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Show DAILY Thursday, February 16, 2006 HERALD COLLEGE BASKETBALL Ute women beat CSU; Cowgirls upset Lobos points and Angela Tisdale added 13 points andsevenassists to lead Baylor. The Lady Bears(18-5, 8-4 FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Kim Smith scored 18 points and No. 25 Utah beat ColoradoState 80- Big 12) held Texas A&M (19-6, 56 Wednesdaynight. 8-4) withouta field goalfor a 7-minutestretchin the second Julie Larsen and Shona Thorburn added17 points each for half and led by as manyas 26 Utah(18-5, 9-3 Mountain West points. WOMEN’S which has BASKETBALL won ive 0 No. 16 DePaul 64, Georgetown 58: At Washington, Khara Smith had 24 points and 18 rebounds to help DePaulwin its third straight game. Smith became DePaul'salltimeleading rebounder and finished with her 17th doubledoubleof the season. Conference), “itch held, ~~ Colorado State to six points during thefirst 9 /2 minutesof the gameto take a 26-6 lead. Larsen made four 3-pointers and Smith scored eight points during the stretch. Melissa Dennett and Vanessa Espinozascored 11 points each for ColoradoState (8-14,2-9). Utah has wonsix straight against Colorado State and leads theall-time series 50-13. » Wyoming59, No. 20 New Mexico 52: At Laramie, Wyo., Jodi Bolerjack scored 22 points,including four 3-pointers,to lead Wyoming. The Cae (174, 75 MWC) Jed 31-28 athalftime and outscored the Lobos 10-5 in a key stretch in the secondhalf to open uptheir biggest lead of the gameat 50-41. NewMexico(18-7, 84) went on a7-3run lateto pull within 53-48, The Blue Demons(21-5, 8-5 Big East)led 31-25at halftime. Local basketball D UVSC women host TAMCC: After picking uptheir first road win over a Division I opponent BARBARA J. PERENIC AssociatedPress Wyoming guard Jodi Bolerjack (2) lets out a yell as time runsout in Wyoming's 59-52 win over No. 20 New Mexico on Wednesday. STEVE C. WILSON/Associated Press ColoradoState's Jason Smith, left, drives around Utah center LukeNevill duringthe first half Wednesday. last weel:, the UVSC women's team is back home to welcome Texas A&M-Corpus ito Orem tonightat 7 p.m. at the McKayCenter. The gamecanbe heardlive Q ROUNDUP MWCstandi by going to the UVSC Website points on 2-of-14 shooting. opening run and the Huskies neverlet up. » Other MWCscores: UNVL64, San Diego State 48; TCU84, Air Force79. 9 No. 9 Oklahoma61, Texas54: D No. 8 Connecticut 84, Provito help Wyominghold on. dence 58: At Hartford. Conn., Barbara Turnerhad 20 points HannaZavecz had18 points and 13 reboundsto lead Conandsix assists and Erin Hicks necticut past Providence. pulled down nine rebounds for Wyoming. Abbie Letz led New Turner and the Huskiesset Mexico with 15 points while Ka- the tone early with a strong * inside gameand gavetheFritie Montgomery scored 12. Wyoming held New Mexico's ars few second chancesat the leading scorer, Dionne Marsh, basket. Charde Houston's consecutive baskets with 10:10 left whohadbeen averaging 16.4 points per game,to just five in thefirst half capped a 23-6 but Bolerjackhit four free throws At Austin, Texas, Courtney Paris scored 20 points and Oklahomawonits 10th straight gameto remain perfect in Big 12 play. Paris shot 10-of-12 from the floor and grabbed 20 rebounds (WolverineGreen.com) and clicking on thelive link on the left side of the page. UVSC beat Northern Colo- , rado 75-73 last Saturday to earn that big road win. Corpus Christi is coming off its worst homelossof the season, a 71-48 defeat at the hands of South DakotaState. Th Islandersareled by Terra ColoradoStatealso rallied from six-pointdeficit late in regulation, then outscored Utah 14-6 in overtime. “Wefinally got some stops | there. They were kind of ram| mingit downour throats,” ColoradoState coach Dale Layer Colonials edge Massachusetts | WL Pet. 16 7 696 13 9 .591 15 7 682 19 6 .760 16 .640 1211 522 12 13 480 13.11 542 6 19.240 Wednesday's scores | said. “Butit all culminated | with Sean's big 3 there to put Andrews, whoaverages16.1 for the Sooners(22-4, 