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Show Page C3 THE HERALD. Provo. Utah, Wednesday, January 22, 1992 Indiana beats Michigan; By No. 13 Syracuse and No. 8 Kentucky upset The Associated Press The Phoenix Suns were ha, giving them high hopes of extending a seven-gam- e w inning streak when they arrived at Chicago Siadium. Those hopes were dimmed when Kevin Johnson injured his back in the third quarter. And unfortunately for the Suns. Michael Jordan was still playing for the Chicago Bulls, who beat Phoenix Tuesday night for their 10th consecum e victory "1 thought we could win this one," said Johnson, who had 38 Two basketball conferences always listed among the nation's best, it seems only logical their e teams, even this early in first-plac- the season, would be among the country's top teams. 108-10- 2 points and 35 assists but sat out 1 3 minutes in the second half after play ing the entire first half. "It kind of took the v.ind out of us when I left. Overall, this team has done well without me. Unfortunately, we couldn't pick it up toJohnson injured his lower back iate in the third quarter when he was upended by Scottie Pippen going for a steal. At the time, the Suns had a three-poilead, but a 17-- 5 run spanning the third and fourth quarters put the Bulls in control, and they went on to their 15th victory in 16 games. Jordan scored 23 of his 30 points in the second half for Chicago, which trailed by 14 points in the second quarter. "We had to find our rhythm," Bulls coach Phil Jackson said. "These West Divison teams we see only a couple of times and it takes awhile to find that. And when we did. our defense turned it up a 7-- 7. U A''uV notch." Elsewhere in the NBA, it was Portland 131. the Los Angeles Lakers 92: Houston 117, Milwau1 J ) rt rd 14, the Los 128. Seattle 119; Sacramento 94. Denver 85: and Orlando 105. Minnesota 92 . Trail Blazers 131 . Lakers 92 Nine Portland players scored in double figures as the Trail Blazers notched their most lopsided victory of the season and Los Angeles suffered its biggest loss. Clyde Drexler had 19 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for Portland, which improved its home record to 17-The Blazers out scored the Lakers 16-- 4 at the end of the first quarter, led by 8 at halftime and extended the margin to 3 in the third quarter. - ' mm"- 21. . , S , M, AP Laserphoto Chicago's Horace Grant guards the Suns' Tom Chambers in off 5. 1 The Lakers, whose previous at Milwauworst loss was 126-9- 4 kee on Dec. 3. were play ing w ith-oleading scorer James Worthy because of a swollen left knee. Spurs 1 14, Clippers 100 San Antonio, play ing under Bob Bass just hours after coach Larry Brow n was fired, got 17 points and rebounds from David Robinson to win at home against Los Angeles. The Spurs took a lead fended the fourth then into quarter, ut 1 nt a rally by the Clippers, who were led by Danny Manning with 23 points. Bass, a Spurs vice president w ho has taken over for fired coaches four times, was Brown's replacement after Spurs owner Red announced Brown's firing. The action followed a meeting between Brown and McCombs on Monday in which McCombs reportedly fired Brow n before rehiring him iater in the dav Rockets 11 7. Bucks 107 Reserve guard Sleepy Floyd 31 points, inscored a season-hig- h in 16 fourth the cluding quarter, leading Houston over Milwaukee. The Bucks, w ho lost their fourth Mc-Com- bs . he has a combined 50-3- 1 record and is a four-- y ear lettermen. This w ith y ear his record stands at 23-- 3 TAHBO: his only losses coming to wrestlers. He also has won his 4-- A (Continued from Page CI from the Bailey was 100; Atlanta Angeles Clippers ) actively supported Jason. Throughout his life. Jason both played basketball and wrestled, but when he entered high school, he had to make a decision to do just one. since they both go on at the same time. ""Wrestling isn't as glamorous as basketball." Tahbo said. "But I think ifv more of a challenge. It's lusi y on and the other guy There is no one eise to blame when you . weight class at the 32-tea- m Evans-to- n Invitational tournament the past two years. "Jason should be one of