www.yankton.net Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan ■ Saturday, March 13, 2010 PAGE 9A Top-Ranked Hastings Falls In NAIA D-II Tournament SIOUX CITY, Iowa — It may have taken Shawnee State (Ohio) Saturday at 1 p.m. National Championship. In the loss for the Mustangs (21-12), Tanaeya Pueblo rallied from an 11 point second half deficit to seven years, but Grand View (Iowa) was Hastings’ season ends with a record of The Red Raiders, now 28-6 on the season, advance Worden finish with 26. Leslie Foral recorded 13 points shock the second-seeded Wildcats 59-48 Friday after- to the quarterfinals for the third straight year and will and Bobbi McManaman chipped in 11. noon in the first round of the NCAA Division II Central able to get revenge against Hastings 31-4. square off against Iowa Wesleyan Saturday at 3 p.m. IND. WESLEYAN 58, BLACK HILLS STATE 50: Regional Women’s Basketball Tournament in Durango, (Neb.) with a 69-61 second-round victory For Grand View, Jennifer Jorgensen Sterling's 14th national championship appearance ends SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The ability to knock down free Colo. Friday at the NAIA Division II Women's finished the game with 21 points and 13 in the second round and the Warriors exit at 27-5. throws with time winding down was a key factor in The ThunderWolves advance to Saturday’s semifi- Basketball National Championship on rebounds. Play down low was also all Northwestern with 51 Indiana Wesleyan’s 58-50 second-round win over Black nals with a 21-10 record while ending Wayne State’s Friday afternoon. Hastings had three players averaging rebounds and 44 points in the paint. Four starters were Hills State on Friday at the NAIA Division II Women’s season at 26-5. double-figure scorers, led by 19-point outings from Basketball National Championship. CSU-Pueblo got within six points again at 40-34 Hastings spent the final four polls of double figures, but Lindsey Ducey was both Kendra De Jong and Becca Hurley. Randa Hulstein Black Hills State (26-7) had a balanced scoring with 11:58 left in the game following a three pointer, the regular season as the nation’s top- the lone offensive component for the scored 14 points and Kami Kuhlmann contributed 12. effort, but only had one player log double figures with but WSC’s Ashley Arlen hit a three on the next posses- ranked team and had won 10 straight Broncos in the losing effort. The senior OZARKS 92, MORNINGSIDE 74: SIOUX CITY, Iowa 12 points from Jenna Bolstad on 6-of-9 shooting. sion to push the ‘Cats lead back to nine at 43-34. But games prior to Friday’s loss. forward closed out her career with a 32- — Threes were the weapon of choice for both College WSC went ice cold from the floor, going 11:07 without of the Ozarks (Mo.) and Morningside in second-round Division II a basket, as CSU-Pueblo rallied for the win. Garey Smith’s Vikings (27-8) advance point effort. action on Friday, but Ozarks was nearly unstoppable Mara Hjelle led all scorers with 27 points and 12 NORTHWESTERN 92, STERLING 50: SIOUX CITY, into their first quarterfinals appearance from long range to dethrone the defending national CSU-PUEBLO 59, WAYNE STATE 48: DURANGO, rebounds for the Wildcats, going 12-of-26 from the Iowa — The Northwestern Red Raiders cruised past champions 92-74 at the NAIA Division II Women's Colo. — Wayne State College went 11:07 without a field. Ashley Arlen added 13 points and 10 rebounds in four trips to the national champi- Sterling (Kan.) 92-50 to punch a ticket into the quarter- Basketball National Championship. basket in the second half as seventh-seeded CSU- for the Wildcats. onship and will square off against finals Friday at the NAIA Division II Women's Basketball NBA: James Leads Cavaliers FLYERS USD Past Philly 100-95 In Return From Page 7A From Page 7A PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LeBron (AP) — Paul Pierce scored 20 points and Also for Viborg, Sage Knudsen Thomas led the Coyotes with James had 23 points, 10 assists Rajon Rondo had 16 points and 11 assists in just three quarters as Boston snapped a two- had four assists and three steals. 19, while Cain posted a double- and six rebounds in his return game losing streak. Freeman now plays the conso- double with 16 points and 17 from a two-game absence, and the Reserves Nate Robinson and Glen Davis lation championship against top- rebounds in addition to those Cleveland Cavaliers won for the scored 15 points for Boston, which played its seeded Newell, which was upset five blocks. 