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Show y- 2 I) - 1 V '$ y "'f E "fn I The Sail Lake Tribune. Sunday, March I l'( "'TT'VTlrV 14, 1982 lr Xtr'rV"l,,C',Tf'? ) L ' I TrTl rTTl"r "I T" I I t f y q" 1 n y y I. I y I I yi . f I IT r rn .1, f 1 f' i Heels, Tigers Squeak By; UAB, Louisville Romp James Madison Pushes Carolina; Wake Falters CILRLOTTE. N C James L'Pb Madison Coach Lou Cumpanelli says his U'um is ' a lot tH'ttor than a lot of people think" and ho won't got an I ! d 52-5- ninth-ranke- d 19th-lanke- d d - NASHVILLE. Tcnn (APi Oliver Robinson scored 23 points and 17th ranked surged lo a first half lead as the Blazers downed defending national in an NCAA champion Indiana Midcast Regional second-roungame Saturday. The Blazers, reeling oil their 11th consecutive victory, took control with torrid shooting in the first 8'i minutes The Sun Belt Conference titlists advanced to the icgional semifinals on their home court next week against the w inner ol Sunday's game between No 3 Virginia and Tennessee In an earlier second-rounbattle. No. 20 Louisville demolished Middle Tennessee State UAB, a victim in Indiana's march to the 1981 championship, had two hurst and two other 0 runs to stun the Hnosiers and build a quick 26-- lead Robinson had eight points during that stretch and Chris Giles, who finished with 17, udded another seven in the Ierkins hit from the baseline to make it The Tar Heels went to a delay game with six minutes to go and leading But a turnover and a missed free throw by Worthy allowed the Dukes to get baik in it A by Fisher and a layup by Keith Bradley cut North Carolina's lead to one K)int James Madison was led by Fisher, Linton Townes and Dan Kuland with 12 IKiints ea h In the second game, Memphis State managed to picvent an Atlantic Coast Conlcrenie sweep ol Tobacco Road by roaring back in the second halt to nip Wake Forest "The1 ballgame was ot two halves." Memphis State Coach Dana Kirk said alter Keith lce scored IK points and Otis Jackson picked Wake Forest's INicket with six seconds lelt "The lirst hall belonged to Wake Forest, the second half belonged to us " when 37-3- AJjbamu-Birminghu- 47-4- North nigumont from C.nohna The Dukos. a team that has played Division I basketball just six years, struggled with tho nations toam for tho lull 10 minutes Saturday Im Ioio tho Tar Heels esoaK'd with a victory in tho soeond round id NCAA tom nanioiit play In the soeond name of East Regional actum at the Charlotte Coliseum, Memphis State elided Wake Eorost Ml mcneu forwaid James Worths came !o North Carolina's rescue with a thiee-poin- t play and two critical tree tluows in the I inal seconds that stopped a .1 lines Madison comeback The Dukes fought their way hack I delicit to make it ruin a seven-pon174(i with 1.35 to play liclore Worthy . lK-Lee. a (i foot-10- . got North Carolina out of dander. tie and provided broke a ' It was one of the toudhest dailies we Memphis State with its winning margin played till year," said Worthy. "James while Joe kson stole a Deacon pass that Madison is one ol the best teams we wrapped up the game played all year. They gave us all we Wake Forest had one final chance, could handle " bunging the ball uibntinds with three r shot by came with 57 seconds to play But a Worthy's seconds to play and then a critical Danny Young nnssed and Memphis charging loul on Dukes duard Charles State was headed to the Fiist Regional Fisher gave North Carolina possession in Raleigh next week Woithy then was louled and hit both As the Deacons lined up to throw in t ends of a oppoi tuiii the hull a last time just short ol the tv to make it 52 Hi midcourt line. Kirk called time out He A team can always stay said he wanted to make sure his players close," said North Carolina Coach Dean lorced Wake Forest to throw the ball into the Ikic kcourt Smith, whose team now stands 2H 2 "They can control the tempo They det lie stud he did not want Wake Forest list'd io donid it till year throwing the ball near the basket and "We wanted a little bit taster tempo I getting oil a ti i c k shot thoudht we played very well defensive"We did exactly what we wanted to