SECTION B VISIT SAMOA NEWS ONLINE @ SAMOANEWS.COM MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 CLASSIFIEDS • CARTOONS • ALOHA BRIEFS & MORE ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ 3-point barrage keys Illinois’ C M Y K 73-57 victory over Nebraska LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — stuck together through a lot The 3-point shot has been a lot of rough patches earlier in the more miss than hit for Illinois season. The Illini are playing this season, but not Sunday their best ball at the right time. night. “We’ve continued to find The Illini made 7 of their a formula that would give first 8 shots from beyond the us a chance to win basket- arc in the second half and con- ball games and compete, tinued their late-season surge and it has here for a couple with a 73-57 victory over weeks,” Groce said. “It’s Nebraska. not automatic. You have to The Illini, who came into choose mentally and physi- the game 12th in the Big Ten cally to continue to play the in 3-point shooting in confer- way we’ve played. Hopefully ence games (32.9 percent), the success here recently will finished 13 of 26 on 3s while convince them more mentally winning their third straight and physically to continue to road game and fourth in five play the way we have.” games overall. BIG PICTURE “I don’t know if any coach Illinois: The Illini won a could say you could go 13 for third straight Big Ten game 26 and bet on that,” Illinois for the first time since the coach John Groce said. “Even 2014-15 season and are now if you have a good-shooting in sole possession of ninth team, that’s a pretty high place. The Illini need to finish percentage. We were blessed 10th or higher to avoid a play- (they) went in. We have good in game in the conference shooters, and a lot of times tournament. you don’t have all of them Nebraska: The Huskers clicking at the same time.” suffered their most lopsided Of course, it helped that home loss of the season and the Illini (17-12, 7-9) were probably need to win at least playing an opponent that one of their last two regular- entered the game last in the season games to avoid a play- Big Ten in 3-point defense in in game. league games (41.3 percent). KEY NUMBERS “It’s hard to say, (but) how Illinois’ 12 steals against many times can a team have Nebraska were a season high. a good night against you?” Maverick Morgan scored Nebraska forward Michael 10 of his 12 points in the Jacobson said. “You’ve got first half for the Illini, and to start looking at yourselves, Abrams added 13 points and C M looking in the mirror a little six assists. Y K bit. I don’t think we need a Tai Webster led the Corn- structural change. We’ve got huskers with 17 points, eight to figure that out.” rebounds and five assists. Malcolm Hill scored 14 Nebraska outscored the of his 19 points in the second Illini 30-12 in the paint, but half for Illinois, and he and Illinois scored 21 points off Tracy Abrams each made four 18 turnovers. 3-pointers. DANGEROUS DEFENSE “We did a good job The Illini continued to of staying composed and play strong defense, holding shooting it,” Hill said. the Huskers to 37.5-per- “Someone like Tracy, for cent shooting from the field, example, he was struggling a 26.7 percent on 3s and their little in the middle of the year. second-lowest point total. In We told him to stay aggres- the previous six games, Illi- sive and keep shooting, and he nois opponents shot 39.7 per- made a lot of shots tonight.” cent overall, 32.5 percent on Jalen Coleman-Lands’ 3 3s and averaging 64.2 points. pushed the lead to 47-37 with UP NEXT 13:41 to play, and the Huskers Illinois hosts Michigan State on Wednesday. (12-16, 6-10) never got closer. Nebraska visits Minnesota Illinois’ Malcolm Hill (21) tries to get around Nebraska’s Evan Taylor (11) during the second half of Groce said his assistants, on Thursday. an NCAA college basketball game in Lincoln, Neb., Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. Illinois won 73-57. support staff and players have (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) Page B2 samoa news, Monday, February 27, 2017 Fowler joins friends in win- ning and extends youth movement Rickie Fowler putts on the first hole during the final round of the Honda Classic PALM BEACH GAR- later, he hooked his tee shot golf tournament, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, in DENS, Fla. (AP) — Golf’s into the water and made double Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Monday, Feb- youngest and biggest stars keep bogey. ruary 27, 2017 (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) winning. He could afford that with a Rickie Fowler has mostly four-shot lead. been watching. But when Gary Woodland He wasn’t in Hawaii when started to make a run, Fowler Justin Thomas swept the Aloha suddenly was only one shot State by a combined 10 shots, ahead, and it then became a including a PGA Tour record chance to fail. for 72 holes and a 59 at the Sony But only briefly. Open. He took off the final two He rolled in a 40-foot birdie weeks of the West Coast swing putt on No. 12. He added a when Jordan Spieth blew away 25-foot birdie putt on No. all his challengers at Pebble 13. That restored his cushion Beach, and Dustin Johnson was and his comfort, and when he overwhelming at Riviera. stuffed a 5-iron from 181 yards “It’s fun seeing it,” Fowler into the wind and over the lake said. “It’s motivating to see my at No. 16 to 3 feet and made friends go win. And to have another birdie, the tournament them texting me last night and effectively was over. wishing me the best, telling me “My putter saved me,” to go get it done, it’s a fun group Fowler said. “If I don’t make to be part of because we’re all those putts, I’ve got a pretty trying to push each other to be tight race.” the best players we can be. The finish was not what he “We love seeing each other wanted — a tee shot into the play well,” he said. “And we water on the par-3 17th for a love beating each other when bogey, a wedge into the bunker they’re at their best.” on the par-5 18th for another Sunday at the Honda Classic bogey, and yet another round was Fowler’s turn. over par — 1-over 71 — in a Po Box PPB, Pago Pago He didn’t want to recite the final round when he had the AMERICAN SAMOA American Samoa 96799 entire list of text messages he lead. POWER AUTHORITY Phone No.: (684) 699-3057 received, though he mentioned All that did was cost him Fax No.: (684) 699-4129 Materials Management Office [email protected] Spieth and Thomas and Rory a chance to break the 72-hole McIlroy, who has been out with scoring record at PGA a rib injury the last six weeks. National. Fowler finished at REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) Even that old man in the neigh- 12-under 268, one shot short borhood, 41-year-old Tiger of the record, but four shots RFP No: ASPA17.018 Tramway Tank Rehab Closing Date & Time: March 16, 2017 Woods, chimed in with a mes- clear of Woodland and Morgan Issuance Date: February 14, 2017 No later than 2:00 p.m. local time sage to Fowler for him to get it Hoffmann. done. This is one time Fowler did The American Samoa Power Authority issues a Request For Proposal (RFP) to invite qualified firms And that’s what he did, not care about pretty. to submit formal, written proposals for the: though Fowler could have He cared about winning. done without a brief spell of Asked if it was more mean- “Tramway Tank Rehabilitation Project Phase II” suspense. ingful to end 13 months without Submission Fowler now has four PGA winning or to show he could An Original and one (1) PDF copy of the Proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: Tour victories, which is solid close out a victory with the “RFP No. ASPA17.018.ESD-WTR Tramway Tank Rehabilitation Project Phase II”. Submissions for a 28-year-old in his eighth lead, Fowler chose the latter. are to be sent to the following address and will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), Thursday, season on the PGA Tour, “Being out front and getting March 16, 2017. though it doesn’t quite stack up the job done, especially with with McIlroy, Johnson, Spieth, giving some back and having to Materials Management Office or even Thomas. The knock fight back,” he said. American Samoa Power Authority on Fowler always has been Fowler moved back into the P.O. Box PPB whether he wins enough to top 10 — he is No. 9 in this Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 match his marketing machine. week’s ranking — for the first Attn: Procurement Manager He’s heard that before. time since September. And he What really got under his extended a telling trend on the Any proposal received after the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under any skin was knowing that in four PGA Tour this year.