12-0). it into overtime and that gave Oklahoma hitfive of eight free points and 8.0 rebounds per us some momentum, and some throwsinthefinal minute. game. juicetofinish the job.” RobynFairbanksleads Utah hadfour players score No. 12 Baylor 84, No. 21 Texas UVSC,scoring 17.6 points per in double figures, but they were A&M 59: At CollegeStation. gameandpulling down8.9 realso the only Utes who scored. Texas. Sophia Young scored 16 bounds per game. Johnnie Bryant and Luke Nevill both scored 18, Jonas Langvad added 15 points and Bryant Markson scored 10 for Utah. The Utes had wonfour of five and were makinga late runin the conference standings. But the Rams, who were | tied with TCU for the worst recordin the league, swept Utah MEN'S TOP 25 ROUNDUP forthefirst time since 1994. “T'll take the blame,” coach Ray Giacolettisaid. “We were WASHINGTON — Danilo Pinnock for good at 69-66. scored 14 points and hadsix steals to lead not ready to play and when No. 7 George Washingtonto a 69-66 victory you're not ready to go, someNo.14 Illinois 63, Northwestern 47: At over Massachusetts on Wednesday night. thing can turn andbite you.” TheColonials (21-1, 11-0 Atlantic 10) have Champaign,Ill., Rich McBride scored 17 TheUtes went on a 10-0 run points and Dee Brownsingle-handedly a 13-game winningstreak, the longest in | late in regulation to take a 51the nation, improvedto 13-0 at home and squashed a Northwesternrally to leadIl45lead, but couldn't holdoff remainedon pacefor the best season in linois. the Rams atthe end. After Northwestern wiped out a 27-20 schoolhistory. Nevill, whoalso had nine GW's Maureece Rice was fouled in thefi- halftimedeficit to tie the gameat 29, Brown rebounds, converted a threehit a 3-pointer and converted a four-point nal seconds andthe Colonials leading 67-66. pointplay with 29 seconds reHe missed bothfree throws,butit was ruled play on consecutive beso to give the maining, whenhis layuprolled the ball went out of bounds off UMass with Illini (21-4, 7-4 Big Ten) a 36-29 lead. aroundtherim several times Northwestern(12-11, 4-7), playing with0.6 seconds to go. Chris Lowe of the Minutebefore dropping through then menwas called fora technical foul for argu- out top scorer Vedran Vukusic who was madehis free throw to put ing withtheofficial, and Mike Hall made out becauseof lower backpain, used a 12-2 Utah ahead55-52. both free throwsfor the game'sfinal points. run to cut a 13-pointlead to three,butIlliBut Colorado State, which nois answered with 14 straight points. hadjust tied the gameat 52D No. 8 Tennessee 105, Auburn 89: At Knoxall on a 3-pointer by Stephan ville, Tenn., Chris Lofton scored 25 points » Colorado 84, No. 19 Oklahoma 75: At BoulGilling,gotit to Morris for a and JaJuan Smith addeda career-high 19 to der, Colo., Richard Robyscored 28 points 3-pointer and anothertie. lead Tennessee, whichhit a school-record and Chris Copeland added18 to lead Colo“Wedid everything right. KARL DeBLAKER/Associoted Press 16 3-pointers. radotoits first victory this season overa Weswitched every screen and North Carolina State's Cedric Simmons,right, C.J. Watsonadded 18 points and Andre ranked opponent. The Buffaloes (17-5, 74) hejust hit a tough shot,” GiacoPatterson had 15 for the Volunteers (19-3, moved into a tie with the Soonersforthird ties up Florida State'sJerel Allen, left, letti said. placein the Big 12. during the segond halj Wednesdayin 10-1). Bryant missed a long shot at Raleigh, N MichaelNeal, whostartedin place of the buzzer and the game went D No.9 Pittsburgh 85, Providence 77: At Provi- injured guard Austin Johnson, scored 26 into overtime. ~ dence,R.I., Aaron Gray had22points on points on 7-0f-14 shooting from 3-point Morris opened the OT with a 9-for-9 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds range to lead Oklahoma(16-6, 74). Johnson the TarHeels(16-6, 7-4). He broke North 3-pointerfrom the top of the key, to lead Pittsburghtoits third straight victory sprainedhis right ankle in Saturday's 80-52 Carolina's freshman markof31 points held