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Show Auburn Looks Sloppy But Has No Trouble With UAB in Opener THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUBURN, Ala. — Mamadou ‘Running Back No. 35 Donny Atuala No. 15 Will Snowden N'diaye had 11 points and a career-high 14 rebounds to lead third-ranked Auburn toa 65-59 win 62 Johnson No 61 Kam Valgardson RanTact No'7a ease Hey 4 Tones No. 91 Tevita Ofahengaue No. 96 Carlos Nuno over UAB in a sloppy season openerFriday night. Running Back No. 22 Mike a8 No, 97.D. Croshaw. No. 12 Tony Alvarez between the schools in 19 years. VERMONT Carberry(0-1) UAB was able to hang in it by Auburntook its largest lead - NEW MEXICO STATE60 TUCSON, Ariz, Michael Wright 58-42 — on two free throws by N'diaye with 2:13 to play. The Tigers had pulled away with a 6-0 run, holding the Blazers scoreless for almost four minutes. When Utah Hasthe Bali ioe Rcowe FB amy No.7 Steve Smith Left Taco No. 58 Doug coats Heaental <ee fess Le No.9 Linabacker No.1 Jozh htend Ri No 41 iseatKeloy 7 } Midis Linabacer exe(( 44 Rob Mi Den Beat No 2 Denny Ulu UAB then fouled the Tigers on every possession, and made four straight 3-pointers to makeit closer. Eric Holmes hit consecutive 3s — hisfirst at 1:55 was UAB's first basket since Mark Kimbrough's Jumperat the 5:18 mark — to cut the score to 58-48 with 1:01 to play. After Chris Porter’s two free FAIRFIELD71 Kan. Kenny Gregory launched its airfield ayhavks fored 28 turnoversand percent while winningthei straight season opener. LAWRENCE, scored 19 as No. 11 i als ZrO 5 14 Chenoa that madeit 60-51. its next threefree throws and UAB Kat No. 56 Mich son hee Wo. 50 Sam White cut it to 61-56 on Myron Ransom’s 3-pointer, Bee Lon Tackle 58 Chris No 96 Chne Watkins Lott End eats: No. 99 Setema Gail [J Jordan Gross yen Den y BI Novst kn icon Noe Denes y Notcont . Pirice No 84 Tevita Pela On the Ground @ Continued from B-1 “That has been our whole persona almost, being a run-stopper, the last MaybeBattle “I don't want oSite gameto be put on his shoulders,” nderson. Aviecity eaneecmap ine MWCbyaveraging99.7 rushing yards two years,” CougarlinebackerJustin Ena said. “And Wyoming made a mockeryof that. So we have to prove that wecanstill stop the run.” And then there's the issue oflast Kansis. th, Fateiekt Hark lr 22 Deities Tie Astol (4 firadordi re sey | OF. bandon0 CHAMPAIGN, Il. Frank Wiiliains sparked Iilinois with a pair tion,” Utah safety Kimball Christianson said. “That's motivation,” he said. “We're goingto go into it with confi dence. There's no doubt wecan believe we can beat them. They're a better than they werelast year. Wea bounds “AN 3(Walk9, Au sean ‘Assists—UAD16(Bass), Auburn i0 (Robinson5). Total fomls—UAN25, Auburn 18, A—10,00 SAMFORD68 #15 ST. JOHNS 60 runs 7-5 and14-0in the second half, ARIZONA 84, NEWMEXICO STATE60 8 1) 41, Hines1200: Hrd 1602 i at f. rstnberg041000, Totals 218112 ae D1 000; Pasner OL DOG Aah D000Toul 2697 258 Halnime Arizona 1, New Mexico IS Now MexicoSt 18 (Nouplla 36, ns ni imma 38 (Wi Tiki, AriannaY62Walton Artaona Wi A 19896 MARYLAND78. TULANE 70 WESTERN ILL. 53 season, when the Cougars nearly gave away a nine-point lead in the final three minutes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. BYU escaped with a 2624 victory, however, when Utah kicker Ryan Kaneshirohit the goalpost on a gamewinningfield. “That was a iH lose que test with iinrich #17ILLINOIS 76 Comerback Ho. 10 Heshimu Robertson. ( No. 30 Jemaro Gilford per game, and he’s coming off a career-high 20-yard performance against the Lobos. The Utes are 4-0 this season when Anderson runs for 100 yards or more, Andersonwill be going against a Cougardefense that had been considered one of the best in the nation until Wyomingshredded it for 475 Utah-BYU UAB) dominated play inside with a career-high h-ranked Aciooa! beat New Merten 10 84-60to advanceto the semifinals