Show Section Wednesday February 25 2004 Pagel The Herald Journal Gugliotta’s long 3 big in Jazz win Inside SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Jazz appeared headed for their fifth straight home loss until the newest member of the team hit his only shot of the night It turned but to be a big one Standing moFe than two yards behind the line with die shot clock about to expire Tom Gugliotta made a shot that cut a deficit in half and started a Jazz rally toward a 99-8- 6 win over the Seattle SuperSonics on Tuesday really think it at the time but it was a big momentum ' ' boost for us going into that fourth” said Raja Bell who scored 13 of his 23 mints in the final quarter as Utah lulled away “That was almost lalfcourt Man it was impressive recause he shot it like a regular six-poi- nt Big upset in Big 12 college B2 basketball action Sports briefs AP photo Tom Gugliotta (42) and Seattle SuperSonics forward Vladimir Radmanovkr vie for position during the first quarter MPSF Championships approaching for USU Jazz forward The Utah State track team has used the last 10 days to prepare for die Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Thick and Field Championships at the University of Washington Thursday through Saturday in Seattle The Aggies will have 16 men pary event ticipating in the Senior Ryan Bruhn moved into sec- ond place on the USU top 10 list in the weight throw passing current Aggie throwing coach Craig Carter with a distance of Freshman DJ Smith has had an out-standing indoor season qualifying in the 55 60 and 200 meter sprints This year’s Women’s team while ' young has 22 athletes looking to make their mark Freshman Becky Tueller has performed like a veteran throughout the indoor reason She moved into third place on the Aggie top 10 list in the 60 meter dash and hiss qualified in four events at the championships the 55 60 200 and 400 meter sprints Ray Allen scored 26 and Antonio Daniels added 22 points for the Sonics who were outscored 26-1- 0 in the final quarter and lost for the eighth straight time at Utah Seattle coach Nate McMillan wasn’t around to see the end ejected with his second technical foul early in the final period The Sonics and Jazz play again Wednesday night in Seattle “We’ve got to start winning a couple” Allen said “This is my first full year in this uniform and it's starting to get on my nerves” Seattle fell behind by 12 in the first half then took control in the third quarter After trailing 54-4- 6 at ' halftime the Sonics went from the field and from jump Shot” Gugliotta hadn’t made a 3 since 2001-0- 2 the season He was kind “I of had to take it” said from the field Tuesday and finfield whose of goal Gugliotta only ished with four points and four the game started a 14-- 0 run to end rebounds in 12 minutes Utah’s home losing streak Andrei Kirilenko had 27 points ' Gugliotta didn’t have a 10 rebounds and four blocks and in 30 games for Phoenix before Carlos Arroyo also scored 23 with getting traded to the Jazz at the nine rebounds and five assists for deadline last Thursday the Jazz “That was really big I didn’t 19 See JAZZ on B4 two-da- West Side falls to Malad will play Grade for playoff spot all-ti- 64-03- 25 By Jason Turner sports writer ARIMO Idaho — After dropping six consecutive games against Malad it finally appeared West Side had found a way to get the best of its rivals to the west With just three minutes to go in Tuesday’s 2A Fifth District title game the Pirates led the Dragons and seemed to be in the dri0 : all-ti- Ticket broker pleads guilty to fraud 36-3- ver’s seat However Mai ad’s Kyle Buttars - drilled a on the ensuing ' possession and the Dragons 9-outscored the Pirates 1 in crunch time toescape with a 39-3- 7 victory at Marsh Valley High School ' “We were looking at a pretty big obstacle there it West Side was looking basketball and boys tough pretty we had a timeout and the kids just said it’s now or never” Malad A SALT LAKE CITY ( AP) forma Utah ticket broker has pleaded guilty to several charges in an online ticket scam during last year’s college football championship game Mark Beaver of Salt Lake City pleaded guilty Monday to eight ' counts of communications fraud and two counts of theft in a plea agree- ' menL In