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Show untnon inagnrtri)nmivwnw;rf wv' SPORTS 6 - DIXIE SUN No. 3 him, and we did. I just think we didn't give the rest of the team enough mens The Red Storm much-anticipat- rematch with No. 3 BYU on Friday Hawaii night. Last time Dixie State (6-and BYU 10-Hawaii (20-met, the Seasiders handed Dixie their worst loss of the season by beating them 100-7- 9 in Hawaii. Junior forwardcenter Nick Howard, an integrated studies major from Sandy, said Dixie could have come out hotter in this game. I feel like we should have kept attacking them instead of waiting to see what they did, he said. We should have thrown the first punch. The Seasiders took an early 0 lead in the first few minutes of the game, but Dixie State battled back to forge the only tie 92-7- 7 4, nt 12-1- 1) 1, away. The Seasiders 0) outscored Dixie 12-1- in 2 travel to California on Friday and Saturday to take on Notre Dame de Namur at 7:30 p.m. both nights. Gole said he believes Dixie should have no problem beating Notre Dame de Namur. "We don't have to adjust our game at all," he said. "As long as we play to our strength and play inside out instead of outside in we will beat them by 20 or more." ity, he said. We can do it, but we are going to need some help for sure." The Red Storm will rebounded well, he said. They only us and our defense held them under their average field goal percentage. In the last 2'A minutes BYU scored nine points while holding Dixie to five, giving BYU a lead and the victorWe 42-4- 0, nt y- Howard had 13 points, senior guard Ryan Sanchez had 12, and junior forward Andy Palmer had 10 for the Red Storm. Now 1 for the season and 4 in the conference, Dixie State is currently third in the PacWest Conference. Junior Seasider J.R. Buensuceso shot a perfect 5 from long range and scored 25 points to lead Jet Chang added 17 points while Trenson Akana had 614 2 51-3- the second half, and Dixie shot 42 percent from beyond the arc, while BYU shot 45 percent. Howard said he feels like Dixie played good defense on Friday. 7-- of the game at championship for BYU Hawaii. Howard said there is still a chance that the Red Storm could claim second place in the PacWest Conference. If we win the rest of our games and we get some help from other teams there is a possibil- credit." Dixie was within six points with 15:27 remaining in the game, but BYU regained control with a seven-poirun and steadily pulled basketball team lost their minutes into the game. BYU Hawaii built a 4 lead by going on a run, but before the close of the first half, Dixie, went on a 10-- 3 run, which brought Dixie within seven. Freshman Chet Gole, a communication major from Perola, Ariz., said even though Dixie lost the game, the team played great. "I think our guys did a tremendous job stopping their best player, Lucas Alves," he said. "We spent our week figuring out how to stop 38-2- nt 12-1- 6-- requires 20 BY MYRON P. MEDCALF MCT 23 following Sunday's victory over Northwestern. That game was a personal milestone for Smith, giving him n 16 consecutive seasons. But winning 20 games means less today than it did in years past. Once considered a magic number for landing an NCAA tournament bid, an upset or two in conference tournaments can significantly reduce the importance of that victory total. Illinois' Bruce Weber said Monday that he believes his team, which plays host to the Gophers on Thursday, has to win 24 games to feel secure, while Michigan's John Beilein said any more losses could be devastating for his squad. Smith said he is not thinking about a magic number for his team to get in, but he knows the Gophers have work to do. "It used to be if you got to 20 wins, you had a good chance to get into (the NCAA tournament), but not anymore," Smith said during Monday's Big Ten media teleconference. "Expansion of 20-wi- i. 11. NCAAs. ... But it's good to get the 20th win, and we know that we've got to get a few more as we go along Sophomore business major Kevin Lindquist, from ii Gilbert, Ariz., drives past the defense. The Red Storm lost to the No. 3 Seasiders, who clinched the PacWest Conference championship with the win. The victory on Friday BYU-Hawa- night over Dixie clinched the PacWest Conference W win I here." Few doubt that Michif State (21-3 Big 10-Purdue (21-and 10-Illinois (22-can 11-- 5, Gophers men's basketball coach Tubby Smith talked about the urgency his team faces in its final three games conferences, the addition of schools, it kind of makes it a little bit tougher. And then you want to be at least above .500 in your conference play if you're going to get to the 5-- BYU-Hawai- FEBRUARY beats up DSC NCAA tourney BYU-Hawa- ii BY ERIK DORN Dixie Sun Staff Writer WEDNESDAY, 6, 6, c anything to disrupt their, as virtual locks for the tournament. Minnesota!' Wisconsin (17-i- o Penn State (19-8-- 8, Michigan (17-1State ( 17-- ), 1, 7, 7-- hj more complicated situati, that will require strong es to receive an invitation But Weber said he is j( allowing his team to get r fir placent. "If you win, you stay the top; if not, now you'r, the middle of the pack?, lot of teams fighting forp tion for the Big Ten to, ment and also for the N tournament," he said abo. the pressure his team fac, before its victory at Ohio State on Sunday. The Big Ten has had parity this season than recent years. No one kno better than Beilein, whox Wolverines beat two Duke andUC. in the nonconference set, but are below .500 in lea m j play. 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