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Show Daily Utah Chronicle 12 Thursday, November 18,2004 NUMBERS NCAA Leaders continued from page 11 Smith also leads the MWC in total offense by 65 yards per game (296.9 yds/ game which is good enough for sixth in the nation,) passing yards per game by 10 (244 yds/game), and points responsible for per game (21.6 per game, which is tied for best in the nation.) To top it off, Smith is the only player in the MWC this season who has accounted for five touchdowns in a game,, and he's done it three times. He's not the only Ute who's racking up ridiculous numbers, though. Just take a look at the MWC statistical leader board for points scored per game. There you'll find three Utes in the top four: Steve Savoy on top with an average of 84 points per game, Marty Johnson is second with 7.8 points per game, and Paris Warren is fourth with 7.2 points per game. Perhaps the most telling MWC statistic however, is under the heading "scoring TDs." There, the Utes own the top four spots in the conference, with Savoy, Johnson, Warren and Smith each scoring more touchdowns than anyone else in the MWC. Team Scoring Points/game Team Boise State Utah Louisville Bowling Green California 48.2v 45.7 45.4 43.9 38.1 NCAA Leaders OB Rating Player Stefan LeFors Alex Smith Omar Jacobs Jason Campbell Jason White Rating 184.1 179.3 172.4 171.4 165.7 Team Louisville Utah BGU Auburn Oklahoma mouef/ette@> Utah's Paris Warren lunges forward for the end zone to score his first of three touchdowns against chronicle, utah. edu Colorado State Nov. 6. it's back... MWC Leaders BEGINNING OCT. 1 OPEN UNTIL 3AM FRIDAY & SATURDAY !_.:VH. NIGHT MENU 540yV.200S.Salt Lake City L Locatetf one block west of t he Gateway 801-322-3808 Total Offense Player Alex Smith John Beck Corey Bramlet Kevin O'Connell Shaun Carney Team Utah BYU Wyoming SDSU Air Force MWC Leaders Yards/game 296.9 231.9 213.9 184.2 179.4 Scoring (Touchdowns) wns) Player Team Steve Savoy Utah Marty Johnson Utah Paris Warren Utah Alex Smith Utah Darnell Stephens Air Force We are seeking healthy women for a research study of an investigations vaccine to prevent genital herpes disease YOU CANNOT GET HERPES FROM THE VACCINE • Confidential herpes blood test • Compensation provided • You must be between the ages of 18 and 30 You must not have cold sores or genital herpes • University of Utah approved research • Division of Infectious Diseases Please call: (801) 585-9874 or see the web site at www.herpevac.com Orlando, Fla.—Grant Hill's game is back because his pain is gone. Hill scored 32 points, his most in 4 1/2 years, and Steve Francis had 33 points and 11 assists, both season highs, to lead the Orlando Magic over the Utah Jazz 107-92 on Wednesday night. Ankle injuries sidelined Hill after he signed with Orlando before the 2000-01 season, limiting him to 47 games in four years. Now, though, he appears to be back at full strength. "I feel like I'm continuing to get better every day at practice and every game, and just really kind of showing my teammates what I can do," said Hill, who has declared this comeback his last. "And doing it, hopefully, day in and day out." Hill put together a vintage performance against the Jazz—shaking and baking before a fadeaway, the stop- TOUCHING THE Student Special Two men set off to conquer a mountain... What happened to them "became a legend about the will to survive. Corner Plaza seats Upcoming Games November 19-vs Milwaukee November 20 - vs Milwaukee November 23 -vs San Antonio Sunday, November 21, at 8 p. (Repeats Thanksgiving at 9:00 p.m.) KUED kued.org Rec. 10 013 10 09 9 Total 14 12 Hill and the Magic defeat the Jazz 107-92 HEALTHY WOMEN NEEDED GENITAL HERPES PREVENTION STUDY Rush 4 13 2 9 7 2 www.utahgrizzlies.com pop-and-drop jumper, driving for a dunk or a dish. Playing a season-high 41 minutes, Hill added five rebounds and five assists. "He was just tremendous," Utah coach Jerry Sloan said. "He's always been a great player—knows how to play and doesn't overdo anything. To see him healthy, I'm happy for him" Mostly firing jumpers over Andrei Kirilenko, usually" a dependable defensive stopper, Hill shot i3-for-i8 in his best offensive performance since scoring 36 points against Minnesota on April 10, 2000. Hill remembers that g a m e he was still with the Detroit Pistons, and the stress fracture in his left ankle was badly flaring up. But if he was in such pain, how was he able to play so well? "Because I was good, man," replied a proud Hill. Francis scored 23 points after halftime, 14 in the final eight minutes as the Magic ran away from the Jazz. He also had nine rebounds, falling just shy of his seventh tripledouble. "We let Francis get on top of the basket, and we let him go down the baseline three or four times," Sloan said. "Anybody can play this game defensively for the first 3 1/2 quarters. But when you get down the stretch, that's where you break down." Utah also had problems when it had the ball late. Playing their second game in two nights, the Jazz had more turnovers (nine) than field goals (eight) in the fourth quarter en route to scoring 17 points. The Magic capitalized to end the game on a 31-12 tear. Utah shot 40 percent after entering the game shooting an NBA-best 51 percent. Carlos Boozer led Utah with 27 points and eight rebounds. Mehmet Okur scored 13 points, and Kirilenko added 12. This was Orlando's fourth win over a Western Conference team, matching its total from last year. Also, the Magic are undefeated in four home dates; last year, they won 11 games at home. "You have to be a good team at home. It starts there," coach Johnny Davis said. "We're making steps to being a good road team, as well, but we're just a little bit off right now. We're not that far away." Orlando rookie Dwight Howard grabbed 11 rebounds, giving him double figures in his first eight games. That's the longest streak to begin an NBA career since Shaquille O'Neal, also with the Magic, went 12 games with at least 10 rebounds. The Associated Press |