exchange prosecutors dropped eight additional theft charges two communications fraud charges and one count of unlawful activity Beaver will be sentenced in April He faces a $10000 fine and between one and 15 years on each count coach Teny Jones said ": We dug down ' and played some Beaver was accused of taking more than $100000 from hopeful football fans wanting to attend the Jan 3 2003 Fiesta Bowl between Ohio State and Miami v gopd ‘D’and woe able to pull ' it out"' ' - '' were 'and Yes the Dragons (17-it propelled them into the state tour- nament in the process As for the Bucs ( they face a contest tonight vs Grace The winner of that encounter which' is slated to start at 7 at Marsh Valley will advance to a state play- -' in game on Saturday ' “This is what district duunpi- onship games are supposed to be' about” said a dejected Lee Ralphs coach of the Pirates “We’re feeling pretty low right now because we came but on the losing end but it ' was a great battle” A contest that wasn’t decided until the final whistle iio less Neither squad led by more than six points 5) - Tuesday's scores 12-1- 0) do-or-d- ie NBA Portland 94 Orlando 91 OT Indfona 107 Golden State 96 Atlanta 86 Philadelphia 75 New Jersey 86 Toronto 74 Minnesota 108 Milwaukee 102 San Antonio 66 Houston 77 Dallas 116 LA Clippers 91 Utah 99 Seattle 86 Sacramento 107 New York 99 ' ' ’ V NHL Montreal 4 Ottawa 2 Boston 0 NY Islanders 0 tie Philadelphia 3 Chicago 1 Calgary 2 Colorado 0 Vancouver 4 Detroit 2 ’ West Side's Brad Dance shoots over Malad defenders Steve Atkinson left and Tyler Baker Tuesday night On television PGATour-WG- C Accen- ESPN ture Match Play Championship first round matches at Carlsbad Calif MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL r'-- Nelson's nose wont keep him out of lineup : By v i NBA: - CtorotandatHoiiiton FOXSN — Span KJZZ : ' LA Lakers to Denver Utah at Seattle NHL - 5:30 pjn ESPN2— Tampa Bay at Atlanta ESPtS— UEFAChampkxie Jeff Hunter While ' : : League Drat knockout round 1VFB Stuttgart va Chelsea FC at Stuttgart' Germany : : No nose news is good newsi' But unfortunately Spiencer Nel- son’s schnozz keeps finding its way Out of place and into the headlines “By the end of the year that thing might be pointing east and west instead of north and south” Utah State head coach Stew Morrill said of Nelson’s latest bad break Although the junior forward has sported a protective face mask ever since breaking his nose in five places dining practice on Jam 20 Nelson last had his proboscis weekend in the Aggies’ 1 ' blowout of Cal State Fullerton : : 87-6- V Nelson was seeking a defensi ve rebound an elbow by ' CSF forward eportewriter ESPN — NC State at Georgia Tech 8:30 pm ' FOXSN — UCLA at Southern Cal 7pjn ESPN— See WAIT on B3 : GOLF 'Spun' Mitch MaspanyHeraU Journal Bran"' ! Groomes glanced off hismask Jarring it down and to tiie side The result was a single broken bone in his no which required anesthesia free surgery late Saturday night h “Th just numbed me" Nelson said of the " procedure “I head die bones crack- ing and feh the bones cracking a little bit but the doctor did a good job” ' Had Nelson been put under there was a chance that he might have tp’ miss his second road trip of the sra- -' son After suffering his initial break ' i the day before the team left for a swing to Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside Nelson stayed home had' ' surgery and was out of action for a frill week This time around the damage was n’t as extensive and Nelson could 'have practiced pn Monday : ' But he didn’t On advice from those in the know about noses Morrill held him out “What we’re trying to do is get the tiring healed up better from surgery” Morrill said “The longer it goes ' without getting hit the better the it chance that a blow won’t break ' again He was planning to go (Mon- day) so he wasn’t real pleased” Morrill added Nelson got back on tiie court Tuesday but when contact was involved he practiced fewer minutes than normal He expected to go full out this morning however as the Aggies practice ooe last time before leaving for their road trip to Long Beach State and UC Irvine Nelson said be’s not concerned about breaking his beak again other dun die blood' : 'See NOSE oa B3 |