WEDNESDAY,DEC.12,2001
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN • 5B
Wizards win third straight
The Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Michael Jordan scored 16 points and had nine assists early, and Richard Hamilton scored a season-high 50 points as the Washington Wizards beat the Memphis Grizzlies 91-81 last night for their third straight victory.
In his previous two games, Jordan scored most of his points in the fourth quarter in helping the Wizards beat Houston and Dallas.
But the Wizards trailed only once in their first game ever in Memphis, when they were down 27-26 in the first. They led 58-41 at halftime, thanks to a 13-6 run, and expanded their lead to 21 in the third.
Jason Williams led the Grizzlies with 17 points and 11 assists.
Jordan showcased a few vintage moves for a sold-out crowd that gave him a standing ovation before tipoff. He had his tongue
hanging out while driving the baseline and drawing a foul in the first, and made a few fallaway jumpers.
He made four of his first six shots, before finishing 8-of-19. He was at his best with three assists in a two-minute span in the second. First, he found Christian Laettner for a 13-footer, then he passed to Brendan Haywood twice for dunks.
Even when Jordan had a perfect opportunity to shoot over 5-foot-10 Brevin Knight
in the fourth, he passed the ball. He played just 51 minutes, making sure he didn't aggravate the tendinitis in his right knee that forced him to sit out a game last week.
Memphis gave Jordan a perfect chance to rest with Lorenzen Wright, Michael Dickerson and Stromile Swift all out with injuries. That opened up the middle for Haywood, who had 17
points and 15 rebounds.
Jordan guarded Shane Battier, the player he passed over for Kwame Brown in June while still the Wizards' president. Jordan called Battier not a bad choice for any team yesterday afternoon but said the Wizards couldn't pass up Brown's potential to be a "very special player."
Battier didn't get a basket off Jordan in the first half, but finished with 14 points.
Notes: Not getting to the free-throw line is turning into habit for Jordan. He went 152 games with a free throw until Nov. 27. He has now gone without a trip to the line in three games. ... The Grizzlies fielded approximately 175 credential requests for the game. ... The sellout was only the third back-to-back sellout in the Grizzlies' history and first since January 1996 while in Vancouver. ... An NFL contingent was in attendance with Memphis alumni Isaac Bruce of the St. Louis Rams and Eddie George. Samari Rolle and Jevon Kearse of the Tennessee Titans.
BOSTON — Troy Bell said he wasn't 100 percent yet after having knee surgery in the preseason. The rest of the Big East better look out.
The Associated Press
The junior guard, last season's co-player of the year in the conference, scored a career-high 42 points last night and No. 11 Boston College remained unbeaten with an 86-81 victory against Iowa State.
Bell, coming off his previous career-best of 34 in an 80-78 win against Massachusetts on Saturday, was 5-of-8 from 3-point range and 17-for-17 from the free throw line. He was 15-for-16 from the line against UMass.
"It's feeling better," Bell said. "I'm almost there. I've got a little ways to go. When I make a move sometimes I can feel it."
Eagles soar with junior guard
Bell, who scored his team's final nine points during the closing 2:09, finished with the most points ever in the 13-year history of Conte Forum.
"That's Troy Bell," backcourt
partner Ryan Sidney said.
"Nothing more you can say."
Sidney, playing his second straight game with his jaw wired shut after breaking it in practice last Thursday, had 16 points and Uka Agbai added 11 for the Eagles (8-0). It was Boston College's 24th consecutive home win.
Bell, who had surgery on his right knee on Oct. 31, was back in the lineup for the Eagles' season-opener on Nov. 18.
"The thingaboutit, before he got hurt he was playing like that," Boston College coach Al Skinner said. "He was controlling the game. Then he got hurt and I don't think he felt the urgency until Ryan went down."
Iowa State coach Larry Eustachy had some selfish advice after facing Bell for the first time.
"He should turn pro, so we don't have to play him next year. I encourage it." Eustachy said.
Tyray Pearson had 25 points
and eight rebounds for Iowa State (5-5), the fifth straight game he led the Cyclones in scoring, while Jake Sullivan added 19 points.
The Eagles, who led by seven points at halftime, used a 12-3 run early in the second half to make it 60-45. Bell had a 3-pointer and two free throws in the spurt.
Iowa State closed the gap to 66-61 before Bell had two baskets 30 seconds apart to help BC regain control.
The Cyclones made one last charge, closing to 77-74 on Marcus Jefferson's two free throws with 2:34 to play before Bell had a three-point play 25 seconds later.
Sidney set up the play by grabbing an offensive rebound and finding Bell underneath.
"He was just standing there all alone, so I threw him the ball," Sidnev said.
SO YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY?
Bell added four free throws during the final 49 seconds to seal it.
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