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Show Friday, February 17, 2006 DAILY HERALD BASKETBALL COLLEGE = Ainge coinironc Maen2Drs Eaet Aztees shut down.Rebels he was the | iestetbeland had been to six éven thinks about it,” said his be on the BYU bench. Or “So talk hadthat kind of Hestays even. That, and I Stink that You just Set used fo . s tn When it comes to his lin- ’ eage, Ainge can't seem to win, Rose retires.” ing me (a scholarship). he was, and said I was there. . Austin Ainge Reine Tyewake Oe is future course, presence BYU quarton fis pers reguarly questioned by oppos————— fans. LAS VEGAS — Brandon Heath scored 25 points and had seven assists Thursday night to lead San Diego State to an 81-70 win over UNLVin what began Austin tutored a friend in high school math, which ledto _a significant improvement in that ’s grades, Seormaene expl tl to said, Maybe that’s why Austin wants to become a coach. “Maybe in 20 years I'llbeon the BYU bench,” Aingesaid. “Or whenever coach (Dave) Rose retires.” has potential. He'll stop practice and ex] what he sees, as coaches andplayers listen. Ainge, though, saysthe bits of wisdom aren't just given by ‘a Everyone is free to Andif‘Ainge canoffer any lesson,it's how tonot let the fans get to you. “He handles it very well,” Rosesaid. “He understands that fans payfor their tickets, and they'll do whatever they want. But he doesn't take it personally.” Aingescoffs at the idea of not being at BYU,and shying away from his legacy. Whennow-former coach Steve Cleveland wentto Arizona to makehis pitch, Ainge quickly halted it andaskedif he was indeed being offereda scholarship. West Conference's first and teams. John Sharper had 19 points and six rebounds off for San Diego State (17-7, 10-2), Sher med Own anes on = UNLV(13-10, 7-4) peiedyinto UNL(1,7 dope atl Heath a Seaterboth it five of seven shots from threepoint rangeto help San Diego State win its ninth game in 10 outings. Marcus Slaughter had 15 points and M Abukar had13points andeight rebounds for the Aztecs. Jo’Van Adams led the Rebels with 18 points. Curtis Terry had 13 points andeight rebounds while Louis Amundson added 13 points andsix rel ds. After jumping out to a 20-9 leadin the early going, San DiegoState never let the lead an to less than three points. Trailing 42-32 at halftime, the Rebels got back into the game with a 9-2 run that opened the secondhalf and cut the lead to 44-41 with 17:16 left. Amundson scored seven ofthose nine points, capping the run witha three-pointer. The Aztecs then responded with a 13-5 run of their own, and the Rebels never got close again. mother, Michelle. “He’s eiways Helaughs at questions (which he’s often asked) about fe anxiety to live up to his father, who was good enough to play severalhighly successful years neNeAan have his No. 22 al im oed fee pressure,” wustin “if was anywhere close to his level.” As it is, he's often chided for being in what Ainge calls a “perfect storm” of Mountain West hatred. BYU plussurname equals a harrassing 40 * minutes, not counting-abuse he takes during warm. Want to make Aingelaugh? Tell him hecouldn't even becomea father as quick ashis ad, The 24-year-old’s wife, Crystal, hadtheir first baby (Andre Austin Ainge) on Wednesday. Bythat age, Danny had two kids. He and Michelle had Austin,their second, when dad was 22, “I served a mission, he didn’t,” Ainge said with a smile. “That’s my. excuse.” Oneofsix children in the family, Austin is heralded as the “very smart” one. Michelle points ut his capacity for schmoozing, shaking hands, smiling and engaging in good conversation. But he’s also able to teach. whenever coach (Dave) the school, I and asked him if he was of er- It rolls off Ainge’s back, as smoothly as a jump shot off __the fing i “I know can play at this level,” ae said. “From growrep a it afer one-on-one with lot of ferent guys, I don’t doubt that. a Neither should W: ening Alga ts bak oss _year Jan. 18 in Provo,totaling aseason-high 12 pois to go with twoassists in 32 minutes. Ainge, however, shrugs off the performance. He thinks +Rashaun