Notebook
Thursday, March 19, 1998
MINNEAPOLIS -- The ear-splitting roar at the final buzzer said it all: Minnesota is going back to a Final Four, even if it isn't the one most people will be watching next week. Minnesota, Penn State
Associated Press
reach NIT semifinalsWith hometown favorite Sam Jacobson pirouetting to the deciding layups in the final minute, the Golden Gophers beat Marquette, 73-71, in the National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals last night.
The victory touched off a raucous celebration from the crowd of 11,842, many of whom spilled onto the floor and mobbed coach Clem Haskins as he tried to do a postgame interview.
"I would challenge anyone who says that the NIT isn't exciting," Haskins said.
A senior, Jacobson had 16 of his 21 points in the second half, and added 11 rebounds and five assists as the Gophers (18-15) beat the Eagles (20-11).
Penn State 75, Georgia Tech 70: At Atlanta, Greg Grays scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half, including the tiebreaking 3-pointer, as the Nittany Lions (18-12) beat the Yellow Jackets (19-14).
Grays hit a 3-pointer with 6:36 remaining to give Penn State a 57-54 lead it would not relinquish.
Georgia Tech closed to 65-64 on a 3-pointer from Michael Maddox with 3:36 left. But Calvin Booth, who had 16 points, scored two straight baskets to give the Nittany Lions a 69-64 lead with 1:30 left in the game.
NIT Men
Last night's results
Penn State 75, Georgia Tech 70
Minnesota 73, Marquette 71
Today's games
Vanderbilt (20-12) at Georgia (18-14), 3 p.m.
Fresno State (20-11) at Hawaii (21-8), 7:30 a.m.
At New York
Tuesday, March 24
Penn St. (18-12) vs. Vanderbilt-Georgia winner, 2 or 4:30 p.m.
Minnesota (18-15) vs. Fresno State-Hawaii winner, 2 or 4:30 p.m.
Championship
Thursday, March 26
Semifinal losers, 1 p.m.
Semifinal winners, 2:30 p.m.
Penn St.: Ivory 0-4 1-2 1, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Booth 7-12 2-4 16, Crispin 3-7 2-2 8, Lisicky 5-12 4-4 18, Stephens 5-11 4-6 14, Witkowsky 0-0 0-0 0, Stevenson 0-2 0-0 0, Grays 7-11 2-2 18, Cline-Heard 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-60 15-20 75.
Georgia Tech: Harpring 8-16 6-7 25, Maddox 3-8 2-3 9, Jones 3-10 1-6 7, Glover 7-14 0-0 14, Spivey 3-3 0-0 7, Machado 0-0 0-0 0, Vines 2-3 0-0 5, Floyd 0-3 3-3 3, Trotti 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-57 12-19 70.
Halftime--Penn St. 34, Georgia Tech 28. 3-Point goals--Penn St. 6-20 (Lisicky 4-9, Grays 2-6, Crispin 0-2, Ivory 0-3), Georgia Tech 6-17 (Harpring 3-7, Spivey 1-1, Vines 1-1, Maddox 1-4, Floyd 0-1, Glover 0-3). Fouled out--Ivory, Harpring, Maddox. Rebounds--Penn St. 28 (Booth 8), Georgia Tech 38 (Jones 13). Assists--Penn St. 13 (Crispin 4), Georgia Tech 11 (Harpring, Gloiver, Spivey, Vines 2). Total fouls--Penn St. 19, Georgia Tech 18. A--8,753.
Marquette: Bargen 5-8 0-2 12, Shaw 4-6 4-5 12, Lovette 5-12 0-0 10, Hutchins 6-13 4-4 20, Wardle 2-7 0-0 4, Cliff 2-4 0-0 6, Rust 0-3 0-0 0, Josephs 0-1 0-0 0, Minor 0-1 0-0 0, Miller 0-0 1-2 1, Polonowski 0-0 0-0 0, Clausen 2-3 2-2 6. Totals 26-58 11-15 71.
