Eagles edged by Louisiana-Lafayette

TCU trounced in Hawaii

Thursday's Southwest men's scores

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Rice tops Tulsa, 59-56
HOUSTON -- Mike Wilks scored 25 points, including four 3-pointers and all seven of his free throws, as Rice defeated Tulsa 59-56 Thursday night.

Wolfram leads UTEP past San Jose State
Bradon Wolfram hit 10 of his 12 field goal attempts for UTEP (19-6, 8-5 WAC). He also pulled down six rebounds and all six of his free-throw attempts.

Record doesn't bring Sasser joy
UNIVERSITY PARK – Jeryl Sasser could find no joy in becoming SMU's all-time leading scorer. Not when another of his goals – carrying this team to the NCAA Tournament – looked more unlikely than anyone in Mustangs' camp would care to admit.

SMU junior suspended indefinitely
UNIVERSITY PARK – SMU junior forward DeWayne Floyd is suspended indefinitely from the men's basketball team, and he did not play Thursday night against Fresno State.

Women's roundup: UNT tops La.-Lafayette, clinches second in division

College sports notebook

Richardson: Duke's Battier hopes finale has a ring to it
Duke senior forward Shane Battier is on pace to play in more victories than any other men's basketball player in Atlantic Coast Conference history. He already has been a part of three straight ACC regular-season championship teams. And his No. 31 jersey was retired at Duke on Wednesday.

02/22/2001

Wednesday's Southwest men's scores

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UT dispatches Baylor, 69-59

Texas Tech tops Nebraska, ends losing streak

Big 12 roundup: Iowa St. downs Kansas St. for 10th straight victory

OSU's 2nd half sizzles A&M, 82-76

Women's roundup: Oklahoma's winning streak reaches 13

College sports notebook

TCU players failed drug tests, sources say
FORT WORTH – Senior Myron Anthony and junior Greedy Daniels were dismissed from the TCU men's basketball team last week because both failed multiple drug tests, two sources confirmed.

'Tark the Shark' retains his bite
To the coaching fraternity, he is a defensive mastermind. To his players, he is a motivator and practice junkie. Most of all, the coach with the iron will, soft heart and jagged reputation is still winning.

Schultz: Texas talent fuels top teams
Erika Valek, the starting point guard at Purdue, is one of several first-year players contributing for the nation's top teams. And many like Valek, who graduated last year from Lubbock Coronado, came from Texas high schools.

The Morning Line
You could spend a respectable chunk of time contemplating rebels in sports and never get around to Texas basketball coach Rick Barnes.

NCAA: No limits on 64, 65
NEW YORK – The opening-round game of the NCAA Tournament will be between what the selection committee considers the two weakest teams, regardless of conference affiliation.

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02/21/2001

Catchings watches last regular season home game from sidelines
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Duncanville-ex Tamika Catchings has already cried because she can't play in top-ranked Tennessee's game against Vanderbilt on Thursday. Catchings, the reigning national player of the year and the Lady Vols' top scorer and rebounder, will dress in street clothes and watch from the sidelines as she has since Jan. 15 when she tore the ACL in her right knee.

Tuesday's Southwest women's scores

Women's roundup: Iowa State trounces Texas

Tuesday's Southwest men's score

SMU's Dement feels urgency
The Mustangs (18-8, 8-5 WAC) have known all year that getting to the NCAA Tournament would be difficult because of the parity in the WAC. But now the possibility of not reaching the tournament is very real, and SMU knows it.

Division II Adelphi closes within two wins of perfect regular season
With two games left in the regular season, Adelphi is 24-0, the only unbeaten team in the NCAA on any level. They have everybody from the quaint Long Island campus to national television networks starting to pay attention.

Whitmire: League's small guards fill big roles
This season, the choice for player of the year probably will still spark arguments in some quarters, but it's more than likely going to be a guard. If last year was the Year of the Big Man in the Big 12, this is definitely the Year of the Guard.

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02/20/2001

Monday's Southwest women's basketball scores

Monday's Southwest men's basketball scores

Men's roundup: Oklahoma slips past Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Jameel Heywood hit a follow shot at the buzzer and No. 16 Oklahoma beat Missouri, 63-61, on Monday night.

