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Page C2 The Daily Item Thursday, November 1 4, 2002 SPORTS IN BRIEF HockeyBasketball NHL ROUNDUP NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Penn State's Mills named O'Brien semifinalist STATE COLLEGE Penn State sophomore Zack Mills has been named a semifinalist for the 2002 Davey O'Brien National Panthers battle Flyers to a tie TOLPts GFGA 3 0 21 46 29 Quarterback Award. Mills is the only sophomore and one of two Big Philadelphia New Jersey Pittsburgh N.Y. Rangers N.Y. Islanders .0 1 JO 0 18 33 25 17 46' 44 16 46 59 11 39 59 i en ubs among the 14 semmnahsts. Two Nittany Lions have won before Todd Blackledge in' 1982 and Kerry Collins in 1994.

The winner will be honored at, the 26th annual O'Brien Awards Dinner on Feb. 17 in Fort Worth, Texas. The award is named in; honor of the late Davey O'Brien, the All-American arid Heism'an By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA Kristian Huselius had a goal and Jani stopped 29 shots as the Florida Panthers tied 3 4 .4 9, 2 6- 9 9 10 6 6 3 Northeast Division TOLPtsGFQA 2 1, 23 55,36 Trophy-winning quarterback forTexas Christian University who led 1 uiy uuiucu i iJgs uic lyjp UiUiuiiai line. the other semifinalists are: Brad Banks (Iowa); Kyle Boiler Boston Montreal Ottawa Toronto Buffalo-. 0..16 41 45 0- 13 34' 35-' 0 12 49 53 0 9 33 40 (California); Keij Dorsey (Miami); Jasori Cesser" (Washington State); OLPtsGFGA nuu Ajngsoury i i exas xsyron Leitwicn (Marsnaiixjared Lorenzen (Kentucky); EhManning (Mississippi)'; Carson Palmer (USC); Dave Ragone (Louisville); Philip Rivers (N.C.

State); Chris Simms (Texas) and Seneca Wallace (Iowa State), Southeast Division Tampa Bay 9 Carolina 8 Washington 8 Florida 6 Atlanta 4 21 57 42 20 37 36 17 36 44 17 38 48 10 41 55 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Bloomsburg falls in NCAA tournament GARDEN CITY, N.Y. The Bloomsburg University women's soccer team saw its season come to an end on Wednesday when the Huskies lost 2-1 to Adelphi University in a NCAA Division II Championship opening-round game. Bloomsburg ends its season with a record of 13-6-3. Adelphi advances to face Lock Haven University this weekend in a second-round game. Adelphi scored just 44 seconds into the game on a goal from Luciana Pace from six yards out to take a 1-0 lead.

The Panthers got second goal with just 54 seconds left before half time when Shannon McEntee came down the side and shot from the wing past Bloomsburg goalie Heather Hartman. Bloomsburg cut the lead in half at the 73-minute mark when senior Renee Williams scored off an assist from Becky Ritter. The Huskies dominated play in the second half, getting off 14 shots to just four for the Panthers. It was Bloomsburg's fifth trip to the NCAA Photo by The Associated Press TOLPts GFGA St. Louis 10 3 1 0 21 57 34 Chicago 8 .5 2 0 18 37 32 Detroit 8 5 2 0 18 48 37 Columbus .7 6 1 1 16 49 45 Nashville 2 7 2 4 10 32 48 Northwest Division TOLPtsGFQA Minnesota 10 5 ,2 0 22 52 38 Vancouver 7 5 4 0 18 46 43 Colorado 5 4 4 3 17 45 44 Calgary 5 5 3 3 16 39 44 Edmonton .5 7 3 1 14 41 49 Pacific Division TOLPts GFGA Dallas 10 4 3 1 24 58 39 Los Angeles 7 5 2 2 18 46.47 Anaheim 6 6 3 1 16 39 43 Phoenix 6 10 0 1 13 38 55 San Jose 5 8 1 .2 13 44.54 The Florida Panthers' Marcus Nilson knocks the stick out of the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers' Kim Johnsson who loses the puck as he falls during the first period of Wednesday's game.

The Flyers' Eric Weinrich trails the play. Nilson was penalized for slashing. Philadelphia Wednesday night. The FlyOrs are winless in their last games, yet are off to a 9-3-3, start, under new coach Ken Hitchcock. Florida is unbeaten in its last three games (1-0-2).

Pavel, Brendl gave Philadelphia a 1-0 lead 2:29 into the second period with his second goal. He skated around from behind the net, drew Hurme out of position and backhanded a shot from in front of the crease into an empty net. Huselius tied it at 1 on his eighth goal with 1:10 left in the second period. Sandis Ozolinsh took a slap shot from just inside the blue line and the puck bounced off Huselius past goal-tender Robert Esche. The Panthers had a power-play late in regulation, but didn get a shot.

