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Thunderbirds blow past McAllen
SAN ANTONIO ? Much like the game between the two schools? female squads a week ago, Wagner had too much firepower for McAllen from the opening tip.
The Thunderbrds (35-3) jumped out to a 15-6 lead, using their full-court press to force McAllen into countless turnovers. Nick Garza slowed the bleeding with a four points, getting the Bulldogs (28-10) within 15-10, but then Wagner exploded.
The Thunderbirds hit six 3-pointers over the next nine minutes, sparking a 32-17 run that all but ended any hopes of a dramatic McAllen comeback. Wagner put it on cruise control the rest of way, posting a 93-64 victory Friday night in a Class 5A Region IV semifinal game at UTSA?s Convocation Center.
Six players finished in double figures for Wagner, led by Marlon Smith?s 16 points, nine rebounds and seven blocks and Aaron Thomas? 15 points and seven rebounds. The Thunderbirds shot 49 percent from the field and never let their lead slip under 19 points.
The win also marked the 11th time this season that Wagner has broken the 90-point mark.
J.J. Avila paced McAllen with a solid 22 points and 11 rebounds.
Wagner?s reward is now a rematch with District 26-5A rival Madison, a 78-73 winner over Edinburg in the other semifinal. The two have faced off three times this season with Wagner winning two of the meetings.
Date of Article: Sat Mar 01, 2008 1:17 am
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- 11/19 - Northern Illinois Huskies 42 Kent St. Golden Flashes 14
- 11/20 - Ball St. Cardinals 31 Central Michigan Chippewas 24
- 11/21 - Miami Hurricanes 23 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 41
- 11/21 - Grambling St 33 Texas Southern 7
- 11/21 - Buffalo Bulls 0 Bowling Green Falcons 0
- 11/22 - Miami (Ohio) RedHawks 0 Toledo Rockets 0
- 11/22 - Fresno St. Bulldogs 0 San Jose St. Spartans 0
- 11/22 - Butler Bulldogs 0 Davidson Wildcats 0
- 11/22 - Yale Bulldogs 0 Harvard Crimson 0
- 11/22 - Dayton Flyers 0 Jacksonville Dolphins 0
- 11/22 - West Virginia Mountaineers 0 Louisville Cardinals 0
- 11/22 - New Hampshire Wildcats 0 Maine Black Bears 0
- 11/22 - N.C. State Wolfpack 0 North Carolina Tar Heels 0
- 11/22 - Michigan Wolverines 0 Ohio St. Buckeyes 0
- 11/22 - Indiana Hoosiers 0 Purdue Boilermakers 0
- 11/22 - Army Black Knights 0 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 0
- 11/22 - Clemson Tigers 0 Virginia Cavaliers 0
- 11/22 - Richmond Spiders 0 William & Mary Tribe 0
- 11/22 - Furman Palladins 0 Wofford Terriers 0
- 11/22 - Missouri St. Bears 0 Indiana St. Sycamores 0
- 11/22 - Columbia Lions 0 Brown Bears 0
- 11/22 - Tennessee Volunteers 0 Vanderbilt Commodores 0
- 11/22 - Fordham Rams 0 Bucknell Bison 0
- 11/22 - Holy Cross Crusaders 0 Colgate Red Raiders 0
- 11/22 - Penn Quakers 0 Cornell Big Red 0
- 11/22 - Delaware St. Hornets 0 Howard Bison 0
- 11/22 - Lehigh Mountain Hawks 0 Lafayette Leopards 0
- 11/22 - Elon Fighting Christians 0 Liberty Flames 0
- 11/22 - Hampton Pirates 0 Morgan St. Bears 0
- 11/22 - Savannah St. Tigers 0 N.C. Central Eagles 0
- 11/22 - Rhode Island Rams 0 Northeastern Huskies 0
- 11/22 - Dartmouth Big Green 0 Princeton Tigers 0
- 11/22 - North Dakota Fighting Sioux 0 South Dakota Coyotes 0
- 11/22 - Bryant Bulldogs 0 St. Francis, Pa. Red Flash 0
- 11/22 - Eastern Michigan Eagles 0 Temple Owls 0
- 11/22 - Eastern Kentucky Colonels 0 Tenn.-Martin Skyhawks 0
- 11/22 - James Madison Dukes 0 Towson Tigers 0
- 11/22 - Drake Bulldogs 0 Valparaiso Crusaders 0
- 11/22 - The Citadel Bulldogs 0 Florida Gators 0