Whitemire: Forget first, race is for first-round bye
Roy Williams didn't remain at Kansas so he could finish second. Yet, that's the best he, and everyone else in the Big 12, can hope for.

02/19/2001

Sunday's Southwest women's college basketball scores

Sunday's Southwest men's college basketball scores

Women's roundup: Mustangs bomb away at San Jose State, 80-71
UNIVERSITY PARK – It's been quite some time since SMU coach Rhonda Rompola saw her team have this kind of success on offense. It couldn't have come at a better time.

Richardson: UCLA lives up to its billing
A couple of college basketball's big blues climbed back into the Associated Press Top 25 last week. And it appears both UCLA and Kentucky, who had been absent from the poll for 11 weeks, will probably stay there and become factors in the NCAA Tournament next month.

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Kansas State beats Texas Tech, 73-54
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kelvin Howell scored a career-high 21 points and had 20 rebounds as Kansas State beat Texas Tech 73-54 Sunday for the Wildcats first win in a month.

Mustangs ripped by San Jose State
SAN JOSE, Calif. – SMU hadn't seen a 30-point loss in almost three years before San Jose State routed the Mustangs on Sunday.

02/18/2001

Saturday's Southwest women's scores

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MEN: Hawaii 61, Rice 53
HONOLULU – Troy Ostler scored 19 points and Predrag Savovic added 18 Saturday night to lead Hawaii to a 61-53 victory over Rice.

MEN: Texas Southern 69, Ark.-Pine Bluff 67
HOUSTON – Rakim Hollis scored 23 points to lead Texas Southern to a 69-67 overtime win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday.

MEN: Abilene Christian 62, Eastern New Mexico 49
PORTALES, N.M. – Peter Kiganya scored 16 points and pulled down 22 rebounds as Abilene Christian defeated Eastern New Mexico 62-49 on Saturday.

MEN: La.-Monroe 107, Texas-San Antonio 104, OT
SAN ANTONIO – Brian Lubeck scored 28 points to lead Louisiana-Monroe to a 107-104 overtime victory Saturday night over Texas-San Antonio.

Texas women need OT to beat OSU, 73-69
STILLWATER, Okla. – Kaira White scored five points in the final minutes of regulation and finished with 14 points as No. 18 Texas beat Oklahoma State 73-69 in overtime Saturday night.

MEN: Nicholls State 82, Sam Houston State 69
THIBODAUX, La. – Art Haralson scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Nicholls State to an 82-69 victory over San Houston State Saturday night.

MEN: UTEP 80, No. 20 Fresno State 61
EL PASO – After a blowout loss to Fresno State earlier this season, UTEP made sure it didn't have a repeat performance.

MEN: Southeastern Louisiana 53, Lamar 42
HAMMOND, La. – Alfrado Jackson was perfect for Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday night. Jackson scored 13 points – making 4-of-4 from the field and 5-of-5 from the free throw line as Southeastern beat Lamar 53-42.

MEN: Northwestern State 87, Southwest Texas State 76
SAN MARCOS – Chris Thompson scored 25 points to lead Northwestern State to an 87-76 victory over Southwest Texas on Saturday night.

Depleted Frogs still win, 110-84
FORT WORTH – TCU's roster essentially dropped to seven players for Saturday's home game against Nevada. The Horned Frogs seemed unfazed, though, for at least one night.

Arkansas State tops inspired North Texas, 87-75
DENTON – Emotion and effort meant only so much for North Texas against Arkansas State on Saturday night.

North Texas women beat Arkansas State, 83-67
JONESBORO, Ark. – Nicole Thomas hit three of her five 3-point baskets in the opening minutes of the second half to spark a 25-6 run that gave North Texas a commanding lead over Arkansas State on the way to an 83-67 victory Saturday.

Colorado tops A&M women, 67-54
COLLEGE STATION – Tera Bjorklund had 25 points and eight rebounds as No. 19 Colorado beat Texas A&M 67-54 Saturday night.

MEN: South Florida 79, Houston 60
TAMPA, Fla. – Altron Jackson scored 24 points as South Florida regained a share of first place in Conference USA's National Division with a 79-60 victory over Houston Saturday night.

McNeese State stops UTA, 105-96
ARLINGTON – With just more than nine minutes left Saturday, McNeese State's basketball players had shifted to cruise control. Ahead by 19 points and hitting one out of every two shots, the Cowboys looked to have the game well in hand.

