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Show Wednesday, Match 29, 1995 The Daily Utah Chronicle Jordan cruises, stops at 55 in victory " BY WENDY E. LANE Associated ftess . ! double-tea- J" ' - was: The past is now. , Jordan scored 55 points Tuesday night in Chicago's 113111 victory, the highest point total in the NBA this season and the most against New York in the current Madison Square Garden, a place where Jordan has tortured the Knicks plenty of times in ... years .playoff game, the two teams currently slotted to meet each other in the first round went down to the last seconds. Jordan scored his 54th and 55th with 25.8 secpoints on a onds to play, giving the Bulls a 111- 1091ead. After John Starks tied the game with two free throws, Jordan, facing a McBride from page 13 effect May 1. Never one to dwell. on dollars, McBride said, "It's very fair. It's a lot more money than I ever thought I'd ' make coaching football." The contract includes a buyout clause but Hill doesn't expect it will be needed. "Ron's committed to us and we're committed to him. He likes it here. This is the place for Ron McBride." McBride led Utah to the best record in school history (10-2- ) this past season, including its first bowl victory (over Arizona in the Freedom) in 30 years. Utah was ranked No. 8 (CNN) and No. 10 (AP) in the final polls. record and three With a 34-2straight bowl trips to his credit, McBride became a hot coaching 6 feature writers wanted Bill Wennington under the basket. " NEW YORK Forget that stuff about Michael Jordan needing eight or nine games to be what he once past In an atmosphere as hyped as a threaded a pass to . Wennington dunked it, and Chicago had the lead with 3.1 seconds left After a timeout, Starks fell down at midcourt after taking the inbounds pass with Jordan guarding him. He was called for a backcourt violation that cost the Knicks their last chance. In his fifth game back from retirement, Jordan was magnificent, hitting 21 of 37 field goals and 10 of 11 free throws in 39 minutes. Raining jumpers over the head of Starks, Jordan started off hot and stayed that way until the fourth quarter, when he scored 6 points after starting the period The game was the hottest ticket in town since. Seats were said to be selling for as much as $1 ,500. His performance came five years to the date after he scored a 69 against Cleveland on career-higMarch 28, 1990. SB HEWLETT PACKARD wa- s- MIP 48GX Calculator Graphing 128 K 55-poi- nt 32K n ap.ao.ao I Programmable Memory - 3MB Expansion Ports h commodity. He acknowledged approached about several coaching vacancies but UI didn't really pursue anything because I felt I already had a good job here at Utah." It became even better, and more secure, Tuesday. "The time on the contract is more important to me than the money. The thing I like about contracts is to get them behind me. It's one less thing I have to worry about" If McBride stays around to see his contract through, he'll have been at the longest stint Utah 10 years run since Ike Armstrong's (192549). By then, McBride could be in line for another contract. He hopes to stay at the U. as long as he's wanted. "In football you can never predict where you'll be," he says. "I came here with the idea that this would be my last job." he-wa- 25-ye- ;,- ar Built-i- n v. s Equation Library Regular Price $245.99 HEP Equation Library Card For IIP 48 SX Only Periodic Table 11 tt II II n J"" Over 300 Equations While Supplies Last egular Price $79.99 V Spring Quarter Opening Hours Mon-Thur- March. s; 7:30 am -- 7:30 27-3- 0 pm. UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY I " ? . -- tfh ti$S&& OF BOOKSTORE UTAH Be. CAMPUS purses areS6CL frerR hr-- - Iff -- 15 |