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Show Dec. Sports Jass isqu ws& pasfl ; NOTABLE QUOTE: "it s a great honor to win the Maxwell Award. We've had a nice season, and it's nice to be rewarded for that. But I wish they'd give the whole team one." BYU quarterback Ty Detmer, after receiving the Maxwell Award last week to go along with his Heisinan Trophy. 11 Stockton says win pleases his team f JMU Dukes n By DICK HARMON Herald Sports Editor Lefty Dreisell, the former Maryland coach who has led James ' Madison to winning seasons, makes his first appearance in the Marriott Center Wednesday when the 4 Cougars y host the 2 Dukes from Virginia' Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m. Dreisell, in his 29th year of , 1 record, and , coaching has a will bring an experienced team led by a shooting guard named Steve Hood. A senior, Hood is listed by many publications as one of the top ' shooting guards in the country. Last season Hood led JMU or tied as the Dukes' scoring leader in 26 of 31 games. In addition to Hood, the Dukes will likely start senior Fess Irvin (6-at one guard, and a front line of three 8 players including sophomore center Jeff Chambers, junior forward Chancellor Nichols and senior forward Billy Coles. BYU will stick with its same N.J. Utah Jazz playmaker John Stockton knows that road trips in the NBA can be arduous and that victories must be taken when and where they are found. That's exactly what Stockton and his teammates did Monday, edging New Jersey, EAST RUTHERFORD, quarterback Ty Detmer, already the Heisman Trophy and Maxwell Award winner as well as concensus reaped another award Monday when he was named UPI's college football Player of the Year. "It's a great honor," Detmer said of the award. My teammates have been great and I've had a lot of fun." when the Nets Reggie Theus missed a controlled tap at the buzzer. "You have to be happy to get away from here tonight with a win," said Stockton, who scored 17 points and handed out 14 assists as the Jazz won their seventh game in the last eight. "It's good to get a game like this out of our systems. We're certainly capable of playing much better." Utah, which made just 37 of 81 shots from the field and committed 28 turnovers, saw New Jersey's second unit batthird-perio- d tle back from a deficit. Then they almost watched as the Nets rallied from six points down in the final minute, coming within inches of sending the game into overtime. "We were very fortunate to win," Utah coach Jerry Sloan said. "We almost watched and saw them tie it on that shot ' by Theus." Utah appeared to have a safe lead at 2 after Mark Eaton stuffed in a rebound with 51 seconds reinaining. But Chris Morris made a with 40 seconds to go and, after Eaton tipped in Jeff Malone's miss, Morris made two more free throws with 15 seconds left, pulling New Jersey to 100-9rt The Nets used a press and forced Jeff Malone into a backcourt violation, giving New Jersey the ball at midcourt with 2.2 seconds remaining. After a timeout, the Nets attempted to set up Mookie Blaylock for a poten-ti- d back-to-ba- 4-- 3-- 563-25- 100-9- 8, WAC PLAYER: Wyoming forward Reginald Slater, who led the Cowboys to three victories last week, has been named the WAC player of the week. Slater, a junior, scored 66 points, grabbed 36 rebounds and blocked six shots in the three games as the Cowboys He improved their record to shot 27 of 42 from the floor, 64 percent. Wyoming beat Memphis State, Colorado and Northern Iowa. 7-- 1. FATHER-SON- : Ken Griffey Sr., who made baseball history by playing on the same team with his son last season, signed on to do so r, $700,000 again, inking a contract with the Seattle Mariners. Griffey Sr., 40, was signed by the Mariners as a free agent on Aug. 29 after he was released by Cincinnati on Aug. 18. In 21 games with Seattle, Griffey Sr. hit .377 with three home runs and 18 RBI. He was the Mariners' top offensive player for the final month and was named AL player of the week for the first time in his big league career. one-yea- It " 