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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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Fresno State heads to San Jose for WAC matchup


Tom Brandstater is averaging 219.6 ypg on 61.4 percent completions this season.
Teams in the Western Athletic Conference continue to jockey for possible postseason positioning, as the Fresno State Bulldogs pay a visit to the San Jose State Spartans for a special Friday night affair.

Entering this week the Bulldogs are a mere 3-3 in conference and are sixth in the standings, yet with this and a game against Boise State next Friday night there is a possibility the squad could end up with eight wins overall. At the moment, FSU is just trying to win back-to-back games for the third time in 2008 after defeating New Mexico State by a score of 24-17 last weekend.

Meanwhile, the Spartans have dropped from first place in the WAC into a tie for fourth with Hawaii at 4-3 following a 41-17 thumping by Nevada last weekend. The loss was the second in a row and the third in four games for an SJSU squad that is already bowl eligible at 6-5 but would like to make themselves a bit more appealing with another tally in the win column in this their regular-season finale. ... Continue

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