Show jWiUrtmtu Mfiri-Hiwnti- i ! i Hilt'll uwi ii The Herald Journal Logan Utah Monday March 4 2002 — A9 m ff®0D ®sd©®di ®im Maryland Duke pick up wins Tide falls By The Associated Press Chris Williams scored a season-hig- h 28 points and Traivis Watson had 20 for Virginia (17-1- 0 7-which was coining off an upset of No 3 Duke It was the sixth straight toad loss for the Cavaliers and their ninth successive defeat at Cede seconds left in regulation The Bearcats scored 10 of their 12 points in overtime on free w throws Mississippi 84 Nofi Alabama 56 David Sanders scored a career-hig- h 23 points and the Rebels (20--9 7 No 3 Duke 93 North Carolina 68 Southeastern Conference) d Jason Williams scored 23 of his beat a team at home 37 points in the first half as the for the second time in IS days at Blue Devils (26--3 13-- 3 Atlantic Oxford Miss Coast Conference) completed an Rod Grizzard and Antoine undefeated (13-home season at Pettway each had 14 points for the Durham NC Crimson Tide (24-- 6 124) who mairlwl their second-loweWilliams who had eight point total of the season and committed fell one point shy of his 26 turnovers set earlier this season career-hig- h against Kentucky Mississippi which took a 224 Jason Capel matched his career-hig- h lead eight minutes into the game with 28 points for the Thr had beatenfoen-N-o 6 Florida 1 Heels 9 who all but on Feb! 16 ’No 7 Gonzaga 87 San Diego 79 guaranteed the school's first season after winning at least At San Diego Blake Stepp made from 25 feet with 512 20 for 31 consecutive seasons a The Blue Devils will be a heavy seconds left and finished with 26 favorite to hapd North Carolina points as Gonzaga beat San Diego that loss when the two meet in die to reach die West Coast Conferdie ACC ence of tounuK tournament championship quarterfinals ment in Charlotte on Friday night game for the fifth straight season No 4 Cincinnati 80 is hying for its Gonzaga (28-fourth straight conference tournaMemphis 75 OT At nnrinmti Steve Logan scored ment championship and automatic 30 points and hit a floating jumper NCAA berth that sent the game to overtime as the d The Zags who Bearcats (27--3 14-- 2 Conference have reached the NCAA regionals three straight seasons tied the USA) rallied for the win school record for victories set by Cincinnati has won or shared each of the league’s seven regular the 1998-9-9 team that reached the West Regional finals season titles and earned the top seed for all seven conference tour- Although Gonzaga beat San Diego for the third straight year in the tournament semifinals there Dajuan Wagner had 27 points for Memphis (22-- 8 124) which was nothing easy about the Bulltook a 6 lead on Antonio dogs’ 13 th straight victory The led Burks’ two free throws with 69 Toreros (16-1- Nick Collison had 28 points and Kirk Hinrich added 25 as Kansas finished die first unbeaten Big 12 season oa Sunday with a 2 victory over Missouri at Columbia Mo Hie Jayhawks (27-- 2 16-- enter die Big 12 tournament with a winning streak last losing at then-N- o 11 UCLA in early Janu- 9) top-rank- ed 95-9- 9-- sixth-ranke- 0) 14-ga- me 0) ary- Clarence Gilbert had 23 points for Missouri (20-1- 0 97) which trailed by as many as 1 1 points in the second half but twice rallied to tie it and briefly led after Arthur Johnson’s play n&de it with 1:57 to go 1 Collison scored with 1:36 to go and Drew Gooden’s dp rolled in with 26 seconds left for a three-poilead Gilbert missed a attempt with two seconds to st three-poi- nt 68-5- 92-9- 4-1- (8-1- 2) 20-lo- ss nt int So 2 Maryland 112 Virginia 92 At College Park Md Maryland ended its stay at Cole Field House m grand fashion defeating Virginia to finish 15-- 0 at home and conclude the best regular season in school history Juan Dixon scored 23 points Chris Wilcox had 21 points and 11 rebounds and Lonny Baxter added 18 points for the Tferrapins (25-- 3 15-- 1 Atlantic