COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: YOUTH OK FOR OKLAHOMA.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. During the game's final timeout, Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson Kelvin Sampson (born October 5, 1955), a Lumbee Indian, is the men's basketball coach of the Indiana Hoosiers at Indiana University. He previously held the same position at Montana Tech (1981-85), Washington State University (1987-94) and University of Oklahoma (1994-2006). handed the ball over to his small-fry freshman and told him to make something happen. Drew Lavender hit a leaning shot in the lane with 1.1 seconds to play, lifting No. 11 Oklahoma to a 47-45 victory over No. 16 Purdue on Thursday night in Norman, Okla. The 5-foot-7 Lavender had 14 points and Kevin Bookout added 12 as the Sooners (6-0) beat their second Top 20 opponent in as many games. Oklahoma was coming off an 80-77 overtime win over then-No. 5 Michigan State on Saturday. ``The great thing about Drew is that you're going to be seeing him for four years,'' Sampson said of his freshman. ``He's going to be here a while.'' Purdue (6-1) nearly pulled out the victory despite shooting 30 percent from the field. --No. 14 Illinois 85, Maryland-Eastern Shore 43: Roger Powell Roger Powell may refer to:
--USC note: The rocky college start of the Trojans' Stewart twins hit another obstacle Thursday when the freshman basketball players missed practice because of academic problems. ``They're behind in a couple classes they need to take care of,'' USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. coach Henry Bibby Charles Henry Bibby (born November 24, 1949 in Franklinton, North Carolina) is a former professional basketball player and current assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). said. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. sources, Lodrick and Rodrick Stewart skipped a final exam Noun 1. final exam - an examination administered at the end of an academic term final examination, final exam, examination, test - a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of Wednesday morning and were forced to make up the test during Thursday's practice. Bibby denied it, however, and said they were merely studying. ``Not to my knowledge did they miss an exam,'' he said. It's not the first time the twins encountered academic issues. Before the season, the Stewarts were among four players Bibby forced to run laps around the track at midnight for two days because of missed classes. The Stewart twins were unavailable for comment because Bibby's prevented them from speaking to reporters. - Scott Wolf WOMEN --No. 2 Tennessee 59, Rutgers 49: Shyra Ely had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Shanna Zolman added 14 points, including four 3-pointers, to help the Volunteers beat the visiting Scarlet Knights. Tennessee (4-0) trailed by six points in the second half before Ely found a way to the basket and Zolman scored seemingly at will from beyond the arc. --No. 12 Louisiana Tech 78, Southern 29: The Techsters (5-1) won their 150th in a row against an in-state opponent in the game at Ruston, La. --No. 19 TCU (Transmission Control Unit) A communications control unit controlled by the computer that does not execute internally stored programs. Contrast with front end processor, which executes its own instructions. 62, Wisc.-Green Bay 51: Sandora Irvin had 24 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocks to lead the visiting Horned Frogs (6-0). CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Oklahoma's Drew Lavender prepares to float the game-winning shot over Sue Purdue's Brandon McKnight on Thursday. Ogrocki/Associated Press Box: PEPPERDINE vs. LIPSCOMB - Ross Siler |
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