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College basketball briefs

Compiled from Times wires

© St. Petersburg Times, published February 10, 2001

Maryland tries to settle with Duke mother

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The University of Maryland is negotiating a settlement with a Duke player's mother who was struck by a bottle thrown by a Terrapins fan.

Maryland athletic officials said Renee Boozer, the mother of Duke center Carlos Boozer, wants compensation from the university after suffering a concussion at the end of the Jan. 27 game, which Duke won in overtime 98-96 at Cole Field House.

On Thursday, Maryland athletic director Debbie Yow said Boozer had notified the school that she was planning to sue. Yow said "they're claiming negligence charges because we knew our students were rowdy and we still let them sit close to the court."

On Friday, Yow said through associate athletic director Dave Haglund that the school is negotiating with Boozer.

After watching video of the game's aftermath with department staff, administration and police, Yow said, "In those 50 seconds we estimate 100 items were thrown. This was the real deal, different than anything I've seen here."

Yow said the department would view the tape of the incident with Boozer today and police will attempt to identify the person who threw the object.

HARVARD 77, PENN 62: Visiting Penn had a 25-game unbeaten Ivy League streak end. Dating to Feb. 9, 1999, it was the longest win streak in any conference. Penn had 23 turnovers and scored only six points in the final two minutes.

HOFSTRA 73, VERMONT 60: Center Greg Springfield matched his career-high with 15 points and the host Pride won its 11th straight.

Late Thursday men

NO. 2 STANFORD 69, OREGON 62: Jason Collins had 19 points and 11 rebounds as the visiting Cardinal used a 20-6 run during the final 51/2 minutes to overcome poor free-throw shooting. Stanford made 21 of 37 free throws. Collins was 4-of-9, and his twin Jarron was 6-of-14. Stanford trailed 56-49 with 6:06 remaining, but Oregon was scoreless over the next 4:19.

UCLA 85, NO. 22 SOUTHERN CAL 76: The visiting Bruins, playing in front of a Pac-10 record 16,409, forced 19 turnovers, including three straight to protect a one-point lead with five minutes remaining. Jason Kapono scored 20 points, playing all 40 minutes for UCLA. The crowd was warned three times about throwing items, then Southern Cal received a technical when a plastic bottle was thrown on the court.

FORMER TUTOR ACCUSED: Jan Gangelhoff, the former tutor who sparked an investigation into academic cheating at Minnesota, is accused of taking money from a cash register at a liquor store. The complaint says Gangelhoff was working at the gas station-liquor store in December in Webster, Wis. Her lawyer, Jim Lord, said Gangelhoff denies the allegations.

VICTORY RECORD NEARS: Gene Bess of Three Rivers Community College can set a record for career coaching victories tonight. Bess, 65, and Richard Baldwin, who coached 40 years at Broome (N.Y.) Community College, have 879 wins. Three Rivers plays State Fair Community College tonight. "It's an unbelievable record," Bess said. "I don't think I ever imagined this kind of accomplishment. But it's not an individual record. There are an awful lot of people involved." Dean Smith holds the Division I record, also 879.

CLEVELAND STATE: Coach Rollie Massimino got a four-year extension through the 2004-05 season.

N.C. STATE: Coach Herb Sendek will return next season, athletic director Lee Fowler said.

UNLV: Former Boston Celtics coach Rick Pitino met with university president Carol Harter in Los Angeles to discuss coaching the Runnin' Rebels. Harter described Pitino as "upbeat about his ability" to take on the job, and said discussions would continue.

USF women fall 70-52

TAMPA -- Tulane's Janell Burse took care of the inside and Sarah Goree did her damage from the outside against South Florida.

The combination was too much for the host Bulls (3-19, 0-11 C-USA).

Burse scored 16 and was one rebound shy of a 14th double double. Goree made 3 of 5 three-pointers and led Tulane with 18 points.

Aiya Shepard scored 19 and led USF in scoring for the 14th time.

NO. 15 SW MISSOURI ST. 89, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 70: Jackie Stiles, the nation's leading scorer, had 43 points for the host Bears.

Today: No. 8 Florida vs. Arkansas

WHEN/WHERE: 1; O'Connell Center, Gainesville.

TV/RADIO: Ch. 38; WDAE-AM 620.

RECORDS: Arkansas 14-7, 5-4 SEC; UF 15-5, 5-4.