Coast Conference) who will move across campus next season into the $101 million Com- -' cast Center Hie ACC champs won their 12th straight and eclipsed the 22-- 3 recod of the 1974-7-5 squad 47-ye- ar 3) second-seede- regula- r-season 68-6- fifth-seed- ed 3) APphota Kansas’ Drew Gooden blocks a shot by Missouri's Arthur Johnson (50) in the second half Sunday Kansas won 95-9- 2 4740 at halftime No 15 Illinois 67 Minnesota 66 At Minneapolis Frank Williams made a driving layup with 29 seconds left to g run and give cap a 10-- 0 the Fighting Illini (23-- 7 a share of y the tie for the Big Ten title Williams’ layup were his first points since the 2:20 mark of the first half game-closin- 11-- 5) four-wa- extended the mini’s winning streak to eight games and put them in a tie for the regular season championship with Wisconsin Ohio State and Indiana Brian Cook had 22 points for Illinois while Williams had 12 Rick Rickert had 1 8 points for the 9-who led Goldeh'Gophers (16-1- 1 66-5- 7 with 3: 1 5 to play 7) Klug welcomed home Cap rankles Yankees ASPEN Cola(AP) — Wearing his bronze medal and fans Olympic snow- - ' Chris boarder Khig reveledin a homecoming parade SuAday jtisf 20mbnthsrafter a lifnav rag liver transplant “It’s pretty awesome today coming home and celebrating in front of foe hometown crowd’’ a grinning Klug said after the parade Klug had transplant surgery in July 2000 in Denver after contractidg a liver disease that destroys foe bile ducts’ ability to function He received die liver of a Billy Flood of Wheat Ridge who died in ah accidental shooting “It’s been a miracle Fm lucky to be here today and Fll be forever grateful to foe donor family "Klug said Car horns blared and packed sidewalks and balconies as Klug’s the parade passed by on a frigid afternoon “It’s very exciting If makes your heart fed good” Aspen resident Sylvia Gordon said “He’s such a wonderful and accomplished high-fivi- ng : well-wishe- rs ' young man He makes usproud” Klug took third in the parallel giant slalom on f& 15 finishing behind Philipp Schoch of Switzerland andRkfiad Riduud&itf tf Stre&K “It was really a dream come true two of the best weeks of my life in Salt Lake City” Klug said Now he is concentrating on foe rest of the World Cup series and promoting organ donation “Organ transplants save lives I’m living proof of that” he said “I’d love to get the message out there to encourage a few other families to share their decision and discuss organ transplantation” He returns to World Cup racing in Germany this week followed by the finals in Scandinavia Klug 30 said he’d like to compete in the 2006 Olympics in Ruin Italy “I love foe hill there As long as I can stay ’ healthy and keep having fun I’d love to come back in four years” he said The Pistons saw a lead evaporate in foe fourth quarter behind awful shooting in foe period) but were able to hang on for foe win behind Stackhouse and 28 points his game-hig- h S tackhouse was from the free throw line in the for final quarter and the game After his key late layup the Hornets called a timeout to set up a final play designed for Baron Davis But Davis lost the ball trying to dribble around two defenders ) Elden Campbell led Charlotte with 23 points Jamal Mashburn had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Davis and David Wesley scored 10 each Reserve Corliss Williamson added 19 for Detroit which won its third straight game Pacers 97 Kings 86 At Sacramento Calif Jer 17 Continued from A8 and extended ifs home win-ring streak to five games Hie Nets have beaten the Bulls in four consecutive games for the first time since 1982 Matin picked up a flagrant foul in the third quarter when he tried to run through a pick set by rookie Eddy Cuny The flagrant foul was Martin’s sixth of foe season whichwill result in a ongame suspension Jalen Rose led foe Bulls with 27 points including 12 in the fourth quartet: