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Show The Daily Utah Chronicle, Monday, March 23, Page Twelve PRtO TII3 Titlo hopps pludo Sampson OGDEN, Uuh 4 It was 7-fo- AH-Ameri- can rrr ed - 15 19-po- ...' " . N.Y.-Unde- 82-7- old 18th-rank- ed Houston crushes Villanova r'j int rdog Georgia, led by James Banks and Vera Fleming, ruined North Carolina's hid for, a second straight national basketball title Sunday, shocking the Tar Heels 7 for the NCAA East Regional championship and a trip to the Final Four. . , , r , - The NCAA the in Bulldogs, competing playoffs for the first time, will meet North Carolina State, Saturday's upset winner over Virginia and Ralph Sampson in the West Region, in national semifinals at Albuquerque; N.M., Saturday. The small but quick Bulldogs continued their victorious march in play by dominating the Tar Heels inside and going on a 12-- 2 spree early in the second half to pile up a big enough lead to hold off a desperate North Carolina comeback. Georgia, which got into the NCAA playoffs only by winning the Southeastern Conference tournament, knocked off Virginia St. John's to advance to the Commonwealth and third-rank' regional final. Sunday" the Bulldogs did it despite the absence of their high scorer; Terry Fair, for all but two minutes of the second half because of foul trouble. SYRACUSE, L ge - ,s Bulldogs shock Tar Hook 61-a- ll. .. LOUISVILLE, Ky. The final buzzer couldn't be heard at the Cardinal Inn, near the campus of the University of Louisville. In fact, the entire overtime period was drowned out by screaming fans. .rr , r . And when the Cardinals finally had clinched an 80-6-8 victory over the University of Kentucky Saturday to advance to the Final Four in the NCAA basketball tournament, many of the 180 rushed out to join in the celebration. patrons ' Motorists cruising downtown's main street leaned on their and turned on their lights. homs Police . reported that the crowd at the University of Louisville was "almost out of control" more than an hour following the game. ; l "People are going berserk in general, shooting off guns. The crowd has been running alongside cars, pulling off mirrors. There have been some accidents," said Linda Davis, a dispatcher for the Louisville police department Louisville fans waved anything they could find that was red as they hung out of windows. Their team had just won the "Dream Game," the battle of Kentucky. It was the first time the teams had met in 24 years and that was too long between celebrations. student at "I hate sports,? said Carmen Embry, a the University of Louisville, "But this is different. This is a part ; -- . -- " ntfBi to gA No. 13 Cardinal win creates havoc 62-5- ,. fS t-6' Villanova, 24-- 8, could muster only one final ron deficit to 1 1, 1, the on a bucket by EdPinckney.Eat cutting the Cougars regained control with a lead in what has become for them a typical fashion Young hit from outside and Micheaux made a follow shot for a 66-5-1 lead; On successive, trips down the court at that point, Micheaux rejected Villanova; center John Pinone's shot and Olajuwon blocked an attempt by ' . Mike Mulquin.: v . i ? k',-. me me Banks, a junior, led the way' with 20 points, while . Fleming and Gerald Crosby each scored 17.: ; 6-- sure-shooti- ng "a dream come true" for North Carolina State teammates and friends Dereck Whittenburg and Sidney Lowe, but it proved to be the biggest loss in Raton Samnson't four brilliant vears at Virginia. Lowe and Whittenburg, who have played together since high school, tackled each other and joyously rolled on the floor after loth-rankN.C State edged fourth-rank- ed Virginia 63-6-2 in the NCAA West finals Saturday. Thet win puts tbeolfpack, the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament .winner, mtD the. Final Four a Albuquerque, N.M. While Lowe and Whittenburg: giggled and embraced on the college player of the Sampson, the two-ticourt, the and strode off the the basket ball the slammed through year, court having seen the national championship elude him for the last time. . .. . his was dreams of at one said title national a has Sampson Virginia, which entered the NCAA tournament as the West top 'I seed. But it was not to be. one ended it up," a somber this I've had some tough losses, but VI think it's the news conference. Sampson said at a post-gatoughest I've ever had." , Sampson, Whittenburg and North Carolina State's Lorenzo Charles and Thurl Bailey were named to the team, as was John Garr's of Boston College. Whittenburg, who finished with 24 points and was voted the bomb with tournament's most valuable player, bit a long-ran1:25 left that tied the game at Charles' two free throws with 23 seconds left gave the Wolfpack the victory, N.C State's second over Virginia, now 29-- 5, in four games this season. P3C3 ACCCC1A7C3 Houston, with the ot Olajuwon and the 9 Micheaux, neve allowed the Wildcats to work inside, and Villinova't touch from the the perimeter deserted normally the Big East "Conference Micheaux had 30 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots, while Olajuwon had 20 points, 13 rebounds and eight blocked shots for the Southwest Conference champions, who haven't lost since a December meeting with Virginia in Tokyo. Michael Young also had 2Q points for Houston. The Cougars broke it open with a 16--6 run during the firt 4:39 " - of half, cfimixed by an uncontested stem dunk by ; Mvin Fanklini Houston led by 20points, 53-3- 3, with more than J K 1983 4 post-seas- KANSAS CITY Larry Micheaux and Akeem Olajuwon dominated Villanova inside and Houston cruised to an 89-7- 1 over Wildcats Sunday, the victory NCAA the Midwest winning Regional championship and a to return basketball's Final Four. earning trip college The Cougars, 30-- 2 with 25 straight victories, will meet No. 2 Louisville, the Mideast champion, in Saturday's semifinals at Albuquerque, N.M. top-rank-ed cold-shooti- ng of me." She spent part of the game signing cheers for three deaf fans who had come to watch the game. "It's hardly necessary since they can already feel the vibrations," she admitted. . For most of the game, Cardinal Inn patrons some of whom had waited, in line from 8:30 a.m. to get into the bar stood on chairs and on booths, and there was hardly a quiet moment during the game. , By the overtime period, even the cash register was unattended and waitresses had forgotten about bringing another round of red beer. . ' - Paul Johnson came 300 miles from his work study program in Huntsvilk, Ala., to enjoy the game in familiar surroundings. on ed - 1 -- 3(Ei.p lows Feel Lilie Helping 8 " Do .you need upper division hours in six departments? Would, you like to be a member of a dynamic and fun ' " a j ; :, . - organization? - If the answer is YES then you should join in , HelpUne.Training; A i i t i ii i I. i . , J April 1; Saturday April 2 8-- 6 ' FHEB LZovia Tlcfcc- tii t ncd 1. Time: H Apr. ....;,3375 Stat80 Short Course M-W- -F 'A' p.tn. Time: 2:15-3:0- 5 ' Apr.-- 5. 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