Turner scored 14 points and grabbed a couple clutch rebounds down the stretch that helped UConn reach its 16th Big East tournament final The Huskies( No 7 ESPN/ USA Today, No. The Huskers allowed 122 yards rushing " Rate our defense? B- minus " Suh said " There were a couple breakdowns, and that let them get some momentum When we' re point on, we' re getting three- and- outs There were some lax places that we need to clean up ". I came out in the warmups and the rims were nice and the nets were good. HOUSTON( AP- Tulane' s Taylor Rochestie hit a jumper with just 2. Al Thornton added 17 points for the Seminoles( 7- 1, who led the Hatters( 0- 9) just 30- 29 at the intermission Todd Gallows added 11 points and a career- best six steals.
Any time you play for North Carolina, you' re expected to do good things " Aside from a brief hiccup midway through the first half, though, North Carolina was in control from start to finish. Trotter was 9- of- 15 from the field, Young made 11- of- 12 free throws and the first- place Bulldogs( 13- 10, 10- 3 Southwestern Athletic Conference) won for the eighth time in nine games. With the game tied at 10, Bucknell knocked down several wide- open 3- point shots, quickly extending its lead to 30- 10. Lynch called to go to the right side because of the wind, and when the yacht got into position, it caught a strong wind and current. James Parlow led the Privateers( 2- 7) with 18 while Nathaniel Parker had 17.
In sophomore Joel Statham' s first road start at quarterback, Maryland couldn' t generate the type of offense it did in three previous blowout wins over West Virginia. Santana's 16-hit attack was led by left fielder John Barnhill, who went 4 for 5, and Newark, who had three hits and three runs batted in. But Daniels led Fordham on a 5- play, 75- yard drive in the final minutes of the half, capped by Hunte' s 2- yard TD run with 4 seconds left, cutting the lead to 24- 21. The Mustangs( 8- 4) trailed 30- 27 at the break, but outscored the Lady Raiders 45- 31 in the second half, hitting 60 percent of their shots They turned 26 Texas Tech turnovers into 23 points. Reserve Stephen Graham scored 22 points to lead the Cowboys, and Lucas had 19.
Ed Glass also scored 12 for Ole Miss while Marvin Moore added 11. Either top-seeded Arizona State or Wichita State, who play again Friday, will be the other team in the championship game. BLOOMINGTON, Ind( AP- Bracey Wright scored 32 points and D J. The Indians responded with Noce' s third scoring pass, a 27- yarder to Jason Wood.
When Bryan Randall threw a 29- yard touchdown pass to Josh Morgan with 6: 58 left in the game, ruining the shutout, one could almost sense that USC, Oklahoma and- especially- the BCS were breathing a little easier. Every pitcher strides out of that pen feeling like Nolan Ryan Same idea here, the cage dug down, in an enclosed area "You get a real authoritative crack" Downing explains "It just gives you a feeling, gets you pumped. But just as inevitable are the moments before and after practice when Murray hangs around with his players and tosses jokes and needles as if he was one of the them. Each North Carolina player that saw action scored " We obviously haven' t grown as a basketball team " Davis said " This is a basketball team that is just not competitive There' s no other way you can put it. Lindsay later skipped through the line for a 21- yard touchdown to make it 24- 0 on the way to 105 yards rushing on the day. ATLANTA( AP- Gerald Fitch doesn' t mind coming off the bench, just as long as Kentucky wins " The coach has to decide what makes the team play better and, actually, it worked " Fitch said " It never did bother me. Peter' s a 31- 29 lead, the Pirates scored the final six points with four free throws and a John Garcia rebound basket.
They trailed 72- 63 after Duane John, who had 22 points, hit a jumper with 4: 54 left. Desmond Yates led the Blue Raiders with 21 points and six rebounds, followed by Kanaskie with 16 points and a game- high seven assists. We just played hard and made it a 40- minute game " Wiggins had another big effort just two nights after going for 35 points in a lopsided victory over Baylor. The Gamecocks settled down for a bit, but Dominique Archie got a technical arguing a foul call.
Minnesota, the Big Ten leader in steals, was beaten a bit at its own game- turning the ball over 23 times. The Broncs seemed prime for a comeback win when they went on a 10- 4 run to tie the game at 49- 49 with 3: 05 to play. Freeman hit consecutive 3- pointers within 40 seconds, putting Sacramento State ahead 69- 63 with 2: 54 to play. But he ran well at Santa Anita, too" High-weighted at 123 pounds, Judge Angelucci was carrying five more pounds than Simply Majestic and nine more than Good Taste, who was involved in a photo-finish with Alysheba and Ferdinand in his last race, the San Bernardino Handicap on April 17. Meaghen Kelleybrew led Central Arkansas with 12 points and Kia Lee added 10. Montana( 14- 13, which had taken a 77- 76 lead on a 3- pointer by Jordan Hasquet with 38 seconds remaining, couldn' t get a shot off in the final 14 seconds. Consistent starts from staff aces Jeff Beck and Lucio Chaidez secured the co-championship. This spring the South Coast Conference baseball race resembled a five-person fight for survival on a life raft built for three.
Eastern Washington( 0- 1) was led by sophomore Brittney Osborn with 13 points, but the Eagles were grounded by poor shooting They converted just 29. I could have said let' s just make a defensive stop here and we' ll get it back with 7 to 9 seconds " Chameka Scott missed a potential tying 3- pointer from the left wing, and Britney Brown hit one of two free throws to give Oklahoma a four- point lead. Abby Schrader paced Maine with 12 points and 12 boards and Ashley Underwood added 11 points on 3- of- 15 shooting. For two years Driesell had no record at all, forced to resign as coach following the cocaine-related death of star player Len Bias and subsequent stories about academic deficiencies among Maryland athletes. Stanzi was 13- of- 19 for 147 yards, including a 6- yard TD throw to Trey Stross on the first drive of the game. Franklin also scored 11 points, which included three 3- pointers. Forbath added a 35- yarder later in the second quarter to make it 13- 3, and that' s how it stood at halftime.
