Show B2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday November 29 2003 unbeaten streak to 11 Philadelphia extends r By The Associated Press Kim JohnsMin' 'assisted on three goals F'riilav ami the llnhulclphia Elvers beat the Carolina I lurrieunes 4-- 2 to extend their unbeaten streak to games Jeremy Roenick and Jpni i’itkanen scored on power plays lor the Flyers and Robert Hsche made 29 saves to merease his unbeaten streak to eight games: Carolina's Kevin Weekes made 25 sa es after posting ' shutouts l()-1)- -1 1 1 back-to-bac- " Predators' 2 Bruins 1 : (ireg Johnson scored on a power play midway through the lirst period to lead Nashville to its third straight " victory The iYedators have won seven of nine games With 24 points in 22 games they are off to the best start irt their history The Bruins' w ho have lost ihae were beaten ior the lirst time Conference opponent Western a by 1 ' Pittsburgh' Rucinsky gave the Rangers a 2-- 1 lead 3:34 into the third period Eric Lindros scored 3:29 later and Brian Leetch added ii short-handgoal for the Rangers who are unbeaten in ' four games y Win'-- J scored hi seconds apart in the first period to lead Montreal Backup goaltender Mathieu Caron had 31 saves for the Canadiens who scored on three of their first nine shots against Olaf Kolig Montreal matched its season high in goals also scoring five against the Capitals on Oct 14 Rangers 4 Penguins I Martin Rucinsky had two goals and an assist to lead New York past ' k six-ye- EE E Mighty Ducks 4 Hlackhuwks 3 Sergei Fedorov scoad the go- ahead goal With just under nine minutes annuining and Anaheim extended Chicago's winless staak to K) games Petr Sykora Joffrey lupul and Jason Krog also scored to help the Ducks snap a four-gam- e winless streak Anaheim has points in 10 straight games including four overtime losses Chicago lost its fifth straight overall and sixth in a row on the road " Sharks 2 Wild 1 ' Mike Ricci and Vincent Damp- hdussc scored pow goals to lift San Joseto its fourth consecutive ' ed The Sharks are unbeaten in six The Wild have lost games ' V 'lour in a row Canadiens 5 Capitals 3 Sheldon Souray had his second e game of the season and " Pierre Dagciiais and Michael Ryder 14-0-- (3-0-- 1) Pittsburgh goaltender F'leury turned 19 on Friday hut lost his sixth consecutive decision Rico Fata scored his eighth Marc-And- - ' re team-leadi- two-gam- goal for the Penguins ' ' Lightning 2 Blues Curtis Brown and Taylor Pyutl also scored for Buffalo which won its second straight game Stars 2 Devils 0 Bill Guerin scored a power-pla- y goal in the second period and Marty Turco stopped 21 shots to help Dallas snap New Jersey's club record-tyin- g unbeaten streak 3 in their previ- The Devils ous 13 games have had three other unbeaten streaks in fran-chi- 2 Eric Nickulas and Keith Tkachuk scored third-perio- d goals helping St Louis tie Tampa Bay The Blues nearly won it in overtime but Nikolai Khahihulin made a point-blan- k save on Petr Cajanek Red Wings 6 Islanders 0 Manny Legaee stopped 30 shots for his fourth carver shutout and Steve Thomas hud two goals and an assist to lilt Detroit Brendan Shanahan Chris Chelios Kris Draper and Bivtt Hull scored the other Detroit goals Pavel Datsyuk added two assists and Draper had one Shanahan's goal was the 341st of his career tying him with Hall of Earner Stun Mikita for 20th place on ' the NHL career list Hull scored his ' - 727th moving him within four of Marcel Dionne in third place ' Sabres 4 Panthers 3 ' y-:- ' Daniel Briere scored two goals in the third period to help Buffalo beat Florida - 13-ga- 10-0-- 13-ga- : se history Avalanche 4 Oilers 1 ' Joe Sakic hud a goal and two assists and David Acbischer stopped 40 shots for Colorado Teemtf Selunne Dan Hinote and ' also scored for the 2 in their last seven ' Avalanche in 11 games and Martin-Skoul- 3-- Marc-And- : inning streak against the 95th rated defense in the nation helping the 1 Big 12)' Longhorns ( 10-- 2 break open a game the Aggies (4-- 8 kept close until the third quarter with two short touchdown drives after Texas turnovers Benson had 35 carries and scored on runs of 21 4 8 and 35 yards He broke the record of the most rushing yards against the traditionally tough Wrecking Crew defense sur- passing former Heisman Tro-phy