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Show mm SECTION SPORTS EDITOR BYU spikers escape with five-gam- March is made for bigime players, and not just in the NCAA basketball tourna- "It's not our plan to go five games, but we've e matches all been good at winning five-gam- season." ment. Shawn Patchell Forced to a fifth game by No. 14 UC Santa Barbara, head coach BYU fourth- on Friday. Cougar lead. UCSB could get no closer than two points the Big Gun No. 1? Senior outside hitter Ivan Perez, who rest of the way. At second . e match point, Jonathan tied a season high with 27 launched a rocket down kills and hit .444. Big Gun No. the line for the 15-- 1 1 win. 2 was senior middle blocker Russell Holmes, who added "It's not our plan to go five 14 kills and five blocks. Perez games," BYU head coach and Holmes teamed up to Shawn Patchell said, "but score six of BYLFs first seven we've been good at winning five-gamatches all season." points in Game 5 for a BYU turned to its big guns to Cha-rett- pull out a tense MARIO Herald RUIZDaily the ball against UC Santa Barbara at the Smith Fieldhouse on Friday. BYU 29-3- UCSB 15- - 30-2- UTAH JAZZ five-gam- I 30-2- ranked BYU's Ivan Perez spikes ddidwriSheraldextra com e Indeed BYU is in matches in 2008 as it pushes toward the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation playoffs.; UCSB dominated Game 1 behind freshman opposite hitter Jeff Menzel, who had eight kills. BYU, meanwhile, led only once in the 5 loss. At one point, six Cougars stood stone-foote-d while a free ball from UCSB soared slowly over the net and onto the fkxr. "UCSB hit .485 in the first game and that's how they've been playing," Patchell said. "We missed too many serves but regardless, they played 5-- HERALD 344 2S5S win e Darnell Dickson DAILY Darnell Dtdson marathon win in front of 2,060 at the Smith Fieldhouse 1 1 See 7-- 3 VOLLEYBALL, C2 DOUGLAS 2008 MCAA MEM'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Bfa Clippers forward Josh Powell (21) during the third quarter of the NBA game on Friday. O (j.....L.. MJ1 HJuiillULiVlJ Boozer powers Jazz past L.A. Clippers IS Stephen Curry carries Davidson overWisconsin and into regional finals THE THE h V Nancy Armour . ASSOCIATED PRESS tl ' ' 73 WISCONSIN 56 marching Curry scored more than 30 points for a third straight game, and the five-gam- lOth-seed-- d MICHAEL Davidson's Stephen Curry, left, and teammate Jason Richards celebrate their DAVIDSON, C4 Midwest Regional semifinal basketball game on Friday. 73-5- 6 CONROYAssociated UTAH 121 L.A. CLIPPERS 101 Clippers in Salt Lake City. Mehmet Okur and Ronnie Brewer did not dress for Friday night s game against the Los Angeles Clippers due to the effects of a stomach virus. Andrei Kirilenko was scoreless in nine minutes before leaving with spasms in his right calf. But Williams and Boozer provided all the offensive firepower the Jazz needed and both topped 30 points for the first time in game. Corey Maggette scored 28 points and Chris Kaman had 16 points in his second game back e absence with from a back spasms. Cuttino Mobley and Al Thornton each had 13 points for the Clippers, who have lost ten in a row and 18 of their last 20 games. rf Boozer went from the floor and grabbed 17 rebounds while Williams made 13 of his 15 attempts and passed for 10 assists. The pair put the game away on the first two possessions of the fourth quarter. First, Williams made a driving 73-5- See homestand with a mark and has now won 32 of their last 33 against the 4-- 1 Wildcats pulled off an- other stunner Friday night, roll Wisconsin ing over 6 to advance to the finals of the Midwest Regional. Little Davidson has gotten so big, even LeBron James is on the bandwagon, snagging a seat a few rows behind the Wildcats bench. "It just shows what we're doing here at Davidson," Curry said. "We got guys that are in third-seede- ' PRESS 121-10- on. DAVIDSON ASSOCIATED Carlos SALT LAKE CITY Boozer scored 34 and Deron Williams had 32 points to overcome the loss of the three other Utah starters and lead the Jazz past the reeling Los Angeles 1 on Friday Clippers, night. In their quest for the top spot in the Western Conference, the Jazz duo was nearly unstoppable as Utah finished e its DETROIT On the red trim at the bottom of his shoes, Stephen Curry has written in black marker, "I can do all things." Yes, yes he can. And because of him, Davidson is C. PI2ACAP Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer (5) shoots over Los Angeles Press win over Wisconsin in an NCAA nine-gam- BIGHT IS ENOUGH set as Kansas, Memphis and Texas won on The Elite Eight field is (1) KANSAS 72 r f f rv (12)vlLLANOVA57 m , 1 m TRAVIS i m iix 111 ' HEYINGWichita Friday ..For n m k MW !w I (1) MEMPHIS 92 Eagle (5) MICH. ST. 74 e more coverage on these games, see Page C4 i J m ERIC GAYAssociated Press (2) TEXAS 82, (3) STANFORD 62 ERIC GAYAssociated Press See 2008 'If X Senior wide receiver affecting future BYU seasons, not just 2008 DAILY "I don't try to fill their heads with HERALD a bunch of lies. feel like can qive Michael Reed has just (recruits) some support and if they . about seen it all, which makes '.' , ,.. .. , II tell them him not only a good option to don t ask me questions, catch passes this tall but also a little bit about BYU. recruit for BYU football I I I help year-roun- d. "It feels like I've been here a long time, but it's been a good journey," the fifth-yea- r senior said. And one he knows can be influenced well beyond 2008. He wants to win big now, Michael Reed BYU wide receiver and help out for later. "Without a doubt, I wouldn't want to see a guy M C3 BYU SPRING FOOTBALL Reed making impact on and off the field Jason Franchuk JAZZ, Michael Reed here I know couldn't make it here," Reed said. "But there are also a lot of good players out there that should give BYU a chance." The Reed witnessed a lot of chaos go down, as he was part of the infamous Class of 2004 that made more headlines off the field particularly on the forbidden party scene as it relates to the school's Honor Code than it ever made ' it Saturday afternoons. While legal ramifications were acquitted, there were ashley FRANscELLoaiiy Michael Reed (3) runs a play during practice on Aug. BYU. Reed is a fifth-yesenior this football season. BYU See FOOTBALL, C2 It's C OMING Off... 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