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I ymm i kiirty-asyxsllJ The Billings Gazette Sports Sunday, December 2 1 1 997 5B 1 Saturday Men EAST AmencanU TTHowerdU 41 AsnlandM Virginia Tech 83 Boston Cokegt 69 Holy Cross 54 CeHomia Pa 102 Dot ot Cokimbia 58 Colgate at Harvard ppd Connecticut 93 -W4minglon 55 Dowtng82 Amercer) fx) 61 DrexeiTS La Sane 70 Duquesne67 St Franc Pa. 58 FDU-Maflison69 Keen 67 Fairteigh Dickinson 79 Qunmpiac 61 Gannon 86, Hiram Col 73 George Washington 93 NC Charlotte 83 Georgetown 101 St Leo 47 Holstra 82 Stony Brook 59 lorn 84 Leny68 Jacksonville 76 Monmouth 73 Jersey Cy St 90 BioomfieldSO Loyola Md 75 Mount St Mary I Md 73 Marat 60, Comet 46 Md -Baltimore County 83, Maryland 79 Navy 74, Gettysburg 41 Perm St 9i.Bixnea75 Provktence 71. Census 69 Rider 83 Northeastern 66 Robert Moms 58 MoreheadS) 53 Rutgers 72. Temple 63 Connecticut 82 CW Post 57 St 20T St Peters88 Cent Cormecticut St 77 StoneM 102. New Hampshire Col 89 Weal Chester 85.

Wilmngton. Del. 61 Youngstown St 63. Niagara 60 SOUTH Ala -ftmwgham 71. Auburn 66 Ala -Huntsve 76 MoMe 70 Alabama St 80 Talladega 62 Austm Peay 61 Georgia Southern 66 Belmont 77.

UNC-Greensboro 72. OT Brescia 75, Harrts-Stowe 57 Citadel 89 Greensboro 57 Coastal Carokna 67, Tennessee St. 61 Coo of Charleston 71 Guilford 47 Cumberland. Term 72. Athens St 70 Mennonile 71 Bndgewater.Va 67 Elizabeth City St 84.

Wmslon-Salem 82 At" 1 vtv it, I -V V. Associated Press Damian Owens scored 13 of his 24 points over the final 8:23, after West Virginia had blown a 17-point lead, leading the Mountaineers to an 86-81 victory over No. 20 Georgia. The Mountaineers (9-1) posted their fourth straight victory despite a rally that saw Georgia (7-3) overcome a 50-33 deficit with 16:20 remaining to gain a tie at 56 with 9:20 to play. Owens put West Virginia in front to stay, converting a three-point play for a 59-56 lead with 8:23 remaining.

Greg Jones added 17 points for the Mountaineers, including seven after Georgia had forged the tie. Adrian Pledger scored 15 for West Virginia and Brian Lewin had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Ray Harrison led the Bulldogs with 23 points, including four 3-pointers, while G.G. Smith added 15 points. Harrison and Jon Nordin sparked the Georgia rally that began with 15:26 remaining on a layup by Harrison and ended when Nordin scored on a dunk with 9:20 to play, making it 56-56.

WEST VIRGINIA (9-1) Owens 9-16 6-1 1 24. Solheim 3-6 24 9. Lewin 4-63-3 11, Pledge! M6 1-1 15. West 2-7 1-2 7, Goree 0-4 4-4 4, Jones 6-11 2-2 17, Kearse 0-2 0-0 0, Scon 0-00-00. Berry 00 0-0 0.

Beynon 0-00-00. Totals 31-68 19-27 86 GEORGIA (7-3) Jones 4-15 2-2 13. Chadwcfc 2-6 1-1 5. Hal 1-1 1-2 3. Smith 5-9 2-4 15, Harrison 9-18 1-2 23, Ransom 1-3 0-0 3 Otrver 2-4 0-0 4.

Dukes 0-1 0-1 0. Brown 1-12-2 4. Nordin 4-5 2-2 11 Totals 2903 11-1681 Harttime West Virginia 40 Georgia 32. 3-Point goals West Virginia 5-15 (G.Jones 3-8. West 2-6, Kearse 0-1), Georgia 12-27 (Harrison 4-9, Smith 3-5, Jones 3-8.

Ransom 1-1, Nordin 1-1, Dukes 0-1. Chadwick 0-2) Fouled out Solheim. Rebounds West Virginia 43 (Lewin 11). Georgia 33 (J Jones 10). Assists West Virginia 16 (Owens 5).

Georgia 15 (Smith 6). Total fouls West Virginia 17. Georgia 20 Michigan 87, Chattanooga 53 Robbie Reid scored 20 points and No. 21 Michigan went outside in one half and inside the other in an 87-53 victory over Chattanooga. CamobeHf.