- 11/22 - S. Carolina St. Bulldogs 0 N.C. A&T Aggies 0
- 11/22 - Presbyterian Blue Hose 0 Virginia Military Keydets 0
- 11/22 - Norfolk St. Spartans 0 Winston-Salem Rams 0
- 11/22 - Jackson State 0 Alcorn State 0
- 11/22 - SE Missouri St. Indians 0 Austin Peay Governors 0
- 11/22 - Samford Bulldogs 0 Chattanooga Mocs 0
- 11/22 - Central Florida Golden Knights 0 Memphis Tigers 0
- 11/22 - Tennessee St. Tigers 0 Murray St. Racers 0
- 11/22 - SE Louisiana Lions 0 Nicholls St. Colonels 0
- 11/22 - Colorado St. Rams 0 Wyoming Cowboys 0
- 11/22 - Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 0 Florida A&M Rattlers 0
- 11/22 - Montana St. Bobcats 0 Montana Grizzlies 0
- 11/22 - Eastern Washington Eagles 0 Weber St. Wildcats 0
- 11/22 - Youngstown St. Penguins 0 Western Illinois Leathernecks 0
- 11/22 - Villanova Wildcats 0 Delaware Blue Hens 0
- 11/22 - Southern Illinois Salukis 0 Illinois St. Redbirds 0
- 11/22 - Arkansas Razorbacks 0 Mississippi St. Bulldogs 0
- 11/22 - Syracuse Orange 0 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 0
- 11/22 - Eastern Illinois Panthers 0 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 0
- 11/22 - Hofstra Pride 0 UMass Minutemen 0
- 11/22 - Florida Atlantic Owls 0 Arkansas St. Red Wolves 0
- 11/22 - Alabama A&M 0 Miss Valley St 0
- 11/22 - Texas State Bobcats 0 Sam Houston St. Bearkats 0
- 11/22 - Northern Iowa Panthers 0 Southern Utah Thunderbirds 0
- 11/22 - Tulane Green Wave 0 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 0
- 11/22 - Washington Huskies 0 Washington St. Cougars 0
- 11/22 - Appalachian St. Mountaineers 0 Western Carolina Catamounts 0
- 11/22 - Stanford Cardinal 0 California Golden Bears 0
- 11/22 - UTEP Miners 0 Houston Cougars 0
- 11/22 - Mississippi Rebels 0 LSU Tigers 0
- 11/22 - North Texas Eagles 0 Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders 0
- 11/22 - Illinois Fighting Illini 0 Northwestern Wildcats 0
- 11/22 - Akron Zips 0 Ohio Bobcats 0
- 11/22 - Michigan St. Spartans 0 Penn St. Nittany Lions 0
- 11/22 - Marshall Thundering Herd 0 Rice Owls 0
- 11/22 - Air Force Falcons 0 TCU Horned Frogs 0
- 11/22 - Boston College Eagles 0 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 0
- 11/22 - Cal Poly-SLO Mustangs 0 Wisconsin Badgers 0
- 11/22 - Iowa St. Cyclones 0 Kansas St. Wildcats 0
- 11/22 - Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 0 New Mexico St. Aggies 0
- 11/22 - Boise St. Broncos 0 Nevada Wolf Pack 0
- 11/22 - Northern Colorado Bears 0 Portland St. Vikings 0
- 11/22 - McNeese St. Cowboys 0 Central Arkansas Bears 0
- 11/22 - Sacramento St. Hornets 0 Idaho St. Bengals 0
- 11/22 - Duke Blue Devils 0 Virginia Tech Hokies 0
- 11/22 - Charleston Southern Buccaneers 0 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 0
- 11/22 - BYU Cougars 0 Utah Utes 0
- 11/23 - Oregon St. Beavers 0 Arizona Wildcats 0
- 11/23 - Louisiana-Monroe Indians 0 Fla. International Golden Panthers 0
- 11/23 - South Dakota St. Jackrabbits 0 North Dakota St. Bison 0
- 11/23 - Northwestern St. Demons 0 Stephen F.Austin Lumberjacks 0
- 11/23 - Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns 0 Troy Trojans 0
- 11/23 - East Carolina Pirates 0 UAB Blazers 0
- 11/23 - Iowa Hawkeyes 0 Minnesota Golden Gophers 0
- 11/23 - Pittsburgh Panthers 0 Cincinnati Bearcats 0
- 11/23 - Florida St. Seminoles 0 Maryland Terrapins 0
- 11/23 - Texas Tech Red Raiders 0 Oklahoma Sooners 0
- 11/23 - UNLV Rebels 0 San Diego St. Aztecs 0
- 11/23 - UC Davis Aggies 0 San Diego Toreros 0
- 11/23 - Idaho Vandals 0 Hawaii Warriors 0
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