1) 6-- R: ar at game-tyin- J) , :f -- Campbell injured his nose in Monday's practice. "These are three excellent teams we host this week. Our main wrory is getting practice time in because ., of finals. We may practice a lot in ' the mornings to get most of together, but here is no ideal time to get everyone," said Reid. i Freshman Shawn Bradley leads , scor-- ; the Cougars with an ing average. His 52 blocked shots after eight games place him for a tie for third place for the season record by a BYU player. Greg Kite i . season leader with ; is the all-ti81 in 1982-8- - r-'cn Zip 0 .V? the-tea- s& 18.3-poi- nt -- it -- . 3. Utah roars hotel-casin- o, SUCCESSFUL: Surgery to remove New Mexico point guard Andre McGee's thymus gland in an effort to correct a vision disorder was successful. But team physician Dr. Ed Libby said Monday that the successful removal of the gland does not guarantee that McGee will be able to resume his college basketball career. "Andre McGee will not be able to play basketball for six months," Libby said following Monday's surgery at University Hospital. "Time will tell in the next six to 12 months whether McGee can return to the basketball court." mm LARGEST AVERAGE ATTENDANCE T MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL GAMES-- x average 29.S1B per 1. Syracuee - - '"""'Louiavllle "VllNLV Tenne.eee - game (91 "Mull) 22.B73 per game (99) 2 Kentucky 19.805 per game 3. North Caroline 19.348 (152Brigham Young per game 19.119 per game 17 859 per game (97H) 17.355 per game 7: New Mexico (92) 1 989-9- 0 16.629 per game aeaeon Source: TICAA ft SFSwill pay Sporta Featuree HSyndicate publlehed. Send SS for your Hat o .0. featuree, Mate to Sporta 080"-elud- e 660, Maple Shaaa, N.J. number name, addr.ee, phono and itource. Tuaaday 4 p m. Jaa Talk (KISN 570 AM) 5:30 p.m. College baeketball. Kentucky at Indiana (ESPN) 5:30 p.m. NBA, Jazz at Horneta (PSN, KISN 570 AM) NBA. lakeri at Knickj (TNT) 6 6 S.m. SportaTalk (KFMV 960 AM) 6 30 p.m. Sportacentral (KSL 1160 AM) 7:30 p.m. College baeketball, Penn St. at Temple (ESPN) 9 30 p.m. Boning, Bowen va. Craotree I? 10 p.m. College basketball, Texaa it Santa Barbar. (ESPN) . 1 Weber 3 past 5 3. LiIB j By The Associated Press rr.. .i - Utah survived poor first-half1:- ,! shooting and Josh Grant scored 14 ' : of his 19 points in the second half as the Utes went on to defeat " Weber State 2 Monday night. In other games involving West-- . ern Athletic Conference teams, Colorado State defeated Northwest New Mexico Louisiana downed North Texas 4 and Tex-- . as-Paso edged Arkansas-Littl- e Rock Jimmy Soto and M'Kay McGrath added nine points each for the host Utes ). David Baldwin, Al Hamilton and . Jason Joe each scored 14 points for Weber State. ., Utah hit just 9 of 33 attempts in the first half. The Utes led 11-- 4 after a Byron . Wilson with 13:57 remain--in-g in the half, but the Wildcats finished the half with a 0 run to. 1 at intermission. Hamil-- ; lead ton hit all eight of his first half , points during the run. Weber State built its lead to 2 five minutes into the second half, but the Utes scored nine straight points en route to a 20-- 8 run which gave them a 5545 lead with six minutes left. Grant scored 11 points during the run. Moments later a basket by Hamilton and a play by Joe trimmed the Utes' lead to but Soto hit six points during a 11-- 2 Utah finish. 68-5- Blaylock was wrapped up by John Stockton and went to the line for two free throws. He made the first and intentionally missed the second. Theus, charging in from behind the shooter, got both hands on the rebound and tipped the ball toward the basket. But the ball bounced off the back rim as the buzzer sounded. (See JAZZ, Page B-- TYSON FIGHT: Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will fight Donovan "Razor" Ruddock on March 18 at The hotel sources Mirage said. The fight reportedly will be a bout, and will go as scheduled whether or not the World Boxing Council strips Evander Holyfield of its title and sanctions the bout as a title fight. A spokesman for