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Show DAILY HERALD BYU i puch®ot Dickson 4. Maryland (24-3) did not 5. Gonzaga (23-3) did not play. Next: vs. San Diego, today. 6. George Washington (23-1) 7. Texas (23-4) beat Kansas 6. Ohio State (23-2) did not play. Next; vs. No. 12 Purdue, today. 9. Oklahoma (24-4) did not play. Next: vs. Nebraska, Sunday. rado 86-40. Next: at Kansas State, Saturday. 11. Arizona State (22-5) did not play. Next: vs. Arizona, Saturday. play. Next: at No. 6 Ohio 13. Ohio State (20-4) beat No. 18 Michigan State 79- State, today. 15. N.C. State (21-6) lost to No. 21 North Carolina 95-71. Next: vs. No. 14 Boston College, Saturday. 16. Kansas(20-6) did not play. Next: at No. 7 Texas, Saturday. 17. Washington (20-5) did notplay. Next: vs. Stanford, today. 18. Michigan State (19-8) lost to No. 13 Ohio State 7968. Next: at Indiana, Sunday. 19. UCLA (20-6) did not play. Next: vs. Oregon State, today. 20. towa (20-7) did not play. Next: at No.8 Illinois, Saturday. 21. North Carolina (18-6) beat No, 15 N.C. State 95-71. Next: vs. Maryland, Sunday. 22. Oklahoma (18-6) did not play. Next: vs, KansasState, Saturday. 23. Georgetown (18-7) beat Rutgers 66-50. Next: vs. Syracuse, Saturday. 24, LSU (19-7) beat Vanderbilt 77-66. Next: vs. Kentucky, Saturday. Utah 75, UNLV 64 \| Yniy 79, Air Force 53 | TCU 83, CSU 57 | (ee | 4) | from Riley and a trey from Shawnee Sladeto extend that advantage to 21-13. A Mallary THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS — Louis 12. Purdue (21-4) did not at Alabama, Sunday. 14. WestVirginia (18-8) did notplay. Next: vs. Louisville, Saturday. | BYU,scoring 17 points with 10 rebounds. Gillespie added 13 points and six steals, Riley had 12 points and Kubik had 10 points and 10 rebounds. TheCougars return home Saturday to face TCU in the Marriott Centerat 2 p.m. Seniors Anderson,Nancy Seljaas and LauraStrattonwill be recognized at the game. Loss to UNLV drops Utes below .500 10. Baylor (20-5) beat Colo- did not play. Next: at No. 15 68. Next: vs. Michigan, Saturday. | Marquette, Saturday. vs. Arkansas, Saturday. 11. Boston College (21-6) N.C. State, Saturday. 12. Florida (22-5) lost to No. 10 Tennessee 76-72. Next: It | 13. Georgia (18-7) did not play. Next: at Arkansas, today. | | | 14. Michigan State (20-8) did not play. Next: at Michi- | | | Ban, today. 15. Stanford (19-6) did not play. Next: vs. Washington, today. Amundson scored 24 points and Curtis Terry added 14 Wednesday as the UNLV Rebels beat Utah 65-58, Utah led 27-23 athalftime, but the Rebels opened the second half with a 24-6 run, taking the lead for good on a Terry ae with 14 minutes left inthe game. Amundsonscored 11 points during the spurt, including five straight to open the half. Utah (12-13, 5-9) cut the lead 16. DePaul (22-5) did not play. Next: at Providence, Saturday. | | | | 17. Boston College (19-8) did not play. Next: vs. N.C. State, Friday. 17. Temple (19-7) did not tie with pidmethe Mountain West Confers Bryantled‘Utah with 20 ington, Friday. 19. Utah (20-5) beat UNLV 75-64. Next: vs. TCU, Today, March 2. NBA 21. BYU (21-3) beat San Diego State 67-49. Next: vs. Continued from B9 TCU, Saturday. added 14 points before leaving || | with the injury, and Nachbar scored 11. 23. New Mexico (20-8) beat Air Force 79-53, Next: at San Diego State, Saturday. 24. Vanderbilt (17-9) did | notplay. Next: vs. Kentucky, today. 25. Texas A&M (20-7) beat Texas 79-67. Next: vs. lowa State, Sunday. | STANDINGS cons finished 22-7 during the 2003-04 season. 4ColoradoSt. 89, TCU 74: At ‘ort Collins, Colo., Freddy Rouinoon and Stephan both scored 16 pois to lead ColoradoState's secondhalf surge, helping the Rams defeat visiting TCU in Mountain West | | MWC | | MEN'S BASKETBALL | Team || || || | | SDSU AFA BYU UNLV UNM Utah | wyo | cu | TCU | MWC Overall 113 10-4 94 9-4 76 59 48 30 112 -18-8 22.5 177 15-10 16-10 1243 1244 14-12 5-22 | Wednesday's results | Air Force 51, UNM 46 CSU 89, TCU 74 i BYU 100, SDSU 90 | UNLV 65, Utah 58 Conference men’s basketball action Wednesday night. NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION 20. Louisiana Tech (20-4) did notplay. Next: vs. New Mexico State, today. 