the contenders for the state championship this year." said Grant. "He's peaking at the right time and is looking good." Despite Jason's success in w res- tling. Grant w ith more impressed the example that Jason sets off the mat is . "Jason exemplifies what high school athletics is al! about. Win. lose, or draw, he alway s acts with class. He's a great example to the lose." However, losing hasn't been much of a factor throughout Jason's career. In the past two years. re- 5-- night." kee 107: San Antonio Indiana Fourth-ranke- d mained the only unbeaten team in the Big Ten with an 89-7- 4 victory over No. 16 Michigan on Tuesday night, increasing its overall record to 14-- 2 and its conference lead to IVi games over Ohio State and Minnesota with a 0 record. Sounds like the theory is holding up nicely. Villanova's 70-6- 0 victory over No. 13 Syracuse on Tuesday night vaulted the Wildcats into first place in the Big East with a 5-- 1 record, one-ha- lf game ahead of Connecticut and a lot better than their overall mark of So much for that theory. In other games involving ranked teams on Tuesday night, it was No. 1 Duke 95, Boston University 85; Tennessee 107, No. 8 Kentucky 85; No. 19 North Carolina Charlotte, Davidson 70; and No. 21 Tulane 87, Virginia Commonwealth 85 in overtime. No. 4 Indiana 89, No. 16 Michigan 74 The Hoosiers won their 12th straight as Damon Bailey and Cal-beCheaney had 22 points each. Indiana went to the free throw line 50 times, an Assembly Hall-recomaking 33. NBA action. The Buiis won the game. 9 with straight road game, led 7:52 left in the game before Floy d scored seven consecutive points, putting the Rockets ahead for 95-8- good. Hawks 128, SuperSonics 119 Dominique Wilkins scored 29 points and Atlanta's reserves Seattle's bench plavers 52-- out-scor- ed 9. The Hawks, winning for the first time in four games in Seattle since Feb. 4. 3988. used a 0 spurt at the end of the third quarter 0 lead into the fourth to take a period. The Sonics got no closer than eight points the rest of the w ay as Wilkins scored 11 points in the 7-- 92-8- younger wrestlers," said his coach. Lehi High School principal Russ Felt is also impressed with Tah-boabilities as a w restler and athlete. "'Jason has a quality of toughness about him," said Felt. He's a good athlete, and not someone you look forw ard to facing in a situation." Jason's high school athletic prow ess hasn't been limited to just w restling. He lettered three years 's one-on-o- ne and earned honors as a junior. He is also a three-yea- r lettermen in baseball and w ill be the leading pitcher for the Pioneers this Spring. In fact, baseball may be the sport that Jason pursues in college. in football NNIS: (Continued from Page CI) said, referring to media hype of his outbursts. Ferreira said he watched every match McEnroe played here and w as happy to see him progress. "I wanted him to do well." he said. "It's just unlucky that he wasn't on the other side of the draw." The crowd in packed, the pro-McEnr- 15,000-se- at stadium, enchanted by his return to the ' 'v John MsitiV&evks himself he choked after losing Tuesday. lime-lig- ht and immaculate behavior, also was stunned by the ease w ith which Ferreira reacted to the biggest match of his career. Those who brought American flags had few chances to wave them. Instead, the few South Africans in the stands proudly waved a couple of orange, blue and white banners. McEnroe, wearing a elastic support on his right knee for the third straight match, never got a chance to display his deft touch at the net. He appeared a little sluggish and had trouble taming an inconsistent first serve that had him shaking his head when an inordinate number came from Michigan offensive boards. We blocked out pretty well." fourth period. Kings 94, Nuggets 85 Lionel Simmons had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Spud Webb 18 points and 13 assists as Sacramento matched its longest winning streak of the season at two by w inning at home against Denver. Magic 105, Timberwolves 92 Nick Anderson scored 26 points and Orlando snapped a nine-gahome losing streak by defeating Minnesota, which lost its sixth