of the Preseason NIT The Wildcats (2-0), who play Notre n Wednesday night in Madison Square Garden, broke open the rough con: FAIRFIELD(03 throws, Kimbrough hit a 3-pointer Auburn then made just one of rk 1 Johnson 4 2) McCain 0 #10ARIZONA G4 fouling Auburn downthestretch. Rover No. 19 Howard ristianson No. 54 Sheldon nt 4, Haggtins 03 12, Heisler 8 10 $002, 1 10.16 HLLINOIS(10) Archibald 1213. Mi adr411221, wtans40 "uuitimie goals W Hlinols Fosdyek 01, Ft Meno 37. Wilms 26, Haren Brown 01, ¢ The gamenever wasclose, but End No. 47 Andy No. 80 Jenathan Pittman Utes’ Offen: aes COLLEGE BASKETBALL earlyin the second half anethe174 Mini used un to rout Wes noisin the opener for both teams. W. ILLINOIS (0 Martine #188 COLLEGE PARK, Md, Juan Dixon scored career-high 25 points, including eight down the stretch, as Maryland fought back fromanearly 17-point deficit pity night to beat Tulane 78-70 and advance to thesemifinal roundofthe PreseasonNIT. Maryland(2-0) will face Kentucky on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden, ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Samford surprised No. 15 St. John’s as Will Daniel scored 17 points andled a second-half surge in the openingroundofthe CoSIDAClassic. Samford (1-0) avenged a 69-43 lossto St. John’s(0-1) in last season's first round of the NCAA tournament. SAMFORD (1-0) Rawlings 1134 Kater 0 82417 Harges 0-10 Skypala 11002, Touls 6, Postel 51134 14, Barkley 420003 9, ‘Thornton180018 Jos 111210, Gray 14002, Orvia 00000, tals 24°71 611 f BowdenStill Seeking Perfect Saati7Aocae96 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida State Coach Bobby Bowden began the year with a perfect seasonashis goal, Hehas raised two sons who have gone unbeaten, but Bowden, the 70year-old patriarch of American's best- FLORIDA STATE61 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE ‘Today's Games RAST Abana atArn 0 pam meCookman (7:8, orkda AAAI)at OF iando, Flas. WEST Northwestern 7} atnas 4),1m, Purdue(64) at Indiana (4), 10, Minnesota) at watt 3,108 knowncoaching family, has never enjoyed a perfect year of his own. “It wouid be niceto doit,” Bowden. said, “But it won't be a death blow if wedon’t makeit.” An unbeaten year is aboutthe only thing Bowden hasn't achieved in a glittering career that includes 302 victories, a national title in 1993 and a streak of13 consecutive 10-win seasons had 10 seasons with teams that lost just once,twice taking unbeaten teams. to bowls where the Seminoles tasted theirfirst defeat. “We've had our opportunities, Bowdensays. when Florida spoiled the Seminoles’ run at a second national title this decade, “Here's another shotat it,’ Bowden. said, “It wouldbeniceto do it” Although Bowdenenjoysa 6-4-1 ad: v ntage over the oot and coach St Spurrier in the 1990s, Florida has hadthe last jaugh with the most at stake. ‘The Gators won their only national tile with a 52-20 win over the Semi. noles in a rematch ai the 1997 Sugar Bowl, just five weeksafterlosing their only game, 24-21, in Tallahassee, Ten months later, Fred Taylor's touch: down in the final two minutes knocked off the unbeaten, No. 2 Seminoles, spolling yet anothernational title bid t 's hard to go all the way without losing one, Spurrier sai “FSU will tell you that AndSpurrier thinks the psychol. ogy mayworkin his favor today. “We'vealready had our one,” he said, "So we're not as uptight maybeas a teamthat hasaclean slat No one knows better than Bowden ryan St.(27), Hm. Oklahoma Oklahoma (3) at ‘Sam Houston SU (64) at SW Texas( GOTUp Gat Tulsa fol 1 esasSotier 55). 