Wake Forest 62 CamaenlOi New Oneans 58 EietCeromoi bavoii5t Fla International 74 Ckneiand St 58 Georg Southern 91 Furman 67 MisaounTS South Alabama 47 North Carokna 88 Kentucky 67 Richmond 110 Radtordffi SE LouMr 98 Lamar 90 SoiAh Flonoa 55 UNLV46 UCLA 93 Dim 83 UNC-GreensooroM Eon 53 Warner Soumem67 LaRocne53 WamMary77 Col of Charleston 56 Wmslon-Salem 75. Elizabeth City St 55 MIDWEST Auguslana 67. Mankato St 64 Bak)win-Wakce68 ManeU47 Biuffion 67 Heidelberg 60 Bueer85 Mcruatn35 Capital 86 Wittenberg 64 Cent Methoo99 SWBaptatlrX lkno74 Austin Pety 56 Earlham 72. Centre 50 Empona St 96, Rockhurat 86 Findlay 84. Tn-State 54 Franklm 81 Taylor 76 Huron 98 Mm -Crookston 69 llras101.DePaui86 ind -Pur -map 80 St Joseph kid 58 Kentucky 71 Miami, Ohio 64 Michigan Tech 70.

Berno) SI 46 Mo Southern 74. bncoki Mo 64 Mo Western 65 Omncy 59 Nebraska 92 Wyoming 41 Nebraska Weslyn 81 Grtceand 59 Nebraska-Omaha 89 MomrigsideSS North Dakota 91, Dakota St 67 Northern St 75. Jamestown 56 Pittsburg Si 84 Ijnoenwooo 52 Purdue68 Arizona 54 Ro Grande 77 Notre Dame Ohio 61 St Cloud St 99 Dakota St 90 St Franc. Ind 87, Hillsdale 60 Tirhh65 Kalamazoo 56 Toledo 97 11 -Chicago 49 Wayne Neb 64. Winona St 38 West Virgin 86 OmoU.

73 Windsor 93 Makjne 87 Ws -Green Bay 76 no St 57 Xavr81 ltmos58 Youngstown St 81. Marshall 52 SOUTHWEST Louisiana Tech 76. Southern Meth 74 Oklahoma 67, Miam 62 Oklanoma Baptist 69. Nazarene 66 Ouachita 64. Ark -Moitcello 60 Texas 77 Detroit 52 10058 Tuna 53 FAR WEST Washington 55.

Cal St -fuflerton 51 Hawaii 75. Michigan St 66 Montana St 94. Carroll, Mont 63 Montana St -Northern 81 Montana 72 Colorado 93 South Dakota 44 Ohio SI 85 Calrlorrva 72 Point Lome 62 NW Nazarene 59 Colorado 75. Holy Names 70 San Francisco 72 Arizona 60 Sonoma St 81 Cal Pory-Pomona 62 St. Mary Cal 94, Sacramento St.

77 TOURNAMENTS Boiee State Holiday Tournament First Round Boise St 86. Va Commonwealth 75 Southern Cal 67 CS Normndge 60 Hampton trm-FazoU't Classic rarnpionthip Indiana 68. Wnght St 46 Lady Blazer Clatalc First Round Ala -Birmingham 66. Carolina 58 Jackson St 79 Kentucky 75 Pizza Hut Shocker Shootout Firat Round Minnesota 61 Alcorn St 56 RattlerWleClesMC Fnt Round Gramblmg St 93, Florida Atlantic 63 Miss. Valley SI 70, Florida ASM 67 Seattle Trmea Clatalc First Round Carolina St 87, Santa Clara 63 Washington 93, Loyola Manmount 54 State Farm Bearcat Invrumonal Championship Cindnnali 76.

Term -Martin 59 KrgiaTech9 Mm-Craoutongi MoorheedSl 67 Mmeeota 92 Freeno St 72 Mwoun 79 Sam Houston St 56 Mo -St Lou 79. Wavwigton Mo 71 Mount Umonat, Heidelberg 78 Nebraska-Omaha 79. Morrungside 61 Northern St 89 Jamestown 74 Nonhwd Meh 97 Madonna65 Notre Dame 99 Fit International 86 Oho Northern 82 Wwnrgton, One 67 CtwSl 79 Southern 73 Orvet Nazarene 79 InOanapoke 69 Pittsburg St 84 Msaoun BapMt 64 Purdue 86 Xainer84 Dakota St 39 St Cloud St 89 Illinois 80, Drake 78 Indiana 117. SI France Ind 67 SIIEOwardtvilw 86 Eureka 67 SWMissounSl 91 Wichita St 61 St Josephs ind 89 Concord. 75 St Xainer87 St Ambrose83 VatwasoSO Mo -Kansas Cay 68 Wayne Mioh 87 St Franc nt 48 Wayne Neb 88 Winona St 55 Wilkama Baptist 86.