The Flyers had the best chance to score during the penalty when Marty Murray picked up a loose puck near the blue line, and broke in alone. But Hurme made a stick save to preserve the tie. Esche stopped 28 shots, including a chest save on a slap shot by Ozolinsh in overtime. Hurme's best stop was a pad save on a backhander by Todd Fedoruk late in the first. The crowd of 18,834 at the First Union Center was the smallest since 1996.

The Flyers, who sold out 27 games last year, have just one sellout in eight home games. The Flyers are unbeaten in their. last five games (4-0-1) against the Panthers. Florida's last win was 2- 1 on April 3, 2001 in Philadelphia. I Thrashers 3, Sharks 2, OT ATLANTA Slava.Kozlov scored with 2:41 remaining in overtime, giving Atlanta a victory over San Jose and only the second three-game winning streak in franchise history.

Kozlov's third goal of the season was set up by Dany Heatley, who NBA ROUNDUP Bucknell men's players earn all-league honors LEWISBURG Bucknell University senior tri-captain Nick Taylor, sophomore Michael Lookingland II, and freshman Adam Edwards have all earned a spot on the 2002 All-Patriot League Men's Soccer Second Team. Edwards was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year, becoming the first Bison win it. Goalhkeeper Edwards allowed more than one goal on only two in 2002, and tied a school record with 10 shutouts. His shutout number places him third on the Patriot League all-time tops' 10 list and his 0.62 goals against average is the third-best single-sea-. son average in conference history.

Taylor completes a solid career with his second selection to the all-i conference team. A first-team pick as a sophomore, the midfielder started all 17 games and finished third on the team in scoring with three goals and three assists. With his assist in Bucknell's 2-0 victory over Navy, the three-year starter moved into Bucknell's top-10 career assists list with 12. He leaves the school with a total of 32 points on 10 goals and 12 assists. Lookingland has started at defense in every game of his career (37 games).

He is the leader on the defensive unit that broke the school I record for shutouts in a season with 10 and was second on the team in assists with four. and overtime loss. Tuesday's games Boston 4, Buffalo 3 Carolina 3, Phoenix 2 Ottawa 5, N.Y. Islanders 3 Dallas 4, Montreal 2 -Detroit 4, Nashville 1 Toronto 4, Los Angeles 3, OT New Jersey 3, Anaheim 2, OT Edmonton 3, Minnesota 2 Colorado 5, Columbus 4 Vancouver 6, St. Louis 3 Wednesday's games Dallas 6, Washington 1 Atlanta 3, San Jose 2, OT Florida 1, Philadelphia 1, tie Today's games Florida at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Columbus, 7 p.m.. Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Colorado at Nashville, p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Calgary, 10 p.m. Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Friday's games Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Anaheim at Detroit, San Jose at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Montreal at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Colorado at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Edmonton, 9 p.m. NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Mavericks still league's lone unbeaten Nittany Lions to host pair of NCAA games STATE COLLEGE Penn State is hosting the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament at Bigler Field on Saturday Sunday. The Nittany Lions (16-4) take on Kent State (16-6) and Michigan (18-3) faces Princeton (11-6) in Saturday's first-round i games, beginning at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

The first-round winners advance to Sunday's second-round game at 2 p.m. The winner of Sunday's game moves to the NCAA Championship at the University of Louisville on Nov. 22-24. The Nittany Lions are 8-0 all-time at home in the NCAA Tournament and have outscored their opponents 29-3 in those games. Penn State last hosted an NCAA Tournament game in 1995 i when it defeated Stanford 5-0.

The Nittany Lions are 13-23 all-time in NCAA Tournament play and have qualified for the event 20 of the last 21 seasons. Penn State's best showing came in 1993 when the Nittany Lions placed third. circled behind the net and almost back to the blue line before flipping a pass in front. Kozlov's quick backhander was stopped by Evgeni Nabokov, but the rebound came right back to Kozlov, who snapped a wrist shot.into the net. Owen Nolan forced overtime by scoring for San Jose with just 2:40 left in regulation.

Scott Hannan's shot from the blue line was stopped by Pasi Nurminen, but the puck slipped the goalie's legs as Mike Ricci hacked at it several times. Nolan appeared to get a stick on the puck after it already had crossed the line, but he was given credit for his sixth goal. The Thrashers went ahead for the first time when Shawn McEachern broke a 1-1 tie with 9:40 remaining: Atlanta, which started the season with a nine-game losing streak that had coach Curt Fraser on the verge of being fired, has turned things around by going 4-1-1 over their last six games. Stars 6, Capitals 1 Celtics' reserves RESERVES, from Paged to take the lead for good. Pierce hit a 3-pointer, McCarty hit one of two free throws and Eric Williams made a pair to tie it at 65-all.