v SuperSoafcs 96Grlzzfies7l Gary Payton had 20 points - and 12 assists leading six v Seattteplayenindouble-fig- - ! yySi Field-Whil- them: Innocent enough Pettitte thought In fact he made sure to get a copy of the photo Josh’s Mets Only one problem: It turns out there was a logical reason Back home in Texas he plays for a Little League team called the Mets and they wear the same style of caps as the big blue-and-oran-ge wifo 17 points Lakers 95 Rockets 79 0-- - - points and Ray Allen had 27 as Milwaukee got a rare win with-oSam Cassell at Cleveland Hie Bucks had been 6 this season witiiout CasselL foe scorer He team’s sat out with a sprained left toe lead "':1 After nine first-ha- lf took ova rfoangesMihraukee J 1 iLa " 11 torgooa in cue onra qnsner- j Toe Cavaliers made only ' four field goals in the period TfonathanBendahadl6' points and nine rebounds for 'A shooting 21 peacotf and Mfi waukee wient on a 144 rim to n foe third up 8044 home theirfoird 'end Kings just vv ' Allen wn 4of-1-0 from loss of the season Indiana - point range wifo seven assists won for foe second Robinson shot reason at Arco Arena where i added 10 febounda foe Kings are 62--1 1 over the Andre Miller led develand past two campaigns two-tim- 1-- ’ third-leadi- ng :fwhaeLorenzenWrighticored: r I i Jerry Stackhouse scored on i? driving layup with 37 ee nds left just Detroit’s third basket Of the fourth quarter to lead foe Pistons to victory at Charlotte NC (k V" £ “ - e : : -- 'T ‘ ! quartaandeachtimehe touched the ball diereafta Juwaq Howard sent to the ! Nuraets in die fen Exel trde led Denva wifo 30 pints' and 10 reboundsL The Nuggets have kwt seven of eight a “We’re just going to forget ' about it and come ready to play at the tournament” The Big West tourney will run from Thursday through Saturday and will be held in the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim Calif Should the Aggies beat Idaho they wtilplay eitha Pacific or Cal State North- ridge in Friday Ysecond round! The Hgers and Matadors both tied with foe UC Santa Barbara Gauchos for third place in the conference but it was UCSB that won the tiebreaka because of ife 1 combined record against ' ' v Pacific and Cal State North-ridg- e Pacific which won its regular-seaso- n finale Sunday 5749 will get i againstIdaho the No 4 seed leaving Cal ' State Northridge fifth ! Regardless whoeva wins that 5 game will have a lot mope confidence in a possible second-roun- d matenup with Utah State knowing foey beat the Aggies the last time out 3-- be traded eoly this season and was finally dealt to Dalias on deadline day was booed loudly whep he entered in tbefirstr I" me 'h4andtromilbS12' S t WHO CXOTplPlCu 4-- : : Just ask Matadors head coach Bobby Braswell how big his team’s win ova Utah State was for its confidence ’This team needed a game ' like this tonight heading into the tournament” Braswell said “We needed a good game against the best team in our conference and they did that ”As far as sharing the Big West championship wifo UC Irvine Morrill opted to look the glass as being half foil “We're regujar-sqaso-n champs "Moriill said “That’s ' what we’re going to call our-selves I think we earned the right to do that “We had a tough weekend We knew that was a possibili- ty We were hoping we' could find a way to win one or twobut We’re going to be positive and upbeat about what we ' accomplished” Morrill added if hrs players dwell on this past week's lossies it could certainly cause us ” problems (in the - - metf MSI season sweep of foe Nuggets Van Exef' who demanded to ICO 1 ' it''- -II ut : Continued feom A8 wifo the UC Irvine Anteaters but hold the tiebreaker and will go inas foe No 1 real Said Aggie point guard Ronnie Ross who had 12 ' ' points in the loss to Cal State dis“It’s kind of Northridge: appointing that we lost two in ' a row and not gating the title outright because we deserve 15-of-- 