8pm MiseisippiSt (81) 8Arkansas (69), Tp FAR WES ‘Montana (82) at Montana St. (3.7), Noon New Menko4) at Wye}, Noon a U4 how difficult it is to reach perfection when a stopover in Gainesville is on the schedule. His teams are 56 there since1977. “Wejust finished halfthe season.” Bowden said after last season's 49-10 victory over Maryland boosted his team’s regular-season win streak to 20 games. “Now the other half comes,” he added inrespect to Florida, Bowden's sons wereabit faster to perfection. In his first year at Auburn in 1993, Terry Bowden took the Tigers to an 110 mark, Tommy Bowden, now in hisfirst season at Clemson, led Tu lane to the same record last season in his secondyear with the Green W: “I'm jealous of them, naturally,” Bowden said. “I'dlike to know what it feels like some time.” In other Top25 games, No, 2 Vir ginia Tech is at Temple, No. 7 Tennessee at Kentucky, No. 8 Alabamaat Au burn, Missouri at No. 9 Kansas State, Ohio State at No. 10 Michigan, No. 12 Mississippi State at No. 22 Arkansas No. 13 Penn State at No, 15 Michigan State, and No. 14 Georgia Tech at Wake Forest Aiso, No. 21 Georgia is at No. 16 Mississippi, No. 17 Minnesota at Iowa, No. 18 Southern Mississippi at Louis: ville, Utah at No. 19 Brigham Young, No. 19 Purdue at Indiana, North Carolina State at No. 23 East Carolina, and No. 25 Boston College at Notre Dame. “1 did not know that Jan’Gangelhoff was writing papers for players, I have release of the report, which sharply not told anyoneto lie or interfere with ments of some postseason money may report concluded Frida: ‘Two of the university's top athiet criticlzedthe athletic department, ac ademic counseling supervisors and faculty for failing to detect the im: Proper assistance to players. The scandal began in March when former tutor Jan Gangelhoff said she had done more than 400 papers for as manyas 20 basketball players between 1985 and ‘98, The investigative report, Preparedfor the university by an out side law firm, substantiated most of Gangelhoffs claims. As the report was releases|. Boston, vice president of student de velopment and athletics, and men's athletics director Mark Dienhart. Haskins issued a statement through his attorney denying he had knowledge of the academic fraud. investigators; | have not made im proper payments to players or Jan Gangolhofl,” Haskins said. While Yudof saidhefelt Boston and Dienhart were good men whosimply managed badly, he had sharp words when asked about Haskins, “tam angry,” Yudof said, “I feel 1 was lied to to my face, and that the problem was much deeper, and that this program was corrupt in almost any wayone can think about it.” ‘The Investigation also found that STORRS, Conn. Khalid El-Amin scored 28 points as No. 8 Connecticut (2-1) routed Vermont in the first meeting Dave Martin/TheAssociated Press Auburn's Daymeon Fishback (23) slam dunks over UAB'sIgor Nikolic in the Tigers’ season opener on Friday night at home. THE ASSOCIATED PRE Jes officials resigned hours before the gramand alsotold his players to lie, a university President Mark Yudof an nouncedtheresignations of McKinley VERMONT 52 KNOXVILLE, Haskins gave up to $200 in cash di rectly to three athletes, and that he ar rangeda standing hotel discount for parents of athletes eventhoughhehad beencited by the NCAAfor a similar violation at Western Kentucky Yudof said the teamcompeted with one or moreineligible players in the last five seasons because of the aca demichelp, and forfeits repay THE ASSOCIATED PRESS #8UCONN 89 Lady Vols Roll With a Record Performance ‘Tene 4) Sard, Noon Tacha St (24) 4TraySt 1) No Ark Pine Muff (43) at Alsbaha AAM(64, 12:20 pm Kentucky Wesleyan(83) at Murray St. (64), 12:9) pm therm Miss (7) at Lowey ile (79), pam. Staphen P Austin (7) at Noethirstern 8 (46), 1 pm Mrorida St (10.0)at Florida (1.1 Report Details Minnesota Basketball Misconduct MINNEAPOLIS Former Minnesota coach Clem Haskinslied to inves: tigators about “wides| academic misconduct" in his basketball pro- 1121724 Mat 09000, St 0, Crawford 112 4 Mathis 0 22 2, Diao11004 Dav.Anderson O1 348 Totals 17 6 ier 06000, Parker 27 %6 ‘al 1 62, Frida St 31. Three Point vealFora 15 am Anderson 24, Arrington12 Ghelek 2.0Srawford 1 Hale 01, Mathis 