then stepped back a few feet for win over Baylorand did notplay. by Walter Davis, Mike O'Koren, The Panthers(20-3, 9-3 Big East) reached the his next 3, which gave CSU a 6120-win markfor a school-recordfifth conOklahomapulled to 69-67 on a basket by and AntawnJamison, He alsobri 55 lead with 3:43left. Markson Neal, but Roby scored eight points, includsecutive season and extended their winning seph Forte's arenarecordof3s puints set answered with a 3-pointer, but streak overthe Friars to five games. ing two 3-pointers, in a run that gave the against Tulsa in 2000-01 that was as close as Utah got. Buffaloes an 80-71 lead with 2:26 remaining. AnthonyMorrowscored 18 of his 22 Morris’older brother, } No.10 Florida 73, Vanderbilt 68: At Nashpoints in thefirst half to lead the Yellow Micheal,beat the Utes on a ville, Tenn., Corey Brewerscored a career- D No.21 N.C. State 86, Florida St. 64: At RaJackets (10-13, 3-9), who haven't wonat the 3-pointer three years agoin high 26 points. and Florida got coachBilly leigh, N.C., Engin Atsurhad five of North Smith Centersince 1996. ColoradoState's last road win Donovanhis.250th career victory. Carolina State's 13 3-pointers and scored 19 in the MWC — March6,2003, The Gators (22-3, 8-3 SEC) wontheir sixth points to help the Wolfpack avoid theirfirst D No. 24 Bucknell 69, Lafayette 49: At Theolder Morris scored two straight over Vanderbilt and swept the losing streak of the season. Easton, Pa., Charles Lee had 14 points and points Wednesday, but Sean's Commodoresfor the fourthtimein five seaIt was the third straight game with atleast 11 rebounds, and Kevin Bettencourt scored big nee carried the family sons, winning11 of the last 12 games. 12 3s for N.C,State (20-5, 9-3 Atlantic Coast * 14 points tolead Bucknell to the winin its and the Rams. ShanFosterhad 19 points for Vanderbilt first gameas a ranked team. Conference), Cedric Simmons had 14 points, | “His 3 to putit into overtime (13-9, 4-7), which has lost seven of nine Tony Bethel added 13 and Cameron BennerTheBison(21-3) becamethe first Patriot andhis back-to-back 3s to start overall. including three at home. man and AndrewBrackman eachscored 12 Leagueteam to start conference play 12-0, | overtime was the difference in anotherbalanced effort for the Wolfpack. wontheir16th straight league game and between winning andlosing,” ) Wisconsin 78, No. 12 Ohio St. 73: At Madison, matchedthe best start in school history, set AlexanderJohnson had 15 points and Al Layersaid. Wis., Alando Tucker had27points and 16 re- Thornton scored 14 for the Seminoles (15in 1983-84. | The Rams shot as well from bounds to lead Wisconsin to its third straight 7, 5-6), who ended a 26-gameroadlosing | 3-point range (8-for-14) as they victory. Trailing 64-59, Wisconsin (18-7, 84 streak in the ACClast seasonat N.C. State. D No. 25 LSU 72, MississippiSt. 59: At did from the free throw line Big Ten)scored sevenstraight points — five Baton Rouge,La., Glen Davis and Tyrus | (13-for-21), making 67 percent by Ray Nixon and twofree throws by Tuck- No. 23 North Carolina 82, Georgia Tech 75: Thomashad double-doubles to lead LSU. | from both. Utah was off from | everywhere, making just 19 of er — to give the Badgerstheir first lead since At ChapelHill, N.C., freshman Tyler Hans. Whohadfive points in the first midwayin the first half. broughset the Smith Center scoring record half,finiShed with 19 points and 12 re49 field goal attempts, with 40 points as North Carolina rallied Jamar Butlerhit a jumperfor Ohio State bounds, Thomas, whowas7-for-11 from the “They did a great job of takfrom a 20-pointdeficit for their fifth win in field, had 16 points and 13 rebounds. (184,74), the Buckeyes’only field goal over | ing us outofour offense. They a 6-minutestretch, to tie the game. But Nixon, six games. LSU(17-7, 9-2) increased its lead in the | forced turnovers and had us who finished with 13 points, answered with SEC's WestDivision to two gamesover Hansbroughalsoset the Atlantic Coast soune really good,” Langvad another 3-pointer to