17. He'd just like it to carry over when the San Francisco Giants play the rest of the National League, especially the West. Oden got a piece of it before Lewis, a senior playing his final home game, swatted it away " I didn' t know I was going to block it until he put it right in my face " Lewis said with a wide grin while wearing a Big Ten championship hat and T- shirt Taylor looked to the officials, hoping to hear a whistle. Sophomore Brandon Jenkins made his second start of the season in Dean' s place.
In an adjoining room, a huge marlin he once caught was mounted on a wall and looked down on a pool table. "I was only 22 and I had the physical talent, but it's not all physical It's mental, too" said Dunston. Appalachian State also had 14 points from Thompson, 13 points by Jarvis Jackson and 10 from Tyler Webb. DeShawn Wynn scored on the first play of the quarter, plunging into the end zone right in front of the Gators' band, for a stunning 21- 7 lead Ohio State returned to its roots and ran the ball. The Longhorns took control after that outscoring Oklahoma State 21- 9 in the final 8: 51 of the first half, taking a 38- 26 lead into halftime.
Who wanted it more? That's what Pat Riley, Chuck Daly and basket cases everywhere wanted to know Needed to know Demanded to know. The Wildcats haven' t lost consecutive first- round games since 1992 and' 93 " In the second half we picked it up and put pressure on them and made it more difficult for them to complete passes " Arizona coach Lute Olson said. Ben Nwachukwu added 10 points and a game- high seven rebounds for the Lions( 2- 0. Demorrio Williams picked up three sacks against Utah State " The offense continues to move the ball, but we' re having trouble getting touchdowns " Solich said " We' ve got to be more point- productive at the end of our drives " Lord also completed 8 of 12 passes for 85 yards before giving way to Joe Dailey late in the third quarter.
Davis snared his first interception at the end of the first quarter, returning it 38 yards for a score to put the Falcons up 17- 0. The loss dropped Notre Dame to 1- 5 in its last six road games, but the first four losses were by a total of 11 points " You' re glad you' re done playing them, quite frankly " Brey said " You' re glad you got a split with them " The Irish close the regular season with three home games- UCLA, Rutgers and Pittsburgh( No 17 ESPN/ USA Today; No. He also got a handshake from Murray State coach Mick Cronin, who was Huggins' top assistant until 2001. Boon and Justin Castleberry added 12 points apiece for the Bison( 5- 7, who had lost seven of nine before holding off a late run by the 49ers thanks to the work on the boards by Linthicuming off a season- high 18 points in Bucknell' s loss to North Dakota State a night earlier, Linthicum scored six straight points in the final 2: 30 minutes against Long Beach State, getting four off offensive rebounds. He didn' t do much else wrong against an opponent that still hasn' t figured out how to beat the Panthers.
Entry fees for the event are $15 for singles and $20 for doubles and the registration deadline is May 20 For more information, call (818) 246-5613. Cerasoli' s free throws secured the close- call victory for the Pirates( 5- 3, who defeated Drexel for the fifth straight time in the series. Loyola Marymount has lost 19 of its past 20 games against Gonzaga, winning at home in 2003. A field of 20 riders will compete for five qualifying positions in the Overseas Final in Coventry, England, July 10 The World Final is scheduled for Sept 3 in Vojens, Denmark. The event also will feature the 1988 Ram cheerleader squad and a showing of the team's 1987 highlight film. The public is welcome, and admission, parking, souvenirs and refreshments will be free of charge. GAINESVILLE, Fla( AP- Florida and Kentucky got an early start to beat Hurricane Jeanne.
Kruger is a sophomore and Tim Pierce, the only reserve among three Arizona State players who had 10 points, is a freshman. Virgin Islands( AP- Alex Loughton had 17 points, 15 rebounds and three blocked shots to lead Old Dominion to a 65- 52 victory over Fordham at the Paradise Jam tournament on Saturday night. I'm looking forward to playing there" Kaylor thinks his size and an abundance of quality second baseman in the collegiate ranks hurt his scholarship chances. O' Neil threw for three touchdowns and 193 yards for the Crusaders. Ben Reed led Western Michigan( 14- 6, 7- 3) with 21 points and Levi Rost finished with 17 points and seven boards. What was worse, for the first time in 2,000 years, the winning team wasn't from the Orient.
John' s( 3- 8) with 15 points " We did well the first 10 minutes, but I think they just wore us down " St. Bush, attending his third Army- Navy game, gave both teams pep talks and watched each half from a different side in support of both service academies. Johnson in the fourth quarter of Game 4 of the National Basketball Assn Finals One minute we were watching the Lakers vs the Pistons and the next minute we were watching Tyson vs Spinks. "We gotta do everything the hard way" First came Kevin McHale's three-pointer that saved Game 2 for Boston. Scott took charge from the opening tip Thursday night, staking the Lakers to a 9-6 lead, singlehandedly.
