| Show Standard-Examine- r Sunday December 18 1988 Cougars crush Aggies By DENNIS LARSEN Standard Examiner s‘a1 By TOM CHRISTENSEN Staxiara Examiner s(a"t PROVO — Maybe a little infighting was what it took to get the Cougars’ competitive juices d A week after Michael Smith’s celebrated “shut-up- ” retort to assistant coach Roger Reid after Smith was chastised for not blocking out on a rebound against St Mary’s in the Cougar Classic things appear to be back to normal in Happy Valley Smith splashed in a game-hig- h 25 points shot and three other Brigham Young University play- ers scored in double figures as the 5 Cougars crushed Utah State in Marriott the Saturday night Center When asked if the Cougars’ mood had changed since last week BYU Coach Ladell Andersen snapped back and said “I’m not worried about that stuff It’s better off not to talk about that But we responded pretty well to all that business” Andy Toolson tossed in 24 points and pulled down 10 rebounds including six on the offensive end while Marty Haws added 16 points and Steve Schreiner checked in with 12 more in BYU’s fifth straight win over the Aggies The Cougars improved their record to 4 while Utah State suffered its third straight setback in and 3 on the road falling to Greg Houskeeper paced USU 23 points on with a team-hig- h shooting but was limited to just 25 minutes because of a back problem Former Roy High star Reid Newey finished with 22 points but only scored nine during the second half Nathan Grant tallied 12 points before fouling out “I thought I played well considering the week we had and with finals I was glad to move on and get everything behind us Any time you play an game and win it’s a big win” said 96-8- 10-of- long-ter- k) 0-- Smith “I guess I made Houskeeper look good But give him credit He played well and we didn’t think he was that good “We had very good practices this week We took Monday off and worked hard Tuesday and Wednesday I pulled the guys off (to one side) Wednesday and apologized I said I was sorry and that it was bad for me to exhibit that type of behavior and then say things (to the media) in the heat of the moment” Smith said “I’m not going to say that it turned things around But it was nice to get a win and especially one at home” he said “The Aggies played their best game of the year statistically they fought hard and hurt us inside I was pleased with the players’ output tonight but up until five minutes to go it was anybody’s ballgame” said Andersen Utah State didn’t score a point the first 6:11 of the game and quickly fell behind 13-- 0 But the Aggies battled back and tied the 9 and again at 4 score at 5 at before falling behind halftime Houskccpcr's 13 points during the opening seven minutes of the second half enabled USU to grab lead and maintain a three-poiBut the momentum shifted with him on the Aggies’ bench and the Cougars clawed back to a 5 tie with 10:15 remaining After Danny Conwav's bucket See BYU on 2B 24-2- 19-1- 41-3- nt 65-6- 1 down” The Wildcats opened the game by 1 lead They then building a quick built the advantage to 15 points at 3 with five minutes left in the first half However the Warriors went on a 15-- 5 run to close it to 8 right before intermission “I didn't think we played well early” said Lewis-Clar- k State Coach Richard Hannan “For some reason we came out awfully flat At the end of the first half I was pleased that we got back into the 22-1- 38-2- 43-3- game “We are not that strong of a team but we are getting better every night We will be a lot better at the end of the year than we are Judy Weber State’s Anthony McGowan (34) goes up for a Dave Simental against Lewis-Clark- OwensStandard-Examine- first-ha- three-poi- r shot ’s times” The Wildcats put the Warriors away early in the second half which allowed the bench to get some extended court time ers’ success Scheffler and Melvin McCants scored 18 points apiece and the University of Utah was held to “I thought we would come out ready to go in the second half” said Hannan “But again their inside game just annihi- lated us See WSC on 2B kers intimidate Utes Keady’s Ind WEST LAFAYETTE — Gene coach To hear (AP) Ready describe it Purdue played with more attitude But senior center Steven Schef-fle- r suggested there may have been less of it in the Boilermak- lf es r-college nt now” Huston said that part of Weber State’s lapse was because of lack of intensity “Emotionally we were just really flat” he said “We just don’t have the personalities of rah-ra- h guys Moochie (Cobb) and Chris (Metke) are really the only two about them guys that have that make-u- p “The rest of our guys are kind of guys I’m not being critical All I'm saying is that is just their personalities We just need to play harder at junio- m in-sta- te nt triple-teame- 1 -l Weber State honed that offensive philoplosophy in Saturday night's 102-8- 1 State sided ictory over Lewis-Clar- k College an NAIA Division I school at the Dee Events Center “We really belies e that if we don't get the ball inside we are not going to beat a lot of Big Sky (Conference) teams" said Weber State Coach Denny Huston “When you establish your inside game they (the opponents) have to drop perimeter people inside to help out which opens the outside “Rico (Washington) Anthony (McGowan) and Chris (Metke) are getting better at recognizing the double team and getting the ball back outside “I think our perimeter players are a lot better shooters when the ball goes inside out It think it (having the ball come back out) is a more natural way to shoot than getting it frtm the wing” Weber State ’s offense worked both ways against the Warriors Washington hit for 27 points but that was complimented by guards Timmy Gibbs and Michael Ostlund who added 15 and 14 points respectively d a lot” “I’ve been getting said Washington “I want to get the ball back out when that happens Most of our guys buried their open shots tonight were go“We knew they (Lewis-Claring to double down as much as possible That is why we were able to get the ball outside for the open shots” In particular Ostlund finally broke a shooting slump that has plagued the transfer since he started at Weber State this season- “I have been waiting a long time for this It was a real confidence-builder- " inside-the-pai- 3-- -4 nt OGDEN — Stan outside go inside If covered or double-teametoss the ball back to the perimeter for the open flowing again said Ostlund who hit four three-poishots "I have been struggling with my shot eer since I got here contribute all of this (Saturday's success) to the