Pierce made -a nice drive to the basket to put in a layup with 0.2 seconds left in the third, but he was called for an offensive foul, and the game remained tied heading into the onds remaining. Dallas went 8-for-8 from the line in the final 55 seconds. The Mavericks didn't take their first lead until Eduardo Najera hit a reverse layup to make it 74-73 with 10:29 left. Nowitzki missed his first seven shots from the floor before backing down Darius Miles and hitting a 10-footer with 9:17 to play. Nowitzki then hit a jumper and two free throws, giving Dallas an 81-78 lead with 8:21 remaining, Ilgauskas helped the Cavs hold off the Mavericks during a two-minute stretch of the third quarter when the 7-foot-3 center showed his complete game.

First, he drove past Shawn Bradley in the foul lane and softly dropped in a running, left-handed layup. On Cleveland's next possession, Ilgauskas crashed the boards to tip in a miss. Bocks 108, Bulk 101 MILWAUKEE Michael Redd scored a season-high 24 points and the, Milwaukee blew a 25-point lead before rallying in the fourth quarter to defeat Chicago. Ray Allen had 19 and Kevin Ollie added a season-high 14 to give Milwaukee its ninth straight victory over the Bulls at the Bradley Center. Jalen Rose had WASHINGTON Bill Guerin ended a seven-game goal drought with a pair of second-period scores and Dallas routed Washington.

Scott Young, Pierre Turgeon, Brenden Morrow and Jere Lehtinen also scored for Dallas, which has won four of five. Stars center Mike Modano had two assists and is one point shy of becoming the 64th player in NHL history and fifth U.S.-born player to reach 1,000 career points. Kip Miller scored for Washington, which was bidding for a season high fourth straight victory. Young, unchecked at the inside edge of the left circle, flicked the puck past'goaltender Olaf Kolzig 2:09 into the game for a 1-0 lead. At 13:41, Turgeon pounced on the bouncing rebound of Jason Arnott's shot for his fourth goal.

Washington cut the lead to 2-1 at 4:43 of the second period, six seconds after its third power play had expired. Sergei Gonchar slid a pass through the crease to Miller, who had an easy tap-in at the left post. ice win over 76ers fourth. The Celtics' run continued, though. Baker made a lay-in, McCarty hit a 3-pointer and then Baker, who has done little for the Celtics since coming over in an offseason trade, made a putback and drew a foul.

He pumped his fist and chest-bumped two teammates before missing the free throw, leaving it 72-65 with 10:05 to play- 24 for Chicago, rookie Jay Williams added 20 and Donyell Marshall scored 19 and grabbed 13 rebounds. The Bulls whittled away at the Bucks' 25-point third-quarter lead, then used a 13-0 run to take a 90-89 lead when Lonny Baxter, who had 14 points, scored on a layup with 5:39 left. Tim Thomas answered with a basket, and after Williams' free throw tied it, Kukoc hit a 3-point-' er to get the lead back for good. Nets 91, Spurs 82 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Lucious Harris broke open a close game by hitting his first three shots of the fourth quarter to lead New Jersey over San Antonio.

Richard Jefferson added a career-high 27 points and Jason Kidd had 18 as the Nets remained perfect at home, winning their fifth straight. Tim Duncan had 21 points, Stephen Jackson added a season-high 20 and David Robinson had 14 rebounds for the Spurs. The difference in the game was Harris. The backup shooting guard scored 12 of his 15 points in the final 12 minutes to break open a game in which neither team led by more than seven points in the first three quarters. Pet GB Boston 6 2 .750 New Jersey' (J 2 .750 '4- Orlando 5 3 .625 1 Philadelphia 4 3 .571 Washington 4 4 .500 2 Miami 1 5 .167 4 New York 17 .125 5 Central Division Pet GB Indiana 6 1 .857 Detroit 6 2 .750 New Orleans 6 2 .750 Milwaukee '4 3 .571 2 Atlanta 4 4 .500 2i Toronto 3 4 .429 3 Chicago 3 5 .375 32 Cleveland 2 7 .222 5 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division Pet GB Dallas 8 01.000 Houston .4 2 .667 3 San Antonio 5 3.625 3 Minnesota 4 5 .444 4i Utah 3 5 .375 .5 Denver 2 4 .333 5 Memphis 0 8 .000 8 Pacific Division Pet GB Seattle 6 2 .750 Sacramento 5 3 .625 1 Phoenix 3 3 .500 "2 LA Clippers 3 4 .429 2i Portland 3 6 .333 3m Golden State 2 6 .250 .4 LA.