Broadus’ one-game absence, because he broke an unspecified team rule, had as much to do withit. “It’s easier to play when you know you’'re going to get the minutes,” Ainge said. Inthe seven s since then, he’s totaled just 16 points. ‘Not everything comes easy. But Ainge keeps it in balance ona 15-7 team. “This year’s a whole lot more because we're .” he said. “As for the attention I get .. I've alwayssaid an Ainge and BYUiis a perfect storm. But you learn to not takeit seriously, andto enjoy it.” — —_? Jason Franchuk covers BYU basketballfor the Daily Herald.and can be reached at jfranchuk@heraldextra.com. ASSOCIATED THE PRESS as a battle of the Mountain Late free throwslift Gators over No. 2 LSU Big Ten). No. 5 Volunteersrally to defeat No. 13 Georgia Natasha Williams had14 points andseven rebounds for Minnesota (17-7, 9-4). THE ASSOCIATED PRESS D No. 10 Purdue75, Michigan 50: At West rateAe Ind., Katie Gearlds scored 19 points and Erin Lawless finished with 16 to help Purdue get the win. Aya Traorehad11 points and Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton added 10 for the Boiler- GAINESVILLE,Fla. — Sarah Lowe madetwofree throwswith 3.2 seconds left in overtime and Florida beat No. 2 LSU. 79-78 on Thursdaynight to end the Tigers’ 24-gameregular-season Southeastern Conference winning streak. The Gators, who had never penta a team ranked higher than No.5,trailed 65- makers(21-3, 12-1 Big Ten). Janelle Cooper had 17pointsto lead Michigan (6-19, 0-13), which has lost 12 straight games. Stephany Skrba added 11 points andnine rebounds. Purdue forced 22 turnovers andoutrebounded the Wolverines34-27. 56 with 5 minutesleft, but held ay (22-2, 10-1) scoreless the rest of the way to force te WOMEN'S TOP 25 overtime. Lowethenscored Florida's last six points in the extra session. Herdriving layup with 12.4 seconds left cut it to 78-77, and after LSU's RaShonta LeBlanc missed two free throws, Lowe drew a foul while attempting a pull-up shot over Seimone Augustus. Lowe, who finished with 17 points, also scored the tying basket in regulation with 52.9 seconds to play. Freshman Sha Brooks hada career-high 25 points, and Dalila Eshe scored 15of her22 in the last 10:26 for the Gators (18-6, 7-5). Augustus scored a career-high 35 points ~ but had only two.after giving LSU a 65-56 lead with5:11 left. Sylvia Fowles added 23 points and 16 rebounds. D No. 4 Maryland 86, No. 18 Boston College 59: At College Park, Md., Shay Doron scored 22 points and Crystal Langhorne added 16 to lead Marylandto the win. Laura Harperhad14 points and 10 rebounds, and Marissa Coleman finished with 15 rebounds for the Terps (23-3, 10-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won nineoftheir last 10 games. Aja Parham scored 15points for Boston College (19-7, 6-5), which’allowed a season-highfor points. The Eagles’ previously high was an 82-68 loss to Miami month. Kathrin Ress had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Eagles, who had won seven straight. D No. 5 Tennessee 58, No. 13 Georgia 55: At Athens, Ga., Candace Parker scored 19 points and Tennessee rallied from a 14pointdeficit to win its secondstraight. . Davis Continued from C2 ‘That is whathe finally succumbed to, and it was the very reason he suggested earlier this weekthat Indiana needed one ofits ownto coachits team. That immediately turned attention to former Hoosiers star and current Iowa coach Steve Alford, who is sure to be mentioned as a possible successor, and again unleashed the braying worshippers, who criticized Davis for his remarks. But he was simply speaking the truth, which was evident Saturday before the Hawkindiana. When was wee Whenit was announced that Davis was home sick and would miss the game, his name was greeted with Henever had a chance. ee » Skip Myslenskiis a sports columnist for the Chicago Tribune. € John Bazemore/Associated Press Georgia's Tasha Humphrey,left, and Tennessee's Sidney Spencer fight for a loose ball during the second half Thursday in Athens, Ga. Tennessee won 58-55. Parker had the go-ahead basket with 17 seconds left and Shanna Zolman added twofree throwswith 7.3 seconds to play for the Lady Vols (23-3, 9-2). Zolman finished with 18points. Sherill Baker led Georgia (17-7, 7-4) with 17 points andfive steals. Megan Darrah and Tasha Humphreyeach added 10. Tennessee committed 21 turnoversie its first gamesince losing starting point guard Alexis Hornbucklefor the ae with a brokenright wrist. 