Sanlord Brown 64 63 WnghlSt 79. Cent Michigan 72 SOUTHWEST Hard 69 M-Morrlce061 North Texas 72 Am -Little Rock 70 Oklahoma 91 Florida Ananac 65 Oklahoma Baptist 70 NW Oklahoma 48 Oklahoma St 60. Jackson St 58 Southern Meth. 75. Davidson 59 FAR WEST Adams St 85 Carroll Mont 81 Albenson 100 Wasrmgton 87 Azusa Pacific 94 Cai Poly-Pomona 90 Benvue88 St Manmsao CSOCheo 75 Oreow Tech 70 Cal St -FuHerlon 71 Portland 61 Gonzaga 90.

Whitman 44 Idaho 74 Montana St 66 Massachusetts 79. Colorado 68 Master 99 Pomt Lome 69 Montana 76, Utah 52 Montana St -Bitings 139 Arizona Bible 70 Colorado 67. South Dakota 65 Nevada 70. Baylor 57 New Mexeo 8 1 Texas Tech 62 New Mexx St 60 Wyoming 45 Papperdine 65. Basest 61 Rocky Mountain 96.

Montana Tech 65 Oregon 93 Patten 62 San Dwgo 86. CS Stanislaus 56 San Francisco 71 UC Santa Barbara 60 SI Franm, NY 92. Long Beach St 83. OT UC Davis 65 CS BakersKa 58 UCLA 73. Saint Lou 67 Utah 69.

Oregon St 61 Utah St 100 Long Island 84 BaptstlOO. Lmfeid89 Washington 86. Old Dominion 68 Washington St 77, Portland SI 72 Weber St 77, Seattle Pacta 65 TOURNAMENTS Hawaii-Nike Fettival Thud Place Texas Southern 85 Houston 69 ISU Holiday Classic Ftrtt Round Detroit 74, Grambling St. 52 Iowa St. 57.

Alaska-Anchorage 55 Sunshine Shootout Flret Round NW Missouri St 71, Simon Fraser55 SuperSCIeealc Champtonehip William Jewell 78 Dana 74 Thinl Place Hannibal-LaGrange 70. Avita 60 UNO Ohriitmas Clastic Champtonehip New Orteans 72, George Mason 63 Third Place N.llkhois75,Samford67 Saturday Women EAST American Intl 62, Dowling 61 American U. 70, Georgetown 59 BloomtkUd 66, Jersey City SI. 37 Buffalo 67 Syracuse 58 Edinooro 68. Fairmont St 56 Franklm Pierce 59, Kutztown 50 Gannon 89 Geneva 63 La Salle 66.

Drexel 53 Lehigh 61. Wagner 57 Niagara 62, Camsius 51 S. Connecticut 55, Post 52 St.Peters60,Fordham59 SOUTH Afcertson 85. Elmhurst 47 Hh Pomt 73. Lees-McRae 68 James Madison 76, Towson 62 Kentucky 74, Tulsa 53 Ky Wesleyan 90.

Oakland, Mich. 58 58 Marshall 73 Kent 68 Mchigan St 68 South Florida 53 Mississcipi 106 Praine View 59 Mississw St 80. Term -Martin 60 Carolina St 68 Carokna St 67 -Asheville 61 East Carolina 57 NcholsSt 86. Loyola. NO 69 North Carolina 81 Florida St 73 Rchmond 71 Campbell 49 South Carokna 77.

St Joseph's 65 Stetson 86 Cathotc 70 Tennessee 68. Memphis 66 Thomas More 70. Wrnenberg 67 Tulane 76. Alabama 71 OT VM1 113, Lynchburg 59 West Virginia 86, Georgia 81 MIDWEST Akron 69. Ohio U.

55 Aquinas 61, Taylor 59 Augustana.S 0 74, Mankato St 62 Aurora 81 Cornell. Iowa 71 Blackburn 71 Dominican. 11. 59 BtufttOd 82. Eartham 77 Bnar Cliff 81 Dakota Weslyn 78 Cedarville 99, Wilfrid Launer 68 Cent.

Missouri 92. Monmouth. III. 84 Cincinnati 106, E. Kentucky 53 Creighlon 100, Southern 78 DePauw65.

Savannah 60 Dniry81.MssourvRoila66 IMS 91. Wash IJeff 66 Mchkgan 57. Toledo 56 Elmhurst 71 North Central 57 Ferns St 100, Calvin 96 Findlay 90. Ohio Weslyn 55 Fort Hays St 82. Emporia SI 57 Franklin 103.