Lakers 2 6 .250, 4 Tuesday's games By The Associated Press CLEVELAND The Dallas Mavericks are still perfect. Dirk Nowitzki scored 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter as Dallas remained the NBA's only unbeaten team, improving to 8-0 with a 103-99 victory Wednesday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Michael Finley scored a season-. high 26 points and Walt Williams and Steve Nash had 14 apiece for the Mavericks, who overcame a career-high 34 points by Zydrunas Ilgauskas and a dunk by Ca.vs guard Ricky Davis on which he jumped over Nash. Dallas rallied from a 13-point deficit in the third quarter to extend the best start in franchise history.

Jumaine Jones had 23 points for the Cavs, who dropped their fifth straight since their home opener when they stunned the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. Nowitzki made two free throws with 4:14 left to put Dallas ahead 89-87. Davis, who was kept out of the starting lineup while being disciplined by coach John Lucas, then hit a runner in the lane to tie it, and made a steal on Dallas' next possession. As he approached the basket, the 6-foot-7 Davis took off in the middle of the lane and soared over the 6-foot-3 Nash's head before slamming the ball in to give the Cavs a 91-89 lead. After a basket by Williams, Nash hit a runner in the lane to put the Mavericks up 93-91 with 2:31 to play.

Cleveland point guard Milt Palcio was then whis- tied for traveling the first' of two violations for him in the final 1:39 and Nowitzki hit two free throws for a 95-92 lead. Finley then scored on a slicing move through the lane, and his two free throws made it 101-96 with nine seconds to go. Palacio made a 3-pointer with 3.7 seconds left, but Nash's two free throws sealed it with 2.6 sec- Line Mountain graduate third in world event WEST POINT, N.Y. Max Shingara, a Line Mountain High School graduate, took third place last month in the World Military "Freestyle Championships in Russia. Competing for Army, Shingara lost in the 145-pound semifinals to a Ukranian competitor.

Thirty countries competed in the event. Ml.mliHiMiW 1 pRoush Racing appeals Martin's points penalty l. CHARLOTTE, N.C. Roush Racing has appealed NASCAR's i5-point penalty against Mark Martin for using an unapproved pring during the Oct. 27 race in Rockingham, N.C.

Martin enters Sunday's season-ending race in Homestead, trailing Tony -2tewart by 89 points in the race for the Winston Cup championship. Stewart can clinch the title by finishing 25th, no matter what Martin vkloes. The appeal will be heard Saturday at Miami-Homestead Speedway. A decision is expected before Sunday's race. Roush Racing president Geoff Smith said Wednesday he appealed because the spring had an "inconsequential deviation" that had absolutely no effect on the fairness of After the race, the spring was found to have one less coil than 1 -allowed.

The Roush team said it came out of the box from the manufacturer and was put on the car in good faith. Besides docking Martin 25 championship points, NASCAR penalized Roush 25 owners points and fined crew chief Ben Leslie $5,000. Smith said the Roush team did a complete inventory of its springs and found one, still in its box, identical to the one used on the car at North Carolina Speedway. He added there were several others I found to be "marginal." He said there will be no lawsuit against the spring manufacturer. Nemechek to stay in Hendrick Chevrolet CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Joe Nemechek will return next season to Hendrick Motorsports, again driving the No. 25 Chevrolet. Z' Nemechek replaced Jerry Nadeau on May 15 and struggled on the track until Peter Sospenzo took over as crew chief on Sept. 10. Since Clhen, former Busch Series champion Nemechek has two top-five fin- ishes and started in the top-15 four times.

Ed Guzzo, who won three Winston Cup championships as Jeff Gordon's car chief on the No. 24, also moved to the No. 25 when y-Sospenzo arrived. He will remain in that role in 2003. Nemechek has two career victories, one in 1999 with Felix Sabates 1-and the other in 2001 with Andy Petree.

Nadeau, who had been in the No. 25 since 2000, will drive a Pontiac next season for MB2MBV Motorsports. Toronto 115. Orlando 109 Seattle 101, Washington 95 Indiana 95, Cleveland 75, Utah 108, New York 87 LA. Clippers 101, Miami 82 Detroit 93, New Orleans 87 Houston 86, Portland 83 Atlanta 95, LA Lakers 83 Wednesday's games Dallas 103.

Cleveland 99 Boston 91, Philadelphia 81 New Jersey 91 San Antonio 82 Milwaukee 108, Chicago 101 New Orleans 102, Minnesota 98 Phoenix at Denver, 9 p.m. Sacramento at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. Today's games Utah at Washington, 7:30 p.m. San Antonio at Philadelphia. 7:30 p.m.

Orlando at LA Clippers, 10 p.m. Friday's games Denver at Toronto, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Indiana, 7 p.m. Dallas at Boston. 8 p.m.

Utah at Detroit 8 p.m. New Jersey at Miami, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Memphis, 8 p.m. Chicago at New Orleans, 6:30 p.m. Sacramento at Seattle, 10 p.m.

LA Clippers at Portland, 1 0 p.m. Houston at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m. Golden State at LA Lakers, 10:30 p.m..