winner Ricky Williams' 259 yards in' a Texas win in 7-- 2-- Associated Press - Matt Mauck made sure the only thing LSlf had to worry about was the BC5 Computers — not another ' comeback by Arkansas Mauck threw four touch- down passes in three quarters 'to send No 3 LSU into the ' Southeastern Conference title last-minu- te ' Top25lfootball 1998 Texas posted its sixth straight win since a 65-1- 3 loss to No I Oklahoma back oh Oct: 1 1 that knocked it out of the national title chase The Longhorns are ranked No 6 in' the' BCS standings and most f ' ' ’ wait Score 'is ' as many you can’" Mauck said “Our guys 'played really hard There s no quit' in then):” Mauck threw touehdiiwrts of KX'222 and 37 yards id help LSU (l i -- L7-f) clinch the : SEC West for the second time ' in three years Mauck who left after the third quaver completed 12 of i9piLsses for 186 yards to give the Tigers their second I I Win season ever " '“It's great — it's a great ' feeling'” LSU receiver Michael Clayton said' “We set out to get in it at the begin- the scasdhahd we ning-'o- f finidly accomplished that We' ve got oiie more game to makeil a dream Come truev : LSU will play either Gear- - ' -- By LSU offensive lineman Stephen Peterman (72) joins LSU mascot "Mike gia Tennessee' dr Florida for the conference championship next Saturday in Atlanta Not knowing which team the tigers willfaee annoyed LSU coach Nick Suban It's unfair for the other teams to know ' who to prepare for wliile LSU' has to guess he said "Sundayisour coaches work day” Saban said ‘‘They need to' make a decision if they all win We need b) find -- out who we’re going to play” No 25 Nebraska 31 Colorado 22 TJ HolloweH’s interception set up Judd Davies' touchdown run wjth 5:48 left helping No 25 Nebraska hold off Coloradcy in a bid to bol- - : ster Comhuskers coach Frank ' Solich’sjob security Solich has' been under Fire despite a 9 record in six seasons Thie Lincoln Journal 58-1- " the Tiger" 19-ya- rd : -- his team's 55-2- 4 ' Miami victory: (11-- 8-- 6 1 Mid- - American) last won this many and returned it 23 yards to the ' consecutive games in 1972-6 to set up Davies’ score 73 and posted its first unde- - " C6lofadb (5-- 7 failed to ' feated conference seasonsihce become bowl eligible 1977: The last team to win all N& 6Tru46 of its MAC games was Mar-- " Texas A&M 15 shall in 1999 Cedric Benson ran for 283 Miami’s 504 points broke : yards and four touchdowns and thb MAC’ssingle-seaso- n Texas strengthened its position ' scoring mark of 495 set by for the school's first Bowl Toledo last year Championship Series bid finished U0F (3-- 9 ' - Benson rushed for 203 with its worst record since yards in the second half 1984 - 3-- S) : - 2-- 6) and Latreil Sprewell had By The Associated Press Connecticut's Preseason NIT stumble turned out to be a temporary condition The Huskies played more like their 16 1 ranking Friday night manhandling overmatched Utah 4 to take third ' place in the tournament It was small consolation for UConn stunned in the semifinals by Georgia er j secutiveloss ' Toronto appeared to be in control when it was in the fourth quarter but the Magic up 6 went on a 16-- 2 run and took an 1 lead on a pair of free throws by Tracy McGrady with 59 seconds remaining' Following a field goal by Toronto's Alvin ' Williams McGrady banked in a to give Orlando an 3 lead with 273 seconds left Warriors 92 Suns 83 Jason Richardson scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Golden Stale to its first road victory of the season The Warriors who improved to 7 with their third straight victory had been winless in four previous games away from home e The loss ended Phoenix's home winning streak Before Friday the Suns had a 70-2-2 record against the Warriors at home including 15 wins in the previous 16 games Nuggets 113 Mavericks 183 Carmelo Anthony had 26 points and Voshon Lenard made three key in the fourth quarter to help Denver hold off Dallas Denver shot 52 percent for its sixth win in eight its games and is off to its best start since 1994-9- 3 last playoff season The Nuggets have won five straight at home and are 1 there for their best start since opening the 1989-9- 0 season 76-4- - - 79-6- g streak of a ended the longest ' team not being involved iii a game in NBA history at 14 