Millikin 90 Grand View 84. Simpson. Iowa 79 III -Chicago 72. Louisiana Tech 56 Illinois 105 Tenas 80 Hmos Col 65, Webster 57 OT Illinois St 72, Bay 70 Indiana St 62. Evansville 52 Kalamazoo 96.

Olivet 57 Kansas 94. Texas Christian 78 Kansas St. 76, Va. Commonwealth 70 Lake Superior St, 75, Spnng Arbor 72 Manchester 105. Indiana-East 39 Manan.

Ind. 73. Mount St Clare 71 Michigan 87, Chattanooga 53 0 Associated Press Georgia's Jon Nordin and teammate G.G. Smith battle West Virginia's Marcus Goree, right, and Brian Lewin for a loose ball. Third Place Chatttrwoga 79 74, OT UTSA Holiday Tournament Third Place Air Force 64, Texas-Pan American 51 Wella Fargo Clatalc First Round Auburn 65, Long Island U.

46 State within two. LaMarr Greer's third 3-pointer of the game brought the Seminoles within 74-71 with 2:21 left, but the Tar Heels ended the game with a 7-2 run. North Carolina led by as many as 11 points in the game, the last time at 63-52 midway through the second half on a three-point play by Carter, a Daytona Beach native who was making a return to his home state. The Tar Heels led the entire game after taking a 13-12 lead on a 3-pointer by Carter, who finished 10-of-12 from the field. Jamison was 9-of-16 and had nine rebounds.

Xavier rally falls short against Purdue Greer opened the half with three straight 3-pointers, boosting Rutgers' lead to 39-30. Temple had trouble finding good shots, but closed within 41-37 on Brokenborough's steal and breakaway layup with 15:08 to play. But Rutgers' long range shooting helped the Scarlet Knight pull away. With a 44-37 lead, the Scarlet Knights made four straight 3-pointers. Hodgson, Johnson, Hodgson again and then Billet hit from outside, giving Rutgers a 56-45 lead.

New Mexico 81, Texas Tech 62 Kenny Thomas scored 26 points and No. 14 New Mexico used a 27-6 run to beat Texas Tech 81-62, extending the nation's second-longest homecourt winning streak to 32 games. New Mexico (7-1) trailed 40-31 with 2:40 left in the first half, but scored the final seven points of the half, then outscored the Red Associated Press Cobbin had 17 points for the Billikens, who are winless in the seven-game series with UCLA. Hughes was one of four Saint Louis players to foul out, hampering the Billikens for much of the final 10 throws and a layup to go up 41-33. TULSA (7-3) Coley 3-8 1-2 8, Gendron 7-13 0-0 17, Thompson 1-14 2-2 5, Bennett 3-5 0-2 6, Ruffin 2-5 54 9, Spurlock 1-3 2-2 4, Hill 14 0-0 3, Williams 0-0 0O 0, Comwell 0-11-21, Gillin 0-1 0O 0, Bell 0-1 0-0 0.

Totals 18-55 11-16 53. KENTUCKY (9-1) Edwards 4-7 00 9. Padgett 3-3 0O 8, Magloire 34 1-2 7, Turner 5-6 0-0 10, Sheppard 34 44 11, Smith 1-1 1-2 3. Mills 1-3 00 3. Mohammed 6-105-717.

Evans 0-1 34 3. Anthony 0-3 OO 0. Bradley OO 35 3. Hogan 0-2 00 0. Mask 00 0O 0.

Totals 26-50 17-24 74. Halftime Tulsa 29. Kentucky 28. 3-Point goals Tulsa 6-18 (Gendron 34. Cokiy 1-1.

HiN 1-3, Thompson 14, Comwell 01, Gillin 0-1). Kentucky 5-15 (Padgett 2-2, Mills 1-2, Edwards 1-3, Sheppard 14, Anthony 0-2) Fouled Out None. Rebounds Tulsa 30 (Ruffin 10), Kentucky 33 (Padgett 8). Asssts Tulsa 10(Coley4), Kentucky 19 (Edwards 5). Total fouls- Tulsa 18, Kentucky 16.

A- 24.082. Kansas 94, Texas Christian 78 Paul Pierce found his shooting touch after missing seven of his first eight shots and scored 28 points to lead No. 2 Kansas to a 94-78 win over No. 24 Texas Christian. Raef LaFrentz also struggled in the first half, getting just six points and seven rebounds for the Jayhawks (13-1) before finishing with 23 points and 17 rebounds.

Pierce made only one jumper in the first 14 minutes as both Kansas and TCU (9-1) shot less than 40 percent for most of the first half. But Pierce made a 3-pointer with 1:57 to play and made three free throws before a tip-in at the buzzer by Lester Earl, a transfer from LSU playing his first game since becoming eligible, gave Kansas a 39-34 lead at halftime. TEXAS CHRISTIAN (9-1) Jones 5-16 2-2 13. Davis 1-5 2-5 4. Naiton 10-22 34 23.

