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When Michael Phelps became the first American male swimmer to qualify for his fifth Olympics, he added a huge incentive for two young Indians heading for their first Olympic Games.22-year-old Sajan Prakash and 18-year-old Shivani Kataria are huge Phelps fans, and unabashedly so.Prakash and Kataria stand selected for the Indian contingent through the Universality Rule, which allows countries to nominate one swimmer each even though they may not have met the A standard qualification time.Prakash will be competing in the 200m butterfly, an event that Phelps has won two of his record 18 gold medals in (he also picked up the silver in 2012), and recently clocked 1:59:27 in Hong Kong, the first time an Indian had clocked under two minutes in the meet. Phelps is my idol, and his pet event is the same as mine, says Prakash. I hope we meet in the heats.Kataria, originally from the northern state of Haryana, was an accidental swimmer who also had a choice of playing tennis for a living. She would swim for most of the year while living in the capital city of New Delhi, but when the winter would make swimming impossible, she would play tennis.However, after shifting to a more temperate Bangalore in 2012, she tried mastering all four strokes.I used to look for videos on the internet, says Kataria of her early days as a swimmer. One of the first videos that I found was of Phelps, doing the butterfly. The butterfly is my second stroke, incidentally, says Kataria, who will represent India at the 200 m freestyle in Rio. It is such an elegant stroke, and so tough too!Kataria will become the first Indian woman to compete at the Olympics since Shikha Tandon in 2004, and she cant wait to tick one of the boxes left from the 2015 World Championship, her first as a competitor.I was so excited that I would get to meet so many swimmers. Katie Ledecky, Cam McEvoy... they were all there, says Kataria. But Phelps wasnt there since he was serving a suspension. Cheap Asics Shoes Canada . 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This time, Howland left a winner, too, as Aric Holman scored 18 points and Lamar Peters had 13 points, including a critical four-point play that snapped the Bulldogs from a shooting funk, in a 61-54 victory over the Miners. Mississippi State left with two straight wins and fifth place at the Charleston Classic.Im just excited about our team never quits, never gives up, Howland said.The Bulldogs (3-1) trailed 15-4 early and 43-35 in the second half as they started 1 of 10 from the field. Thats when Peters struck for a 3-pointer and got fouled, which seemingly woke up Mississippi State.Coach always tells me to look for my opportunities, Peters said. I just wanted to do whatever it took to help the team.The 6-foot-10 Holman did, too. His last basket was a thunderous jam with 5:22 to go that broke a 49-all tie. Mississippi State did not trail again.At the end of the day, the main thing was just to keep my team going, Holman said. Get defensive stops because our defense leads to our offense.Dominic Artis scored 15 points and Matt Willms had 12 points and 11 rebounds for UTEP. But the Miners lost their shooting touch in the second half, going just 7 of 26 from the field and missing their final four shots to lose two of their three tournament games.Floyd, critical of his club after their 10-3-81 loss to Wake Forest here Thursday, left much more pleased about what the Miners could become. The defense, he said, improved over the weeks three games and Artis and Willms took control of the attack.That waas a real, real positive for us, Floyd said.ddddddddddddHowland said he and Floyd were friendly during his time in Westwood when fans of the rivalry wanted only hate for the Trojans.He and Floyd hadnt faced each other since USCs 65-55 win over UCLA in the semifinals of the Pac-10 tournament in 2009. Howland doesnt enjoy facing coaches he considers friends. I hope we dont have to do it again, he said. I really do.Floyd enjoyed seeing Howland this weekend, too.Great respect for him, Floyd said. Mississippi States got the right guy.BIG PICTUREUTEP: The Miners have a dynamic guard in Dominic Artis and a solid post player in 7-foot-1 Matt Willms. But if those two struggle, UTEP is often left forcing shots. Starter Jake Flaggert, a three-point specialist, was just 1 of 7 from behind the arc while Paul Thomas, also a starter, struggled from the field at 3 of 8 and was hurt by foul trouble. The Miners will have to discover a reliable third option quickly.Mississippi State: The Bulldogs are led by sophomore Quinndary Weatherspoon. But when Weatherspoon is off his game, as he was against UTEP, Mississippi State is stuck for reliable shooters. Aric Holman was dominant inside before fouling out with 86 seconds left. Take away Holmans 8 of 10 shooting and the Bulldogs were 13 of 42 from the field.INJURED QBen Howland said leading scorer Quinndary Weatherspoon would have an MRI on his left wrist, injured Friday in Southern Mississippis win over Boise State. We dont know how bad it might be, Howland said. Thats what concerns me.UP NEXTUTEP returns home for a two-game stretch, starting against Southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday night.Mississippi State begins a five-game run at home when it faces Lehigh on Friday night---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org ' ' '