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Des Moines Sunday Register DM Page 6C Sunday, December 16, 2001 Arizona's Jason Gtrdner scomi 17 ai i points on 3of-M shutting lifter lAvlUJ missing all seven of his shots In the first half in a loss at Michigan St ate J. .1 1 Wl ini Kansas' forwards Drew Guodt-n had 23 I 1 1 points and 21 retxninds und Nick Cullisim 1 1 VP 'ul( P'nls anl rebounds in Saturday's 1 101 KM-73 rout of South Carolina State. College Basketball Big 12 Cowerkxce rr OKLAHOMA 107. HIGH POINT 61 Norman, Okli. Mollis Price scored SAM HOUSTON STATE 74, NEBRASKA 70 Lincoln, Neb.

Donald Cole scored 18 of his 21 points In the second hall Saturday as Sam Houston State came from 18 points down with 13 minutes left. Sam Houston (5-2) scored 51 points In the second halt to beat a Big 12 opponent on the road tor the second time this season. The Bearkats won 69-65 at Texas Tech on Nov. 24. Nebraska (6-2) led by seven at halttime and stretched the lead to 10 on Cary Cochran's three-pointer that opened the second half.

The lead stayed at 10 until Cochran hit three free throws, then another three-pointer and Kendrick Ford's jumper put the Cornhuskers up 49-31 with 13 minutes to play. Sam Houston responded with a 15-2 run, hitting four three-pointers in just over two minutes to cut the lead to 51-46 on Cole's three-pointer with 9 minutes 35 seconds left. KANSAS 106. -v I ill Cf I I Yv i I nil LO PATTERSONASSOCIATED PRESS SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 73 Lawrence, Kan. Drew Gooden had 25 points and a career-high 21 rebounds and No.

4 Kansas hit its first 1 7 foul shots en route to beat South Carolina State. Nick Collison, the other half of Kansas' junior forward duo, had 14 points and 13 rebounds as the Jayhawks (8-1) won their eighth in a row and outrebounded the Bulldogs 64-30. The 6-foot 10-inch Gooden had his sixth double-double of the season. South Carolina State's Moses Malone working both inside and outside, had 27 points. The Jayhawks, who had drawn the ire of coach Roy Williams for shooting just 67.5 percent from the foul line in their first eight games, finished 27-of-37 from the free throw line.

KENTUCKY 118, KENTUCKY STATE 63 Lexington, Ky. Marquis Estill scored 21 points to lead five players in double figures as Kentucky won its sixth straight since a season-opening loss to Western Kentucky. "This was a good opportunity to get a lot of guys playing time," Smith said. "We executed well and kind of took the wind out of their sails early." UCLA 75, CALIFORNIA-IRVINE 74 Los Angeles, Calif. Dan Gadzuric, who missed an easy two-handed dunk in the first half, made a similar one with 1:04 remaining to help No.

17 UCLA survive. Jason Kapono scored 13 consecutive points over the final 6:31 and finished with 25 to get the Bruins back in the game after trailing most of the second half. Johnson strikes Iowa's Reggie Combat zone: Missouri's Arthur to shoot Saturday night. Evans 26 points and tbi Ere added 21 lor No. 22 Oklahoma.

Oklahoma (6-1) earned its fifth straight victory in the tirst ol two home games on consecutive nights. The Sooners host Bettiune Cookman today. The 107 points was the most scored by the Sooners since a 108 98 victory over Louisville on March 15, 1988. A three-pointer from Price gave Oklahoma an 11-4 lead with 13:19 left in the first halt and the Sooners ran oft 1 1 straight points, Including four by Ere, tor a 32-13 lead with 6:14 left to play. Ere drilled his third three-pointer of the halt ust betore the buzzer as Oklahoma took a commanding 55-30 lead at halttime.

