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Show 15 Monday, March 5,2007 Take Note: The WAC women's basketball tournament begins Wednesday, while the men begin play Thursday. 797-1761 sports@statesman.usu.edu Aggies come outflat,Bulldogs win in Spectrum Down I Line Chris Session, was honored in of the Bulldogs' first eight a traditional senior night cer- field goal attempts were from emony before the game and three-land and the visitors his father thrilled the sold-out finished 10-27 shooting from Third place in the WAC. Spectrum crowd with a stirlong range, including 4-11 by An undefeated home record. ring rendition of the StarEddie Miller. A 14-year winning streak in Spangled Banner, according Senior night games. A lot of USU was unable to match things went up in smoke when to eyewitnesses. Fresno's prowess from deep, "Well, you the Fresno ^______i _ _ ^ _ _ finishing 5-23 on three don't play very attempts. In fact, the Aggies State Bulldogs good, you lose. shot a poor percentage from put the finishThat's the way the floor overall, with the ing touches it works," USU chief culprit being the usually on a win over Final Results Head Coach reliable Jaycee Carroll, who the Aggies Stew Morrill hit just 2-12 from the floor Saturday FRESNO STATE 7 1 said. and finished with a seasonnight. low six points. Hopefully a bid USU,66 ^^^_^^_ Both coaches to the NCAA "I thought he was like our used only seven tournament won't be among whole team," Morrill said of players. Fresno State's Steve them. Carroll. "We didn't have as Cleveland stuck with his much energy as we usually do. starters for nearly the entire Hangover effect from the This isn't my first rodeo. We game, except for one minute huge win against Nevada on talked a ton about energy, we Thursday was a common topic for Ajay Riding and seven among players and coaches in minutes for Alex Blair. Morrill went short in practice, but we didn't have enough of it." used only Nick Hammer and the post-game interviews. Stephen DuCharme off his "Shots were there, we just Spicer led the Aggies with bench. didn't make them. I don't 22 points. Peterson, with know if it was hangover from 12, and DuCharme, with 13, Fresno State made it clear the Nevada game or what," from the opening tip that Chaz Spicer said. Spicer, along they would live and die by FLAT with Durrall Peterson and the three-pointer. Seven out BY C. Sports Notes_ __i CHRISTOPHER TERRY Senior Writer North Carolina clinches ACC top seed Sunday Game Over see page 20 Patrick Oden/poden@c(Miu.edu FRESNO STATE'S DOMINIC MCGUIRE ( N O . 3 ) rejects USU's Chris Session as he goes up for a shot Saturday in the Spectrum. The Aggies lost, 71-66. Getting fans riled up: the Voice of the Spectrum CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Tyler Hansbrough scored 26 points before suffering an ugly injury in the closing seconds of No. 8 North Carolina's 86-72 victory over 1-Rh-ranked Duke on Sunday, clinching the top seed in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Senior Reyshawn Terry added 15 points in his final home game for the Tar Heels (25-6,11-5), who swept the regular-season series with the Blue Devils for the first time in 11 years, avoided their first three-game slide under Roy Williams and gave the homespun coach his 100th victory at his alma mater. But perhaps the lasting image of the latest renewal of college basketball's most intense rivalry will be Hansbroughs bloodied face. He leaped for a layup with 14.5 seconds left, but after the ball left his hand he was struck in the face by Gerald Hendersons right elbow. Hansbrough crumpled to the ground, his nose bleeding profusely onto the floor and down his face, and he was restrained from the Duke players as he was being escorted to the locker room. The officials reviewed the play and ejected Henderson. Greg Paulus had 21 points before fouling out, and Henderson finished with 16. For the past nine years Rob Flygare has been the booming voice heard through the speakers at Aggie men's basketball games he got involved in sports, playing football, basketball, and golf. After high school The Spectrum is a unique he attended the University of building. Utah, where he graduated in It offers the USU men's speech communications. basketball team an unbeOnce he graduated from lievable home-court advancollege, Flygare got a job tage; and'from time to time teaching ata high school, as has given the team a little well as being the basketball "Spectrum Magic," as head coach and football coach. coach Stew Morrill likes to While he taught high school, phrase it. he attended a masters proWhat goes into making the gram at BYU in journalism Spectrum n ^ ^ . ^ ^ . and broadso special? casting, It is a combut that bination of was not many facall. He ' Comments to remember tors: good also startteams, good 'Ihere are some games that ed interncoach, good are not as exciting. But its the ing at fans... and a good pub- big games, the Utahs, the BYUs, lic address Salt Lake. announcer. the Nevadas, that really get "I yourjuices going and get you interned Rob Flygare, a little bit excited to do it." the PA at channel