unselfishness of my teammates I throw the ball in they throw it back out and it goes just two points during a nine-minu- te stint as the Boilermakers 3 won easily Saturday night “We finally got some chansma with our players and some emotion” Ready said “Everybody played with more pizazz and got after folks We were more relaxed on offense and more intent on defense These are things we’re trying to achieve as a team” 95-5- Scheffler said a team meeting helped clear the air of some bad feeling rooted in some teasing the freshman players had been taking “We needed to develop some team unity” Scheffler said “I think the freshmen came out of the meeting with a more positive attitude They could have resented it “This could have made a sour situation but we seemed to come together tonight I hope it continues” Scheffler said Some of that bad feeling may have ended up on the Utah squad Utes’ Coach Lynn Archibald said “I thought we had a nice game plan but our team seemed to be intimidated” Archibald said “It might have been the arena the players Gene Ready or just being on the road They took certain things away from our players and we weren't comfortable with the things they were doing” Tony Jones and Ryan Berning added 12 points each and Reith Stewart came off the bench for more as the Boilermakers UTAH on 2B 1 1 im-S- Philadelphia spoils Malone’s hot night PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rarl Malone had the game of his career for the Utah Jazz but Charles Barkley helped spoil that fine performance as the Philadelphia 76ers handed the Jazz their third straight road setback 44 points Malone scored a career-hig- h and grabbed 13 rebounds Saturday night but Barkley and Mike Gminski each scored 24 points as Philadelphia beat Utah JAZZ ARENA: New arena for 1990-3- 1 9B season not likely ter lead then fought off a brilliant d performance by Malone who scored 13 straight points during one stretch including a layup that pulled the Jazz even for the only time in the game at 0 with 5:40 left But Cheeks hit a layup off a feed by Gminski and added four more points to 6 Philadelphia spurt that gave trigger a the 76ers an 6 lead The closest the Jazz came after that was 106-9- 9 when Darrell Griffith hit a free throw with 250 to go Barkley the 76ers burly forward who was matched against the muscular Malone for most of the night said he was impressed with his friend's play but never doubted the outcome of the game See JAZZ on 2B H nt third-perio- 70-7- 119-10- 7 Maurice Cheeks had six of his season-hig- h 21 points during the Sixers’ decisive spurt “It's nice but it doesn't mean nearly as much when you don't win” Malone said of his performance “They established the tempo early and we got off to a sluggish start When you play on the road sometimes you have to turn the switch on andt it just isn't there" first quar- Philadelphia built a fourth-quart- 19-- 89-7- er nt Associated Press vain to knock the ball from action the hands of 76ers forward Charles Barkley in Jazz guard John Stockton (right) tries in first-quart- er ‘ Utah’s Roth was victim of NBA’s perennial numbers game’ Let's face it He didn’t exactly have a career full of individual highlights in his time in the NBA In fact he had maybe one individual career highlight in his time in the NBA That was when he shot with a second t sank a left on the clock to beat the Supcrsomcs last April in Seattle And OR The guy hasn't posted numbers — last season or so far this year — that are going to make Michael Jordan look bad In the 1987-8campaign he X View point three-poin- 8 finished with a 32 scoring average m 26 he appeared in games So far in '88-8- 9 16 of his team's 21 games went from three-poin- t in field goals 23 range and scored points — total That's a 14 sconng average for those of you keeping track at home Still Sctt Roth wasn't complaining If his stay in the NBA hinged on his role as the 12th man off the Utah Jazz X Jc"n Ysjrg'en Scott Roth and reactivated guard Bob Hansen That simple Black and white All that jazz “This is one of the hardest parts of my job" said Jazz Coach Jerry Sloan when he announced Roth's termination Heat game in following the the Salt Palace Monday night Sloan apparently found out quickly what the “hardest part” of his job can be he had been Jazz head coach for about 84 hours Roth was the victim of the perennial NBA “numbers game” It was time to bring back Hansen who had been on injured reserve since before the season began The only other realistic cut would d have been Jazz reserve guard Bart also in his second year Something had to give The Jazz went with a fifth guard (Ro guard-forwar- d Utah-Mia- bench things could be worse “It was a dream come true just making the NBA" Roth said one day last summer before the reality of a new NBA season — and the fight to retain his job — began “Now it's time to get into the top seven or eight players on the team who are contributing each night” Only one problem with that This week Roth lost his job There it was in your favorite sports section's transactions column: UTAH JAZZ — Asked for waivers on Ro-foe- V foed) rather than an eighth front man (Roth) “We just felt like we needed more security in the guard position" Sloan said “If something happens to John (Stockton) we need some back- up” The Jazz had to do what they had to do It happens all the time in professional sports It happens all the time in life And Roth is glad in a way it happened to him Finally “I just wanted to get it over with one way or another" Roth said this week “All the lingering and worrying about it (getting cut) didn't help anyone I'm happy it ended Now I can go on" Roth played for a national squad in Turkey for two seasons The team finished fifth in the world He played some of last season for the Albany Patroons of the Continental Basketball Association The Patroons were last year’s CBA champions But now on a cold December morning here's Roth In Salt Lake City Utah — some 1800 miles away from his home in Brecksv tile Ohio Out of a job and the prospects seem dim — at least for now The NBA life This gun's for hire “I'm just going to weigh some different things to see what I think” said Roth who will be staying in Salt Lake through the holidays He’s got a girl- friend in town and he wants to stay close to her “Fm having my attorney call some other teams We're trying to feel some things out a little bit" Roth said “I'm going to start working out (this week) to stay in shape Aou never know" Roth's two years in Europe made him more than just a big name in Turkey See ROTH on 8B ee |