ly and I thoudht we rebounded well We do." he said "They did not hav e a good had to, because we weren't shoot uid percentage position at the very end " that well m the second hall Wake Forest Coach Carl Tacy stud The Dukes concluded their season Ills squad simply got out ol its ollense in It was the former women's the second hall college's second straight appearance in "It was anybodys ballgame and we the NCAA playotls bad a chance to wm at the end. and it "Were a hell of a lot better than a lot just didn't go onr way." he said ol people think." stud Campnnelli "We I we led all scorers, while teammate shouldn't lie this good m just six years added 12 and Phillip laiks Bobby I We came to play We in Division Confci once came to give everything we've got and Haynes got II lor the Metro i hampion Tiger1 , now 24-our kids did a heck ol a ol Wake Foiest. which ended its season "They (North Carolina) can wm it till 21 'I. got 11 points from Anthony I think North Carolina is as good as Teachcy and 13 Irom Ciiiv Morgan anybody " Deacons led the game from the Center Sam Perkins led the Tar Heels K The IK mark m I he first hall until Iwe tied with 17 points, while Worthy addl'd 15 il up to play in the game with 9 The Dukes led most ol the early going I we also keyed the comeback, scoring with 12 25 leli in the and were up I I ol his points m the second halt first period North Carolina spent the including the Imal seven lor the Tigers next live minutes playing catchup, lter Memphis State went up !v with 7 OK to finally went ahead three points Wake Forest's John Toms play lictoro intermission and enteied Int a HMoolerwith I 25 to play to make the locker room at halftime leading it 5ti 55 Then Bobby Parks missed the trout end ol a North Carolina pushed its lead to the opportunity and Teachcy grabbed the biggest of the game with 7 22 to play rebound d d y 80-7- 0 d d 7 ear-old- 53-5- 3 early 40-2- 2 tree-thro- two-sho- - 4. . Vv, t -- North Carolina's Sam Ierkins (at right) and James Worthy 12-- hi-1- 5 5I-2- tree-thro- ' z (52) Associate Press Lasrtrtoo box in Linton Townes of in NCAA game. Janies Madison Missouri Triumphs; Houston Nips Tulsa Tl'LSA. Okla. (DPI) Ricky Frazier scored 20 points and Steve Stipunovich and Marvin McCrary lame olf the injured list to combine lor 30 more to Missouri to a carry Midwest Regional victory over Marquette Missouri now advances to the Midwest senulmal next Friday to play HousSouthwest Conference runner-uton. a upset winner over No 11 Tulsa in the lirst game ol the double-heade- r 20th-ranke- d Marquette only shot 31 percent in the first half, but Missouri invited the Warriors to stay in the game with a staggering 18 tumov ers Williams Sparks Houston In the first game, the perimeter shooting ol Rob Williams neutralized zone defense and sparked Tulsa's Houston's upset ot the Hurricane e Williams, the third leading scorer m Houston history even though he is only a junior, soltened up the zone Slipamivich and McCrary were both with 10 perimeter points in the first hall questionable until game time McCrary and then crushed the lane lor of tensive bad sutlered a concussion when he was rebounds to score 26 points ov ei .ill and elbowed in the lace m a game against a streak of 35 straight v icfones end help Colorado March 2 and had not played lor Tulsa til its home town since Stipanov icli had sprained ail The Cougais got a basket Irom each ankle in a pickup game last wee k of their starters and two from Williams li 19 St ipanov k scored points three minutes ol the during the McCrary II and Frazier used his 2(1 to second halt opening to turn a halltime become the second leading scorer m adv lead antage into a 4 ID points, as Missouri history with Williams suued 15 of his second-hal- f the Tigers posted their school-recor27th win ol the season Missouri points dui mg the opening in1? minutes ami the improved its record to 27-- with its to keep Houston m front Cougars led 71 58 with seven minutes lourth straight victory. lelt Frazier scored 18 of his points and But Houston went the next live stake the Big 8 Stipanov ich 17 t champion Tigers to a 8 lead with mmoles m a