Show Sfljc Section D orts Salt Jake tribune Sundai 29 Morning-Ma- rch 1987 Page 1 I nr lire nl cii i 2 t:-20L- Newspapers It wasn t pretty but then Syracuse wasn't trying to win a beauty contest The Orangemen popped the bubble of underdog Providence in a battle of Big East Conference teams Saturday (Ideating the and capturing a berth in the Friars championship game of the NCAA basketball tournament Syracuse (31-6- ) will play Indiana in the Final Four finale Monday at 6 p m MST iCRS-TV- ) in the New Orleans Superdome Providence (25-9- ) had reached this stage of the tournament with hot shooting particularand ly on pressure defense Neither paid off Saturday The Friars missed 14 of 19 three point attempts and shot 36 4 percent overall They came in shooting 43 percent on and leading the nation in the number of three-poin- t shots made per game with a 8 33 average Their leading scorer guard Billy Donovan was three for 12 and their other perimeter threats Ernie Lewis and Delray Brooks shot a combined six for 21 "Defense won it for us" Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim said ' You ve got to neutralize Donovan somehow and weve got the guy who can do it in Sherman Douglas ’’ After an opening few minutes in which it seemed no one wanted to take the initiative the Orangemen finally got their game in gear They led through most of the first half then ) with 15 minlead opened up a utes 19 seconds to play Providence made two final runs at a comeback A brief fight in the lane between Douglas and Brooks brought both teams and coaches onto the floor and was quickly stopped though the incident seemed to arouse the Kmght-Ridde- r 97-9- three-pointer- Coach Bob Knight Indiana using a balanced attack overcame a trio of stellar individual performances by UNLV Guard Freddie Banks had 38 points and eight rebounds Forward Armon Gilliam had 32 points and 10 rebounds And guard Mark Wade had an NCAA Tournament-recor18 assists Indiana though never seemed to flinch keeping control almost the entire game Yet it was far from easy As Knight walked onto the court before the game he turned to Ed Steitz the NCAA Rules Committee chairman who was responsible for the institution of the three-poin- t goal this season and patted him on the back "I just hope that child you gave birth to the three-poishot doesn't kill us tonight'’ Knight said and smiled It nearly did The Rebels took 35 shots from three-poin- t range hitting 13 including a performance from Banks MMy shooting was tremendous" Banks said ' It was a classic example of how much shooting has come into the game' Knight said I believe basketball should involve passing and a lot of other things rather than just throwing it up I” have an aversion to basketball of that kind d ‘ Friars 4 They scored AsiriAUi1 Prsv i astutthotr Hoosiers put “Vegas is too good defensively It was going to be in the 90s If wr tried to hold it down to the 60s we would have been left behind So we had to step up the pace and we had to shoot We three-pointer- ‘ well “ point play and raised both arms in an early victory salute Although it may have been prophetic it was premature UNLV cut Indiana's lead to 53 47 at halftime With Banks outside and Gilliam inside taking charge UNLV quickly grabbed a advantage But Alford kept breaking loose and Indiana regained control 82 70 Indiana cooled in the final three minutes and let the Rebels challenge again With Banks and Gilliam doing all the scoring and Indiana’s Steve Eyl and Dean Garrett missing free throws Vegas pulled to and had numerous opportunities to tie I'NLV lacking Indiana s defensive intensity kept shooting — but poorlv The Rebels hit 35 of 82 shots (42 7 percent' and just Hi of 43 (35 6 percent) in the second halfWe just didn t have the defensive intensity I like” UNLV Coach Jerry Tarkaman said “I thought that was the key more than am thing We had our spurts but we just couldn t get five guvs together on defense at the same time On one trip both Banks and Gilliam missed with Despite starting power forward Daryl shots then Banks missed a Thomas getting his third foul just three min- 28 seconds left utes into the game Indiana opened a Alford who hits 90 percent of his free lead taking advantage of UNLV's slow start throws then hit two on the opposite end seAt that point Alford completed a four- - curing the victory 61-5- 9 - 11 straight points to pull withwith 11 52 remaining But on the next play Syracuse got a fast break layup