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Frogs
gear up for NCAA Indoor Championships
The
TCU track team is in action this weekend as it gears up for its
last event of the indoor season.
Five
Flyin’ Frogs will participate in the NCAA Indoor Championships
this weekend at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
Participants
in the field will be sophomore Michael Frater and junior Monica
Twum in the 60 meters, senior Eliud Njubi in the mile, junior Brandal
Lawrence in the triple jump and freshman Cleavon Dillon in the long
jump.
Marquette
makes third win over Louisville this season
CINCINNATI
(AP) — Cordell Henry wouldn’t let himself get trapped.
The
slick point guard scored 24 points and repeatedly darted through
Louisville’s full-court press for soft jumpers and layups,
steadying No. 13 Marquette (25-5) to an 84-76 victory Thursday in
the Conference USA tournament.
Louisville
(18-12) erased most of an 18-point deficit by going to its press,
forcing Henry to dribble the length of the floor through a dizzying
array of traps.
Soaked
with sweat and gulping breaths, Marquette’s best ball handler
hit a pair of floating jumpers down the stretch to finish off the
Golden Eagles’ third win over Louisville this season.
“When
you’re in a game, you can’t think about fatigue,”
Henry said. “You have to play above
everything else. I just tried to get into the lane and make something
happen.”
Henry
played 39 minutes, grabbing rest a few seconds at a time, and had
only two turnovers in a repeat performance. He scored 23 points
and had only two turnovers in 35 minutes of a 75-63 win over Louisville
on Feb. 16.
“We
gave it everything we had, and it wasn’t enough,” Louisville
coach Rick Pitino said.
“Their
point guard probably gave us more trouble than anyone else this
season.”
Memphis
never stopped the Cougars’ patient offense
CINCINNATI
(AP) — Marcus Oliver scored a career-high 26 points Thursday
and Houston hit just enough free throws in the closing minutes to
upset Memphis 80-74 in the Conference USA tournament.
The
Cougars (18-13) will play No. 13 Marquette in the semifinals on
Friday, their third game in three days.
Memphis
(22-9) never led and never figured out how to stop the Cougars’
patient, highly accurate offense, which shot 55.6 percent from the
field and pulled away at the free-throw line.
Houston
scored its last 14 points from the line, hitting 14-of-24 in the
final 3:57 to keep Memphis at bay.
It
was a stunning loss for Memphis, which nearly won the regular-season
championship on Cincinnati’s court last Sunday. The Bearcats
pulled it out in overtime, leaving Memphis with a No. 3 seed and
a first-round bye in the tournament.
Marty
Turco remains the starting goalie for the Stars
IRVING
(AP) — Marty Turco is still the starting goalie for the Dallas
Stars.
Dallas
coach Rick Wilson said Thursday that Turco will make his fourth
straight start Friday night against Minnesota.
The
Stars have won four straight games, a streak that began after Turco
replaced Ed Belfour — the Stars goalie for the 1999 Stanley
Cup championship — in the first period of a 4-3 overtime win
at Vancouver Feb. 28.
Turco
has stopped 96-of-102 shots since, and was named the NHL’s
player of the week Monday after consecutive victories over division
leaders Colorado and San Jose. Before that, his last start was Jan.
21.
In
a 3-2 overtime win over Los Angeles on Wednesday night, Turco stopped
24 shots.
That
tied Dallas with the Kings for second place in the Pacific Division
with 71 points, three behind San Jose.
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