14th time in their last 19 road third game in four nights. by eighth-seeded Highmore- “It was all about protecting games with a 100-95 victory over BOBCATS 106, CLIPPERS 98: CHAR- LOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Stephen Jackson scored Harrold in the opening round. the basket,” Cain said. “I’m not the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday 24 points and the Bobcats held off a fourth- “If we go out and play hard, worried too much about blocking night. quarter rally to beat the struggling Clippers. like we did in the third quarter, a lot of shots, I want to be at the James was in Boris Diaw added 16 points, Tyson we can do it,” Paulson noted. right place at the right time to the starting lineup Chandler 13 and Raymond Felton had 10 points and 11 assists for the Bobcats, who Viborg hopes to continue to play defense.” after missing the won their fifth straight as they chase the first momentum from its late rally Cutler finished with a season- previous two with playoff berth in franchise history. against Freeman into the seventh high 18, while Gentry had 13 as an injured right HEAT 108, BULLS 95: MIAMI (AP) — place game with Wall. he matched Thomas’ effort from ankle, and the Jermaine O’Neal scored a season-high 25 “We need to see if we can get behind the arc with four. league’s leading points, Quentin Richardson added 23 and Miami added to Chicago’s recent run of mis- ourselves going,” Kraning said. The Coyotes shot 60.9 percent scorer had his ery. “We need to put more pressure from the field (14-23) in the sec- 26th double-dou- THUNDER 104, NETS 102: OKLAHOMA on the ball. If we don’t, we’re ond, but the Broncs had the over- ble. He entered James CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 32 points, going to struggle.” all advantage, 48 percent to 44. the game averag- his franchise-record 36th 30-point game this Viborg and Wall play at noon There were seven ties and six ing 30.0 points, 8.5 assists and 7.2 season, and Oklahoma City held off NBA- worst New Jersey for its 16th win in 19 today (Saturday), with Freeman lead changes in the opening 20 rebounds. games. and Newell playing at 1:45 p.m. minutes before the Broncs estab- Mo Williams added 21 points PISTONS 101, WIZARDS 87: AUBURN VIBORG (19-5) lished in the final seven minutes, HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Will Bynum had a S. Knudsen 2-5 0-0 5, Larsen 0-2 0-0 0, Miller and Delonte West contributed 17 1-5 0-1 3, Mach 0-2 0-0 0, K. Knudsen 2-12 0-5 6, leading by as many as seven and for the Cavaliers (51-15), who career-best 20 assists, Jonas Jerebko scored Roesler 0-3 0-0 0, Rist 2-3 0-0 5, Lee 8-11 0-0 18. taking a 35-29 halftime lead. 18 points, and Detroit beat Washington in a Totals: 15-44 2-8 37. have the league’s best record. matchup of two of the Eastern Conference’s FREEMAN (20-5) “They were making good Andre Iguodala led the Sixers worst teams. Stern 0-2 0-0 0, Wynia 4-13 4-6 15, Uecker 5- 6 1-1 11, Paulson 5-10 2-3 13, Kaufman 2-3 2-2 6, runs,” Boots said. “We didn’t play with 30 points, Elton Brand added NUGGETS 102, HORNETS 95: NEW Soulek 2-5 0-1 6. Totals: 18-39 9-13 51. very well because they were play- 24 and Thaddeus Young had 15. ORLEANS (AP) — Carmelo Anthony had 32 VIBORG..........................................8 21 23 37 ing very well.” SPURS 103, TIMBERWOLVES 85: MIN- points and 12 rebounds, and Denver won its FREEMAN......................................10 22 43 51 JAMES D. CIMBUREK/P&D NEAPOLIS (AP) — Richard Jefferson had 19 fifth straight. 3-pointers—Viborg 5-21 (S. Knudsen 1-4, Aaron Urbanus led UT-PA with Larsen 0-1, Miller 1-4, Mach 0-1, K. Knudsen 2-9, Viborg's Sage Knudsen (left) knocks the ball away from Freeman's points, nine rebounds and three assists in his GRIZZLIES 119, KNICKS 112: MEMPHIS, Rist 1-1), Freeman 6-19 (Stern 0-2, Wynia 3-9 15, followed by Jared Maree with first start in seven games to help San Antonio Tenn. (AP) — Zach Randolph had 24 points Paulson 1-4, Soulek 2-4). Rebounds—Viborg 22 Kaitlyn Stern as Stern tried to go in for a layup during their conso- 11. beat hapless Minnesota. and 11 rebounds, and Memphis held on to (Lee 7), Freeman 28 (Paulson 8). Assists—Viborg 7 lation semifinal game at the South Dakota State Class B Girls' NOTES: Cain’s double-double George Hill had 19 points and eight beat New York.