They opened the season with double- digit wins against George Washington and Virginia Commonwealth in the Preseason NIT, advancing to Wednesday' s semifinals against Providence After leaving New York, they travel to No. The Scarlet Knights( 8- 2) overcame an 18- point deficit and held Texas scoreless in the final 8# 189; minutes. John Oates also hit a free throw with one second left for the final margin. Maine' s Ernest Turner made three of four free throws in the final 1: 27 to seal the win. Basden' s seven steals ties a 49er record for most takeaways in a game. But Russell answered with a 3- pointer and Nlandu added a three- point play to help the Catamounts push the lead back to eight.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas( AP- It didn' t matter Sunday, but the Texas A& M Aggies know they' ll have to develop more of a killer instinct to win once Big 12 play begins next month. WILLIAMSBURG, Va( AP- Tiffany Green had 13 points, eight rebounds and four blocks to help Old Dominion( No 20 ESPN/ USA Today, No. WNBA stars Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi flew in from Russia, where they are playing this winter. Stanford plays Miami today in an elimination game, and should it win, would meet Fullerton again Thursday. Grant, who missed the past two games and the season- opener against Brigham Young because of an injured left hamstring, also had a 1- yard TD run in the third quarter Grant finished with 67 yards on 19 carries for Notre Dame.
The Tigers led by as many as eight with 13: 09 left in the game, but the Lady Bears hung close thanks to Young. Harold Stewart added 16 points for the Mean Green( 6- 4, which went into halftime tied at 36. UConn coach Geno Auriemma said the Huskies played with the kind of determination he hoped they_ especially Turner_ would. The Spartans led by 11 at the break and had their biggest lead of the game at 66- 34 on Payne' s fastbreak lay- up with 9: 26 to go S C. His parents were divorced when Arias was 10 and his father, Robert, moved to Fullerton Arias moved north shortly afterward, much to his delight "My aunt drove me up" Arias said. Certainly, Tennessee knows a thing or two about playing its best in March. The United States won by two points, so around his parents' home, Shaw says he's known as the man who beat the Russians As a senior, Shaw led the Pacific Coast Athletic Assn.
The teams traded baskets down the stretch and the Huskies went into the break with a 37- 25 lead " She was bound to get hit " Moore said of Turner " But I think our team did a really good job of keeping our composure and kept on playing ". Filling in for the injured Lonta Hobbs, Merrill recorded his second straight 100- yard game. Blair' s final shot with 1 second left hit the back end of the rim. South Carolina State( 4- 1) hit four free throws down the stretch to seal the win.
The decision to reinstate Caracter, who has had several run- ins with Pitino over the last year, raised some eyebrows. "Given the right deal, I don't consider anybody on our club untouchable" Port said. 500 in league play- dangerous territory for a team seeking an NCAA Tournament berth " I do not know how we cannot be in the tournament " Barnes said " We have two quality wins against an outstanding team- a team that people think is possibly a two seed " We came into an environment that is tough, and if anyone was watching tonight it would be hard for us to find 34( at- large) teams that deserve to be in above us " he said. Florida State built as much as a 48- 29 lead on a basket by LaQuinta Neely with 12: 40 remaining.
While the roster for both teams remained essentially the same since Rutgers beat LSU 59- 35 in the NCAA semifinal in April, the Tigers have a new coach in Chancellor, who led the Houston Comets to four WNBA titles. I'm pretty sure our friendship won't deteriorate" Well, Magic? What about it? Will you turn the other cheek? "Naw, I'll kiss him" Magic said Whew Got that settled. PONTIAC, Mich — The damnedest thing happened here Tuesday night Isiah Thomas smacked Magic Johnson Magic smacked Isiah back And, I don't mean on the cheeks I don't mean that adorable little pregame smooch of theirs. West Virginia( 4- 3) overwhelmed Washington& Jefferson( 0- 5) from the tip- off. Graves laughed when told of the long break between points " I really don' t remember anything like that before " he said " Hey, I hit my very first shot and my last shot " The game was played at a slow pace, with the 35- second shot clock usually reaching single digits and several possessions ending with shots as clock was running out Ramon entered the game averaging 7 2 points with a high of 12 against Howard.
Klayton Korver and Leonard Houston each added 10 points for the Bulldogs, who picked up their first win in Iowa City since 1967. Curry, Oklahoma State' s leading scorer, didn' t make his first basket until he hit a 3- pointer from the left corner to give the Cowboys a 29- 23 lead with 2: 31 left in the first half. The Greyhounds had a 39- game losing streak that stretched from midway through the 2003- 04 season into last year, but new coach Jimmy Patsos has slowly started turning things around. Dyer scored the first eight points for the Redbirds, helping to lift Illinois State to a 31- 23 halftime lead. But he couldn't go any longer with his shoulder hurting" Clark tripled and homered, accounting for three of the Giant runs. Chapman's Olivier Amerlinck, seeded second, was upset in the first round, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, by Lance Milner of Pennsylvania's Bloomsburg University. Mark Anderson followed with 17 points, and Tony Lee added 13.
