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SECTION B VISIT SAMOA NEWS ONLINE @ SAMOANEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018 CLASSIFIEDS • CARTOONS • ALOHA BRIEFS & MORE ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ C M Y K Members of the American Samoa Handball team, along with supporters and coaches, during a fundraising event held over the weekend at Maliu Mai Beach Resort, to send the territory’s Under-17 Women’s Handball Team to the Youth Olympics later this year in Argentina. [photo: FS] McCollum, Trail Blazers beat Thunder 117-106 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) 3-pointer by Al-Farouq Aminu — C.J. McCollum had 27 with 10:25 left. points and seven assists, and the TIP-INS Portland Trail Blazers beat the Trail Blazers: Coach Terry Oklahoma City Thunder 117- Stotts said he didn’t have an 106 on Tuesday night in the update on Lillard’s injury, opener of a four-game trip. “other than he’s out.” Napier Shabazz Napier added 21 made his sixth start of the points and Jusuf Nurkic had season in Lillard’s place. ... The 20 points and eight rebounds Blazers are 12-8 on the road this for Portland, which moved past season. ... Portland has scored Oklahoma City into second in more than 110 points in fi ve the Northwest Division stand- straight games for its longest ings with its seventh win in such stretch this season. its last nine games against the Thunder: Standout defender Thunder. Andre Roberson missed his Portland has won four of fi ve fi fth straight game with left overall despite playing most of patellar tendonitis. Coach C M that stretch without star guard Billy Donovan said Roberson Y K Damien Lillard, who sat out for practiced a bit on Monday and the seventh time in the last nine Tuesday but would also miss games with a left calf strain. Wednesday’s game at Minne- Russell Westbrook had sota. Terrance Ferguson started 22 points, 12 assists and in Roberson’s place for the nine rebounds for Oklahoma fourth straight game and went City, which has dropped off scoreless. ... Offi cial Justin Van after playing well for most of Duyne called George for a tech- December. The Thunder have nical foul early in the second dropped four of six, with three quarter for colorfully protesting of those losses coming at home. a no-call after George drew Oklahoma City shot 44 per- contact on a layup attempt that cent from the fi eld while Port- missed. George responded by land made 53.1 percent of its scoring 15 points in the fi nal shots. Paul George scored 22 9:37 of the half. ... George hit points for the Thunder, and Car- 5 of 9 3-point attempts and set melo Anthony had 19. a Thunder record with at least The Thunder closed to 83-76 three 3-pointers in eight straight Friends and supporters of the American Samoa Handball Association, who attended with 1:39 remaining in the third games. a weekend fundraising event to send American Samoa’s Under-17 Women’s Handball quarter on a basket by Anthony, NEXT UP but Portland answered with a Trail Blazers: Visit Houston Team to the Youth Olympics in Argentina later this year. [photo: FS] 13-1 run and led 96-77 after a on Wednesday. Page B2 samoa news, Wednesday, January 10, 2018 Marquette takes down No. 13 Seton Hall 84-64 MILWAUKEE (AP) — sive performance of the year,” For all the attention Marquette Wojciechowski said. receives for its 3-point shooting, Ismael Sanogo led Seton coach Steve Wojciechowski Hall with 14 points. would rather have his team BIG PICTURE attack the rim. Seton Hall: The Pirates Andrew Rowsey scored 31 failed to move to 4-0 in confer- points and set the tone early by ence play for the fi rst time since driving the lane, and the Golden 1992-93. A team that typically Eagles used a 16-0 run in the outrebounded opponents by second half to pull away from six lost the matchup on the No. 13 Seton Hall 84-64 on boards 38-33. With defenders Tuesday night. spread out to cover Mar- Sam Hauser added 14 points quette’s shooters, the Golden for the Golden Eagles (12-5, Eagles hustled for rebounds and 3-2 Big East). He hit 4 of 9 second-chance points . from 3-point range, including a “I thought we defended well 3 with 5:25 left for a 73-55 lead. for the fi rst part of possessions Energized Marquette outhus- well ... but then we let guys tled Seton Hall (14-3, 3-1) and get free runs and big offensive held its own in the paint against rebounds,” Willard said. “Those the Pirates’ dominant