SPORTS 12 17 January 2003 ·The Tulane Hullabaloo· www.theHullabaloo.c?m Basketball: Trouble in the Up and down play leaves Wave 7-8 Hornets' nest

account for the Hornets 3-12 the Yellow Jackets, the Green floor. All- American candidate Jason Lieser continued from page 14 to score a career-high 12 points record in the last 15 games. Wave continued to roll, blowing Dwayne Wade led the Golden staff writer along with four steals to comple- "We just don't have enough fire- out Morris Brown 88-30. Tulane's Eagles, scoring 35 points on 13-16 tion, senior guard Brandon Spann ment the inside domination of power (without Davis) and it's just stellar defense held an opponent to shooting. However, the Green At the onset of the season the tallied 15 points. Senior guard Brown and Sinville. that simple," Hornets Head Coach its lowest point total since Wave would not be intimidated, Hornets were riding high. Sports Byron Parker came off the bench After the thrilling victory over Paul Silas said. ..You take 17 1948. The Tulane offense was also coming back behind the brilliant analysts around the nation project- points (roughly Davis' average brilliant, shooting 55 percent from play of Waitari Marsh. Marsh ed New Orleans as a frontrunner this season) out of your lineup and the field. All 12 people who scored 27 points in the second half, for the Eastern Conference cham- you're trying to manufacture dressed for the game played, l l of including seven straight points that pionship, and the team stepped to points and it's tough." whom scored and 10 seeing at least cut Marquette's lead to five at the the plate by winning its first 11 Included in the recent slide are 10 minutes of action. Nick 11 :34 mark. He finished with 30 home games. Those happy days losses to Atlanta and Memphis, Sinville led the team with 15 points overall after being limited to are now far in the past. two teams that were a combined points. five minutes in the first half due to After losing the home winning 26-47 at press time, and blown After the dominating victory foul trouble. streak to the woeful Clippers, the double-digit leads in home losses over Morris Brown, the Green After the first comeback, Hornets lost four of their next five to the Celtics and the Pistons. Wave opened their conference Marquette regained their compo- home contests to go with a miser- According to team officials, schedule against rival Memphis. sure but would once again find able 8-14 road record. Over the Davis was expected to see action Tulane held a 24-21 lead early in themselves on the ropes as Tulane past few weeks the team has Wednesday at home against the the first half, but Memphis ended refused to quit behind an energetic dropped below the upstart Lakers, but he is still not yet 100 the half with a 27 -7 run to take Fogelman crowd. A pressing Washington Wizards (who come percent. The Hornets take on the what turned out to be an insur- defense enabled Tulane to cut the to town Jan. 22) to 20-19, just young, hapless Chicago Bulls at mountable lead. Memphis' Chris lead even more, to 61-59, with good enough for seventh place in the New Orleans Arena tonight at Massie controlled the paint as he seven minutes remaining. the Eastern Conference. 7:30 p.m. scored a career-high 34 points on However, that was as close as the "That's the way our luck's going 15-of-23 shooting en route to an Green Wave would get as Wade right now." guard David Wesley 85-73 victory over Tulane. Nick took control of the game and led said. "It's going to take a game Sinville led the team for the second Marquette to an 85-73 where we really beat somebody, straight game with 17 points and victory. Brandon Brown added 16 not just by two or three points. seven rebounds. Marsh also tallied points and eight rebounds and Somebody on the other team 16 points and four assists in the Wayne Tinsley finished with 10 always comes up and hits the losing effort. points, four rebounds and three shots. We need something to tum After the Memphis loss, Tulane steals in the losing effort. the stuff around." hosted Marquette, ranked no. 21 in 'Tm not happy with the loss but The Hornets' luck typically hinges the nation. The game was hotly the team competed hard for 40 on the play of AU-Star point guard contested for the first 35 min- minutes. We needed to shoot and Baron Davis. However, since late utes. It yielded six first-half lead rebound better. You've got to November Davis has been side- changes, three ties, and two play- make shots to win games like lined by nagging back spasms and ers who tallied at least 30 that," Coach Finney said after the has spent the last six games watch- points. After a physical first half. game. ing from the bench in street Marquette held a 37-30 lead. Both Tulane returns to action clothes. Not surprisingly. New teams played solid defense, espe- Saturday, as the team attempts to Orleans is 2-4 in those games. cially Tulane, as their press forced end a two-game losing streak when Even prior to being placed on the Marquette into 10 turnovers. they visit the Cincinnati injured reserve list. Davis' playing ｾ ｅ ｄ ｄ ｉ ｓ ｦ ｦ ｩ Ｎ ｉ Ｎ ｜ ｾ PHOTOGRAPH) EDITOR NED DISH!'>IA!'ilPHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Marquette came out in the sec- Bearcats. Game time is l p.m. time was significantly cut due to Courtney Alexander mirror<; his Brandon Brown and the Wave were floored by Marquette Tuesday ond half shooting well from the the pain. which could largely team'-, frustration. njght. Basement: Three straight losses kill Saints playoff hopes Never a "sure thing"