"When they gave me a 3-0 lead, I told myself this is not the time to get behind the hitters" Pico said "I'm not a power pitcher. William& Mary cut the Blue Hens' edge to 21- 10 when Jake Phillips lofted a 50- yard scoring pass over Delaware' s Fred Andrew to 6- foot- 6 tight end Andrew Atchison on the Tribe' s first possession of the third quarter. Levi Stukes was plagued by foul trouble, managing five points The Bulldogs have only seven players on scholarship. Kilgus, in his second season, is 6-3; Hayward, obtained from the Chicago Cubs before the season opened, is 3-0; while Guzman, now a veteran of 25, is 4-2. "At the beginning of the year, so much was made of us being in the 4-A now. With two outs in the seventh and Laguna Hills pitcher Margo Melendrez at third base, Erika Schlitz hit the ball hard for what appeared to be the hit that would blemish Boyd's record.
The Blue Devils visit North Carolina next Thursday " That will be a great game next week " North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell said " We' re undefeated. Our kids deserve credit with executing a game plan " The Longhorns led 34- 26 at halftime before Kansas rallied behind three straight 3- pointers from Hallman and Kaylee Brown. She made all eight of her free throws in the final seven minutes. His last, a 6- yard bullrush in which he pushed four defenders across the goal line, put the exclamation point on the incredible comeback that kept the Longhorns' BCS hopes alive " That shows the character of this team as far as how tough we are " said senior linebacker Derrick Johnson " We never gave up " A little perspective on just how big of a rally it was: In 111 years of playing football, the biggest deficit the Longhorns( 8- 1, 5- 1 Big 12) had ever overcome to win was 19 points three seasons ago in a Holiday Bowl win over Washington.
Ahmet Gueye, a transfer from Salt Lake Community College in Utah, had 16 points, nine rebounds and five blocks. That could be why the Hoosiers left the Big House searching for their first win over the Maize and Blue since 1987. The win broke a three- game losing streak for the Kangaroos( 9- 18, 4- 7. After leaving the game late in the second quarter with a hand injury, Gradkowski' s felt good enough to throw a 22- yard pass, on a flea- flicker play, to Moore midway through the third quarter.
But Portland State missed its first 11 shots in the second half, and Sacramento State gradually rallied to tie the game at 62 on Pugh' s 3- pointer with 3: 01 to play. 7 seconds left in the game on a free throw from NAU' s Kyle Landry. Georgia got to 67- 62 when Angel Robinson put in a follow- up, but did not score again. Elisha Turek, the Mid- Continent Conference' s top scorer and rebounder, had 21 points and seven rebounds for Oral Roberts. Currie shot 7 for 13 and finished with 10 rebounds, three steals and three assists for the Blue Devils( 4- 1, who face 16th- ranked Kansas State in Saturday' s championship game. WASHINGTON( AP- Rashad McCants followed his North Carolina teammates through the tunnel toward the locker room, wearing a stunned look while biting the front of his white jersey.
The seldom- used backup forward got his first start of the season in his home finale, largely as a ceremonial nod, and responded with career highs of 15 points and a team- leading six rebounds in Missouri' s 91- 82 victory over Colorado on Wednesday night " Sometimes you' ve got to lean on that senior leadership, especially as we get to this part of the season " coach Mike Anderson said " He' s one of those guys that' s a' tweener' and he hasn' t played as much as he probably wanted, but at the same time he hasn' t said anything " Matt Lawrence scored all of his 17 points in the first half for the Tigers( 18- 10, 7- 8 Big 12, who survived a second- half charge by the Buffaloes to win their third straight at home. A college coach for 29 years, Gorrie's overall record was 764-599 "I felt it was time to step aside" Gorrie said No successor has been hired. . Clark hit two 3- pointers early in the second half to put IUPUI up 44- 34, its first double- digit lead George Hill hit another 3- pointer to push the lead to 13. Jibran Washington had five points as Hofstra went 10- 2 over the final 3: 28 of the first half. playoffs? (Answer below) Said Dallas Mavericks Coach John MacLeod after scouting the Utah Jazz's Karl Malone in the series against the Lakers: "He has gone from the Mailman to the Postmaster General" St. Consecutive 3- pointers by Matthews ended the run and provided a 46- 44 lead, the Midshipmen' s first of the night. She didn' t score until hitting a free throw with 13: 51 left in the game.
Despite that, Lasorda and Fred Claire, the Dodgers' executive vice president, say they believe the true Mike Davis is the one who tore up American League pitching before the break, not the one who tore up his knee and his batting average in rapid succession "Mike's a proven player" Claire said. The men' s program here is an inspiration that way, when we look around and see all the banners and hardware they have " Shimek scored seven straight points in a 20- 5 first- half blitz and had a critical three- point play in the closing minutes after the Illini cut a 17- point deficit to two with 2: 57 to play. "In the stadium, I remember, the fans were right on top of you Right on top of your dugout There were no seats in the outfield Everything was right down the lines And you can't escape the fans. So it was a timeout for Candace " Shannon Bobbitt and Sidney Spencer each had 11 for Tennessee( 31- 3, which improved its record to 22- 4 in regional semifinals. Caprice Smith had 20 points and 16 rebounds for DePaul( 6- 1, 1- 0 Big East, which won its sixth in a row. Mississippi State was playing its first game without guard Winsome Frazier, the Bulldogs' top 3- point shooter and second- leading scorer.