delay game without 25 left in the game. But Glenn Rivers scoring a pom) and Tulsa capitalized and Brian Nyenhuis each scored six with eight straight, including lour In res liman forward Herbert Johnson, to points to trigger a 16-- Marquette spurt over the next six minute's to dose tho c lit the lead to 71 til! gap to Clyde Drexler Imally ended that drought with a pair of Iree throws with Mi.zou Wins At Line 2 02 remaining to open the lead to seven Missouri d'd not scene a held goal points ov er the final eight minutes of the game Drexler added 17 and Lynden Rose 12 hut sunk 13 I tree throws, including live by gua id Prince Bridges to snap lor Houston, which upped its recoid to 23-The 23 wins are the most by the Marquette's winning streak and d"op the Warriors to 23-- Bridges Cougars since 1978 aded 15 lor Missouri while Rivers Paul Pressei scored Pi points. Steve scored 18 to pace Marquette Harris 15. Greg Stewart 15 and Mike Mike Wilson added 11 and Dwavnc Anderson 11 lor Missouri Valley ConferJohnson 10 lor the Warriors, whose nine ence c hampion Tulsa which ended the losses tins season mcoude eight at the season 21 0 hands of teams currently in the ITT nd so. while Tulsa laded lo cash in Top 20 on its hometown advantage. Missouri Marquette missed its lirst nine shots hopes to in next weeks regi nal, which befoie live minutes will be held in St, Louis There should and fell behind had passed, but Rivers scored six lie plenty of Tiger Ians at the Mizou-HoustoIKiints to draw Marquette even at game. and again tied it with his fourth basket Joining them m St Louis will he at Sundnv's winners at Dallas, where Stipunovich and Fiaier each scored DcPaul plavs Bust an College and Ar lead kansas L.kcs on Kansas State DePau! six in a 5 run tlut built a But Missouri only scored two more is the top seed in the regional and will e lie hoping Sunday to avoid the IMiints in the final 32 minutes, that on a eliminations it experienced last and goulteudmg call against Wilson Marquette was aide to cut the lead to year (to St Joseph's) and the year before do UCLA) by into! mission 73-0- 9 fifth-ranke- d llth-ranke- d p all-tim- live-poi- 48-3- 5 Continued F rom Page 1M a good deal of poise, took immediate charge m the early stages of the second hall and slowed it down to construct a lead advantage Now. a four-poimay not sound like much, but m a c est game like tins, every held gun was golden However, despite tiuilmg thiougliout the initial 10 minutes ol the second half. Fresno refused lo push the panic button "When they (the Mouutameersi continued to slow it down, they vveie just relict ted playing into our hands. Fresno guard Don Mason, who was held to six points but played an instrumental role in the Bulldogs' controlled otfon.se We were happy when they slewed it down That kept us dose and gave us a chance to play defense " 53-2- v I Fresno State Imally caught West Ynginia when Bobby Davis (eight points, in 39 solid minutes) scored on a tiHn with 9.19 lelt to force a l dcudlotk Rod biggins, who amassed a IK game-higshooting points on liont the lield. then got into the act for the Bulldogs and the precious momentum suddenly switdied favor of Fiesiio After the di amatics were deadlocked 3fi-3- h d til-4- 9 3 5(5-4- 1 1 and 40. Fresno took its first lead ol when Bradley the second hall at worked loose on a hack cut lor a layup Then, alter West Virginia tenter Phil Collins was called lor an olleiisive loul lor throwing an elbow inside. Higgins swished two I roc throws to extend the Bulldogs' lead to 14 10. 