TEXAS 96, JACKSONVILLE 90 Austin, Teias Brandon Mouton scored a career-high 19. including 13 in the second half as Texas (5-3) managed to hold off Jacksonville (5-2). Jacksonville trailed by as many as 15 points in the first half but by only live with two minutes to play. Texas made just 5-of-10 free throws in the final two minutes but Jacksonville was unable to capitalize, making just two of its final eight tield-goal attempts. Five Texas players scored in double figures, including T.J.

Ford and James Thomas, who each scored a career-high 17 points. Ford also had 10 assists and seven rebounds, while Thomas added eight rebounds. Chris Owens had nine rebounds for the Longhorns. Jacksonville got 26 points from Calvin Warner and Kevin Sheppard, career-highs for both. Texas led 53-46 at halftime behind 10 points apiece from Ford and Royal Ivey.

BALL STATE 103. INDIANA-PURDUE-INDIANAPOLIS 81 Indianapolis, Ind. Patrick Jackson scored 28 points and Chris Williams added 21 as No. 20 Ball State set a school record with 16 three-pointers, breaking the record of 14 set earlier this season. STANFORD 94.

LONG BEACH STATE 77 Stanford, Calif. Curtis Borchardt had 25 points and 14 rebounds as No. 12 Stanford shook off the rust of a two-week layoff to beat Long Beach State. Stanford hadn't played since Dec. 1.

GONZAGA 67, WASHINGTON STATE 44 Spokane, Wash. Dan Dickau scored 23 points to lead No. 25 Gonzaga past Washington State. Gonzaga held the Cougars to just 29.4 percent shooting. Classifieds 1999 Suburban JEEP 1994 Grand miles, excel Cherokee Laredo 4x4, 6 cylinder, 87,000 miles, Blue, Loaded, $9500 offer.

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Kansas State (5-3) shot a season-high 50 percent in the first half and went on a 12-3 run to start the second half. The Wildcats started slowly, making only five of their first 1 8 shots as North Texas (1-6) went ahead 17-11 with about 12 minutes left in the half. Pasco's basket with 10:57 remaining started a 9-0 Kansas State run. Top 25 GEORGETOWN 87, NORFOLK STATE 68 Washington, D.C. Kevin Braswell scored 19 points and Mike Sweetney added 17 points and 11 rebounds for No.

18 Georgetown. Gerald Riley added 11 points and Tony Bethel had 10 as the Hoyas (8-1) won their seventh straight game in the first meeting between the schools. FLORIDA 73, CHARLOTTE 52 Miami, Fla. Udonis Haslem gave fans in his hometown plenty to applaud Saturday night, scoring 22 points to lead No. 5 Florida.

Haslem also grabbed 13 rebounds for the Gators. Charlotte shot just 27 percent and committed 23 turnovers. The 49ers came within one miss of the worst shooting game in school history. wan am it i Hawkeyes get revenge for loss in tournament Evans across the face as Evans tries the Hawkeyes' 83-65 victory. a 155 run, made 57 percent the second half and built its lead to as many as 24 points.

The game marked Missouri's worst home loss since December 1994, when Arkansas beat the Tigers, 94-71. As the final seconds melted off the clock, Recker celebrated Iowa's first victory in Columbia since 195 1 by jumping into the arms of Evans. "We felt the wrong team won the first time," Evans said. This time, there was no Missouri miracle, just a 40-minute meltdown. "We definitely have things going in the right direction," Recker said.

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515-987-2082 had 15 points and 17 rebounds in before a standing-room-only crowd of 13,545. It's a sick feeling that should sit in our stomachs for awhile," Missouri coach Quin Snyder said after his team's first loss in 10 games this season. Evans made just five of 17 shots from the field, and was only 5-f or-10 from the free-throw line. But he had 17 rebounds to go with 15 points. Iowa (9-3) outrebounded Missouri, third nationally in rebound margin, 48-35.

Freshman point guard Pierre Pierce added 17 points for the Hawkeyes, and had five assists to two turnovers, five rebounds, a steal and a blocked shot. Pierce has scored 10 or more points in five of the last six games. "Awesome," Alford said. That kid is getting better and better." As the teams warmed up for the game, Recker buried jumper after jumper. "This is a shooter's gym," Recker said.