announcer Rob Flygare, five with for the Basketball PA announcerJim men's basat CBS," ketball Flygare games in said. Jim Nantz was the the Spectrum, is a part of broadcaster for this year's what makes the Spectrum Super Bowl, along with the such a great venue for colMasters golf tournament lage basketball. While he works as just a PA announc- and NCAA March Madness on CBS. "He was a great help er, he is much more than and a great guy. I'm really that. He is the voice of the envious of him. That would Spectrum. Flygare grew up in Salt • VOICE Lake City and attended see page 17 Olympus High School, where BY WES MECHAM Staff Writer Jazz capture fourth-straight road win Sun. OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Mehmet Okur sees Utah's recent success on the road as a promising sign for the Jazz come playoff time. Okur scored 28 points, Deron Williams added 20 and the Utah Jazz heated up in the second half to cruise to a 108-94- win against the New Orleans Hornets on Sunday night. It was the fourth straight road win for the Jazz, equaling their longest streak away from home this season. Utah has won eight of its last 10 road games after starting the season 10-10 outside Salt Lake City. "We should play playoff basketball night in and night out," Okur said. Speak Up Standings ^coreboards&More Tyler Lanon/tmlarsonSttMS ROB FLYGARE, public address announcer at USU men's basketball games, reads his lines at halftime of Saturday night's loss to the Fresno State Bulldogs. Flygare replaced Al Lewis, the current play-by-play man for the radio of men's basketball games, and has been at the job for nine years. WAC Men's Basketball TEAM Lady Aggies get crushed on the boards at Fresno Nevada New Mexico State Fresno State Bulldogs out-rebound Aggies 50-33 infinalgame of season Bulldogs shot 21-for-30 from the line during the entire game, giving them just the edge they needed. ' Concluding their regular Halftime came slowly, season play, the Lady Aggies giving the Aggies a 10 point suffered a foul_, deficit, 37-27. soaked loss "I think we to the Fresno fought in the State Bulldogs, first half," 71-60, on Head Coach Saturday in Final Results Raegan Peble'y the Save Mart said in a postFRESNO STATE 7 1 Center in game radio Fresno, Calif. interview. USU^60 USU led off •• ^ ™ ^ ™ ^ ^ "What we scoring in the were able to first half and hit the floor do in the first half is make running. However, it didn't Fresno, excuse the pun, but take long for the Bulldogs to call the dogs off a little bit work their way to the front. with that on-ball screen, so With numerous foulwe were able to get a few ing on the part of USU, the things." BY ERIN WADSWORTH Staff Writer Game Over Bulldog junior guard Tierre Wilson led her team with 17 points and 13 rebounds, the makings of a double-double. Wilson was one of three Lady Bulldogs to post double digits. She was joined by senior guard Chantella Perera, who had 15 points and seven rebounds. Rebounding also took a toll on the Aggies, both defensively and offensively. Fresno led in rebounds snared, 50-33. This is the highest amount of rebounds USU has let slip by this season. Senior forward Brittany Phillips ended with eight boards, a team high, but it was difficult to find a win without doing more to defeat the Bulldogs in rebounding. "We lost this game tonight high for Gross, the only other because of rebounding," Aggie in double figures was Pebley said, "We got absosophomore guard Danyelle lutely slaughtered on the Snelgro, who tallied 10 board, which forced us to points. play defense twice as much The Aggies shot a 39.3 as we had to, which forced us field-goal percentage, into fouling twice as much including five 3-pointers. as we usually do. Against a Sophomore forward Lindsey team like Fresno, that plays Freeze bolted off the bench right into their hands." in the second half to give her Junior forward Jenny team nine points at a cruGross pulled down six cial point in the game. USU rebounds in the first half but guards Snelgro and junior acquired three fouls early on, Taylor Richards helped in taking her out of the game scoring, together totaling 11 for a while. assists. Gross concluded her 31 Despite valiant efforts minutes of play, managing from every Lady Aggie, they to stay out of foul-trouble for dropped to 11-19 overall and the remainder of the game, 7-10 in the Western Athletic by leading her team with 18 Conference. points. Along with a career -eawads@cc.usu.edu Utah State Hawai'i Boise State Louisiana Tech San Jose State Idaho WAC W-L 14-2 11-5 10-6 9-7 7-9 4-12 1-15 OVERALL W-L 27-3 22-8 22-8 21-10 18-12 16-13 10-19 5-24 3-26 NEXT GAME WAC Tournament © Las Cruces, N.M. First round TUESSDAY, MARCH 6 Idaho vs. San Jose State THURSDAY, MARCH 8 Idaho/San Jose State vs. Nevada, noon Hawaii vs. Utah State, 2:30 p.m. Boise State vs. Fresno state, 6:30 p.m. Louisiana Tech vs. NMSU, 8:30 p.m. WAC Women's Basketball TEAM WAC W-L OVERALL Boise State Louisiana Tech Fresno State Nevada Hawai'i 12-4 12-4 10-6 21-8 17-12 17-12 16-13 15-13 11-17 11*17 6-21 4-26 Utah State 10-6 9-7 7-9 New Mexico State Idaho San Jose State 6-10 3-13 3-13 W-L |