07 to play til 3K 0 The Mountaineers sliced thedetieit to on a Russell Todd tree throw, hut lliadley cashed in on two more live throw s to elevate the Bulldogs to a 1 40-4- 1 advantage with 13 seconds left Alter - who poured in a (Ireg Jones 17 team-higpoints tor West Virginia with 32 seconds scored on a lay-remaining to cut the Fresno lead to Higgins put the vutory on tee with Ins tilth and sixth tree throws ot the game, leaving the 'Dogs w ith a lead with 27 seconds to play h 3 4 9 tour-gam- 7 e 9 9-- 0 n 16-1- "That s when I figured it was over." admitted Higgins, who also contributed lour rebounds while playing the entire 10 minutes lor Fresno "Wo ve wailed a long, long time lor this da " Fresno State has been waiting u long, long time lor the slowdown jokes to cease, too May be now the Bulldogs w ill Ik1 respected with 17 a trio ol including points tlireoqxinl plays, and Jerty Eaves ignited the pre ssing dclensc that forced Middle Tennessee into 26 turnovers ' Our pressure can have an cllect on anyone." Crum said "There's a lot ol times w lien it has moie ot a negative ettecl on us than our opixments "Th.it, however, was not the (use " against the Blue Raiders Coach Stan "Ramrod" Simpson ol Middle Tennessee said lie thought his team's upset victoiv over Kenluikv Ttuusd.iy night drained it c mot mindly "I don't think people iculic the impact to a team like outs, healing the Kentucky." said Simpson "It s like " Boy S outs beating the Russians Simpson also said he was sin prised at the numlxT ol IjouisviIIc Ians m the umia upp.uently having bought tick ets to watch a game that never took Louisv die vs Kentucky lor tho place lu st time in 23 years adv allies to next Louisville, week's legumal scminlinals in Bir mmgham. Ala . where the Cardinals will meet with the winnci ol Sunday s game between Minnesota and Ten 21-- ncssi'c-ChatlaiKHi- Middle Tennessee jumped to a quick lead over the Cardinals helot c Louisville went to its full court press Unit gave the Blue Raiders problems lead The Cards Imally took a wlien Eaves stole an inhounds pass, pluv converting it into a three-poin- t midway through the lirst hall Till' Raiders lell ti.uk by six hut deadlock bcloie rallied lor a Charles Jones took tho 1980 national with champions ahead to slue at two tree throws six minutes betnre 12 5 1 20-2- 0 22-2- 0 hall t n tic' at intermission The Cards led lour stretched that margin to minute's into the second hall and held its in the biggest lead at 30 X'ints. closing minutes Fa vi's added 13 (mints. Poncho Wi iglit 12 ami Jones as Louisv die had little trouble advancing once it took command late in the lirst hall The Cardinals com cried six three point plays in the game, and laded on two other suc h attempts Ohio alhv Jerry Beck. Conlerouio player ol the year, had 22 points and Rick Campbell 12 lor ttie Blue Raidcis. who Imished at 22 9 30-2- 2 0 80-5- 1 Iwo-tim- c 4 1 Fresno State Walks Past Mountaineers didn't get closer titan Indiana. eight ixnnls the rest of ttie way as Robinson hit two tree throws lor the Blazers, Jonatlt Nicholas sank lour and Norman Anchrum hit two more m the Imal 90 seconds. After the first game. Coach Denny Crum ol Louisville said a pressure defense loosened his team as the Cardinals overcame an early deficit and c rushed Middle Tennessee State. "We w'ere a little tight initially, but once we got into the flow with our pressure defense and got the tempo where we wanted it, we were all right." said Crum, who arrived in Nashville shortly lietore the game alter recuperating at tiis home Irom a kidney stone ailment Derek Smith led the Cardinal scoring 19-1- c 1 VAvwri 4St hall-contr- 4 going. The Blazers. 24-- still led by 19. lelt in the opening halt and with went to the locker room at intermission with a advantage alter Luellen Foster hit a layup at the buzzer. Indiana, getting 24 points from Ted Kitchel. got within 14 four times in the first seven minutes of the second hall They chopped it to 11 liv e minutes later The Boosters, who have won lour national titles, never got within 10 IMiints until Jim Thomas hit a layup 2 29 Irom the Imish that cut the murgin to 32-1- 30-lo- three-pointe- Bartows Blazers Blast Indiana: Cards Cruise 1 n-1- 9 33-2- 11-- lirst-gam- 35-3- 0 9ih Straight Loss Cavaliers Nip Jazz Special to The Tribune Bill Musselman RICHFIELD. Ohio lamed his first victory in his second stmt as the Cleveland Cavaliers' coach Saturday night as the Cav deleated the Jazz It was the ninth straight loss lor the Jazz and the l'5th in their last 14 games And there is no relief in sight The Jazz lelt Cleveland immediately alter the '.ime and llew to Milwaukee, where thev'll play the Buc ks Sunday afternoon O it) p m MST) in the fourth game ol e this miserable road