Show 1 1 Pag 18— Tha Hmk) Journal Logan Utah Sunday March usu 7““” :i i a t ' -- : 3 11-- 3) Pjfc Millw tad litethis” u The Utes held New Mexico to jT-33fasidM- tan ibott ’ made The jut he H (25-rf-5- Q) patent in the second half In the first field halt Utah dominat- - ed inside and led 2 when Motto la hit a baseline jumper 23-1- win over Utah in Albuquerque Feb 1 The victory wu sweet revenge with 5:15 left 4 Utah led 'u'Mte ‘r i W '1 i i ' i 29-2- 39-dp- ed 34 in late January Nic Sparrow had 13 points for Weber State which went 14 of 23 from range and made 33 ’ "fjESSlSSS—- - the Hornets just one basket inside but the — int J’fif VWrSM wlidi mS 1 J of 13 points in die opening 28 field-go-al team and they’re redefinii day a 106-4- 5 pounding in the semifinals of die Southeastern game" he said “Hopefully there are a couple of teams out there who can rise up and meet the challenge But with the way they’re playing right now they're Conference tournament And although Foster wouldn't retract his desne to igo agsinst the best he conceded Tennessee (32- - "tegfflaanam IWVoli baikrf No 14 Vm-- ML detbih its worst loss ever range made all three of his attempts and finished with intae connected on 8 of MMrismlo Tennessee top-rank- ed for a minf time this season shooting from Damien scorer Baskenrille who was injured who (0-1- 6 midcats who played without leading COLUMBUS Oa (AP) — Before the game Vanderbilt coach Jim Foster said he was looking forward to the challenge at halftime of playing 5 good and Mare consecutive Lawson followed with another as foe Wildcats hiked the lead to 29 at the 13:21 mark The Hor-gam- e nets never were closer than 27 points the remainder of die game Coming off the bench Sparrow Stale was the Wildcats' second behind 10 points from Motto stayed close with more but New Mexico is a great hand&rfcrw fwu mte bllftteir mi dialed 5 Vtt "I thought our defense was exceptional” Mrieras said "We were gutty and determined We took away their inside game" The closest the Lobos could get after that wu seven points The Aggies throttled die Ninen 69-3- 3 at the Spectrum on Ian 10L Betts led LBSU with 18 points but ' t lathe second hd£ Fisher made Weber State take control hi the first half The 52-4- play viowSwameulo lt leadf games over the past two yean Sean Houston had 17 points Sky Conference ig to call that a factor "I 32-4- 0 77-7- Saturday night in 14 9 aiftn pp ntfd jmt six pUyen but he wasn’t pre- - "It's all about the doUw and it makes sense to me" said Eastacfay Utes a advantage Miller’s who nonetheless made it dear that wifo 9:15 remJning made layup he'd rather play in the evening it 0 Utah State senior Marcus "It doesn't matter when we play we're ready to play" he the Lobos declared "I wish we could i Jjy 43-3- guard Saxon was more on die anxious side after the Aggies' 102-7- 6 nut of North Texas Saturday night i i played better the last few SACRAMENTO Calif (AP) ended the teaaoo with 17 Knight half A pair of from and now we’re really — wu 23 pnattaad losses Sacramento State has Fisher aided a 94) raa early in foe had AlexFisher fx It feels food to get on a roll Wcr Kate made aseashigh dropped 22 straight Big Sky came that gave the midcats N J t team” Miller said "Utah ia peaking at jut the right tune" MottoU sad"We u ’ 22-- 7) VtVToVMVfiV 1 1996 1 wu supposed to tip off New Mexico (21-- 6 led hy Lwnont Loot’s 15 at6pmIkidsynigfatatfoeLawlar Events Center foRcaa Nev Bat Ka Thomas scared 14' while second place Nevada 00- - Ben Beam and Clayton Shields H-evea‘ Wl added 10 each as the Lotos lost !h‘?la West officials figured k would he a their third straight better iaw if the Wolf Pack played utih is the epitome mfoeeveuug team’' New Mexico coach Dave Therefore the afternoon su-- Bliss said "I respect how well sion switched places with the they May toaethoThev wore us evening icuton and Utah State down and wouldn't let us back will face LBSU at noon in the opening game of the three-da- y With Utah ahead 8 with (1-- ' Utes I 1 "They're a very very Satar- - 19 points and 10 rebounds a game iniBigW RESUME ' pky and he paced the 49ers with 16 points and 12 rebounds Saturday ‘it I tl U ’ — ' The top seed from the West Pacific (14-- 2 21-is still waiting for the final two tournament berths in the East to be decided New battles Mexico State (8-- 7 18-1Nevada today at Reno in foe find regular season game of the year: If the Wolf Pack wins the New 8) 1) Mags miss the tournament and Boise State (9-- 7 goes in at No 3 and Idaho (9-- 7 takes foe fourth seed A NMSU S' 16-1- 0) a ' ' 4) JT No points - 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