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No. 16 Wichita St. loses third in a row
Dec 30 2006 11:58PM (CT)
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - The inside duo of Grant Stout and Eric Coleman took over late in the game and Northern Iowa handed No. 16 Wichita State its third straight loss, 63-59 on Saturday night.
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Green leads No. 15 Butler over Milwaukee
Dec 30 2006 11:36PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Mike Green scored 16 points and A.J. Graves added 14 to help No. 15 Butler beat Wis.-Milwaukee 55-50 on Saturday night.
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Georgia rallies to upset No. 14 Hokies
Dec 30 2006 11:34PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Tony Taylor set up two fourth-quarter touchdowns with interceptions and Georgia rallied from an 18-point deficit to upset No. 14 Virginia Tech 31-24 on Saturday night in the Chick-fil-A Bowl.
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Lofton, No. 21 Vols hold off East Tenn.
Dec 30 2006 11:13PM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Chris Lofton scored 28 points and JaJuan Smith matched his career high with 23 as No. 21 Tennessee held off East Tennessee State 93-88 on Saturday night.
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Wright, No. 9 Jayhawks beat Rhode Island
Dec 30 2006 11:08PM (CT)
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Julian Wright, held out of the starting lineup for the first time this season, scored a career-high 23 points and No. 9 Kansas avenged one of its most painful losses with an 80-69 victory over Rhode Island on Saturday night.
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Cook leads No. 10 Pitt over Florida A&M
Dec 30 2006 11:00PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Mike Cook had 16 points and Antonio Graves added 14 to lead No. 10 Pittsburgh to a 77-51 victory over Florida A&M on Saturday night.
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Home sweet for No. 13 Oklahoma State
Dec 30 2006 10:59PM (CT)
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - JamesOn Curry scored 24 points and Mario Boggan had 13 points and 11 rebounds as No. 13 Oklahoma State won its first home game in four weeks, routing Texas-San Antonio 84-47 on Saturday night.
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No. 14 Stanford dominates Pac-10 at home
Dec 30 2006 10:51PM (CT)
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Candice Wiggins scored 19 of her 21 points in the second half and No. 14 Stanford won its 48th straight Pac-10 home game, earning a hard-fought 77-71 victory over 10th-ranked Arizona State on Saturday night.
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Oden breaks out as No. 6 Buckeyes win
Dec 30 2006 10:46PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Greg Oden had his best collegiate game with 18 points and 16 rebounds and fellow freshman Daequan Cook led No. 6 Ohio State with a career-high 23 points in a 91-54 victory over Coppin State on Saturday night.
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Noah fires up Gators in win over UAB
Dec 30 2006 10:31PM (CT)
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Gators trailed by six points in the second half when head cheerleader Joakim Noah emerged from a timeout huddle waving, clapping and shouting, "Let's go!" The crowd roared, and eventually the Gators got going.
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Nevada sends Gonzaga on rare losing skid
Dec 30 2006 10:24PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - During the final practice before every game, Ramon Sessions and his Nevada teammates attempt long 3-point shots. From halfcourt and everywhere else. Playground-like leaners and twisters _ just in case. That case came Saturday night.
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No. 3 Duke dispatches BU 71-43
Dec 30 2006 10:21PM (CT)
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) - Carrem Gay had 22 points and 10 rebounds and No. 3 Duke used a balanced scoring attack and its usual stingy defense to defeat Boston University 71-43 in the championship game of the Blue Sky Restaurant Group Classic on Saturday night at Dartmouth College.
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McCoy rallies Longhorns in Alamo Bowl
Dec 30 2006 10:11PM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Colt McCoy was supposed be a placeholder for Texas at quarterback this season. Now, he's a record holder. The redshirt freshman who replaced Vince Young turned in another gritty performance with two touchdown passes to rally the No. 18 Longhorns to a 26-24 victory Saturday over Iowa in the Alamo Bowl.
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No. 17 GW wins Surf 'N Slam championship
Dec 30 2006 10:06PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Kimberly Beck and Kenan Cole scored 13 points apiece and No. 17 George Washington easily beat San Diego State 76-42 in the Surf 'N Slam championship game Saturday night.
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Paris right at home as No. 8 Sooners win
Dec 30 2006 9:28PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale scheduled a game at the Cox Convention Center to help the Sooners become familiar with the facility hosting this season's Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament. It's safe to say Courtney Paris felt right at home. Paris scored a school-record 43 points and grabbed 25 rebounds, helping No. 8 Oklahoma bounce back from its only loss with an 80-58 win over New Mexico on Saturday.
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Newcomer leads No. 1 Terps past Marist
Dec 30 2006 9:27PM (CT)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - As if top-ranked Maryland wasn't already deep enough, the Terrapins recently unveiled yet another talented player with the ability to take down the opposition: Sa'de Wiley-Gatewood.
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No. 23 BC stuns Navy in Meineke Bowl
Dec 30 2006 8:13PM (CT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - It's fitting that Boston College's bizarre month would end with an improbable finish that made a hero out of a walk-on kicker. Steve Aponavicius kicked a career-best 37-yard field goal on the final play and the 23rd-ranked Eagles beat the Midshipmen 25-24 in the Meineke Bowl to extend the nation's current longest bowl-winning streak to seven.
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Vaughn, No. 23 Arkansas rally for win
Dec 30 2006 7:49PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Brittney Vaughn had 13 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, and No. 23 Arkansas overcame an eight-point second-half deficit to defeat Saint Louis 66-59 on Saturday.