Southwest men's regional preview
Previews of Sunday's area men's basketball games.

Steve Richardson's fast break
It appears the Big 12 Conference regular-season race is all but over with four games remaining for league leading Iowa State.

WOMEN: UT-Arlington beats McNeese State, 70-64
ARLINGTON – UT-Arlington jumped out to a big lead and trailed just once for 18 seconds in the game on the way to a victory before a crowd of 274 at Texas Hall.

Baylor women blow past Missouri behind Crockrom's 36 points
WACO – Danielle Crockrom scored 36 points and Sheila Lambert added 30 as Baylor overwhelmed Missouri 97-81 in front of their fourth-largest home crowd ever on Saturday.

WOMEN: Kansas 69, No. 6 Iowa State 61
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Jennifer Jackson had a score to settle against Iowa State. On Saturday, she got her chance.

Nebraska beats Colorado in overtime, 87-82
BOULDER, Colo. – Kimani Ffriend's frustrating start to February gave him newfound focus. Now, if he could just do something about those ffree throws.

OU's 3-point rain overflows Baylor, 82-60
NORMAN, Okla. – Three days after setting a season low for 3-point shooting, Oklahoma established a season high Saturday against Baylor.

MEN: Southern Nazarene 73, Wayland Baptist 62
OKLAHOMA CITY – Tyrone Ellis had 20 points to lead Southern Nazarene to a 73-62 win over Wayland Baptist Saturday.

Sooners roll past Raiders for 12th straight victory
LUBBOCK – Saturday turned out to be quite a day for the Oklahoma women's basketball team.

ISU's Eustachy says he's staying through thick and thin
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State coach Larry Eustachy wasn't asked about his future with the Cyclones after they beat Kansas on Saturday. But he talked about it anyway.

MEN: Texas-Pan American 68, Centenary 66
SHREVEPORT, La. – Terrell Hill's layup with 1:05 remaining gave Texas-Pan American its game-winning points and Centenary sophomore Shohn Williams missed the first of two free throws with no time remaining to preserve the Broncs' 68-66 victory Saturday.

3-pointers dog Texas A&M, 97-90
COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M introduced a new collie as the school's mascot heir to Reveille on Saturday. But when it came to protecting themselves from Missouri's 3-point shooters, the Aggies needed Dobermans.

Iowa State disposes of Kansas, 79-71
AMES, Iowa – Freshmen Jake Sullivan and Shane Power helped Iowa State shoot down Kansas again, and the Jayhawks' Eric Chenowith can't understand how they did it.

North Lake wraps up
The North Lake College men's basketball team plays its season finale on Wednesday night at Eastfield College, which is tied for first in the Metro Athletic Conference.

Garland sports odds and ends
Former South Garland basketball star Stan Blackmon is leading a late surge by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Two TCU players dismissed by Tubbs
FORT WORTH – TCU coach Billy Tubbs' sometimes-strained relationship with junior transfer guard Greedy Daniels and senior forward Myron Anthony came to a head Friday, and the Horned Frogs coach dismissed both players from the team for violation of unspecified team rules.

Horns out-tough OSU, 80-69
STILLWATER, Okla. – Physical toughness got Texas an eight-point lead at halftime at Oklahoma State. Mental toughness down the stretch won the game for the Longhorns.

02/17/2001

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Women's roundup: Offense leaves SMU no shot in defeat
UNIVERSITY PARK – The night began special enough when SMU retired the No. 50 jersey belonging to Karlin Kennedy, the school's all-time leading scorer. It wasn't long, however, before women's basketball coach Rhonda Rompola probably had thoughts of taking Kennedy's white uniform out of that frame and putting her back into action.

Sooners find a new starting point
NORMAN, Okla. – Oklahoma's basketball team started 11-1 before losing three of its first four Big 12 games. That's when Kelvin Sampson found an answer: He installed J. R. Raymond at point guard.

College notebook

SMU regroups after loss to Hawaii
HONOLULU – SMU left here late Thursday night wondering if the University of Hawaii had played spoiler once again.

McMurry's playoff hopes rest on road
The McMurry men's basketball team scored a school-record 140 points last week in a win over Howard Payne. The Indians rank No. 2 in NCAA Division III in scoring offense with an average of 107.2 points.

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