Fowler 6-12 0O 13. Johnson 4-12 0-1 10. Penny 54 1-2 11, Carroll 1-5 2-2 4. Gradney 0O 0O 0. Totals 32-80 10-16 78.

KANSAS (13-1) Brandon Smith had 14 points, while Jerod Ward and Robert Traylor each added 12 points and Louis Bullock 10 for Michigan (7-3), which pulled away from a 41-25 halftime lead by making its first 13 shots of the second half. Michigan shot 64 percent from the field, including 73 percent (19-for-26) in the second half. Reid was 6-for-7 from 3-point range and Michigan finished 12-for-19 from beyond the arc. The Wolverines, coming off an overtime home loss to Eastern Michigan, also used their overwhelming size advantage to outre-bound the Mocs 42-18. Maceo Baston and Traylor, both 6-foot-9, had 14 and 10 rebounds, respective- iy- Forward Juraj Grabaric led Chattanooga (4-5) with 17 points and forward Isaac Conner added 10.

The Mocs have lost four straight games, three to ranked opponents. CHATTANOOGA (4-5) Conner 4-12 0-0 10, Phillips 1-4 3-4 6. Colon 1-50-03. Moore 2-4 0-0 6. Barker 2-5 0-0 5.

Grabanc 6-11 0-0 17. Donald 1-4 0-2 2. Harper 0-5 0-0 0. Hutchins 0-21-21. Parr 1-1 0-0 3.

Reed MMr 0 Totals 18-53 4-8 53. MICHIGAN (7-3) Baston 1-35-6 7 Ward 5-6 0-0 12. Traylor 5-7 2-2 12, Reid 7-9 0-0 20. Bullock 3-72-210, Taylor 0-1 0-2 0, Scott 0-0 0-0 0. Conlan 1 -3 0-3 3.

Oliver 0-1 C-0 0 Asselin 2-2 0-3 4. Smith 7-8 0-114, Szyndlar 1-1 0-0 3. Vignier 0-0 0O 0. Wideman 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 32-50 1 1-21 87.

Halftime Michigan 41 Chattanooga 25. 3-Point goals Chattanooga 13-34 (Grabaric 5-9. Moore 2-4. Conner 2-8. Parr 1-1.

Phillips 1-2. Colon 1-3 Barker 1-3. Harper 0-4) Mchigan 12-19 (Reid 6-7. Ward 2-3. Bullock 2-4.

Szyndlar 1-1. Conlan 1-2. Taylor 0-1. Smith 0-1) Fouled out None Rebounds Chattanooga 18 (Donald. Harper 3).

Michigan 42 (Baston 14) Assists Chattanooga 12 (Conner. Barker 3). Michigan 20 (Traylor 5). Total fouls Chattanooga 18, Mchigan 10. A 10.182.

Connecticut 93, Wilmington 55 Kevin Freeman was perfect from the field and free throw line, scoring 16 points in a balanced attack as No. 12 Connecticut started slowly then crushed North Carolina-Wilmington 93-55. NORTH CAROLINA (12-0) Williams 6-14 44 16. Cota 5-7 6-12 17, Okulaja 1-2 0-2 2, Carter 10-12 1-1 22. Jamison 9-16 4-5 22, Ndiaye 0-3 0, Haywood 00 0-00.

Totals 31 -54 15-24 81. FLORIDA STATE (8-2) Thompson 5-11 0-0 11, Jackson 6-13 34 16, Greer 6-12 2-4 17, Baker 2-6 5-6 10, Louis 3-6 2-2 8, Brower 0-0 0, Hale 2-6 2-2 6, Shabazz 1-21-13, Simmons 0-1 00 0, Dees 1-2 00 2. Totals 26-59 15-1973 Halftime North Carolina 44. Florida St 38. 3-Point goals North Carolina 4-10 (Williams 2-8.

Cola 1-1. Carter 1-1). Florida St 6-21 (Greer 3-7, Thompson 1-5. Baker 1-5, Jackson 1-1, Hale 0-3). Fouled out None Rebounds North Carolina 28 (Jamison 9) Florida St 33 (Jackson 5).

Assists North Carolina 20 (Cota 12), Florida St 9 (Thompson 4). Total fouls North Carolina 18. Florida St 18. A 10,027. Miss.

106, Prairie View 59 Brian Cardinal scored Purdue's final three points and came up with a big rebound in the final seconds as the eighth-ranked Boilermakers held off No. 10 Xavier 86-84. Xavier rallied from a 20-point deficit in the second half to lead 84-83 with 1:43 to play when Pat Kelsey hit the first of two free throws. He missed the second and Purdue got the rebound. Cardinal, who scored 10 points, then got open underneath for a layup with 1:24 left to put Purdue ahead.