04) hay Mer. Weaks 24 Nelson Hamton 02honner 03 Parker 03) that defies probability. Bowden has And once again, it's once-beaten archrival Florida (9-1) standing in the way of Florida State's bid for a wireto-wire run to a nationaltitle. A simi lar scenario occurred 24 months ago GAINESVILLE, Fla, Running and trapping in midseason form, No. 7 Florida opened its schedule by forcing 29 turnovers ina vompover FloridaState. Udonis Haslem scored 18 points and TecDupay and Mike Mille had 15 each forFlorida Freshman Kara Lawson scored23 points,includ ingfive three-pointers, to lead No. 5 Tennessee to a 133-60 victory over ‘Tennessee-Martin on Fridaynight Tt was the most points ever scored by a Lady Volunteerteam, surpassing the 130 points Tennessee ran up on Hawaii Pacific in 1985. And it came against ‘Tennessee Coach Pat Sum: mitt's alma mater. Amanda Cannon made therecord: breaking basket with 6 seconds left, her only points of the game. Summitt, wearing a pantsuit in Tennessee Martin’s royal blue colors, played her entire bench, andall 13players scored. Lawson's first three-pointer was the first basket of the game, coming with less than a minute gone. The Lady Vols, 1-1 after an openinglossto No, 2 Louisiana Tech on Sunday, never looked back. ‘The loss was thefirst gameof the season for Tennessee-Martin, last season's Ohio Valley Conference co-champion. ‘Tennessee led 58-26 at halftime, but the Lady Vols’ biggest margin cameat WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Arizona. ‘Arizonaplayed without its topplayer, ‘Angela Lackey, who was suspended for breaking aa team rule. 48004 Dayton aL foals Purdue 03 (Komart 92, Dulas 0), Dayton 2 {(MeFadden1, Hester 1:2, Schlons 2, June #16 OLDDOMINION91 NORFOLK, Va. Lucienne Berthieu had 22 points and nine rebounds as Old Dominion pulled away from Hampton in the secondhalf in the season opener for Say ot wnaey on teases wate sac iek both teams. Tema rial Freshman Kim Giddens had nine blocked shots for Old Dominion, whichset #6IOWAST.77 a Colonial Athletic Association women’s record with16 bloc CREIGHTON61 OMAHA, Neb. Angie Welle2 is as low ¢ broke out early and cruised in NAMITON (01) Stacy Freese’s three-pointer sparked a 15-2 runfor the Cyclones midway through the first half that gave lowa State a 2613 lead. OLDDOM Maia 54 4614, Thompson theseasonopener for both teams. OWASTATR«(19) UTM was led by Zabrina Harris with sevenpoints. TENNMARTIN(1) Cures 01.000 thudar11 00 2 HAMPTON 64 AMIZONN uo), 13.68 22 Brown 46 4412. Keane Beats the end. They shot59 percent for the game,to the Skyhawks’ 43 percent. Swveney 9 23 6 Allen 44.00 Hover 14 002 Tunmans 344416 Soanhetmer 34 009, Conac 02 94 h 3.00 3, Jones 14 00 a, Ba #24 NEBRASKA 113 GEORGIA SOUTHERN77 LINCOLN, Neb. Amanda Went scored 14 points to lead Nebraska in the first round round of the Time-Warner Tondra Warren led Georgia Southern Classic result Assignments, papers and exams wereroutinely written for at least 18 players, and academic policies were manipulated to keepplayers eligible. Por fiveseasonsstarting in 1984-95, the teamplayed withat least one player who was ineligible because of im properhelp, the report sald The report will be forwardedto the NCAA, which “will find weviolated standards of institutional con trol,” Yudof said } EGE vikwars 1 40 Canon rMartis ai ‘Three fn 615 Glones 23. Pendleton n with27 points. #21 PURDUE 60 DAYTON 58 DAYTON,Ohio Katie Douglas scored 31 points,including a short jumper in the final second, to lead Purdue #25 ARIZONA 75 OKLAHOMA59 HONOLULL Elizabeth Purdue held 35-31 lead going Into the second half and managed to stay ahead of Dayton until » three-pointer by Shannon McFadden tied it at 54 with 2:55 remaining. Pickney scored 22 points on Bfor-18 shooting for PURDUK (0) GHORGIA SOUTIERRN (0 nit847, rach 31000 4 Mecrary 3144 10, 1412.0 Rousse hangin 381101. Dava36004 donee e000, Das \ggnart 6493 |