Recker backed up to the Tiger painted on the floor, 25 feet from the basket, swished another one and smiled. Recker carried his touch into the game. At one point in the first half, Recker had scored 11 points to 10 for Missouri. He had 16 points by halftime and Iowa enjoyed a 39-28 lead. Iowa started the second half with Other Big Ten Games TIMOTHY EASLEYASSOCIATED PHESS Crashing through: Ohio State's Boban Sakovic clears out Louisville's Erik Brown as he drives toward the basket.

MIAMI (FLA.) 58. INDIANA S3 Miami, Fla. James Jones had 13 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks to help unbeaten Miami down No. 21 Indiana in the Orange Bowl Classic. The Hurricanes (9-0) matched their best start in school history.

JUI" "I' YES! There are good jobs. IOWA, from Page 1C the pregame smack motivated the Hawkeyes. "Most definitely," Recker said. "We're very competitive people." Recker's smack on Saturday was a career-high 31 points. "I have a lot of confidence right now," said Recker, his shooting slump earlier in the season a distant memory.

"That doesn't mean I'm going to go out and score 30 points every night. But I know I can knock down that shot whenever. Recker made 10 of 17 shots from the field, including four of five three-point and all seven free throws. He has made 10 of 14 three-point tries over the last three games. Rush's smack was the sound of mis-directed shots slamming off the rim.

He made just four of 18 shots from the field, including two of 10 three-point attempts, and finished with 14 points. "They had a great game, and our shots weren't falling," Rush said Clarence Gilbert, who scored 27 points in last month's game including the winning free throw in the final second had just four points. Gilbert made just one of 11 shots from the field, and misfired all eight three-point attempts. Missouri made just 33.3 percent from the field, including five of 29 three-point tries, and never led MICHIGAN STATE 74, ARIZONA GO East Lansing, Mich. Adam Ballinger scored a career-high 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds as 23rd-ranked Michigan State beat No.

6 Arizona to extend the nation's longest home winning streak to 50 games. "They realized that this was their chance to make a mark for themselves," Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. "It's not the biggest thing in the world, it's not going to make national news, but it's important to our program and it's important those players." The Spartans never trailed and held off the Wildcats after they began the second half with a 10-0 run. The streak in the Breslin Center ties a Conference record held by Ohio State (1959-63) and Indiana (1991-95). LOUISVILLE 66.

OHIO STATE 61 Louisville, Ky. Reece Gaines went 5-for-6 from the free-throw line in the final 39 seconds and scored 12 points for Louisville. Brian Brown scored 12 points and Zach Williams added 11 for Ohio State, which lost in its first road game. The Cardinals trailed by one at the half and by two when Gaines picked up his fourth foul with 17:09 left in the game. But Louisville responded with a 15-6 run.

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"He got his feet set and looked more relaxed out there." Penney, the leading three-point percentage shooter in the conference last season at 48 percent, has struggled with his shooting touch this season. He had made just three of 15 three-point tries in his previous three games. DAYTON 83, PURDUE 72 Indianapolis, Ind. Ramod Marshall scored 21 points and Keith Waleskowski added 16 as for Dayton. The Flyers hit their first seven shots of the game and nine of the first 10 as they raced to a 19-6 lead.

Dayton stretched a 46-34 halftime lead to a 20-point edge just 5 minutes into the second half. NORTHWESTERN 58, FLORIDA ASM 55 Evanston, III. Jitim Young scored 23 points and Tavaras Hardy had 16 points and 12 rebounds as Northwestern, playing for only the second time in 1 7 days, won its fifth straight for its best start in four years. The Wildcats lost forward Vedran Vukusic when he injured his right shoulder diving for a loose ball midway through the first half. The freshman came in averaging 9.7 points, with 12 of 13 from three-point range.

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