This game looked as if it also would be decided at the end when Armintie Price made two free throws to pull Mississippi within 52- 50 with 12: 24 left. 2 in the nation in forcing opponents to miss, holding them to 36 8 percent- exactly what Marquette shot. With no regrets, he left behind 11 years of coaching and seven years of teaching. EAST LANSING, Mich( AP- Jeff Smoker is making the most of his second chance. The Eagles- 0- 11 all- time against Conference USA teams- have lost four consecutive games and play at Minnesota New Year' s Day before beginning the conference portion of their schedule.
South Bay Catches: Nick Lorbeck of Torrance, fishing for sand bass aboard the Matt Walsh, caught the whopper of the week, a 30-pound halibut. 25 ESPN/ USA Today, Not ranked AP) posted a 96- 66 victory against Cleveland State in the quarterfinal round of the Horizon League Tournament. Most of them have rented the videocassette of Piston highlights from the franchise's first quarter century The one called: "Our Life as a Dog" Maybe this is your year. Associated PressFORT COLLINS, Colo( AP- Marcus Walker scored 16 points and Colorado State shook off a slow start to defeat Western State 87- 47 Saturday night Western State( 5- 6) took an early 16- 14 lead. We wanted to slow the tempo down, which is a way we don' t normally like to play " he said " The problem was, we did a good job of slowing the tempo, but we just couldn' t make shots " Nevada is probably the most complete team we' ve played all year " Lee said " They have two guys out on the perimeter in Shiloh and( Mo) Charlo then they' ve got Fazekas and( Chad) Bell is a big kid inside ".
In one stretch, they made only three shots in eight minutes, yet still never led by fewer than seven- at 21- 14 with 5: 19 to go. "I don't think anything is unfair when you have rules that govern what should happen" Ziegler said. Lucas helped bring the Seawolves back in the second half, scoring 20 points in the period, including 4- of- 5 attempts from 3- point range. Hite and Harris helped Miami get back on track in the second half, combining to score 18 of the Hurricanes' first 20 points after the break. DURHAM, N. But with some of the batting orders Rojas has been forced to scribble on the nightly lineup card, it's a toss-up as to who's better: Cal State Fullerton or the fallen Angels? As for Port, nice try. There' s also Tiquan Underwood catching and Mike Teel throwing.
Kyle Lowry, Villanova' s highly touted freshman guard, who has been sidelined with a knee injury, made his college debut and scored five points in 17 minutes. McHale eventually ended up at Hellenic College in the afternoon, shooting baskets by himself. "Harry was very stoic and he always said, 'No matter how bad it is, stay stoic, and never let them see you sweat' " Well, in this case, at least until today. . Colorado missed a chance to extend the lead when Crosby hooked a 42- yard field goal on the Buffaloes' first drive of the third quarter, and Colorado State' s Jeff Babcock tied it early in the fourth with a 26- yarder " They came back from a deep hole " Lubick said " They were down 14, down 10 and held together Even after( Iwuh' s) interception, we played hard ". With the Cardinals' infield expecting another bunt, Mazzilli grounded the first pitch into left field. Moore threw for 88 yards and two touchdowns as the Beavers eased into their 13- game season with the home opener against Division I- AA Eastern Washington. The misery of their trip got extended when they got stuck in Philadelphia an extra day because of the weekend blizzard that hit the Northeast.
Illinois led 24- 0 at halftime with McGee running for one touchdown and passing for another. SALT LAKE CITY( AP- Kim Smith had 21 points and six rebounds to lead Utah( No 21 ESPN/ USA Today; No. Steve Verhoff scored on a 25- yard run as the Flyers( 2- 0) outgained Morehead State( 0- 2) 572 to 132. In seven playoff games, Dougherty has just 2 goals and has managed to take only 13 shots. The one that allowed Keith Hernandez to cross the plate from third, breaking a scoreless tie and giving the New York Mets a 1-0 victory.
