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College basketball
Pitt survives two rallies in 2OT win
By wire services
Published January 5, 2006
PITTSBURGH - Ronald Ramon hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 15 seconds left in the second overtime and No. 22 Pittsburgh withstood Chris Quinn's 37 points and frantic Notre Dame comebacks at the end of regulation and the first overtime to rally for 100-97 win Wednesday night.
Aaron Gray scored a career-high 25 and Carl Krauser added 21, but it was freshman Sam Young who did much of Pitt's important scoring. He had two points until late in the second half but finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds as Pitt opened 12-0 for the fifth time in its 100 years of basketball.
Quinn scored 30 after halftime, including 16 consecutive Irish points late in the half. Notre Dame, which had a seven-game winning streak, rallied from nine behind with 45 seconds left in the second half to tie it at 77 on Colin Falls' two late 3-pointers.
Quinn then hit a 3-pointer and a driving layup in the final 18 seconds of the first overtime, and the Irish rallied from seven down with 21 seconds left to force another five minutes in the Big East opener for both.
UC 82, DePAUL 60: Forwards Eric Hicks and Cedric McGowan combined for 33 points and 34 rebounds as the host Bearcats (12-2) won their ninth straight in both schools' conference debut.
SETON HALL 69, ST. JOHN'S 61 (OT): Kelly Whitney scored 23, leading the host Pirates (9-3) to a comeback win in a conference opener. Paul Gause's leaning 12-foot corner jumper at the buzzer erased a 20-point deficit and forced overtime.
SYRACUSE 69, UTEP 56: Eric Devendorf had 16 points, Gerry McNamara had 14 points and 10 assists and the host Orange (12-2) used a second-half rally to win its ninth straight.
NO. 14 MARYLAND 99, TEXAS A&M C.C. 73: Nik Caner-Medley scored a season-high 23 and Chris McCray 16, and the Terrapins (11-2) closed the first half with a 23-5 run en route to their 29th straight nonconference home victory.
AUBURN 80, SO. MISS 57: Rasheem Barrett scored 21, and the host Tigers (8-3) shot 60 percent to win their 12th straight in the series.
TENNESSEE 87, S. ALABAMA 69: Major Wingate scored 17 and C.J. Watson 16, and the host Volunteers (9-1) won their third straight.
Top 25
NO. 4 MEMPHIS 83, MIDDLE TENN. 50: Joey Dorsey scored 14 on 7-of-7 shooting and had nine rebounds and six blocks to help the host Tigers (12-2) rebound from Monday's loss to Texas.
NO. 20 GW 72, TEMPLE 60: Maureece Rice scored 14 and Mike Hall had 12 points and 11 rebounds, leading the visiting Colonials (9-1) in an Atlantic 10 opener.
State
MERCER 77, N. FLA. 71: Jacob Skogen scored 24 and the host Bears (3-7, 2-2 Atlantic Sun) shot 53 percent to hold off a late rally.
E. TENN. ST. 63, FAU 61: Dillion Sneed hit a go-ahead follow shot with 4:40 left for the host Bucs (4-6, 1-2 A-Sun).
FAMU 76, NORFOLK ST. 64: Tony Tate scored 26, nine in a critical second-half stretch, to lead the host Rattlers (5-8, 1-1 MEAC).
TAMPA 65, FLA. SO. 54: Mark Borders scored 23 to lead the visiting Spartans (11-2, 2-0 Sunshine State).
HAMPTON 78, B-CC 62: Jaz Cowan scored 23, and the visiting Pirates (2-7, 1-1 MEAC) never trailed.
ROLLINS 87, SAINT LEO 64: Isaac Codrey scored a career-high 20 for the host Tars (8-3, 2-0 SSC).
Nation
N'WESTERN 66, PURDUE 53: Vedran Vukusic scored 28, 20 in the first half, to lead the host Wildcats (8-4) in a Big Ten opener.
KANSAS 87, YALE 46: Jeff Hawkins matched a career high with 19 points and teamed with Russell Robinson to lead a 14-0 first-half run as the host Jayhawks (8-4) won their fifth straight.
Women
NO. 1 TENNESSEE 66, S. CAROLINA 51: Fluker had 14 of her 18 points in the second half to lead the visiting Vols (14-0) to their 32nd straight win.
NO. 3 LSU 65, AUBURN 38: Sylvia Fowles scored 23 and Seimone Augustus 21 for the visiting Tigers (12-0, 2-0 SEC). LSU starting forward Florence Williams was suspended three games for violating team rules.
MISSOURI 64, NO. 4 BAYLOR 61: Latoya Bond scored 21 as the host Tigers (11-2) ended the defending champion Bears' 30-game win streak.
NO. 7 UCONN 80, GEORGETOWN 38: Ann Strother scored 19 of her 23 in the first half, and the host Huskies (12-1, 2-0 Big East) won their sixth straight.
ST. JOHN'S 66, NO. 12 NOTRE DAME 63: Angela Clark scored 18 as the host Red Storm (11-2, 1-1 Big East) beat the Irish for the first time after 16 meetings.
NO. 18 OKLAHOMA 87, IOWA ST. 67: Chelsi Welch matched her career high with 23 points for the visiting Sooners (11-3).
NO. 25 VA. TECH 91, HIGH POINT 52: Kerri Gardin scored 15 and Dawn Chriss 13 the host Hokies (13-1) rebounded from their first loss.
ROLLINS 81, SAINT LEO 64: Joslyn Giles had 17 points and seven rebounds to lead the host Tars (10-0, 2-0 Sunshine State).
TAMPA 55, FLA. SO. 53: Alexa Kane made a last-second layup to lead the visiting Spartans (10-3, 2-0 SSC).
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