The longest overall streak is 18 by the Miami Heat during the 1988-K- 9 season Hawk 95 Heat 83 scored 34 ptiints setShareef Abdur-Rahiting a season high for the second straight game and Atlanta held off Miami Abdur-Rahihad 30 two nights earlier ina loss to the Toronto Raptors and he beat that total by making two free throws with 1:32 left Jason Terry added 21 for the Hawks and AP photo Stephen Jackson had 1 5 Boston's Pad Pierce leans on KWwaukee's Desmond ' Pacers 90 76ers 77 Mason white looking downcourt for a teammate Ron Aiiest had 20 points seven rehounds four steals and four blocks for Indiana and the Pacers six points as Detroit handed to a season-loheld Philadelphia star Allen Iverson in check Cleveland its 3 st straight road loss Jermaine O'Neal added 21 points six James the No pick in the draft was held to rebounds and six blocks for die Pacers who shooting He did have seven assists but had trouble guarding Hamilton in the fust quarimproved to 14-- 2 on the year setting up a showdown in Los Angeles against the Lakers ter when the shooting guard scored 14 or Sunday Hamilton who surpassed his career-hig- h of 12 points on Iverson had a season-lo41 points scored 12 points in the final four 9 shooting Iverson came into the game averminutes to seal the win g 281 points a game Tiraberwolves 182 Grizzlies 98 aging a Pistons 92 Cavaliers 88 Sam Cassell scored 25 points on 44 Richard Hamilton scored a career-hig- h shooting to lead Minnesota over Memphis Kevin Garnett had 21 points and 18 rebounds points and Cleveland's LeBron James was held season-openin- nt m m ' : Of Memphis which trailed by as many as 15 on a points in die third quarter got within 85-8- 3 by Mike Miller with 4:51 left Raptors 87 Magic 86 Vince Carter had 20 points and the Toronto Raptors held off a furious fourth-quartrally by Orlando to hand the Magic their 15th con- - le mi the end 5-- fortheTimberwolves 100-poi- pleted24 of 29 passes for five touchdowns and 327 yards leading No 15 Miami of Ohio to its th straight victory and a conference scoring record leads Celtics to win UConn runs triple-doub- le Paul Pierce hud 26 points 10 assists and 16 rebounds for his first of the season to lead Boston past the Milwaukee Bucks 106- 96 Friday night the first time this season the Celtics have scored 1(X) or more points No Boston opponent has scored 100 or more poiinls this season and Boston's point total w 1 - 1 -8 w Jett Star quoted unidentified boosters this week as saying I (hat Solich would be forced ' into retirement after Friday's game 3 The Huskers (9-- 3 Big 12) appeared to rally around their beleaguered coach They went ahead 24-2- 2 on David field goal ' Dyches’ with 830 remaining Three plays later Holjowell intercepted Joel Klatt's pass ' 24 points L at-lar- ge 1 1 AP photo The Associated Press triple-doub- likely within an Oklahoma' bid to victory of ah (he Fiesta Bowl or Rose BowL No 15 Miami Ohio 56 Central Florida 21 Ben Roethlisberger com- - ( )ur idea' Pierce’s 6) ' game and keep the Tigers in contention for the national championship with a 33-2- 4 vie- jorv ( Wer Arkansas on Friday hc' Raorbacks rallied last year scoring the winning touchdown with nine seconds left in the ganie to knock LSU out of the con ference championship game' ' four-gam- (0-3- -1 w Cornhuskers edge Buffs By This Bergeron broke re Aebischer's shutout bid in the third period for Edmonton w inless in four e ) follow ing a games 4-o- f-1 league-leadin- 10-of-- 14 82-8- r 84-8- : 7-- four-gam- 7-- 9-- 0 See NBA on B4 menisibasketball ' Tech 1 The Yellow Jackets played Texas Tech for the championship in the late game Friday Emeka Okafor shrugged off his aching back to dominate inside as the Huskies demonstrated the resolve coach Jim Calhoun said was missing in their loss to ' Georgia Tech UConn (4-- 1 ) ran off 13 straight points in the game's opening minutes Okafor had nine points in 7 12 minutes matching hjs total in the Geor-gia Tech game Okafor’s back was still a problem He often winced and he spent one timeout on the floor in front of the UConn bench as an assistant helped him stretch No IS Kentucky 188 Tamemet Tech 81 36 Gerald Fitch scored a career-hig- h points and Kentucky's starters fueled a late 26-- ran to lead the Wildcats 77-6- 4 lOth-rank- ed See UCONN ou B4 |