22. Minnesota (17-8) did not play. Next: vs. Indiana, today. f D Air Force 51, New Mexico 46: At Air Force Academy, _Colo., Antoine Hood scored 16 points and Air Force held New Mexicotoits lowest total of the season. Dan Nwaelele and Matt McCraw each added 10 points — both making three 3-pointers — for the Falcons, who extended their home winning streak to 14 games this season and tied a school record with 22 wins in oneseason. The Fal- to 54-50 with 2:50 to play after Johnnie Bryant made 3-point_ers on consecutive possessit But the Rebels (15-10, 9-4) made 11-0f-14 foul shots in the final two minutes to seal the win and remain in third place play. Next: vs. George Wash- points and 10 rebounds and Luke Nevill added 12 points. BYU 67, SDSU 49 Puasa.) Ga ne ie « is 5 oF 00 11 o4 a4 00 4 57 00 00 7-6 812 DIEGO STATE (3-21, 0-1 4 on % 615 00 RoW 2 BS cReovonncansa sd 10. Tennessee (20-4) beat No. 12 Florida 76-72. Next: , ayy (17-7, Player 15-9 | 1243 | 19 points, while Strawberry 8.16 | chippedin 15. Andersonled the way for 3-21 |) © cocencneonc> 9, Pittsburgh (20-4) did not play. Next: vs. Providence, Saturday. 15.9 || 76 341 241 044 TELSSRSESLES urday. After a 3-pointer by the Aztecs’ Michelle Strawberry, BYUgotback-to-back layups 8. Connecticut (25-3) beat Syracuse 65-36. Next: vs. 9-4 encccomo-nn® 8.Illinois (22-5) did notplay. Next: vs. No, 20 lowa, Sat- 8518.6 | TCU | 413205 | 9-4 197 | IWerrerencucome! The Cougars went on an 11-4 runfueled by three points from Lauren Riley and a bucket from Melinda Johnson to take a17-10 lead midway through thefirst half. | | | Wyo | | we BYU is 12-0 on the road. 7. Rutgers (22-3) beat Marquette 71-50. Next: atPittsburgh, Saturday. 21:3) UNLV AFA | csu || SDSU 21-3 overall, 11-2 in conference play. SDSUfell to 3-21, 0-14. | 11-2 The Cougarsopened up the second half on a 7-0 run off a 3-pointer from Ambrosia Anderson,a layup from Dani Kubik and anotherjumper from Anderson, which bumped the lead up to 41-25. San DiegoState's Disaree Johnsonleadall scorers with Bennc-ucnnwnes 16 Kansas. Saturday. | State 67-49 in Mountain West | Conference play Wednesday night. ; The Cougarsimproved to BYU MWC Overall | Yan YM | | gars lasted past San Diego BYUled 34-25at the half. | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL || | SANDIEGO, Calif—BYU had four players score indouble figures as the No. 21Cou- } | | | Team ‘5 | play. Next: vs. Clemson, 5, Tennessee (24-3) did not play. Next: vs. Auburn, today. State 65-64. Next: vs. No. DAILY HERALD North Carolina, Saturday. 2. North Carolina (25-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 1 Duke, Saturday. vs. Tulsa, Saturday. beat La Salle 77-65. Next: at Fordham, Saturday. | = | STANDINGS B no “Mwe | offensive attack 1. Duke (25-1) beatVirginia Tech 93-51. Next: at No. 2 Men BYU 100, SDSU 90 SAN DESO STATE(10-8, 11-9 » a Gillespie 3-pointerat the 6:47 mark gave BYUits biggest lead of the first half at 27-16. : i _ balanced BYU 3. LSU (23-2) did notplay. Next: at Alabama, today. Saturday. Anderson's 17leads to Bradley 71-49. Next: at Southern Illinois, Saturday. WOMEN’S: lanova, Sunday. 4. Memphis(25-2) beat Texas-El Paso 66-56. Next: BYU BOXES BYU women rout Aztees FRI not play. Next: vs. No. 2 Vil- » Jason Franchuk can bereached at jfranchuk@heraldextra.com. 2 3. Connecticut (24-2) did half effort (75.9) were both BYU highs this year.... The win made the Cougars 384-116 at home after their 500th game in the Marriott Center. .. BYU hadsurpassed 90 points two othertimes this season, against Lamar and Eastern Washington — 97bothtimes.... Jimmy Balderson has scored double figures in BYU'slast seven wins. : 25. Northern rca (22-7) lost “We'veproven wecan score a lot ofpoints,” Plaisted said. “That ee gg°8 Saturday. good as San DiegoState gives us a lot of confidence.” In the midst of BYU's 18-6 run to take controlof the game, the MC crowdgot real