COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN’S TOURNAMENT : EAST REGIONAL / AT LANDOVER, MD. : In End, Washington State Can’t Handle It

Washington State guard Tony Harris’ final 2 minutes 40 seconds in a Cougar uniform won’t soon be forgotten. Thankful Boston College will remember it for days to come.

Harris missed a three-pointer, a jump shot, one of two free throws, committed a critical foul and then launched a desperation 46-footer that didn’t even draw backboard. Worse, Harris still had 1.2 seconds left on the clock when he shot.

Along the way, Washington State (20-11) blew a four-point margin, tied the score and then gave it away in the final five seconds in a 67-64 loss to the Eagles (21-10).

Harris, who scored 13 points on a three-for-11 day, wasn’t the sole reason Washington State failed to hold a 10-point halftime lead--but he helped. So did Boston College center Bill Curley--25 points and 10 rebounds--who put the Eagles ahead, 64-63, with 14 seconds left.

Harris was fouled, but missed his first free throw before making the second. Tie score. Then he fouled Gerrod Abram, who made both of his free throws, putting Boston College up, 66-64, with five seconds to play.

The Cougars put the ball inbounds to Harris, who sprinted just past the halfcourt line before shooting.

“It didn’t necessarily matter if I had the ball in my hands or not, I just wanted to put my team in the position to win, and I didn’t do it,” Harris said.

Temple 61, Drexel 39--Here’s how bad it was for 13th-seeded Drexel: Temple guard Aaron McKie (21 points) outscored the Dragons (20 points) in the second half.

Ahead by only four points at halftime, the fourth-seeded Owls (23-7) quickly distanced themselves from their Philadelphia crosstown opponents. As usual, Temple’s stifling matchup zone was the difference. The Owls held Drexel (23-7) to 28.6% shooting from the field, 17.4% from the three-point line. No Drexel player scored in double figures.

“When we first learned we would play Temple, Coach (Bill Herrion) had us practice against six players on defense,” said guard Brian Holden. “It looked like they had more out there tonight.”

Indiana 84, Ohio 72--Forward Alan Henderson had 34 points and 13 rebounds as the fifth-seeded Hoosiers ended the Bobcats’ 13-game winning streak, third-best in the country.

Indiana (20-8), which advances to Sunday’s game against Temple, held Ohio star Gary Trent to 18 points, nearly eight below his average. Trent, the nation’s ninth-leading scorer, had only four points in the second half.

“They kept switching, setting picks and I guess I just kind of burned out,” Trent said.

Ohio finished with a 25-8 record.

Packing It In

Six of the seven Pacific 10 Conference teams that advanced to postseason play lost in the first round. A look at the results:

NCAA

* Tulsa 112, UCLA 102

* Wisconsin Green Bay 61, California 57

* Boston College 67, Washington State 64

* Arizona 81, Loyola Maryland 55

NIT

* Fresno State 79, USC 76

* Brigham Young 74, Arizona State 67

* Gonzaga 80, Stanford 76