consecutive game. The Magic, last in the NBA in blocked shots w ith an average of 3.7 per game, had eight of its d 13 blocked shots in the first quarter. team-recor- His forte is a fastball that is clocked in the high 80 range. During his sophomore year at a tournament in Mescuite, Nev.. a Los Angeles Dodger scout showed up to watch him pitch and left impressed. Last year he avermile-per-ho- aged over ur in- per one-strikeo- ut ning. As for which sport he would prefer to play in college, Jason is undecided. "1 like both sports," he said. "I guess it just depends on what ty pe of offers 1 get." Regardless of which sport he chooses, the odds are pretty good he's going to do well. Looking at his record, you get the feeling that Jason Tahbo will be successful at whatever he w ants to do in life. hit the tape and sailed long. During a stretch of five service games spanning the end of the first set to the middle of the third, Ferreira gave up only three points. He put himself in position to finish off the match w ith a sharply cros-scou- rt y angied backhand that landed w ell out of McEnroe's reach and made it 30-1A forehand in the comer brought him two match points. half-volle- 5. Jim Courier, Second-seede- d who had hoped to meet McEnroe in the final, now will be cheering for Ferreira to knock off Edberg. Courier's hopes for the No. 1 ranking hinge on winning the tournament and having Edberg lose in the semifinals. Edberg beat fifth-seede- Ivan d 6-- 1 6-- 1 Lendl 4-- 6, 7-, 6-- 7 (5-7- ), in a battle of tw champions to advance to the final four, while 6-Courier claimed an easy 6-6-- 2 over outclassed Amos victory 5, 3, 2, Mansdorf of Israel. Courier next will face unseeded Richard Krajicek, who ousted Wimbledon champion Michael Stich 5-- 7. 7-- 6 (7-2- 6-- 7 ), (1-7- ), 6-- 4, 6-- 4. Edberg and Krajicek gave the fans their money's five setworth. Their ters lasted a combined six hours and 45 minutes. center-cou- rt back-to-ba- ck free throw line, grabbed a team-hig- h five rebounds and tied teammate Chris Reynolds with five assists. That's not enough to wow his coach. "I'm waiting to see Bailey better than this," Bob Knight said. "He's improved, he's got a w ay to go. "An aw ful lot of our free throw s All those foul shots meant a lot of fouls, and three of Michigan's heralded five freshmen fouled out. including Juwan Howard, who led the Wolverines with a season-hig- h 26 points and 10 rebounds. "If you can play w ith Indiana, you can play w ith any body in the country," said Michigan guard Michael Talley, who had 15 points. "We will take this loss as a learning experience." The Wolverines (10-closed to 1 , but Indiana rallied w ith 10 straight points, fiv e by Bai4, 2-- 3) 53-5- lead with ley, to build a 11:26 remaining. The Wolverines refused to fold, however, as they outscored Indi nt COUGARS: (Continued from Page CI ) on shooting shots inside six feet. The past four games the Cougars have missed easy shots inside the and paint, many of them lay-in- s Reid said it isn't bad luck. "We work hard to gel the ball inside and certain things have to happen to score. Sometimes it's a lack of concentration, we need to use better angles, and you always have a better chance if you use the backboard instead of hit the hoop. It's a lot different than the 10- - to shot. It is very tough to hit shot: it takes touch and a a little finesse. We'll work on that. It also helps if you can draw some fouls in there and get a 12-fo- ot six-fo- ot two-and-on- Reid said he didn't know if BYU was a better team than a month ago or not. "The games are tighter. People know us better." NOTES Only tw o guards in the WAC are averaging more than six assists per game. They include Nathan Call and New Mexico's Willie Banks. : and closed to 73-6- 9 with left. 5:02 Bailey again ignited the Hoosiers w ith a basket that started an 2 run. Villanova 70, No. 13 Syracuse 60 Wildcats coach RoIIie Massimi-n- o admitted his team was affected play ing for first place. by "We were a little apprehensive early, I guess because of the intensity of playing for first place,",, Massimino said. "I told them at halftime it's only a game, just relax, and play like you know how."; That means defense, and Vilian-ov- a 5- -' held the Orangemen (13-2) to their lowest output of the season. 