trip. In losing the Jazz earned the distinction of dropping ttie season series. to ttie Cavaliers, who have the worst record m Hie league and have gone through lour coaches this season, the latest being Musselman who replaced Chiu k Doty last Monday The Cavaliers, who had lost 13 of their previous 15 game's, were locked in a 96- lie midway through the lourth quarter when they pulled away to win tout shot by Paul Mokeski. who made ,8 roe throws in the Imal quarter, broke ttie tit w ith 7:42 to go ad launched 2 Cleveland run that left the Cavs a with a sole lead with three and a hall minutes lelt The Jazz had to score tin last eight ixnnts ol the game to make the .core look close ClJt Robinson had 25 xi,nts to lead Hie Cavs and Scott Wellman, who had ball the points in that decisive run in the fourth quarter, finished with 21 Also contributing in a balanced Cleveland attack were Bobby Wilkerson with 21 mints and Ron Biewer with 18 Adrian Dantley led the Jazz with 28 ixnnt'.. playing exclusively m the back-coutor ttie lirst time. The Jazz had tour other players in double (igures Bill Rnbinme with 18, Rickey Green - 3 five-gam- 2-- I 1 1 110-9- 8 1 2 rt with 17. Howard Wood with to and Dan Sihaycs with 14 Ttie Jazz went with a new lineup Saturdnv night, due to a wrist iiqury Dial kept starting guard Daircl! Grit toll on the sidelines Coach Frank Laydcn dec ided to start rookie1 Wood at lorward and switch Dantley to guard With Wood scoring It points in the lirst quarter and showing no signs ol nervousness in his lirst NBA start the Jazz got oil to a good start and held a lead midway through the second 8 quarter But then the Cavahcis scored seven in a row to tie the score and went on to outseore the Jazz over the last seven minutes ol the period to take a lead at the halt points 24-1- 1 62-5- 6 Ttie Cavs kept the lead throughout the third period and took an edge into the lourth. But then the Jazz opened the limit quarter with a lt-- burst, with Robmme getting seven ol the points Robmme completed the run with a Ihrce-pom- t play that gave Ct.ili a lead with 8 30 lo play. .Viter Robinson answered with a three-poin- t play lor ttie Cavs, S' liaves made two tree throws to 89-8- 0 1 94-9- 3 with 7 50 to play But tie it up ."it tliat was the last time the .Jazz would lie even m tins game. 96-9- 0 So now ttie Jazz take their long losing streak into Milwaukee, where, surpris ingly. they'll lace another team that's ruling a losing streak The Bucks have lost Inc id a row. the last a 112 110 iht fliaugcr at home against Seattle Friday. Don Nelson, ttie coach ol the Cent at Division leaders, said alter that game. We're just going through a period where it seems like we're snake-bi- t We Hist cant seem to wm one " i i Wyoming Tears Fall For What Might Have Been in 82 5 Steve I uhm ssstanl S rts Editor LOGAN Four thousand I'mveisity ol Wyoming Ixxisteis showed up here1 Saturday to w alt h the Western Vthletie Conlcrenie ihampiou Cowboys try and derail sixth i.mked Georgetown ill the scumdi mind of the NCAV basketball tournament Thirty minutes attei t lie Hoy as ended (lie Cow tiny s' season it seemed like most ot those supported s were jammed in Hie narrow corndoi outside the Wyoming locker room It was a bittersweet scene There weie tears. Irom the grade schixiler with braids and the brown and gold T shirt as well as Irom Bill Garnett, the lorward who Cowboys' snllered through Ins second straight soli par tournament game (..amtl wlio schored live points against Geoigetown oil 2 ol 5 Held goal shooting knew Ins hick ol pi mlnci ion w as one ol the east ins Wy inning tailed to Upset the I lov as ml lie knew Ili.it was whv the By i Cowlxiy Ixxisters outside the locker room would be home on the range next week, not in Provo lor the West Regional Hinds It's just sue li a dis.ipixunting end. " I don't 9 senior said the know why this had to happen now Imt it did I guess I lust w.isnt aggressive enough w it h the basketball Perhaps Perhaps d was the Hoy a detense, which kept Wyoming from going inside, where the Cowboys have won most ol ttie games tins season Whatever the reason. Garnett didn't get a ell. nice to talk alxiut it much He was swallowed up by the timing outside Hie locker room, where shouts ol "We I, ove Vou. Bill " "See ya m tile NB V" greeted Ins appeal mice "Its too eailv to talk about that " he soot ol the1 future ' I iist have to llimk almut tins one lor awhile " lie lmi. 