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Show Tuesday, March 14, 199S 12 The Daily Utah Chronicle W ln 4 d y ip r I 11 mem Coached Top 25 from page 1 over San Diego State) Utah obliterated host New Mexico on its own floor. Utah shot 69 percent in the first half, led at the break and settled for a 86-5- 0 thumping, the largest margin of victory in WAC Tournament his- 1. , 10. Maryland 11. Purdue (1) 12. Vlanova 13. Arizona 14. Oklahoma St. 15. Virginia 16. Arizona State team." Ignorant is Bliss, countered Majerus, saying, "Dave needs to get out of New Mexico more. Maybe he doesn't have cable TV." Less than 24 hours later, playing its third game in three nights, Utah overcame a sluggish first half (tied 32-aat the break) and ll stormed past the Rainbows for the crown. Still, it was a mild celebration 25-- 2 Kentucky Wake Forest Kansas North Carolina 6. Arkansas 7. Massachusetts 8. Connecticut 9. Michigan Sl "Utah is potentially the best basketball team I've ever seen," Lobo coach Dave Bliss gushed. "They're a potential Final Four 17. Fx Eecqec Pjs (33) 2. 3. 4. 5. 40-1- 9 tory. UCLA 24-- 5 23-- 5 24-- 5 27-- 264 254 22-- 5 24-- 7 24-- 6 471 416 408 382 345 22-- 8 22-- 8 22- - 10 St 20. Oklahoma 21. Alabama 22. Syracuse 23. Missouri 24. Oregon 25. Stanford 4 3 6 668 643 597 550 536 514 23- - 7 23-- 9 1 4 8 749 731 711 25- -7 25 UTAH 18. Iowa St 19. Mississippi 254 849 803 7 5 9 10 13 13 11 17 12 16 265 21 25 214 199 23- -8 173 15 18 22-- 9 19-- 9 132 122 22 20 19-- 8 105 19 19-- 8 83 56 23 24 20-- 7 19-- 8 on the Pit floor. Players and coaches even passed on the traditionally cutting down of the nets. "We don't need these nets," Majerus said. "We know who the real WAC champion is." It was a comment that reflected Majerus' open opposition to the Others receiving votes: Georgetown 51, Louisville 50, W. Kentucky 40, Texas 33, Georgia lech 32, Cincinnati 31, St Louis 17, Utah St 12, New Mexico St. 11, Pom 7, Tulane 7, Xavier 7, Memphis 6, Ball St 5, Long Beach St 4, Miami (OH) 4, BYU 3, Minnesota 3, Virginia lech 2, New Orleans 1, Ohio 1, Tulsa 1. conference attended by WAC officials, Majerus vented his feel- 1995 WAC Tournament Results WAC Tournament. The night before the title game, at a press ings. "I don't think we should ever have a tournament. ... The last thing wc need to do is parade down here for four days to do some dog and pony show, and that's every goddamn postseason tournament in this country. ... I'd like to buy my way out of this tournament. We are the WAC champions. We proved it over nine weeks, 18 games across this country." So, then, what can Utah do for Said an encore in 1995-96- ? ey selection Brandon Jessie: "Do it again." 49ers long for shot at LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) -Rasul When point guard Salahuddin was being recruited by Long Beach State, he told coach Seth Greenberg his dream was to play UCLA in the NCAA tournament. The 49crs are two wins away from doing just that "We'd like to have the opportunity to play UCLA if they can last that long," said Salahuddin, drawing laughs Monday at a news conference. To Greenberg, this is no laughing matter. 'Two years ago, we were in the tournament and played Illinois, and we were in a good position to win at the end and didn't quite make it," Greenberg said. "This year, we're going with the intent on winning our games and advancing in the tournament." seeded 13th in The 49ers (20-9the West Regional, face fourth-seede- d Utah (27-5-) in a and d NCAA tournament game on Friday at Boise, Idaho. Should they beat the Utes and the a winner of the Mississippi Clara game two days later, they'd be in position to face the ), 19th-ranke- d first-roun- State-Sant- top-rank- 1995 KEN'S WAC Wedneaday'iRESUITS Colorado State 84, Air Force 75 San Diego State 71, Fresno State 57 Thursday's , QUARTERFINALS Delmonte Madison, Colorado mmmmm? E scorer at 9.3 points. He g STUDENT RATES 486-250- Sunday for only U AND SUMKR RESORT St or Justski Sunday for only $10! Hawaii 66, Colorado State 64 Utah 86, New Mexico 50 Friday's Championship Utah 67, Hawaii 54 iwtoBoocyioii DAY .i:. IMjmiLMIl Folafal Sandwich Gyro Sandwich Salad wSeup or ZM or wSoup - Midclo Custom Combo $3.99 wlKII WOOl I MINUS? I wPila All the corned beef & cabbage Irish stew $4.99 The Utah College of Massage Therapy is accredited by both ACCET and COMTAA making UCMT one of only six schools in North America to achieve this level of external validation. 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Stay Saturday night and ski mmm mm Keith Van Horn, Utah Brandon Jessie, Utah Tony Maroney, Hawaii Joe Vogcl, Colorado State : Utah 72, San Diego State 63 Hawaii 66, Texas-E- l Paso 65 Colorado State 75, BYU 73 New Mexico 63, Wyoming 56 ar ' ' McNaull and Terrance O'Kelley are Long Beach State's leading scorers, averaging 12.3 points and 11.6 points, respectively. McNaull is averaging 7.1 rebounds and with O'Kelley right behind at 6.7. Salahuddin, a junior who transferred to Long Beach State from Dixie Junior College in St. George, Utah, before this season, is the Joe n mm ' n8 five-ye- TEAM Most Valuable Player excellent team with three pro prospects." Brad Greenberg is director of player personnel for the Portland Trail Blazers. Bruins in Oakland, Calif., on March 23, assuming UCLA wins its first two tournament games. Long Beach State, which won the Big West Conference tournament and has won 13 of its last 16 games, will be playing in its second NCAA tournament in three years but only its third since 1977. Overall, the 49ers have played in six previous NCAA tournaments, the first four from 1970-7- 3 when Jerry Tarkanian was their head coach. conGreenberg signed a tract to remain at Long Beach State on Feb. 28, after reportedly being wooed by Southern Cal. Greenberg knows his team has a tall order against Utah, the Western Athletic Conference regular-seasoand tournament champion which enters the NCAA tournament having won 10 straight games. "We are not a tremendously talented offensive basketball team," Greenberg said. "We win our games by playing defense and rebounding. Our highest scorers are averaging 12 points a game. "Utah is a tremendously talented team. 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