center, are killers.” Angel Delgado (12 points, 10 Marquette: Markus Howard rebounds). The Golden Eagles (23.5 points), Rowsey’s partner set a quick tempo to beat the in the high-scoring backcourt, Pirates on both ends of the fl oor. had what’s considered an off- Seton Hall’s Myles Powell (13) shoots the ball while being defended by Marquette’s eo John (4) “This may be hard for your night for him with 12 points on during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Milwaukee. guys to believe,” Wojciechowski 5-of-11 shooting. But freshman (AP Photo/Tom Lynn) said after the game, “but we Greg Elliott provided a spark want to be a driving team. ... A off the bench with nine points, lot of time because people have while center Matt Heldt was an to respect our shooting, you can active presence on both ends in fi nd space. But we talk about the paint. A three-point play for driving more than we talk about Heldt with 7:46 left put Mar- shooting 3s.” quette up by 12. The 6-foot-10 Seton Hall stumbled after Heldt has come a long way reaching its highest ranking in since arriving on campus as the AP Top 25 poll since Jan. a freshman project two years 2, 2001. Coach Kevin Willard’s ago. ... The Golden Eagles, team may have expended too one of the league’s best 3-point much energy in rallying from shooting teams (41 percent), led 11 down with less than 10 min- by as much as 13 in the fi rst half utes left to beat Butler on the after going 5 of 15 from behind road Saturday. the arc. “We didn’t have the same KHADEEN DOWN pop we’ve been playing with Seton Hall 6-4 guard Kha- for the last couple games,” Wil- deen Carrington was held to six lard said. “We didn’t have the points on 2-of-8 shooting after same quickness and the same coming into the night having pop.” averaged 22.4 points over his Marquette led by eight at previous fi ve games. Elliott, halftime, before Seton Hall with a long, 6-3 frame, drew the opened with a 7-0 run to briefl y assignment of guarding Car- get back in the game. Michael rington much of the night. Nzei’s jumper with 16:45 left “My job was to keep him out got the Pirates back within of the paint and use my length 42-41.Then the Golden Eagles when (shot) a 3,” Elliott said. took off on their 16-0 run, with STAT LINES nine points coming at the foul Marquette outscored Seton line. Rowsey scored nine points Hall 18-4 in points off turn- overall during the spurt. overs. The Golden Eagles had After shooting 48 percent in six turnovers on the night and the fi rst half, the Pirates were just one in the second half. ... held to 39 percent (11 of 28) Delgado, a senior, picked up his after halftime. the 63rd double-double of his “It was our best defen- career and 12th over the season. South Alabama romps past Trinity Baptist 99-34 MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — 45-27. Rodrick Sikes and Jordan South Alabama shot 58 Andrews had 16 points apiece percent (40-69) from the fl oor as South Alabama thumped while limiting the Eagles to National Christian College Ath- 12-of-50 shooting (24 percent). letic Association’s Trinity Bap- Trinity Baptist was never tist 99-34 on Tuesday night. really in the game as the Jaguars Nick Davis added 14 points sprinted to an 18-0 lead, win- and Kevin Morris chipped in ning the fi rst half 59-14. They 12 for South Alabama (9-8), led 77-22 at the 11:31 mark of which took a break from Sun the second period. Belt Conference action after USA will return to confer- dropping two straight games. ence play on Saturday when the Trhae Mitchell had eight points Jaguars host Troy. with 10 rebounds and Morris Chandler Rivers led Trinity grabbed nine boards as the Jag- Baptist with 10 points. uars won the rebound battle samoa news, Wednesday, January 10, 2018 Page B3 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY GUO Inc. located in Atu’u is looking for a MANAGER to be in charge of normal sales operation. Please email resume to below email address and owner will contact the candidates if they are qualified. Email: [email protected] or call 733-1531. West Virginia guard Chase Harler (14), guard James Bolden (3) and guard Daxter Miles Jr. (4) walk of the court at the conclusion of an NCAA college basketball game against Baylor Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Morgantown, W.Va. West Virginia defeated Baylor 57-54. (AP Photo/Raymond ompson) No. 2 West Virginia escapes with 57-54 win over Baylor MORGANTOWN, W.Va.