McNeese State( 7- 12, 0- 6) led by eight points at halftime but shot a dismal 25 percent in the second half to let Stephen F Austin pull away J T Williams led the Cowboys with 13 points. He also had a game- high seven rebounds as the Big Green outrebounded Princeton, 24- 16. Associated PressHIGH POINT, N. Mike Imoh was stopped for no gain and Randall threw an incompletion. Actually, he pitched well enough to record 28 outs instead of 26, but a couple of easy fly balls to center were botched as the Angels continue to play some embarrassing defense.
Oregon' s shooting was cold early, and the team hit on just one shot over a nearly 11- minute stretch to open the game. The trainer has a black mustache that makes him look like a road-company Gaylord Ravenal, and he wears a black baseball cap and a black jacket. Knepper lost his bid for a shutout in the eighth inning when Tony Pena hit a two-run home run. "We felt the pressure (of the streak, and we felt very lucky to get by University City" Boyer said. The Musketeers played their first game without forward Brian Thornton, their leading scorer and rebounder. 1 Southern California also finished 12- 0 by holding off UCLA 29- 24 earlier Saturday No.
EAST LANSING, Mich( AP- Victoria Lucas- Perry fell flat on her face in the tunnel after pregame warmups and then had the last laugh on everyone. It was the fewest points Xavier allowed in an opening half since Fordham scored only 15 last Jan 11 in the Musketeers' 71- 56 win Bright finished 1- of- 13 from the field for two points The Hornets made only 26 percent overall. She missed all but 10 games last season with stress fractures in her left foot " We were thinking about it, but it shouldn' t affect the way we play " said Diana Taurasi, who finished with 13 points and five assists " We weren' t defending, we weren' t rebounding " The Huskies had five turnovers in the first four minutes and Siena( 2- 3) made them pay. The Blue Devils were playing without forwards Shavlik Randolph, who has mononucleosis, and Reggie Love, who has a broken right foot. They took control with a 13- 0 run to lead by 12 with 11: 46 to play while displaying prowess both inside and outside. Uga VII, a white English bulldog and son of Uga VI, who died this summer, drew a standing ovation and University of Georgia president Michael Adams and athletic director Damon Evans slipped a red collar over the dog' s head in a pregame ceremony " It' s a job where you are always second to a dog " Adams said.
Hopefully we can prove a point each week and prove that much more " Smith, who played at Helix High in nearby La Mesa, threw a 23- yard TD pass to Steve Savoy with 13: 12 left to set his career high. UVSC guard Ryan Toolson scored 20, and Bailey finished with 13 points and five assists. In the second half, two baskets by Raivio and field goals by Mallon and Morrison keyed a 9- 0 Gonzaga run as the Bulldogs built a 47- 26 lead with just over 13 minutes left The Billikens never threatened thereafter. Matee Ajavon had 21 points, five assists and five rebounds to lead No. He was scoreless in the first half and finished with six points on 3- for- 11 shooting- the only time he hasn' t reached double figures this season.
AKRON, Ohio( AP- Rick McFadden scored 18 points and Akron limited Niagara to 33- percent shooting from the field in a 74- 68 win on Saturday night. C( AP- Junior guard Eric Webb scored a game high 23 points as Furman broke loose in the second half to route Division III opponent Sewanee 99- 69 Thursday night. The Aggies missed eight straight shots before Danielle Gant converted a three- point play in the closing seconds to provide the final margin " At certain moments of the game, we can really tighten up and lock down and get some key stops " Iowa State guard Megan Ronhovde said " That last 6 minutes, that was critical for us " Iowa State, the Big 12' s most prolific 3- point shooting team, took its first eight shots of the second half from long range and hit five to build a 43- 35 lead on Ezell' s 3 from the left corner. But, the thing is, they looked slow, too" Both teams seemed disinterested, and the fans who stayed away obviously felt that way, too. Hood, who scored 13 points, was awed by Diener " It' s kind of like a bad nightmare when you watch someone take over the game like that " Hood said. Watson moved Tennessee within a point at the 3: 19 mark, 67- 66, but Thomas responded with a basket 20 seconds later to extend the Razorbacks' lead to 69- 66.
Savannah Werner added 16 points, Diana Reindl had 15 and Allie Clifton had seven rebounds The Rockets outrebounded the Falcons, 30- 27. Jason Wills added 11 points and Trahern Chaplin scored 10 for North Carolina A& T, which lost its eighth road game this season. Kevin Hammack added 23 points for The Citadel, which shot 58 percent from the field and hit 17 of 21 free throws ETSU shot 40 3 percent and was 19 of 22 from the charity stripe. But Von Hayes hit a blooper down the left-field line that bounced on the springy artificial turf and settled in the stands for a ground-rule double and an 8-7 Philadelphia lead.
Junior Alex Opacic, Furman' s only upper class starter with three freshmen and a sophomore, led the Paladins with 19 points Freshman Justin Dehm, normally a starter, scored 15. The ninth- seeded Salukis again inbounded to Brooks, who missed a 16- footer from the left wing " It looked good when it left my hands " Brooks said " It just went a little left " Trailing 34- 23 at the half, the ninth- seeded Salukis( 25- 5) threatened when Brooks hit a 3 to make it 57- 53. But linebacker Sam McGrew intercepted Perry Patterson' s pass in the end zone with 5 seconds left " It was more of a corner route, and the last thing we thought would happen was an interception " Pasqualoni said " I think when the ball is released, you always have hope " Patterson, who was brilliant in the first half, completing 10 of 12 for 145 yards and a 44- yard touchdown pass to Jared Jones, sputtered in the second. Iowa got within 62- 60 and 64- 63 in the final 10 seconds, but McKnight hit four straight free throws to seal the victory.
A 23- yard field goal by Ryan Gaudet made it 17- 10 at halftime. Clemson got the rebound, but couldn' t make the necessary shot to tie or win in the frantic finals seconds. The largest lead of the half was a 23- 19 advantage for Holy Cross after Hamilton made a jumper with 4: 13 to play. "The best thing about it is that I don't think his curve is where it's going to be down the road At first, you could see one good curve out of five. He' s getting there " Wildcats coach Bill Carmody had been hoping for a letdown after top- ranked Illinois ended the Badgers' 38- game home winning streak last week, declaring " I think they have to realize now that they are vulnerable at home " Not this time, not even without Tucker. Murphy and LeNoir scored four points apiece during the rally " Camille made some big shots there at the end " USC coach Mark Trakh said " I thought we played hard and I was happy with how we executed down the stretch " The Sun Devils shot 27 percent in the second half The Trojans made 15 steals in forcing 23 turnovers. Gordon had 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists as Mississippi State won its third straight.