COACHES: Arkansas -- Nolan Richardson (370-151, 16th season; 489-188 overall). UF -- Billy Donovan (93-54, fifth season; 128-74).

KEY PLAYERS: Arkansas -- Joe Johnson, F, 6-8 So. (13.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg); Jannero Pargo, G, 6-2 Jr. (13.2 ppg, 2.8 apg); Brandon Dean, G, 6-1 Jr. (8.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg); Teddy Gipson, G, 6-4 Jr. (8.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg). UF -- Matt Bonner, F, 6-9 So. (12.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg); Brent Wright, F, 6-8 Sr. (13.6 ppg, 6.4 rpg); Udonis Haslem, C, 6-8 Jr. (16.5 ppg, 7.9 rpg); Brett Nelson, G, 6-3 So. (14.5 ppg, 4.5 apg); Teddy Dupay, G, 5-8 Jr. (13.8 ppg).

NOTES: As unpredictable as the Southeastern Conference has been, Florida is still in the title chase despite its fourth loss, 71-70 at Kentucky on Tuesday. All but two teams, division leaders Kentucky (7-2) and Ole Miss (6-3), have at least four losses. But the Gators can ill-afford another loss. They also must hope the Wildcats lose at least once before coming to Gainesville for the regular-season finale on March 4. Arkansas helped UF on Wednesday, upsetting No. 10 Tennessee 82-77 in overtime. Like Florida, Arkansas was hampered by injuries early in the SEC schedule, but has won five of six. Richardson, the dean of SEC coaches, was using full-court pressure and 10-player rotations in his "40 minutes of hell" system long before Rick Pitino got credit for being the architect of the up-tempo game. Twelve Razorbacks average more than 12 minutes. Only two average double-figure scoring, but 10 average more than four points. Johnson, recovered from an ankle injury, is among the SEC's most versatile players. Florida has won nine straight regular-season games against Western Division teams, though it lost to Arkansas 75-74 in the second round of the 2000 SEC tournament. -- Compiled by Joanne Korth.

Today: No.19 Wake Forest at Florida State

WHEN/WHERE: Noon; Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center.

TV/RADIO: Sunshine; WWBA-AM 1040; WZHR-AM 1400; WAMR-AM 1320.

RECORDS: Wake Forest 15-7, 4-6 ACC; Florida State 6-16, 1-8.

COACHES: Wake Forest -- Dave Odom (236-128, 12th season; 274-170 overall). Florida State -- Steve Robinson (49-64, fourth season; 95-82).

KEY PLAYERS: Wake Forest -- Darius Songaila, F, 6-9 Jr. (13.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg); Josh Howard, F, 6-6 So. (14.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.0 spg, 1.3 bpg); Craig Dawson, G, 6-5 Jr. (13.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg); Robert O'Kelley, G, 6-1 Sr. (11.5 ppg). Florida State -- Delvon Arrington, PG, 5-11 Sr. (11.5 ppg, 4.7 apg, 1.9 spg); Monte Cummings, G, 6-4 Jr. (11.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg); Michael Joiner, F, 6-7 Fr. (9.4 ppg, 6.1 rpg); Adrian Crawford, G, 6-5 Sr. (10.5 ppg, 42 three-pointers).

NOTES: The Seminoles, who last played Sunday at Duke, are coming off their longest break in more than a month and have needed the time to work on correcting mistakes. ... Meanwhile, Wake Forest is running out of time. After starting 12-0, including an 84-53 rout of then No. 3 Kansas, and reaching No. 4 in both major polls, the Demon Deacons have struggled and Odom has tinkered with his lineup. They've lost four of five, but three of those were at Duke, at Virginia and to North Carolina. A big problem has been their big man, Songaila, a star for the bronze-medal winning Lithuanian Olympic team who has been prone to foul trouble. He and 6-9 centers Josh Shoemaker and Rafael Vidauretta pose a big problem for FSU's undersized and undermanned frontline. ... The series is 11-11 after the Demon Deacons won 76-53 on Jan. 9 in Winston-Salem. ... FSU has won the past four meetings at home. ... FSU is looking for a second straight ACC home win (it beat last-place Clemson in overtime on Jan. 31) and its first win against a nationally-ranked team since it beat No. 21 North Carolina on Jan. 22, 2000. -- Compiled by Brian Landman.

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