21 derm Robinson scored 28 appeared in a local paper the next day well the reaction was predictable — and swift “Apparently someone was upset I don’t know who” Pettitte said Saturday “But they didn’t like it" Yankees genual manager Brian Cashman definitely wanted an explanation “I was made aware of the picture” he said ' “I went to the player and inquired about the circumstances and he told me it was his son's Little League team” Neither Pettitte nor Cashman described details of the discussion though it seemed clear their talk took on a serious tone Ever since George Sleinbrenner bought the team the Yankees have placed great impor- - tance on their rivalry with the Mets Whether it’s beating them in Subway Series games' or topping them for attention on the back pages of New York’s tabloids the Yan- kees want to win Ags At Los Angeles Shaquille O’Neal had 36 points and 14 ' rebounds as Los Angeles playing without Kobe Bryant beat Houston Bryant was saving foe first suspen- game of a two-gasion for his fight with Indiana’s Reggie Milla on Friday night O’Neal who promised before foe game to “hold the fort” during Bryant's absence wane his teammate’s No 8 jersey during wumups He had seven assists and was from the floor and from the foul line e "The defending NBA champion Lakers pulled within a game of Sacramento for die league best record Steve Francis screed 20 points for Houston1 Mavs 116 Nuggets 110 OT Midiael Finley scored seven of his 30 points in overtime for Dallas and Nick Van Exel added 20 points amid a constant chorus of boos in his teturn to Denver DirkNowtoki added 19 points andlOrrixxindsfartheMava- - seven-gam- - lea-gue- rs No matter Because when the picture ng : " 'cap1 h 14-for--14 ufe scoring at Memphis Tran Seattle took the lead pudway 'through die first quarter and never trailed agam building its margin to as many as29 points Tbe SuperSonics have won five of their last six games V y pension to win in foe NBA’s' ' Hie Grizzlies have dropped i toughest road arena seven id a row and 10 of 11' y't" Austin Croshere scored 19 : Rashard Lewis fared 14 ? points in a reserve role as for Seattle whifeVladimir y :r uidiana surp(ised the NBA-:Radman6yicihad 13 and leadingKingf without Miller who saved the first game of ' ) pesmoddMasod 12 Reserve Rodney Buford led his two-gasuspension for MemphU wifo 16 points ’ Sacramento forward Chris Webber had 13 points on2 for-1-6 shooting Wizards 107MagiclO2 OT The Washington Wizards finally won a game without ' Michael Jordan Courtney Alexander scored 32 points as the a season-higWizards also missing second-leadiscorer Richard Hamil- e ton broke a losing streak at Washington The Wizards had been 4 without Jordan who is on the injured list following knee y surgery In addition Hamilton missed the game with a virus that sent him to the emergency room suffering from dehydration Saturday night McGrady who missed his first 10 shots recovered to score 30 points for foe Marie Healsohad nine assists eight rebounds and four steals Backs 111 Cavaliers 91 10-poi- nt NBA TAMPA Fla (AP) — Andy Pettitte hardly counted on causing a cap flap Yetfoaft exactly what happened recently When one of die pitcher’s sons was photographed wearing a New York Mets hat in the Yankees’ spring training dugout Dad’s team was not amused Last Monday before exhibition games began Pettitte brought sons Josh and Jared into die dugout at Legends there 'a news photographer took a nice picture of - tpuma-mentX- Pairings ret for tournament All four of Thursday ’s' pairings along yith tipi- off times have been set for the Big West Tournament They are: No 4 Pacific vs No 5 Cal State Northridge 1 1 Utah State vs No prn-Nfirst-rou- nd o end of the Pacifical Northridge game No 2UC Irvine vs Na 7 Long Beach State 7 pmNo 3 UCSanta Barbara vs: No 6 Cal Pioly 30 minutes affa the end of the UC Irvine-Lon- g Beach Stated game- - -- “I I r |