9 No. 6 Ohio State 76, No. 17 Minnesota 55: At Minneapolis, Marscilla Packer made ht 3-pointers and finished with a careerhigh 32 points for Ohio State. Packerhad10 of her team’sfirst 14 Poli setting the tone for Ohio State's 3th consecutive win and tying the woma’s single-gameschoolrecordfor 3-pointers made, Jessica Davenport had 12 points and eight blocks for the Buckeyes (22-2, 12-1 D No. 14 Michigan St. 73, lowa 71: At East Lansing, Mich., Lindsay Bowen scored the go-ahead basket and became MichiganState's career scoring leader in herfinal home game,finishing with 18 ints. Bowenalso hada career-highninerebounds,and freshman Aisha Jefferson added 20 pointsto help the Spartans (207, 10-4 Big Ten)win their sixth straight game. Tiffany Reedy had 20points,including six 3-pointers, for lowa (14-10, 74). } No,15 Arizona St. 62, No. 11 Stanford 59: At Tempe,Ariz., Briann January made four free throwsin the final 32 seconds to help ArizonaState win its seventh straight ame, January led the Sun Devils (21-5, 124) with 13 points andsix assists, while Aubree Johnson added 10 points and seven rebounds. ArizonaState has won 20 ina row at home andcut the Cardinal’s Pac-10 lead to a half-game with the win. } No. 24 Louisiana Tech 78, San Jose State 48: At San Jose, Calif., Aarica Ray-Boyd scored a career-high 31 points and Louisiana Tech won its eighth straight game. Ty Moore added 19 points andninerebounds for the Lady Techsters(19-4, 11-1), who moved intosole possessionoffirst place in the Western Athletic Conference. Amber Jackson had19 points and 13 rebounds for the Spartans (10-12, 5-6), who shot just 30.6 percentfre’ the field. San Jose State has never beaten Louisiana Techin 10 meetings between the two schools. JAE C. HONG/Associated Press San Diego State's Mohamed Abukar,left, drives to the basket as he _is pressured by UNLV’s Gaston Essengueduringthefirst halfin Las Vegas on Thursday. " MEN'S TOP 25 ' Marquette upsets No. 17 Georgetown THEASSOCIATEDPRESS, MILWAUKEE — Steve No- vak had already showed the Big East his scoring ability. Now he’s teaching his young teammates how to win close games. Novak scored 19 points and set Marquette’s season record for 3-pointers, leading the Gold- en Eagles to a 57-51 victory over No. 17 Georgetown on Thursday night “We said if we're‘going towin like we wantto, we're going to haveto close out games like we did,” Novak said. “We were reminding each other about that.” Dominic James scored 16 points and Jerel McNeal added 10 for Marquette (17-8, 7-5 Big East), while the 6-foot-11 Novak put on another shooting show at home — going 5-of-8 from beyondthe arc. “He makes morecontested shots than anyoneI've seen in a longtime,” Hoyas coach John ThompsonIII said.“It’s a gift that he’s worked on,clearly.” The Golden Eagles beat a ranked conference opponentfor the secondtime after a 94-79 victory over then-No. 2 Connecticut in their inaugural Big East game on Jan. 3. Marquette led No. 4 Villanova for most of the game earlier this month beforefaltering downthe stretch and had a similar collapse in a loss at No. 11 West Virginia. “Our players are building mental toughness.It's really hard with a young team,” Marquette coach Tom Crean said. “It's very hard to close teams out in a close game. The more that you get experienceatit and the more you learn from the experience is when you don't do it is whereit can really help you.” Roy Hibbert, who had 17 points, made a layup with 6:03 to goto cap a 7-0 run that brought Georgetown(17-6, 8-4)within 44-42. Ashanti Cook's 3-pointer gave the Hoyas their first lead in the secondhalf, 49-48. weweregoing to win the ball game,” James said. D No. 13 Boston College 65, Miami 54: At Boston, Boston