SIMON SAYS GIVE OLSON NO. 500\ARIZONA 79, CINCINNATI 76.Byline: Mel Reisner 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. Arizona coach Lute Olson Robert Luther "Lute" Olson (born September 22, 1934 in Mayville, North Dakota) is the current men's basketball head coach at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. He is one of the UA's highest-paid employees, though a substantial percentage of his salary is supplemented by , a sure thing to get his 500th victory sometime this season, got it by a long shot. "I shot it off one foot, but I was on balance," Miles Simon Miles Julian Simon (born November 21 1975 in Stockholm, Sweden) is an assistant coach for the University of Arizona's men's basketball team and former professional basketball guard who played in Europe and briefly with the Orlando Magic of the NBA. said Sunday after he banked in a 65-footer at the buzzer Sunday to give the 16th-ranked Wildcats a 79-76 victory over No. 5 Cincinnati. "I didn't just heave it up; I tried to make the shot." Simon was just 3 of 11 from the field until his circus shot, which followed a Cincinnati inbounds in·bounds adj. 1. Basketball Involving putting the ball into play by passing it from out of bounds to a teammate on the court. 2. Sports Within the designated boundaries. pass with 3.8 seconds left that Danny Fortson Daniel Anthony Fortson (born on March 27 1976 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a professional basketball player at power forward/center formerly of the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA. couldn't handle. Simon got credit for a steal when he picked up the loose ball at the top of the Bearcats' free-throw circle, took one dribble and heaved it with two hands. "We've had some big wins at the tail end, but never from that distance," said Olson, 500-190 in his 23rd season, including one at Long Beach State and nine at Iowa. He improved to 3-0 against Cincinnati, the last two taking place in 1993 and this year as part of the 7Up Shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. . The Wildcats (18-4) led 41-38 at halftime, and Olson said strong play without center Ben Davis Ben Davis may refer to:
"We got killed on the boards (26-16), but as soon as Ben came back in in the second half, he gave us strong rebounding," Olson said. Davis also blocked a layup attempt by Keith LeGree in the final seconds that led to the final inbounds pass. Darnell Burton gave the Bearcats A Bearcat is another name for a binturong, a sloth-like mammal from Southeast Asia. A Bearcat is also the mascot for Willamette University, Binghamton University, CUNY Baruch, Northwest Missouri State University, Southwest Baptist University, and the University of Cincinnati. (18-2) nine points during a prolonged run which put them ahead 68-59 with 5:37 to play. Michael Dickerson made a basket and two 3-pointers as Arizona fought back to take a 74-73 lead with 1:32 remaining. After Cincinnati regained the lead, Arizona's Reggie Geary tied it at 76 with a long baseline jumper with 14 seconds to go. Dickerson had 21 points and Simon added 17 for Arizona. Geary had 11 points, three blocks and four steals as the the Wildcats snapped the Bearcats' six-game winning streak. Damon Flint scored 16 points for Cincinnati, while Rodrick Monroe had 13 and Burton 12. "We usually put teams away when we get them down," LeGree said. "They really got after us in this game. They took everything away from us, passing and all." A smashed chalkboard in the Cincinnati locker room testified to the bitterness of the loss. |
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