Blake Roter Baltunore in week 14 gave the runs of one and three yards respec- Saints just what they had asked Saints season and gave credence to continued from page 14 ｾ Ｍ Ｔ for. The Samts simply had to beat their local nickname. ..The staff writer Saints a record, putting them a tively and the Saints could do did just that and 1ichael made division-worst Carolina and they Ain'ts." game behind Tampa Bay and a nothing. They only scored three ome of his money back. Disappointment haunts the city It may be a curse that will last single win away from the playoffs. points after the first quarter and would be off to the postseason. ·Tm 2-5. I can still tum this The task proved easier said than for what might have been after a for eternity, but for now it is sim- That's when things began to McAllister was held to a measly around:· quick 7-2 start led to a 9-7 finish. ply bad misfortune that has unravel. 26 yards rushing on 15 attempts. done. Oklahoma versus \Vashingron Aaron Brooks played hurt and it If nothing else, the Saints· season plagued the ..heavenly" Saints of The Saints squandered a touch- So it all came down to the final State in the Rose Bowl. \\'hen wa. Sunday of the year to decide if the howed badly as he completed proves that in the 'FL. teams New Orleans, keeping them from down lead to Minnesota in the the last time somebody from out- of a high-scoring New Orleans Saints would make only 12 passes for 145 yards. The must play the whole season. and a reaching the Promised Land. fourth quarter side the Big 10 or PAC 10 won the affair. When the Vikings went for the playoffs. Corning in at 9-6. the Saints could only manage two streak of losses can end the year These are obviously not the types Ro-.e Bov.J? Hell. Michael couldn't a two-point conversion after their Saints needed to beat Carolina and John Camey field goals in their just as quickly as a winning streak of saints who perform miracles think of a single time that e,·er hap- final either Atlanta or the New York worst offensive outing of the year. can start it. The Saint must again and they have shown that when the touchdown, Daunte pened. ·-ru bet big on Wa. hington Giants had to lose. The Giants Even though the defense had their wait for another eason and a hope season is on the line, they cannot Culpepper walked untouched into State." ｗ ｨ ｯ ｯ ｰ ｾ Ｎ Washington State the end zone for a 32-31 Viking struggled but overcame leaguc- best showing of the season. it is to win their second playoff game win. got crushed as Quentin Griffin ran lead with five seconds remaining. leader Philadelphia. Atlanta went nearly impossible to win a football in team history. Someday they will The Saints were riding high all over their defense and The then 3-10 Vikings knocked into Cleveland. squandered a game when the offense only scores make the Super Bowl. but it after a week-14 win at Baltimore. Michael's bet. fourth-quarter lead. and ga,·e the six points. The I0-6 loss ended the ··ain · t" going to be thi ･ ｡ ｾ ｯ ｮ and needed just one more victory off the Saints with the lethal air USC-Iowa. thafs a joke. Car on in their final three games to clinch combo of Culpepper and Randy Palmer and the Trojans will pas all a playoff berth. There were even Moss. Moss bad 11 catches for over the Hawkeye , he thought. 113 yards and two touchdowns hopes of a division title as the final Well. ｾ Ｑ ｩ ｣ ｨ ｡ ･ ｬ got thi one right, while Culpepper was 26 of 36 for opponents included league door- and he was close to breaking even 312 yards and two touchdowns to mats Minnesota. Cincinnati and with the gambling. laybe. ju t go along with hi 73 rushing yards Carolina. Unfortunately, this was maybe. he could bet a lot on Miami and two rushing touchdowns. The not the season that was meant to to beat Ohio State for the Saints defen e could not contain be the pinnacle of Saints lore. Championship and pay off tho:e the Vikings speed. Out of the gate. the team seemed holiday bill . Miami badn't lo t When New Orleans traveled to to be unstoppable. The Saints won since the 2000 season and Ohio Cincinnati the folio-wing week, an six of their first seven and were 7- St:.. .e hadn't won a Champion hip easy win was expected. The 9-5 2 going into a divisional show- . mce 1968. ·· fiami in a laugher." Saints versus the 1-13 Bengals did down with upstart Atlanta. But for he thought. Ouch. The Buckeye . not appear to be a contest worth the second time this season, they led by an incredible defense. won playing. But. as the story goes, could not contain Mike Vick and in O\'ertime. thanks co a highly David slew Goliath. The Saints the Falcons surged, visibly dis- questionable fourth-down pa s could only manage one touch- mantling the Saints. After a loss