College showed it can win from the outside. Jared Dudley scored 16 points and the 13th-ranked Eagles relied on some uncharacteristic 3point shooting to beat Miami for their 10th win in 11 games. The Eagles (21-5, 8-4 Atlantic Coast Conference)usually rely onthe inside scoring of Craig Smith and Dudley, but they broke the gameopenbyhitting five 3-pointers,including three straight, in a 27-4 run over a 10:13 stretch of the secondhalf. No. 20 Washington 75, Oregon 72: At Eugene, Ore., Senior BrandonRoy led No. 20 Washingtonin scoring again. A freshman forward turned out to the hero for the Huskies on Thursday night. Jon Brockman rebounded Roy's miss in the final minute and his putback gave the Huskies the lead for good. “Heis a very good offensive rebounder,” Washington coach Lorenzo Romar said of Brockman.“He's got a knack to know wherethe ball is going, he made somevaluable buckets for us.” Jamaal Williams added 17 points and Brockman finished with 14 for Washington (19-5, 8-5 Pac-10), which has beaten the Ducksfive straight times. Davis leaving Indianaafter six years as coach Michael Marot THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMINGTON,Ind. —MikeDavis’ departure from Indiana ‘was as sudden as his ascent to the top of Hoosiers basketball. Just a couple dozen yards from where he became Bob fht’s successor in 2000, DaveWabien eo SUN etena he wea He was still wearingacrimson Hoosiers’ sweater as he urged Fane to unite behind the pro- Y gram. “Don't be sad for me. Please don't be sad for me,” Davis said as his wife watched side. “This is like the MasterCard You know,it’s what God has givenme to be the head basketball coach ye The embattled heir toone of college basketball's signature rams made his decision public with five games left before the Big Ten tournament.In six seasons, he was 109-76. But Indiana (13-9, 5-6) has been slumping lately. The Hoosiers have lost four straight games and are just 3-7 sincea promising 10-2 start that put the team in_ the top 10. Indi ident Adam Herbert said he had planned to wait until after the season ended to evaluate whether the 45-year-old Davis would return as coach next year, but Davis wouldn't wait. Marbledcalves discussions Gh guete cai Fuh 4: They mist again afterward and ev: agreed on an $800,000 buyout —a hefty price for an athletics that hasrunamul timillion dollar deficit in years. Davis was scheduled to earn about $800,000 withoutside income over the final two years of his contract. At the newsconference, Herbert and athletic director CE ete iy — becoming the first Gooch tracked lascey to Win 20 games and reach the NCAA tournament in each of his first seasons, leading the Hoosiers to the national ship game in 2002 and cone of the nation’s finest recruiting classes twoyears ago. But fan unrest, unfinished business and incessant pressure led to Davis’ decision. ees Tumor that coach Davis would not be here and every year I'm back,” Davis said. “I wanted it to be on my terms.” Hehas long had a troubled relationship with Indiana’s fans, ae never havebeen fired. Less than two months after becoming the coach, Davis drew attention by saying after a loss to Kentucky that he “wasn't the right man for job.” The next season, some fans were upset that Dayis said he wanted to coach in the NBA one day. On Mondey, he said he believed that IU fans needed a former Indiana player to coach ihe team so they could embrace him. St Backer, who was on Indiana's Board of Trustees when Davis was hired, said high expectations might have doomed Davis, who spent three years as an assistant to Knight. In 29 seasons under Knight, Indiana won three NCAA “It was almost a no-win situ- thrown intohis first head coaching job, and we put him in a very tough position.” Andit only got tougher when the Hgosiers went 29-29 and with no NCAA tournamentbids ing Thursday for lowa coach Steve Alford’s return to Bloomington. Alford, an Indiana high school star and former All-American who led the Hoosiers to their last national title in 1987, declined Thursdayto discuss Indiana's situation. NCAA Myles |