After a Xavier turnover, Cardinal made a free throw with 27 seconds left to cap the scoring. XAVTER(6-2) Brown 6-20 34 16, Lumpkin 37 00 7, Johnson 2-5 44 8, Wlkams 10-17 3-3 24, Braggs 3-7 5-5 11 Kelsey 0-1 1-2 1, Payne 00 1-1 1. Posey 6-12 2-3 15. Kelsey 0-11-21. Totals 30-71 20-27 64.

PURDUE (9-2) Austin 8-16 33 23, McOuay 34 310 9, Eldrxtge 1-5 0O 2, Cornell 9-17 7-8 28, Cardinal 3-3 34 10. Barnes 0O OO 0. Mayliek) 00 1-2 1 Robinson 2-3 0O 4. Miller 2-3 5-8 9 Totals 28-51 22-35 86. Halftime Purdue 51.

Xavier 34. 3-Point goals Xainer 4-14 (Williams 1-3. Posey 1-3. Brown 1-3. Lumpkin 1-3.

Kelsey 0-1. McAlee 0-1) Purdue 8-17 (Austin 4-7 Come 3-5. Cardinal 1-1. Robinson 0-1 EWndoe 0-3) Fouled out Uimplon, Johnson. Miller.

Rebounds Xavier 45 (Braggs 10) Purdue 39 (McOuay 9) Assists Xavier 14 (Brown. Kelsey 3). Purdue 21 (Austm 81 Total fours Xavier 29. Purdue 22 Techncals Lumpkin. Cardinal.

A 16.393. UCLA 73, Saint Louis 67 Raiders 20-6 over the first 11 minutes of the second half. Texas Tech (4-4) rallied back within 62-58 as Rayford Young and Cory Carr combined for 10 points, but the Lobos buried the Red Raiders for good with a trio of 3-pointers by Thomas, Royce Olney and Lamont Long. Olney just beat the 35-second clock with his 3-pointer from the top of the key, Thomas popped out behind a screen to hit his 3 and Long finished off the triple 3s with one from the left side. TEXAS TECH (4-4) Can 6-19 6-8 20.

Young 5-13 44 15. Bonewitz 4-9 00 11. Roberts 44 00 8 Carmichael 24 2-2 6. Owens 14 OO 2. Barnes 0-1 00 0.

Myers 0-1 00 0. Patterson 0O 0O 0. Phillips OO 0-1 0. Totals 22-59. Bradford 3-7 0O 6.

Pierce 9-20 9-12 28. LaFrentz 9-16 5-5 23, Robertson 24 1-2 6. Thomas 6-11 OO 16, Lester 24 1-2 5, Nooner 00 00 0. Gregory 2-5 1-2 5, Janisse 00 0O 0 McGrath 2-2 0-1 4, Martin 0-11-21. Chenowith 0-1 0O 0.

Totals 35-72 18-26 94. Halftime Kansas 39. Texas Christian 34 3-Point goals Texas Chnstian 4-18 (Johnson 2-7. Jones 14 Fowler 1-4 Carroll 0-3). Kansas 6-12 (Thomas 44.

Pierce 1-2 Robertson 1-2) Fouled out Davis Rebounds Texas Christian 42 (Nation 14), Kansas 49 (LaFrentz 17), Assists Texas Christian 13 (Fowler 8), Kansas 18 (Robertson 7) Total fouls Texas Christian 22. Kansas 17. Techncal Texas Chnstian bench A 1 1 .500 minutes. They still managed to keep it close on the shooting of Hughes and John Redden, but UCLA keep getting to the free throw line as Matt Baniak, Ryan Luechtefeld, Chris Heinrich and Hughes fouled out. Saint Louis increasingly lost its height advantage as its tallest players fouled out, leaving the shorter Bruins to grab the rebounds they failed to get earlier.

SAINT LOUIS (8-1) Cobbin 5-11 6-6 17. Baniak 2-3 0-0 4. Luechtefeld 3-6 0-1 7, Hughes 4-12 6-1014, Walker 2-6 00 5. Redden 36 0-2 7, Heinrich 44 0-2 8. Simmons 2-6 0O 5.

Robertson 0-1 00 0. Totals 25-55 12-2167. UCLA (6-1) Henderson 5-159-1219. Johnson 4-6 5-7 13 Bailey 2-9 11-15 15. Watson 34 24 8, Davis 4-12 5-914, Reed 1-2 0-2 2.