interference call - but, hey. tbafs down and two John Carney field the following week to Cleveland, college football. If you could pick a goals before squelching another the team was 7-4, losing as many winner on paper. there would be no fourth-quarter lead. Going into the games in the previous two weeks reason to play the game and every- as they had in the first ten. final stanza. New Orleans led 13-7 one would be able to bet their way As NFC South-leading Tampa and seemingly had the defensive to some extra cash. But. they do struggle in hand But quarterback Bay rolled into town, the Saints' play the games and that· s the real ship seemed to be sinking. But Jon Kitna led the Bengals on two holiday spirit. then, out of the ashes. quarterback 60-plus-yard touchdown drives, each eating o\·er five minutes off Aaron Brooks and running back Vik Vij is a Tulane College Deuce McAllister stepped up and the clock. Nicolas Lucbey capped :'l;EO ｄ ｉ ｓ ｈ Ｇ • ｉ ａ ｾ Ｈ ｐ ｈ ｏ ｔ ｏ ｇ ｒ ａ ｐ ｉ ｄ EDITOR Junior. All e-mails should be sent beat the Bucs 23-20. A win at each drive with short touchdown The Saints will be sitting at home after nosedfring out of playoff contention. to n·[email protected] Kingfish Boxing delivers knockout punch

Jeremy Hall match, and was more impressive in and uppercuts. Lerma proved was stunning enough when seeing standing applause from the view- Welterweight Paul Delgado of associate sports editor that respect than he proved to be in game for a fight and took the pun- the amount of damage he bad con- ers, so grateful for having just seen Atlanta. Ga. defeated Jamie the ring. McDonald took the deci- ishment, effectively counterpunch- sumed. Even ringside celebrities two men taken to their physical Morales of Waco. Texas in a lop- Kingfish Boxing Productions' sion in the four-round foray that ing throughout. Papillion began John Goodman and John Cusack limits. sided eight-round decision. and the Monday night fight card in the saw the men doing more pawing repeatedly findmg himself trapped looked at each other in shock as The remaining fights of the final two fights re ulted m knock- Pontchartrain Center looked prom- and dancing than boxing. The in the comers and pinned to the the fight continued on with evening seemed lost on the crowd. out victories for Lake Charles. ising. A series of under-card bouts audii;nce, now having sufficiently ropes through the ensuing rounds, Papillion charging right back at The main event. though a very La.'s Heam Marler and Waco' of young newcomers would set the imbibed on cocktails, began to with Lerma all too happy to unload Lerma. competitive and entertaining George Chavez. stage for the main event, a battle grow restless hoping for a more wave after wave of punishment on The final four rounds were a blur match. lacked the relentlessne s of The card also provided ome for the IBA Continental Junior engaging engagement. The next Papillion's body and head. of leather flying across the nng as the prior, as Carlos Bojorquez slightly more adult entertainment Middleweight Championship. A thing you know, the evening was Papillion however seemed rela- the two men virtually went blow retained his IBA Champion belt, as in the form of a ring card girl com- slightly larger crowd than normal all but over. tively unfazed as he tagged Lerma for blow, neither backing down or the referee stopped the fight in the petition. A group of beauties from turned out for the fight that would The second fi ght brought out at every opportunity, landing four growing arm-weary, and neither I 1th round after his opponent the region vied for the crowds' be televised nationally on Fox two well tested junior mid- heavy rights to Lerma's skull in meeting the canvas. At the sound Grady Brewer could not continue. attention, earning the ｬ ｯ ｵ ､ ･ ｾ ｴ Sports. dleweights m Broussard. La.' s the closing seconds of the fourth of the bell, both Papillion and Bojorquez and Brewer dipped in cheers of the night. The competi- The evening began with a wel- Jason Papillion and Waco, Texas' round. The sixth round brought Lerma were visibly drained. A red and out throughout the fight, tion, along with the attendance of terweight match-up between New Michael Lerma for 10 rounds. about the climax of the battle as and swollen Lerma took the victo- throwing combos to the head and local and international celebrities, Orleans native Anthony McDonald From the initial bell the fighters Lerma, catching Papillion flush on ry by a slim decision. body, as a erious cut opened up made for a unique night. and Houma, La. product Johnny attacked, with Papillion flashing the jaw with a wicked hook, The crowd seemed drained of under the left eye of Brewer. Kingfish s next fight night takes Joe Ramos. Ramos actually belted superior hand speed, swirling dropped lum to the canvas. The the same energy as the two com- The final three fights of the place Monday, Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. out the national anthem prior to the about Lerma and dropping hooks fact that Papillion rose to his feet batants, as both received a round of evening were fairly one-sided. Tickets are $10, $25 and $50.