loud, as loudas it’s been all season. Yes, 11,316is only half full, but the fans there were dedicated ones. The Marriott Centeris in its 35th year, built in 1972 witha capacity of 22,700. BYU frequently founditself rankedin the top 25 in attendance over the years, including 19 times in thetopfive andthree times leading theentire nation. notBsoBeNeseh MEN'S Wednesday play. Next: at Cincinnati, today. The Aztecs wereled by MohamedAbukar’s 20 points. All five SDSUstarters were in it (100) came against a team as percentage (59.4) and second- BY to 19-17. mostlopsided loss. The 16 turn- » Tip-ins: BYU'stotal field goal _fans this season. The came back in the mid-1990s and even when Steve Cleveland revived BYU's fortunes, the crowds still stayed away. There is just too much to do with the _Internet and other entertainchoices, we're told. BYU has won more than 76 percent ofitsrgenee (384-116) in the Marriott Center, including a _nice stretch of 44 straight that ended in 2003, This year, after losing to Loyola Marymount, the Cougars have won 12 ina row at home. Special Events Director Larry Duffin said BYU “ a study. aboutfive years ago,I into the possibility of replacing the Marriott Center. It would have cost well over $100 mil_lion andthe decision was made to make improvements that wouldhelpthe facility last another 20 years. That lore has been goingon for t! _fivé years, with most of te work going into the infrastructure of the building. The seats, because of how they were constructed, are staying the way they are. The concrete would ~ haveto be repoured if changes tothe seating structure were . made, and that would befar + too costly. . Next year, Duffin said,the original floorwill be finally be, replaced. After the up-and-down pace + of Wednesdaynight’s game, it might need replacing even sooner. ee » Daily Herald Sports Editor Darnell Dickson can be reached at 344-2555 or by e-mail at ddickson@heraldextra. com.Readhis blog at blogs. heraldextra.com/Darnell. oob-vonuan=> overslast night (three fewer than the last meeting) camein drastically different forms as BYUcontinuedto put pressure on SDSU'sdefense. 25. Nevada (21-5) did not play. Next: at Utah State, 1. Duke (26-1) beat Georgia The junior guard has had the hardest weekofall. Teammates joked how tired he looked sincehis wife gavebirth to the couple's first child a weeksage. Andre Austin Ainge might look good in a Cougar jersey 18 years from now,and he can lookat this gameas a prime example of howto spur a team. Comingoff the bench, Andre's dad hit back-to-back 3-pointers that cut SDSU’s lead audience was out there missed Pil ck heFe ball Oe technical Did you know the Marriott Center was originally called the “Marriott Activities Center,” and knownas the “Big MAC?” Obviously, that would have been a problem with the orange andyellow restaurant with the big “M”in frontofit, so the name was shortened to the Marriott Center. On Wednesday,they could havecalled it the “MCR” — “Marriott Center Raceway.” The pacewas fast and furious for 40 minutes;just like head coach Dave Rose promised it would bewhen he took over last spring. Frankly, some players looked uncomfortable with the uptempo game early inthe season,but not anymore. Late in the secondhalf, one particular sequence made me think I was watching an NBA game:San DiegoState scored ona layup but BYU raced upthe floor intransition and Austin Ainge fed Trent Plaisted for a dunk before the Aztecs could even turn around. eos Baca neesece help from the reserves. Austin Aingeled the charge with a season-high 16 points, making all six shots and four 3-pointers. “He was fantastic tonight,” Fishersaid. Ainge and Broadus did their best workat point guard by hanging ontotheball, notletting the Aztecs create stéals and easybaskets. That happenedlast month in BYU's Top 25 Fared Tech 73-66. Next: at Temple, Saturday. 