Knight 1-20-0 2. Loyd OO OO 0. Totals 20-50 3249 73 Halftime UCLA 29, St Louis 28 3-Point goats SI. Louis 5-17 (Redden 1-1, Simmons 1-2. Walker 1-3, Luechtefeld 1-3.

Cobbin 14, Hughes 04). UCLA 1-6 (Davis 14. Bailey 0-1. Knight 0-1) Fouled out Baniak Luechtefeld. Hughes.

Hemnch Rebounds St Louis 31 (Luechtefeld 11). UCLA 36(Henderson 10) Assets St Lous 15 (Luechletek) Hughes 4). UCLA 10 (Bailey. Watson. Davis 3).

Total touB-Sl Lous33.UCLA19.A-9.998. S. Carolina 77, St Joseph's 65 BJ McKie, playing on a bad ankle, scored 19 points and No. 6 South Carolina held gritty St. Joseph's without a basket over the final 4:34 as the Gamecocks bounced back from their first loss with a 77-65 victory.

McKie was questionable before the game after spraining his left ankle in Wednesday night's loss to Clemson. But he played his regular minutes against trie Hawks, scoring 13 second-half points. ST. JOSEPH'S (2-3) Smmonos5-112-214 Haskms5-90O13 Rasul 370-06 BeyS-25 2-2 22 Woods 1-7 OO 2 Brown 1-6 OO 3 Waur 2-7 0O 5 Totals 25-72 44 65 SOUTH CAROUHA (t-1) Grant 34 1-2 8 Stack 5-9 2-2 12. Johnson 1-11-23 McK 8-14 2-419 Watson 5-12 2-2 15 Ross 24 006 Rouse 0-1 2-2 2 Gasman 3-100O6 ftoOOOOO W4kams34 0O6 Tools 30-59 10-14 77 Haetme South Carokna 42 SI Joseons33 3Po gons St Josephs 11-31 iBey 4-12 Hasmrs 34 Snronds 2-7 1-3 Brown 14 Woods 31) Sour Carokna 7-20 (Watson 37 Ross 24 Gram 1-2 McKie 1-5 Stack 0-1 Rouse 0-i Fouled out Snmonrjs Rebounds St Joseph 1 36 masons 81 SourCarotnt 39 Gaamar 8i Assists Si uoeapnt 9 Bey 3 Sour Carom 21 (Watson 51 Total touis St Joseph 16 South Carokna Tecnnc-Soun Carokna oencn A 9112 Joezon Darby scored seven straight points for No.

18 Mississippi after Prairie View took its only lead, and the Rebels went on to a 106-59 victory. Darby, the sixth man, finished with a team-high 19 points as the Rebels (7-1) scored at least 100 points for the third time in five games. The last time Ole Miss had three 100-point games in a season was 1971-72. Prairie View (3-5) led 22-21 when King Whetstone, a high school teammate of Mississippi's leading scorer, Ansu Sesay, hit two free throws midway through the first half. Darby's streak then started a 15-0 run.

PRAIRIE VIEW (3-5) Marble 2-7 3-4 8. Hopkins 1-2 0-0 2. Whetstone 9-14 3-5 23. Bitodeau 1-5 00 3 Sharpe 1-6 00 2. Giron 2-3 0-2 4 Bell 4-96-815.

Rowe 0-2 00 0. Batie 0O 00 0. my 0-3 0-0 0. Mowbray OO 0O 0. Thompson 0-1 2-2 2 Totals 20-52 14-21 59.

MISSISSIPPI (7-1) Sm 4-8 0-1 8 Sesay 6-12 5-7 17 Boone 4-4 5-7 13 White 4-5 0-0 10. Carter 38 1-2 8 Darby 5-115-619 Rogers 2-3 44 8 Flamgafl 1-51-2 3 Carpenter 1-1 4-5 7. Cantrell 1-5 2-2 4. Lockhart 44 1-2 9. Totals 3546 26-38 106 1 Halftime Missssept 47 Praine View 31.

3-pomi goals Prame View 5-10 (Whetstone 2-3 Marble 1-1. Bel 1-1. Bindeau 1-3. Sharpe 0-1 bly 0-1) Mssissfpi 8-22 (Darby 4-9 White 2-3 Carpenter 1-1 Carter 1-5 Sesay 0-2 Cantrell 0-2) Fouled out None Rebounds Praine vw 28 rSnarpe Bel 5) Msssseo 44 iSmth Canfet 6) Asssts-PrameVw9ILi4y3) Mssol7iC3ier4i Totaifouis Prame View 26 Tecnncals Prame View bench. Mowtxay Sharp; Cannes A 2 759.