12 AP) 84- 75 on Saturday night " Most good teams play good at home " Auriemma said " But the really good teams, they really separate themselves by playing well on the road. Va( AP- LaQuita Owens scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help No 12 West Virginia roll past Georgetown 67- 35 on Saturday. Casey Nash recorded a career- high 14 rebounds for the Beavers, and she tied her season high of 13 points. The Panthers forced 18 turnovers, but Iowa shot 10- of- 17 from 3- point range and outrebounded the Panthers 37- 16. Then, Melvin Scott stole the ball from Tarver near midcourt and fed McCants for a layup and a 51- 41 lead with 7: 25 to play.
No one else on Murray State reached double figures, but 10 other players scored. Peter' s in the semifinals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament Saturday. Travis Parker led Penn State with 13 points while Aaron Johnson and Geary Claxton each had 12. Still smarting from the way they folded down the stretch against the Seminoles, the Gophers( 3- 3) led by 11 with seven minutes to play against Holy Cross. Marygrove dominated during the early going, leading by as many as five points, 17- 12, on a Brundidge 3- pointer with 13: 37 left in the first half.
"I've seen it done, but I never thought it would happen to me" Whitson said. I'd rather do nothing than to do something impulsively and be wrong" So, Sunday, Port decided to do nothing, which was in keeping with what the Angels were doing on the field. NEW YORK — If shopping is the intention, New York's the place-especially when your name's Mike Port and your baseball team is in sore need of a new look for summer. player bellowing over each lost point were stunned to see this kid clapping his racket at his opponent's winning shots. Or, as Cal State Fullerton Coach Judi Garman noted: "How can you win a game when you can't score runs" Simply put. It was the first game the junior center, a third- team All- American last season, missed in her career Erika Arriaran and Nina Norman each scored 14 for Texas. Alabama scored again two minutes later when Marcel Stamps blocked a Western Carolina punt, picked up the ball and ran 14 yards for a touchdown. Maryland( 19- 11) earned an automatic bid into the tournament with the win, proving how far it has come since sitting on a 5- 9 ACC record two weeks ago.
Shelton missed his three shots and turned the ball over three times in the first half, once when he stepped over the end line under the Crimson Tide basket. Cal( 5- 0) has won its first five games for only the second time in school history. But the defense held Georgia Tech scoreless in the second half, and the Utes put it out of reach early in the fourth quarter. But Givens was too much for the Cajuns, muscling in a tough shot over Edwards on the baseline, then hitting a transition jumper at the halftime buzzer to put Middle Tennessee ahead 39- 29 " We really just got frustrated " McDaniel said " And frustration doesn' t help you when you' re trying come back in a game ". Shooting 3s, taking it to the hole " Bennett said " We played decent We could have played better Memphis had a lot to do with that They are difficult to defend. With the rest of her teammates struggling, she carried that over to the other end of the floor and sent second- seeded Duke back to the round of 16 for the eighth year in a row.
Harris finished 9- for- 25 for 150 yards with an interception early in the fourth quarter that led to the game- clinching touchdown, but wasn' t the only problem for the Hurricanes. With a 3- point play, John Cox sparked the Dons as they went on a 7- 0 run to take the lead 36- 35 on a driving layup by Johnny Dukes. As a bonus, Mallon also played well off the bench, scoring 13 points and adding five rebounds " He' s got a lot of character " Few said of Mallon, who scored 11 of his points in the second half Batista had 15 of his 17 in the first. By major league standards, Downing has marginal talent, at best Yet he has carved out a successful 15-year career. Walsh bounced back from a miserable game- he was 1- of- 15 shooting in a quarterfinal victory over Alabama- to help send the Gators( 20- 9) into Sunday' s final against No 4 Kentucky. For the first time in NCAA history, after 36 holes the field will be cut to 20 teams plus ties and 20 at-large players plus ties.
