ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, February 23, 1996 TAG: 9602230029
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-6 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: ROUNDUP
SOURCE: FROM STAFF AND ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS
Antawn Jamison hit all but two of his 13 shots for 25 points Thursday as No. 17 North Carolina ran away to a 99-76 victory over VMI in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Jamison got 20 points in the first half, hitting all nine shots he tried, as North Carolina took full advantage of its height and hit 69 percent of its field goals, the Tar Heels' best shooting performance in a half this season.
About the only downside for North Carolina (19-7) was Vince Carter's right ankle injury late in the first half. He stepped on the foot of a VMI player and went down in the Tar Heels' end of the floor. Carter came back in the second half and got eight points.
The Keydets (15-9) haven't beaten the Tar Heels since the 1952-53 season, when both schools were members of the Southern Conference.
The Keydets' best run was a 12-4 burst to start the second half. Maurice Spencer's 3-pointer with 16:53 left drew VMI to 57-47, but a 2-for-15 shooting run combined with a 19-6 North Carolina surge essentially settled the game.
Jeff McInnis got 15, Serge Zwikker scored 14 and Dante Calabria had 13 for the Tar Heels.
Lawrence Gullette finished with 20 and former Lord Botetourt standout Bobby Prince got all of his 14 points in the second half for the Keydets.
In other games:
No. 13 Arizona 81, Oregon 63: In Tucson, Ariz., freshman Jason Terry scored a career-high 18 points, leading the Wildcats to a Pac-10 victory over the Ducks. Terry and Corey Williams each had 10 points at halftime, helping the Wildcats (20-5, 9-4) take a 40-24 lead. Ben Davis had 15 points and 13 rebounds for Arizona.
No.14 Penn State 67, Michigan 57: In State College, Pa., Pete Lisicky scored 18 points as the Nittany Lions broke a two-game losing streak. Penn State (19-4, 10-4) trailed for nearly 20 minutes before Lisicky scored eight straight points, including two 3-pointers, for the Nittany Lions.
No.19 Memphis 63, Tn.-Chatt. 55: In Chattanooga, Tenn., Lorenzen Wright scored 14 points as the Tigers relied on defense to beat the Mocassins. Wright led Memphis (19-5) with 13 rebounds. Chris Garner also scored 14 for the Tigers.
No.21 Louisville 72, No.6 Cincinnati 66: In Cincinnati, the Cardinals made 28 of 36 free throws, including five by Tick Rogers in the final minute, to hand the Bearcats (20-3, 9-2 Conference USA) their first home-court loss of the season. Darnell Burton's 3-pointer cut it to 65-62 with 1:02 left, but Louisville (19-7, 10-2) went 7-of-8 from the line to get its ninth victory in 10 games.
Duke 93, Florida St. 87: In Tallahassee, Fla., Chris Collins had a career-high seven 3-pointers and finished with 27 points to lead the Blue Devils over Florida State, playing without suspended coach Pat Kennedy. Collins and Jeff Capel combined for 34 of Duke's second-half points. Ricky Price finished with 22 points for Duke (16-10, 7-7 ACC) and Capel totaled 19. Florida State (12-11, 4-9 ACC) was assured of its third straight losing season in the conference.
Maryland 86, N.C. State 84: In Raleigh, N.C., reserve Rodney Elliott drew a key charge defending a two-on-one break with 12.8 seconds left as the Terrapins hung on to defeat the Wolfpack. N.C. State (14-12, 3-10 ACC) has lost eight ACC games by a combined 24 points. The Terrapins (14-9, 6-6) had to endure a furious Wolfpack rally in the final 8:19 after leading by 20. Johnny Rhodes led the Terrapins with 20 points.
Greensboro 86, Ferrum 67: Ray Fisher had 20 points and 15 rebounds as the Pride ended the Panthers' season in the first round of the Dixie Conference tournament in Winchester. Marcus Toney (Magna Vista) led third-seeded Ferrum (11-13) with 21 points and Michael Hunter (Alleghany) had 15.
St. Bonaventure 73, Fordham 47: In Olean, N.Y., Rashaan Palmer scored 11 points during a 21-8 run to open the game and the Bonnies whipped Fordham. Palmer finished with 24 points for St. Bonaventure (9-15, 4-10 Atlantic 10). Ray Carroll scored 10 points and was the only player to hit double figures for Fordham (3-21, 1-13).
Women
Shenandoah 69, Ferrum 65: Cristal Awkward scored 25 points and Deanna Estes added 19 as the Hornets upset the Panthers in the first round of the Dixie Conference tournament in Winchester. Kia Williams had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Panthers, who finished the season at 15-10. Marilea Hale (Glenvar) chipped in 12 points.
Virginia Tech 75, St. Bonaventure 68: Michelle Hollister scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Hokies snapped a two-game losing streak with an Atlantic 10 win over the Bonnies in Blacksburg. Lynette Nolley (Floyd County) scored seven unanswered points as the Hokies (9-15, 7-7) pulled away in the final five minutes.
Notes
KITTLES SUSPENDED: Kerry Kittles, the top scorer for fourth-ranked Villanova, has been suspended for the team's final three regular-season games because of the unauthorized use of a university telephone credit card number. ``He made a significant number of calls over a period of several months,'' athletic director Gene DeFilippo said in a statement. Kittles has averaged 20.3 and 7.3 rebounds for the Wildcats, who meet No. 3 Connecticut on Sunday at the Spectrum.
HOT TICKET: New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority officials denied reports they are holding a large number of tickets for the NCAA Final Four for state politicians and businessmen. Critics charged Wednesday officials were hoarding as many as 1,100 tickets, 400 of them for politicians and about 700 for authority use and for business associates.
Only 5 percent of game tickets were made available to the general public, said authority president Robert Mulcahy. But the NCAA mandated that percentage, just as it has at previous venues.
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