Throw in chronically creaky knees and tender Achilles' tendons and you've got a 28-year-old man wearing a 107-year-old body. Idaho State( 7- 12, 1- 5) became the last team in the Big Sky Conference to win a league game, rallying to beat Portland State( 12- 6, 4- 2) in a sloppy game for both teams. The Lancers( 2- 8) came to within 13 with 13: 08 remaining, but could get no closer. The Flames( 11- 13, 5- 5) led 52- 45 with 11: 30 left in the game when Bradshaw and Chris Gaynor hit 3- pointers and Mantoris Robinson added a pair of free throws to give Winthrop its first lead since early in the first half. Dan Oppland led the Crusaders with 25 points and 13 rebounds and was the only Valparaiso player in double figures. Cincinnati used the long ball to resume control, hitting five of its first nine shots from behind the 3- point line.
But he walked Chavira, Manship and Milligan to load the bases. 5 percent from the field in the first half against the Crusaders' matchup zone defense and led by three at the intermission. The retired North Carolina legend holds the record at 879, and Summitt now needs 10 victories to pass him The Lady Vols have six regular- season games remaining Ole Miss has lost 12 in a row to Tennessee. Kristin Iwanaga led California( 9- 15, 3- 12) with 15 points and Khadijah Coakley had 11 points and 10 rebounds. The Colonels led by as much as 13 twice, the last at 32- 19 on a 3- pointer by Ingles with 15: 29 left.
It was the first Big West Conference win of the season for the Highlanders( 5- 17, 1- 7 conference. Even James Donaldson, despite a bloody nose he got in the game's first minute, came back to make all 4 of his shots from the floor and both of his free throws for 10 points while grabbing 5 rebounds. Ohio' s Sonny Troutman missed two free throws with 16 seconds left, giving Detroit a chance to take the final shot. Beman played in foreign tournaments in 1986 and '87, then played in the Legends of Golf in Austin, Tex, two weeks ago. As a reward, the Golden Grizzlies get to play top- seeded North Carolina- in Charlotte, no less. The Cougars outrebounded Kentucky 38- 33 and forced 18 turnovers to overcome 36 percent shooting.
Texas Tech assistant coach Roger Reding helped capture the bat when he threw a towel over it and stopped it from flying. The Utes hit the road next week for the Great Alaskan Shootout, opening against No 22 Washington on Thursday " I think we' re ready. Southwest Missouri( 11- 8, 5- 6 Missouri Valley Conference) held the Sycamores, the poorest shooting team in the conference with an average of 41 percent from the field, to their lowest point total this season. During pregame warmups Wednesday, Crean shook hands with Myles and the two had a brief, cordial conversation " We just wanted to take care of business " Myles said " It was just another game I wanted to win ". Perhaps Hershiser, the starter, should have called upon Hershiser, the reliever, to save this torpid outing.
Point guard Drew Housman, who kept the Crimson poised through their tough stretches, followed with a spinning layup in traffic and Evan Harris made a free throw. The Scarlet Knights( 0- 1) rallied from a 10- point deficit by using full- court pressure to spark a 15- 2 run, capped by Epiphanny Prince' s three- point play off a steal and fast- break layup, that put them ahead 65- 62 with 3: 40 left " I think our kids understood it, but they still, with their quickness and ability, made some plays and they got themselves back into the game " Landers said. Trevino and the relay from second baseman Luis Alicea arrived at the plate at the same time, but Trevino knocked the ball loose. The only time he has failed to win in nine appearances at this meet was in 1979, when Nehemiah, near his peak, set a world record.
We didn' t play them as tough as we wanted to this time, but I think it helps us in the long run " Appel, a California native who ranks as one of the state' s top high school players of all time, was 10- of- 17 from the field. He recalls spending an entire afternoon following Faria's tire tracks. Michigan State joined Wisconsin and Illinois as the only three Big Ten teams to get in, which miffed Illinois guard Dee Brown " We' re not getting much respect at all " Brown said " The three teams that got in have to prove a point. With McCarville back in the lineup to start the second half, the Golden Gophers quickly took control of the game. Old Dominion had a 22- point lead with 5 minutes left, but went scoreless for nearly 4 1/ 2 minutes as George Mason scored 14 straight points. Capistrano Valley's Brian Blutreich set the records in the shotput (69-6 1/2) and the discus (210-8) in 1985. Cochell, who took Oral Roberts to the Series in 1978, becomes only the third coach to guide teams from different schools to the Series.
Freshman Andrea Riley matched her career high with 21 points, Dominique Chism scored 11 and Rashidat Sadiq added 10 for Oklahoma State( 17- 9, 5- 8 " My biggest thing right now is I feel so bad for my girls. 4 Lady Bears' 30- game winning streak, 64- 61 on Wednesday night. Bogut responded with a 3- pointer with 21 seconds left, but Granger countered by sinking four free throws down the stretch to keep it a two- possession game " He does everything but the Allen Iverson crossover " coach Ritchie McKay said of his multitalented senior. When the buzzer sounded, Pitino started hugging players, and O' Bannon chucked the ball toward the ceiling at The Pit, which hosted a game almost as exciting as the 1983 final when Jim Valvano and North Carolina State won their improbable championship " Just to come out and accomplish something. Louisiana- Lafayette, which had 19 offensive rebounds, got within 78- 76 with 1: 52 to play, but Georgia State went 7- of- 8 from the line to seal the victory.