Despite some not-so-rave reviews, the series opener did allow the Sockers to play poorly and still manage a 6-5 overtime victory that gives them a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Raiders( 10- 13) had only one field goal in the last 11 minutes and were outscored 26- 3 over that span " We wanted to play people and look at some different combinations " said Ohio State coach Jim Foster, who had 11 players score " Out- of- the- conference games you get some opportunities to do some things that you might not normally have " Kim Wilburn added 10 points for Ohio State, which has won its last 17 games against in- state opponents " We had to pick up our defense and switch things around and it worked for us " Wilburn said of the second- half turnaround. So Young took it from there, getting out fast while ever widening his lead over his opposition. With that pass, Chang became the first college quarterback to break the 17, 000- yard mark for his career. Florida' s defense, upset about giving up 323 yards against Charleston Southern, allowed 139 to Troy. Who cares about another fielding error by right fielder Chili Davis? Or the quickly depleted supply of left-handed pinch hitters on the Angel bench? Or starter Dan Petry's exit shortly after the beginning of the fifth inning with nine Red Sox hits and three earned runs added to his season totals. Steve Montejano was 3 for 4 with two RBIs and a home run as the San Diego State baseball team defeated the University of Hawaii, 6-2, Sunday night in Honolulu to capture the Western Athletic Conference regular season title.
The Cardinal were coming off a 62- 58 upset loss at Oregon on Wednesday " Our goal was to be more aggressive " Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said " A missing piece of the puzzle is our toughness; getting after it defensively We can' t think one game like this fixes something. Monday, he allowed only 4 hits in posting his first complete game of the season "Complete games are not important" Stieb said. After Pittsburgh( 2- 0) began to pull away, the Colonials seemed to back off whenever Taft got the ball. Darren Aurand and Greg Gerber had been called up from the junior varsity.
North Carolina, which has reached two consecutive Final Fours, has won three games this season by an average of 45 points " I think they' ll be right back in the Final Four " Paul said " I' m going to put pressure on[ Hatchell She' s going to win the conference again ". I didn' t think our offense helped our defense, especially in transition " The game was played almost exactly 65 years to the day of the first at Cameron, when Duke beat Princeton 36- 27 on Jan 6, 1940. But with the way A& M' s defense was struggling, the Utes could afford some mistakes. Warren Williams also had 10 points for the Flyers( 6- 3, who shot 53 percent from the field and outrebounded the Zips 36- 30.
Juli Veee took the center ring with a goal and two assists, but everyone else frolicked, too, as the Sockers beat the Kansas City Comets, 6-1, in front of 10,121 spectators to even the best-of-seven Western Division finals at three games each. Associated PressWEST POINT, N. Rosie Dominguez of Verdugo Hills qualified for the state meet with a fourth-place finish in the girls' shotput (35-1) at the City championships, but Annette Noel of Agoura threw 38-8 1/2 at the Masters meet and won't compete this weekend. OXFORD, Miss( AP- Mississippi coach Carol Ross believes it' s time her team gets noticed.
Motor Racing Notes VINTAGE CARS-Three Indianapolis 500 winners, Sam Hanks, Rodger Ward and Parnelli Jones, are expected to be among 50 old-time drivers who will compete in the 13th annual Antique Race Car Night at Ascot Park, to be held with the California Racing Assn sprint car program Saturday night Among the cars will be Hanks' No 5 midget and his 1953 championship car No 1. The gist of it was this: If you're interested in luxury cruises, the Angels have one planned in November. "I just thought he was late and about to be fined" Salley said. India Brewster added 12 points and 18 rebounds for the Titans.
By halftime Dallas led, 63-48, and the Mavericks maintained the edge most of the rest of the way. He hit Kareem where the captain was able to stuff the shot and draw the foul "That was the old ballgame That did it for Dallas. Dawnnae Roberts hit a 3- pointer for Temple( 1- 3) to cut the deficit to 55- 51 with 2: 56, but they did not get any closer Duke shot 48 percent from the floor and dished 14 assists They also held Temple to 33 percent shooting. 16 Pittsburgh' s fast- breaking offense while playing one of his best defensive games of the season, leading the Panthers to an 86- 66 rout of Providence on Monday night. Bridgewater won his heats in the 100 and the 200, the latter with his second sub-21. 00 time in three weeks, and anchored the Generals to victory in both relays. The Wolfpack also has to win to of their next three to become bowl eligible. Should he make the jump from 6,970 to break the 12-year-old national mark of 7,359, he and Brandon will, as far as anyone can recall, be the first brother tandem to hold records "It'd mean a lot" Tom Richards said.
"You always dream about it, and now it's reality" Johnson said of his homecoming in the championship series. PONTIAC, Mich — Mychal Thompson issued himself an ultimatum Friday. Stanford rebounded to finish third in the Pac- 10, despite losing leading scorer Dan Grunfeld to a knee injury on Feb. But I believe that we'll be fortunate soon" Forward Danny Manning, who led Kansas to the 1988 National Collegiate Athletic Assn. Supreme Court, which in 1981 ruled that the river was open to everybody. 6 rebounds, was held to seven points and three rebounds before fouling out with 57 9 seconds left She played only 20 minutes because of foul trouble. Power forward Eric Hicks, the Bearcats' best front- line scoring threat, went to the bench in with a bloody nose. With the victory, the Huskers tied a record for the best conference start in school history.