'Id Ii.k k ;i not ic thin e, hugged teammate Chris Kn.Jei who had all eailv mi t Hie mo!) w as an prised w ith the dni iplme ' ( iem tliev getow n showed" Fillll t i I 3 ' I ve seen them on TV tins year didn t Hunk thev would show the palii'ine they lad today Vnd Hue's credit to tin m said and gler said Mike also tut a couple of lug basket1 te a great player " i .i voaeli John Thompson said Ins team's defense wac the key lo ueton Bid we didn't play well We made Wyoming Coach Jim Brandenburg, more mistakes than tliev did and that who in two years has guided ttie Pokes 5 was the ditlereiu e lien w e got hack in to a reei ml. agreed Hu- game 10 58 with 6 20 remaining! Prissiite delcnse is onr wav." thought we were going to win We had Thompson said "We liei one a tittle the momentum jihI I Hist thought it was afraid ol it early when ttie olficials vveie going to he our turn culling it teal tight, and we backed off a But it didn't work out licit way " little We went to softer pressure Mike J .11 kson. the 6 loot-"No one single point v ms a game, but junior guard who shot Hie Cowlxiy s back into we tiave to play good defense lo do well tlu game with a couple of 20 looters Even wlien they made their run Oil the took the brunt ol Gcoigctown's pres sei ond half i, I knew it would be our sure delonse while trying to run the defense th.it would pull us through " Wyoming ollense Thompson s;, id he felt the Cowbois "Tliev have good, quick hands." would lie .i tough opponent tor Ills Jackson said "And they have long Hoi as Hie team in the West arms Th,d helps They lust took us out Regional ol oiu ollense a little lot too much Even In lore Wiotning tuat Indeiil T'l Cowliovs committed Ik Southern Cal un the List mioid 'I hi, is dav l.igldi felt we would plal ui novel s u.i hiding 11 m ttie ItsI hall ud we ii k'aii who nonetheless played well Wyoming " Thompson said knew tliev Would lie toil Il todav till lied t e lull over seven tl lies I lev Bui that was good Ixiatisc when vou I all I pond Imget s " Fu I 17-- 1 - 1 3 I 1 f teams scare us. we seem toplai better Wyoming scared u.s They have good size and tliev play together " I'a.mileniiurg agreed that the Hoy a deleii.se keyed ttie victory, but lie also Mamed some ot his team's mislortuncs on hud passing Also, the Wyoming i (inch said Garnett's early foul trouble tic had three personal in 10 39 was important "That wiis not the real Bill Garnett you .saw in tins tournament." Brandenburg said "He hasn't had two sub-pa- r all year And the games back foul situation, well, that's his history He seems to back off a little if he gets in eai Iv hull trouble " Binndcnhurg was asked if lus team was nervous about playing could Georgetown, a team many think for the NCA championship m two weeks I don't think playing Geoigetown had nnvthmg lo do with our pel for malice ' lie said "We weie leadv lo and wm - a basketball game " plav ih.dtenge nd what about play mg nui'is 7 loot freshman Pat Ewing, who bail seven points and eight rebounds' "1 think playing against him was more id a problem in younthc media "si mmd than it was lor our playeis." Brandentiuig said Meanwhile. Fresno State Couch Bind Grant, moments alter Ins team's vie lory over West Viiginia in Saturday's second game, was asked alxiut his upcoming meeting Thursday night with Georgetown ' I did think about Georgetown while watc lung them play Wyoming." Grant said "Ttiev boat a pretty good team' and they did it with defense We have to be prepared lor that " Blit do Ins Bulldogs really stand a i banco You know, in Fresno, we pi av a lot." Grant laughed "But seriously, we played Georgetown in the Novada-Kentournament about three y cut s ago At Hie time thev were i nuked alxiut third in Hie iiiuntii and they were supposed lo Mow us out But tliev won bv two or tom I don't know, mni lie they were out gambling all night ' o y |