Tyson's promoter, Don King, refused to confirm or deny the fight, which could be announced as early as today. g As the ball was inbounded, Steve practice. Reserve forward Jeff. full-cou- The 1992 NBA All-Stgame was awarded to the Orlando Magic, and Walt Disney World will add its touch by assuming a major role in the event. The game will be Orlando played in the 15,077-seArena on Feb. 9, NBA commissioner David Stern said. Disney will be responsible for most of the three-da- y pageantry, player hotels and nearly 6,000 league guests, said Richard A. Nunis, president of Walt Disney Attractions. ALL-STA- forward Schreiner suffered a pinched sciatic nerve last week and missed 7. MAGIC Senior lineup. 98-9- ar B7 Cougars to entertain 00-9- 0 (AP) ANOTHER HONOR: byu 1990'. 18, 4a tf N Us, Tuesday mm,! jk 60-4- 4; 98-8- 80-7- 7. (8-1- AP Laserpboto New Jersey's Sam Bowie fouls Utah's Mike Brown as Brown tries dunk during Monday's game. 8) field-goal- 49ers back on track toward Super Bowl businesslike than last week," linebacker Matt Millen said. "I got the feeling on the sideline of, 'Let's just win this game and get out of The ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) San Francisco 49ers seem to be back on a Super Bowl track. Joe Montana threw a touchdown pass to Jerry Rice and rookie Dexter Carter scored on a run Monday night to cap a 0 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. e deThe victory gave fending Super Bowl champion San the best record in Francisco (13-advanthe NFL and the bome-fiel-fl tage throughout the NFC playoffs. Los Angeles (5-provided the 49ers with their only blemish, a 7 setback Nov. 25 at San Francisco. The 49ers then beat the New York Giants 3 in an d matchup and rallied last week to beat Cincinnati 7 in overtime. 4 'I think our approach was more here.' "This doesn't feel any different than the first eight weeks of the season, which means that we're just methodically moving along. "If you wanted to gauge it by the other 27 teams in the league, we'r playing pretty well. If you want to gauge it by this team right now, we can still get better. "Consistency is always the key We just want to be more consistent," Millen said. Millen recovered a fumbled snap by Ram quarterback Jim Everett to set up Mike Cofer's second field for a goal of the game, a 19-- 7 lead early in the third quarter. - rd 26-1- two-tim- 1) 9) 28-1- 7-- over-hype- 20-1- If it weren't for some penalties by an aggressive 49er secondary, San Francisco may have had a shutout. "There was no revenge factor," said fullback Tom Rathman, whose plunge on fourth-and-gomidway through the second quarter gave the 49ers a 0 lead. "But it would have been awkward to lose two games in a season against them. We just don't like to lose, and that's the bottom line. "We seem to be a better road team," Rathman said. "We like going into someone's backyard and taking the crowd out of the game. We just want to try and prove something every week. We are not at the level yet that we want to be in the playoffs. We want the momentum, and that's the key." al 9-- Rice, who hadn't scored in the previous four games, teamed with Montana for a spectacular scoring play late in the second quarter. Rice hauled in the throw at the Ram 15 and dragged safety Anthony Newman the last few yards into the end zone for a 16-- 0 lead. "We have been able to give a little bit and go downfield when (defenses) will be sitting on us yards out," Montana said. "Now we have to stay sharp and win and not worry about injuries," Montana added. "I think it was important to come in here and win. They (Rams) beat us the last time, and we played pretty bad. In the first part of that game, we gave up the ball four of the first six times we had it. " 60-ya-rd 21-1- 25-2- 37-3- . 