Minnesota: Jacobson 9-18 2-2 21, Lewis 10-15 2-3 24, Sanden 0-0 2-2 2, Clark 6-7 1-2 15, Harris 1-8 4-6 6, Nathaniel 0-2 2-2 2, Schoenrock 0-0 1-2 1, Ja.Standord 0-0 0-0 0, Broxsie 1-1 0-1 2, Tarver 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-51 14-20 73.
Halftime--Minnesota 35, Marquette 28. 3-Point goals--Marquette 8-19 (Hutchins 4-7, Bargen 2-4, Cliff 2-4, West 0-1, Wardle 0-3), Minnesota 5-13 (Clark 2-3, Lewis 2-4, Jacobson 1-3, Harris 0-3). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--Marquette 34 (Lovette 10), Minnesota 29 (Jacobson 11). Assists--Marquette 13 (Bargen, Hutchins 4), Minnesota 18 (Harris, Jacobson 5). Total fouls--Marquette 20, Minnesota 16. A--11,842.
NIT women
Tomorrow
Indiana (21-11) at Penn State (19-13), 9:30 a.m.
LSU (19-12) at Baylor (19-10), 10 a.m.
Tuesday, March 24
Indiana-Penn State winner vs. LSU-Baylor winner
At Tulsa, Okla. NAIA Division I Men
Last night's results
Transylvania, Ky. 63, Mobile, Ala. 60
Montana State-Northern 83, Houston Baptist, Texas 67
Azusa Pacific, Calif. 104, Huston-Tillotson, Texas 44
Life, Ga. 74, Cumberland, Ky. 61
Biola, Calif. 61, Montana Tech 54
Park, Mo. 72, St. Mary's, Texas 58
Phillips, Okla. 86, Southern-New Orleans 78
East Central, Okla. 86, Hawaii Pacific 85
Today's games
Montana State-Northern (26-8) vs. Georgetown, Ky. (32-3), 5 a.m.
Central Washington (18-10) vs. Olivet Nazarene (28-8), 6:45 a.m.
Transylvania, Ky. vs. Azusa Pacific, Calif. (32-4), 8:30 a.m.
Incarnate Word (25-4) vs. Oklahoma City (26-4), 10:15 a.m.
St. Vincent, Pa. (27-4) vs. Benedict, S.C. (22-8), 12:30 p.m.
Life, Ga. (32-3) vs. Southern Nazarene, Okla. (26-10), 2:15 p.m.
Park, Mo. (25-7) vs. Phillips, Okla. (32-2), 4 p.m.
Biola, Calif. (30-6) vs. East Central, Okla. (19-8), 5:45 p.m.
Hawaii Pacific: Lee 4-9 0-0 10, Smalley 9-17 2-3 20, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Lucas 13-24 0-0 30, Flowers 10-21 0-0 22, Westberry 1-7 1-3 3, Kato 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-79 3-6 85.
East Central: Morgan 9-13 4-5 26, Everett 5-10 1-2 15, Miller 9-27 3-4 23, Beach 3-13 1-3 7, Medeck 4-4 0-0 8, Scifres 2-4 2-2 7. Totals 32-71 11-16 86.
Halftime score--Hawaii Pacific 52, East Central 45 3-point goals--ECU 11-24 (Morgan 4-4, Everett 4-8, Miller 2-8, Scifres 1-3, Beach 0-1), HPU 8-25 (Lucas 4-7, Lee 2-4, Flowers 2-8, Westberry 0-1, Smalley 0-5) Rebounds--ECU 35, HPU 47 (Flowers 18). Assists--ECU 14, HPU 18 (Lee 11). Total fouls--ECU 11, HPU 18. Technicals--None. A-3,515.
NAIA Division I Women
Yesterday's results
Phillips, Okla. 65, Incarnate Word, Texas 55
Campbellsville, Ky. 92, LeTourneau, Texas 56
Oklahoma Baptist 86, Claflin, S.C. 53
Wayland Baptist, Texas 89, Louisiana College 72
Southern Nazarene, Okla. 100, St. Vincent, Pa. 71
Xavier, La. 70, Georgia Southwestern 66
Union, Tenn. 58, Pikeville, Ky. 51
Simon Fraser 78, McKendree, Ill. 39