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Taylor, No. 20 Oregon win Pac-10 opener
Dec 30 2006 7:47PM (CT)
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - One streak ended for No. 20 Oregon on Saturday, while another keeps rolling along. Bryce Taylor had 22 points and nine rebounds, and the Ducks remained unbeaten with a 76-73 victory over Oregon State in the teams' Pac-10 opener.
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No. 19 Irish overcome suspension to win
Dec 30 2006 7:31PM (CT)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Notre Dame didn't let the suspension of its starting point guard become a distraction Saturday. Russell Carter scored 23 points to lead the 19th-ranked Fighting Irish to a 95-66 victory over Stony Brook.
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Humphrey leads No. 11 Georgia over Brown
Dec 30 2006 7:22PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Tasha Humphrey scored a season-high 27 points and led a second-half run as No. 11 Georgia defeated Brown 82-69 in the Surf 'N Slam third-place game on Saturday.
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Fowles responds: No. 6 LSU tops La. Tech
Dec 30 2006 7:17PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Sylvia Fowles got in early foul trouble and took some pointed criticism from her coach at halftime, then emerged as the dominant force in yet another LSU victory.
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No. 18 Cal clamps down to beat Arizona
Dec 30 2006 7:07PM (CT)
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Devanei Hampton and Rama N'Diaye keyed a run of 16 straight points in the first half and No. 18 California held Arizona scoreless for more than seven minutes in a 65-48 victory Saturday.
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Summit gives wake-up call to Lady Vols
Dec 30 2006 6:37PM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - If Tennessee needed a wake-up call Saturday afternoon, Coach Pat Summitt supplied it at halftime. The Lady Vols led by two at the half, but after the break was a different story.
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No. 12 UConn has a weakness _ the road
Dec 30 2006 6:34PM (CT)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia found No. 12 Connecticut's weak spot _ the road. The Mountaineers made a shocking statement in the teams' Big East opener Saturday by opening a double-digit lead early and cruising to an 81-71 victory over the previously unbeaten Huskies.
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LSU QB Russell struggles for respect
Dec 30 2006 6:16PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - JaMarcus Russell _ all 6-foot-6, 257 pounds of him _ was hunched over in a shaky-looking chair, his legs squeezed awkwardly under the table, when a pain began shooting through his left thigh.
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Michigan the latest 'victim' in the BCS
Dec 30 2006 6:11PM (CT)
CARSON, Calif. (AP) - To hear the Michigan Wolverines tell it, the debate is over. They had their chance, they didn't make the national title game and there's no use crying about it now. This being college football, of course, the debate is never really over.
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No. 9 Baylor wraps up strong preseason
Dec 30 2006 6:01PM (CT)
WACO, Texas (AP) - Bernice Mosby and Latara Darrett helped No. 9 Baylor wrap up a nearly spotless preseason that surprised coach Kim Mulkey.
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No. 7 Arizona wins big for 11th straight
Dec 30 2006 5:59PM (CT)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Another game, another double-digit victory for No. 7 Arizona. The Wildcats' 89-75 win over Stanford on Saturday was their 11th in a row, their longest streak since 2001. Eight of the victories have been by double figures.
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No. 2 Carolina wins without Larkins
Dec 30 2006 5:55PM (CT)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina made up for the unexpected absence of All-Atlantic Coast Conference forward Erlana Larkins with teamwork. Camille Little led a balanced attack with 20 points, four other teammates scored in double figures and the second-ranked Tar Heels beat Tennessee Tech 93-52 on Saturday.
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No. 18 Marquette follows James to win
Dec 30 2006 5:46PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Early in the second half, Marquette's Dominic James yelled to the crowd, "Let's go! Let's Go!" His teammates followed James' wish and then ran away from Savannah State for a 69-51 victory Saturday.
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Column: Coker taking last game in stride
Dec 30 2006 4:19PM (CT)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Larry Coker's legacy at Miami will be defined by firsts. The first coach in 53 years to win a national title in his first season. The first coach in more than a century to win his first 24 games, too. Now, another possible first: He's believed to be the only coach to win a national championship at a school, then be fired by that institution for not winning enough.
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No. 1 Terps rout UNC Greensboro 92-57
Dec 30 2006 5:41AM (CT)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Maryland showed few signs of being rusty despite playing for only the second time in 19 days. The top-ranked Terrapins set a school record with 12 three-pointers and Kristi Toliver scored 16 points in a 92-57 rout of UNC Greensboro in the first round of the Terrapin Classic on Friday.
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No. 23 Air Force beat Santa Clara 78-48
Dec 30 2006 3:12AM (CT)
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Jacob Burtschi handed three pieces of heavy hardware to his mother in the stands then hustled off to celebrate another impressive win with his teammates. Burtschi scored 16 points with four 3-pointers and No. 23 Air Force hit a season-high 16 3s on the way to its ninth straight victory, 78-48 over Santa Clara in the championship game of the Cable Car Classic on Friday night.
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Texas Tech stuns Minn. in Insight Bowl
Dec 30 2006 1:00AM (CT)
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Trailing Minnesota by four touchdowns at halftime, Texas Tech coach Mike Leach told his team it had a chance to make history. The pep talk turned out to be a prediction. The Red Raiders spotted Minnesota a 31-point, third-quarter lead, then rallied for a stunning 44-41 overtime victory in the Insight Bowl Friday night, the largest comeback in Division I-A bowl history.
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Davidson reaches 1,000 points for Tide
Dec 30 2006 12:23AM (CT)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's Jermareo Davidson reached 1,000 career points during the eighth-ranked Crimson Tide's 80-58 victory Friday night against Lipscomb. Davidson's 1,000th point came on a free throw, one of his 16 points. Alabama's Mykal Riley led all scorers with 21, and teammate Richard Hendrix added 18 points and 11 rebounds.
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