57-5- 0, CSU 60, NWL 44 At Natchitoches, La., Chuckie White's 18 points led Colorado State past Northwestern State. (See WAC, Page B-- 8) Intimidation factor lacking in Marriott Center There is a false sense of goodness in Provo. It lives right up there with air quality and our domino gas prices. But let's be specific on this one. Marriott Center crowds aren't that hot. No one doubts the devotion of fans who pour into a 65,000 seat football stadium, and you can't criticize the loyalty of an impressive 17,500 people who are attending games in the 22,500 seat Marriott Center. But when it comes to the Marriott Center, there is a false sense of awesomeness that lives between tipoff, popcorn and exit doors. It isn't a question of devotion or loyalty, which for goodness sakes is nothing but goodness. It is a question how all those seats translate into a home court advantage for the fledging basketball team, for most any BYU team in any season. This facility, for all its seats, its square 10,000 play in than the Marriott Center? Why? Because in one opinion, the way tickets are allotted to fans in the Marriott Center, much spontaneity is lost. That electric current that travels from fans across an area is Dick Harmon CDnDTO -- r 4 short-circuite- d. cNsEDITOR It has always been this way. Oh sure, there are exceptions. One that comes to mind is the Notre Dame-BYgame a few years ago when you could cut fan furor with a knife. There are other examples of times during parts of games the crowd becomes a factor, but that is U country at any level. It is nice, t. But it is not a clean and feared place for visitors to play. The old Smith Fieldhouse has the Marriott Center whipped hands well-kep- down. s, In fact, with its its dead south side, watered down student section, lifetime committment to some season ticket holders, the Marriott Center is the largest-o- n campus arena in college basketball. It may be the biggest masquerading mausoleum in the world. There are games at Timpview and Provo or Spanish Fork which draw more consistent crowd noise. In the Westprn Athletic Confer late-comer- footage, its faces and mouths and hands neatly tucked in the beige seats, is anything but a forceful home court. It is one of the most attractive sports arenas anywhere in the in college bas- seat-aren- ketball which are more difficult to . ence, BYU's basketball crowd intimidation factor would rank sixth, just ahead of Hawaii, Air Force and San Diego State. Ranking the toughest places to play in the WAC, I'd have to go with 1. New Mexico, 2. UTEP, 3. Utah, 4. Wyoming, and 5. CSU. In fact at CSU, there is a decibel meter hooked to a giant head of a Ram. When it gets to the red zone (extremely loud), smoke pours out the Ram's nose. It smokes quite often. Sure, it's a gimmick. But, it works. Most of these arenas have rabid fans three feet away from play. The ire plenty ol j.ihaJ ana the exception, not the rule. One of the most embarrassing scenes in local sports is seeing BYU cheerleaders trying to instill some enthusiasm in one sleepy half of the Marriott Center. It is a joke. So, what can be done? There is an easy solution, but one that is difficuilt if not impossible to enact. First, take the northside orchestra pit seats reserved for VIPs and give this courtside position to the most rabid, screaming, crazy fans around. These seats do not belong to , they are only given out .. anybody or sold by the university on a . basis to guests of ; the university. Maybe some other i seats could be made available for this purpose. But load up this pit with real fans. Give these seats out on a first- game-per-ga- . come, first-serve- d group basis. Bring a verbal fan arsenal to the' front lines like officials do at New ' . Mexico's Pit or El Paso. . Let them set the pace, lead the1 . way. Call it the Yell Zone, feared pit in the league. " the--mo- st There are other adjustments which could be made in season" tickets, but it is a complicated-question- , primarily locked into life-- " time guarantees, politics and an initial contribution program which ' affects the seating and remains a' BYU problem for years to come. Some ringside seats could draw more revenue instead of being priced the same as seats just' below the concourse. The days of the Smith Fieldhouse are over But can the Marriott Center find a real life? ly |