Rutgers 72, Temple 63 Geoff Billet and Rob Hodgson Freeman hit all five of his shots from the field and was 6-of-6 from the free throw line to lead four teammates in double figures for the Huskies (9-1). who won their fifth straight. IJConn finished 28-for-33 from the foul line, hitting 18 of 20 in the first half, when the Seahawks (4-5) had more fouls than field goals and the Huskies had trouble getting their fast break untracked. 14-15 62 NEW MEXICO (7-1) Thomas 10-21 4-5 26. Long 7-14 4-5 19.

Shields 5-13 2-3 13. Henry 34 2-2 11. Omey 2-3 1-2 7 Gibson 1-2 2-25 Davis 0O0O 0. BaumOOOOO TotaB28-5715-1961. Halftime Texas Tech 40.

New Mertx) 38 3-Point goats Texas Tech 4-19 (Bonewitz 34. Voung 14 Barnes 0-1 Carr 04). New Mexeo 10-20 (Henry 34. OHey 2-3. Thomas 24, Gfcson 1-1.

Long 1-2 Shields 14) Fouled out None Rebounds Texas Tech 29 (Roberts 9) New Mexeo 42 (Shields 15). Assists Texas Tech 7 (Carmichael 2. Roberts 2) New Mexico 20 (Gibson 4. Shields 4. Thomas 4) Total fouls Texas Tech 19.

New Mexico 16 A 17.616. Kentucky 74, Tulsa 53 Nazr Mohammed scored four of his 17 points during a 17-0 run that enabled No. 4 Kentucky to overcome a sluggish start and post a 74-53 victory over Tulsa. Kentucky's Tubby Smith coached at Tulsa from 1991-95. his first head position, and his former team played on even terms until the J.R.

Henderson scored 19 points and No. 11 UCLA made 12 of 16 free throws over the final 6:12 to hold off Saint Louis 73-67, snapping the Billikens' eight-game winning streak. The Bruins (6-1) won their sixth straight game after trailing by seven points early in the second half and watching the Billikens (8-1) get within two with 2:41 remaining on a dunk by Larry Hughes. Virgil Cobbin fouled Toby Bailey, ho hit both free throws and Kris Johnson scored the next time down the floor to increase UCLA's lead to 66-60 with 2:05 to play. Hughes, the nation's second-highest scoring freshman with a 22-point average, finished with 14 before fouling out with 42 seconds left.

Utah 69, Oregon SL 61 Michael Doleac returned to his hometown of Portland, Ore. and scored 21 points as seventh-ranked Utah remained unbeaten with a 69-61 victory over Oregon State. The Utes (10-0), off to their best start in 33 years, fell behind 18-4 and never led by more than 10 points but held on by dominating at the free throw line and on the boards. Utah clinched the victory by sinking all 10 of its free throws in the final minute. Andre Miller went 12-for-12 at the foul line, including 6-for-6 in the final minute, and finished with 18 points for Utah.

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16 Temple its second straight loss. Heshimu Evans started Kentucky's spurt with a free throw to tie the game at 33 with 16:22 left. Tulsa (7-3) then turned the ball over four consecutive times and Kentucky (9-1) got Evans" two free throws. Allen Edwards" breakaway dunk, and Mohammed's two free TRUCK LOAD PROGRAM CARS Factory Warranty Low Miles '97 Grand Caravans nut ia OQ 3.3. V6, rear air, loaded were rVa71 '97 Grand Caravans yw trj pgi 3.0.

V6, rear loaded were $19.995... I VJ 1 1 I7 7 1 Antawn Jamison and Vince Carter each scored 22 points and Shammond Williams made four free throws in the final minute Saturday as top-ranked North Carolina beat No. 17 Florida State 81-73 in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams. North Carolina (12-0) turned to either Jamison or Carter almost every time it needed to repel a challenge from Florida State. The Seminoles (8-2) made several runs, cmce closing within 66-65 on Kerry Thompson's pull-up jumper in the Line with 6:30 left But Carter's reverse dunk and Williams" fast break lavup put Nnh Carolina ahead 7(W5.

Two free lhros by Williams pave North Carolina a 77-73 lead uh 53 second left after Randcll JnAson layvp hJ brought Fkmda 72-63. It was the third straight win for Rutgers (4-4). which last beat a ranked opponent on the road on Feb. 2. 1976.

when the fifth-ranked Scarlet Knights beat No. 17 Princeton 75-62. Billet had 21 points while Hodgson had a career-high 20. Rasheed Brokenborough led Temple (6-3) with 15 points. The Owls, ho shot poorly in a 68-57 kss to city rival Yiilanova on Tuesday, had their shooting woes continue against Rutgers.

Temple was 23-of-59 from the field after going 19-for-63 against Viltanova. Ahead by two at halftime. the Scarlet Knights outside shooting broke the game open in the second half. For the game. Rutgers hit 13 of 27 3-pnnt attemptv Billet.

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