22 points below their season average. "I thought we played a terrific defensive game," said Massimino, w ho employed a variety of defenses throughout the game. Dav id Johnson had a season-lo- w eight points for visiting Syracuse, well below his 22.8 average. No. 1 Duke 95, Boston U. 85 Christian Laettner had 25 points for the Blue Devils (13-0- ), who won their 19th consecutive game., Visiting Duke took advantage of its height advantage and spent a good ana By The Associated Press The" Big Ten and the Big East. I ; 9-- 2 8-- 2, portion of the night at the free' throw line, making 36 of 56. Tennesee 107, No. 8 Kentucky 85 With just over three minutes to play, the Volunteers (10-led 83-7- 6 and then went to work from the free throw line, making 17 of 22 foul shots in that span w hile Kentucky managed just two field goals. The loss was the first' this season in the Southeastern, Conference for the Wildcats (14-3- ,; ). who have lost 16 of the 21 games thev have plaved in Knox- -' ' : ville. , No. 19 N.C. Charlotte 82, 3-- 2) 6, 4-1- . Davidson 70 The 49ers (12-2- ) rallied from; their weekend loss at Duke to win the "Battle of Henry Williams had 2 1 points and James Terrell added 19 as North Carolina Charlotte led by at least seven and as many as 20 in the second half. Jason Zimmerman led the visiting w ith 26 points. Wildcats (5-8) No. 21 Tulane 87, Ya. Commonwealth 85, OT Freshman guard Pointer Williams made five of six free throws in the final 31 seconds of ov ertime as the Green Wave (14-rebounded from their first loss of the' season w ith the Metro Conference win. The Rams (9-had one last chance, but Rod Ladd's bounced off the front of the rim at the buzzer. Virginia Commonwealth tied the game 76-7-6 w ith 38 seconds left in regulation on Sharron Mills' jumper from the' 1, 3-- 0) 2-- 2) 6, foul line. ', Call leads the WAC in assists with 6.36 per game. Russell Larson hit 10 of 13 shots and had 21 rebounds last week against AFA and W'yoming. ; BYU has the longest home win, streak (8-of any team in the conference. Wyoming's Reginald Slater has 10 games of 30 rebounds or more and is the only WAC player averaging more than 10 rebounds per game. But no other Cowboy ranks in the Top 20. Wy oming has gone to the free throw line 471 times in only 15 games, an average of 31 per game. No other WAC team is even close in number of attempts. Nick Sanderson of BYU leads the league in three-poishooting,' having made 14 of 31 for .456 percentage. In nearly every w ire story out of Albuquerque, New Mexico's 8 star Khari Jaxon is mentioned as of 86 and a half having a w inches. He has 54 blocks and is shooting 73 percent. Of note, BYU freshman Russell Larson, the Coun of gar sixth man, has a 0) , ; nt 6-- ing-sp- an wing-spa- 86 and one-quart- er Bradley, at inches. Shaw n has a 90 inch wingspan. Fight after game prompts 'afternoon only' hoop tiits SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The beating of a Skyline pupil followbasketball ing a Highland-Skylin- e game Friday has prompted the Granite Board of Education to or- der all Highland games against Granite schools be held during the day for the rest of the season. If administrators of Highland, in the Salt Lake district, do not prevent such fights in the future, the was atucked by students from that school who were "laying in wait for him" said Wendall Sullivan, Granite district director of high school operations. "He was kicked in the face and beat. He has a lot of swelling and abrasions on his face. He is back in school now with two black eyes," Sullivan told the board Tuesday. . Utah High School Activities Association w ilrbe asked to take action, which could include suspension Board member Ly nn D. Davidson said the youth could have been killed had not police intervened. the Granite There have been other fights and use of intimidation between Highland and Skyline students in the last two years. Sullivan said , from competition, board said. The Skyline senior walking to his car after the game at Highland |