2.Villanova (21-2) did not “We worked lot on our pressurerelease,” Ainge said. the scoreboard without some anymore: are are averaging just over 10,000 Malaman scored 10, his most in the last six games as he took advantage of Marcus Slaughter’s foul trouble inside. The league's best player, who finished with 154 and 12 rebounds, picked up his fourth foul with 10:20 left. Malaman made the first of twofree throwsafter that to tie the scoreat 64. Whatfollowed was BYU's best stretch this year, a pe ing five‘possession spurt that produced 12 points on a pair of 3-pointers (Ainge, Malaman) and a pair of inside buckets by Plaisted, along with a fast-break layupby Emery with 7:40 left that ran aus lead to 76-68. The Cougars were shooting 15-of-19 in the second half at that point,thriving in the middle of an 18 run that sealed the outcome. They stayed just as good throughout, and made nearly 76 percent of their field-goal attempts (22-0f-29)in the second half. BYU made 13 consecutive shots ina nine-minute span. “You haveto havea lot of guys doing bocalanne said, smiling,“to get to rented (ihe & SUSSSRESRSA $recosnou-usss MARIO UIZ/Daily Herald BYU's Keena Young(3) takes the ball to the hoop on Wednesday. Continued from B1 Bua BRSsas: Balderson added 43. 17 and 875 FE g Keena Youngled BYU with a career-high 20points. doing so wich a banged-up thumb on his shooting handfroma practice incident this week. Brock Reichner added 12 points, despite two foulsin the first 4:12. Of course. a team doesn't hit the century mark on SYU, meanwhile, < ward, well, thrilled (or as ec- static as the highly demanding coach can be). And why not?If Rose wants toughness,he got it last night in the team’s seventh win in eighttries. Six playersscored in double figures. Plaisted, weary from strepthroat, tallied 14 points and seven rebounds. Oh, BYU used tofill the place querequtnt0 double digits, but i ponenued remirt imaginable. Rosetweaked his lineup, starting freshman Jackson Emery forthe first time in his careerin the hopes that he could stop Aztec sharpshooter Brandon Heath. Mission quite noticeably accomplished. The leading scorerin the Mountain Westscored four points below his average,tallying 14.All ofit camein the secondhalf, and he madejust 6-of-17 shots. “They're very good when Heathis very, very good,” Rosesaid. Emeryalso added four points and three assists, including someplaysatcritical times. His dunk atjust under 11 minutes,off a tipped ball he created, followed byan outlet pass from Rashaun Broadus, gave BYUa one-pointlead. The Cougarshadrallied from a five-pointdeficit, using Rose's heated words during an early timeoutto ignite them. “Coach,” center Trent Plaist* ed said, “wasn’t happy.” Not then, anyway. After- Thursday, February 23, 2006 see 88 “I missed games and we won. Other guys have missed games and wewon.I think when we're missing guyslike that, weall havejust got to stepit up little bit,” Paul said. Antoine Walker added 16 points for the Heat, who have won nine of11 overall and six in a row against New York. D Nets 96, Magic 93: At East Rutherford, N.J., Jason Kidd scored 28 points and made two free throws with 18 seconds left to help New Jersey defeat Orlando. York, Dwyane Wade and Jason Williams each had 24 points andfive assists as the Heatwontheirfifth straight. s > points to = the Rockets hold, off the pesky Clippers. D SuperSonics 114, Hawks 109: At Atlanta, Ray Allen scored nedenone we So fifth straight a including a o' baskets down thestretch i Ip Seattle end a four-game losing streak. | PHeat 103, Knicks 83: At New |) || 4} 76ers 116, Cavaliers 107: At Philadelphia, Allen Iverson scored 29 points and had 12 assists, Andre Iguodala had 25 ints and Chris Webber 24 to d the 76ers. gsc 23 to lead ok ), which has lost eight Gtraight dnd 12 of 2 Rockets 106, Clippers 102: At Houston, Yao Ming had 29 points and 15 rebounds and Tracy McGrady added 26 » Suns 103, Celtics 94: At Phoenix, Shawn Marion scored a career-high 44 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, win.. By winning for the eighth ere oraen alten toa setaoe over the » Bulls 97, Bucks 91; At Chicago, ieeLeeee scored 20 Ben Gordon scored all 19 rue sin the posh tele to lead the Bulls, |