give the Badgersthe lead Conference's freshman scoring record for Alabama. ‘ | said. Ny! Conference WEL Pot. sosu 9 2 818 UNL 7 3 .700 BYU 7 4 636 AirForce 7 5 583 UNM 7 5 583 Utah 5 7 AI7 Wyoming 5 7 .417 cu 2 9 182 TOU 2 9 182 ‘Continued from B1 Colorado Staté 69, Utah 61, OT New Mexico47, Wyoming 45 Air Force 63, TCU 45 Tonight's game ‘San Diego State at UNLV, 8 p.m., ESPN2 ‘Saturday's games UNLVat Colorado State, 1 KZ TOU at San Diego State, 8 p.m. D New Mexico 47, Wyoming 45: At Albuquerque, N.M., Mark Walters scored 12 points to carry a lethargic New Mexico offense that sputtered and stumbled. New, Mexico (16-9, 7-5) won. its fourth straight but it wasn’t pretty. The Lobos shot 38.8 percent,hit just 3-of-14 on 3pointers and nearly squandered a 10-point leadin the final 4:41 when their only points were a pair of free throws. ‘Wyoming(12-13, 5-7) got 17 points from Steve Leven and18 rebounds from Justin Williams, but the Cowboys’ problems on offense outdid New Mexico. The Cowboys hit just 15-of-51 shots (29.4 per- cent) and their 45 points was. a season low. Leven and freshman guard Brandon Ewing, averaging 12 points a game, were a combined 5-of-24 from thefield, with Ewing going 1-for-10. Wil- liams, second nationally with 116 blocked shots, didn’t have one against New Mexico, only the second time this season he has failed to get a block. Still, the Cowboyshad a chance until the final buzzer. With New Mexico Ques shots and the Cowboyscut a4535deficit with 4:41left to 46-44 with 34.7 seconds remaining on Leven’s bank shot. New Mexico center David Chiotti hit one of twofree throwswith 25.6 seconds left and the Cowboysset-up Leven for a pointer. Leven, who hit three 3s in the game,couldn't shake defender Kris Collins and his off-balance 3-pointer with six seconds léft came short. Wyoming got a chance after Lobo guard Tony Danridge missed the front endof a one-and-one with 2.6 seconds remaining. Collins fouled Ewing in backcourt to prevent the Cowboysfrom getting off a 3-point attempt. Ewing hit the first free throw and intentionally missed the second, but Walters tipped the ball out of bounds as time expired. Air Force 63, TCU 45: At Fort Worth, Texas, fencingact tie while Bust a added 16 saan eee rebounds for the Falcons, who held a 31-25 edgeon the boards. Agpiesblitz Idaho; E: Washington edges WeberState Broucut To You By THE ASSOCIATED PRE MOSCOW, Idaho— David Pak For a JERSEY rae scored 15 points to lead four Utah State players in double figures and the Aggies used an extended 37-0 run to blitz Idaho 80-42 Wednesdaynight in a Western Athletic Conference game. Cass Matheus and Durrall Peterson added 12 points each for Utah State (17-6 overall, 8-4 WAC), whichalso got 11 points from Nate Harris. Idaho (4-18, 1-10), which closed the game with a 14-2 run, was by Keoni Watson's 13 points. a 7-for-13 clip from beyond the The Aggies wasted little 3-pointstrip. Pak and Peterson time taking control, building a combined tohit six of eight 3% double-digit advantagein little pointers over the game'sfirst overfive minutes. 20 minutes, and each recorded Idaho managed toclose three assists during that span. within 25-17 on a Nebojsa JaUtah State continued its torrid kovljevic 3-pointer with 7:45 pace in the second half, hitting remainingin the first half, but its first seven attempts from that was as close as the Vandals the field to stretch its lead to 45 would get. Utah Statefinished points with 15:07 remaining. the half with a 19-0 run to take a 44-17 halftime lead. D Easter Washington 76, Weber The Aggies shot a blistering +State 73: At otais Eastern 64 percent (16-for-25) from the Wi field in the first half, including Stuckey ad 28 points,six assists, 4. five rebounds and three steals as the beat Weber Se. 43-33 at halftime, but ri cats ralied topelltewatin76 69 on Coric Riggs’ layup with ae Trailing by three, W: SU (10-. 15, 4-8) had the ballwith 14 seconds cats’ Nick . The Wild‘on missed a Patten and passed it back to Coving- ton, who missed another trey at the buzzer. |