The top nine marks from Saturday's meet advanced to the Masters, which will be held at Cerritos College next Friday. A year ago, the Hawthorne High School mile relay team dropped the baton, forcing the Cougars to settle for second place in the 4-A division of the CIF track and field finals. "He's quicker, has a better backhand than either and, I hate to say, he's smarter But he does have this enthusiasm You can almost see it in his eyes that he wants to be No 1 "Krickstein never looked like a guy who wanted to be No 1. I think we' re kidding ourselves if we do that again " Pondexter knew the team would get an earful from their coach at the end of this one " Coach Stringer is always going to be coach Stringer She' s a very critical person. Stanford played without sophomore point guard and leading scorer Chris Hernandez, who has been bothered by back spasms. The 5- foot- 3 point- guard was limited to six minutes in the first half because of a couple early fouls and the time to analyze the game from the bench seemed to do her some good " They were basically going to stick four people on Sylvia and dare us to shoot, so basically all night I was dreaming about knocking down open shots " White said " I didn' t get a chance to do that in the first half so I just tried to stay focused " Fowles, the Lady Tigers' 6- foot- 6 center, was still too much for Marist She had 19 points and 13 rebounds. Abbie Letz, who missed her first five shots, scored seven points in the final 1: 42 of the opening half.
With the season winding down, he didn' t need anything hanging over his head. 9 Cardinals ran it to perfection, holding Phillips to five points in the 65- 55 win on Saturday. It would' ve been great to have another miracle win to talk about " he said " It wasn' t to be " The Gators advanced on a day when Roberson, the Southeastern Conference' s leading scorer at 18. Elon( 2- 9) led 52- 51 with 13: 2l left when Boise State went on a 3- point tear, hitting six in a row and building a 69- 56 lead with 7: 53 left. The Spartans held on despite going 1- of- 6 on free throws in the final minute Ryan Grier' s free throw with 7 2 seconds left sealed the game. "He's staying within himself, not trying to overthrow and he's throwing strikes" Wathan said. A couple possessions later, Sparks put up a 3- pointer that struck the back of the rim but bounced straight up and dropped softly through the hoop.
Ryon Howard led four Sacred Heart players in double figures with 16 points Teammate Drew Shubik led all players in assists with 12. Eastern Kentucky played without its leading rebounding, senior Alonzo Hird, who has a knee injury. Davidson kept things close with clutch 3- point shooting when it mattered, making 8- of- 15 from behind the arc in the second half. Comstock's first pitch dove into the dirt in front of the batter's box and bounced away for a wild pitch. A turnaround jump shot in the key by Berezhynska gave Rice a 63- 49 lead with 9: 01 to go, and the Owls slowly pulled away for there.
New Mexico State struggled last week in a 96- 89 win over Western New Mexico. His interception set up a 1- yard TD run by Johnson that pulled the Rams within 28- 26 with 9: 45 to play " I wasn' t supposed to be in coverage. 6 seconds left, and Southeastern Louisiana University withstood a last- minute scoring barrage by Southern University to escape with a 65- 62 win on Monday night. Swanigan scored his second touchdown on a 12- yard shovel pass from Grant to give UC Davis a 38- 0 lead. Alomar, who has started all 21 games since being recalled April 20, said a meeting earlier in the week helped him and the other rookies.
Jennifer Guldager' s short jumper drew North Florida to 42- 31 with 8: 00 to go. 17 AP) back from an eight- point deficit " I was real happy that things did go right because we battled back from hard adversity being here in the Carrier Dome. "Nobody was laying back in this game" Except the Force. By halftime, the Sockers led, 2-0, even though both Zoran Karic and Waad Hirmez each hit goal posts with shots. Lansford had three hits and scored three times Tuesday night at Boston as the A's improved their road record to 18-4 with a 12-7 pounding of the Red Sox. NEW ORLEANS( AP- Quincy Davis scored 15 points and hit a free throw in the final seconds to give Tulane a 75- 72 victory over Southern Miss Wednesday night. Michael Stevenson, Morse: Stevenson has dominated the 400 meters, running the fastest in section history (47. 22) at the Sundevil Invitational in April No one else has run under 48 seconds this season. The Spartans withstood a late- game scoring drought by holding Kentucky scoreless for more than five minutes and beat the Wildcats 67- 63 on Monday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Owls senior guard Lorenzo Williams added a season- high 20 points. There were four ties, the final one coming at 46 with about 13 minutes remaining on two free throws from Ashley Key " I can' t fault the effort we gave " N C State coach Kay Yow said. We were just sloppy on offense " Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim said after the 688th victory of his career " We had some good looks and didn' t finish them. Cal trailed early before Kristin Iwanaga' s three- point play gave the Bears a 19- 18 lead they didn' t relinquish. Although Scott Terry was the loser, it was bullpen ace Todd Worrell who gave up the big hits. Monmouth( 2- 7, 1- 0 NEC) broke open a close game with 16- 0 run to start the second half. That' s what we do " Barkley said " This is what we dreamed of, coming back like this " Doesn' t matter where we are in the score We found a way.