from Douglas and Donovan was called for an intentional foul against Greg Monroe at the same time Monroe hit one of two free throws and got the Orangemen moving again Providence rallied once more cutting it to with 7 34 lelt But again Syracuse nine ) answered with a three-poipossession getting a Howard Triche rebound basket and a Triche free throw to stop the Friars’ surge “It seemed like we made just enough good plays to keep the lead" Hoeheim said It had been that way in the first half as well when the Orangemen did just enough to establish control that they would never relinat halftime quish They led Each team started slowly but only Syracuse recovered except for a brief spurt by Providence The Orangemen hit only three of their first nine shots But they began easing away after eight minutes when Derrick Coler on man's dunk and Monroe's See l)-Column I in nine 49 40 DNLV’s Mark Wade (10) runs into Indiana’s Steve Alford Saturday as Rebels’ guard presses for ball in NCAA semifinal duel in New Orleans just shot it very worked all week to stop the three-poiplay and we didn't do a very good job of it" Indiana reserve doe Hillman said s By contrast Alford hit two of four instead resorting to shorter shots set up by a variety of seteens and picks from his teammates With Wade guarding him most ol the time Alford worked his way free to hit ID of 19 from the field ‘Getting through those screens was like fighting through an offensive line" Wade said Indiana though play ing its usual style of defense did not waste any time on passes hitting the first available shot The Hoosiers hit 37 of 60 shots (617 percent) I knew we couldn't play this game with all kinds of patterns and passes" Knight said 92-8- 8 41-2- 7 (60-51- 36-2- 6 three-pointe- Youth Serves Up Offense in BYU Duel By Ray Hei bat Tribune Sports Writer PROVO - Youth was served at Brigham Voung University’s football game spring here Saturday In a game in which the White besquad edged the Blues fore 5762 (hilled fans in Cougar Stadium -- ix of the seven touch downs were scored by rookies or new faces in the football progiam Travis McBeth a junior college transfer from Ricks scored twue lor the Blues on passes from senior quarterback Mike Young accounted for three ol I he four White touchdowns Kirk Davis also a Ricks transter got the Whites started by returning an m 28-2- New-Kime- terception 92 cards for a to the last two Cougar spring touchdown dashes Freshman Mall Bellini and sophomore Mike Salido added second half touchdowns for the White while sophomore quartet back Ralph Martini scored from the line with 16 seconds remaining in the first hall to put the W hltes into a lie at intermission There was offense and plenty of teams combined for 701 yards with the White holding a slim edge at 356 yards to 345 m excited" quarterbacks receivers coach Norm Chow said even though he was on the losing side We used a watered down of fense (onlv four or five different I running and passing plays m excited and pleased with what I thought all our guys per-fo- r med well I wish the season would start tomorrow " Five quarterbacks were used Boh Jensen who will enter next (alls practice as the incumbent and Martini who saw huef a lion one-yar- s (49-29- free-wheeli- third-ranke- full-cou- s three-pointer- d d Knight said the ‘‘he on Banks but pressure well ” — 77-6- high-octan- e d fill The onlv touchdown of the dn finm a retui rung veteran came when sophomore quartet hack Sean Covey hit senior wide iei eiv er I lav id Miles wilh a 25 card pass midway tli rough the seen nil quarter The game was in direc t contrast it The two ‘ 1 1 saw-toda- last year as a tight end directed the Whites Young Covey and Brett Salisbury quarterbacked the Blues Salisbury played only a few minutes He is expected to leave on a church mission soon Jensen completed 15 of 20 lor 222 yards He was intercepted once Martini connected on 8 ol 18 for 100 yards with an interception who recently returned (’ovev from the missionary Held led the Blue passing He was n of 20 lor 183 vards Young went 10 of 18 tor 123 while Salisbury missed on Ins only throw Fred Wluti ingham a sophomore to hr and Bellini a redshirt freshman presented their rtedenSee D-- Column 4 0I Capsule — NCAA Dasketball By Leonard Lave NEW ORLEANS LM7-20- — Sports Orange Dump Cold Friars In 77-6- 3 Win By Tim Povtak Orlando Sentinel Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS — The Indiana Hoosiers known for their solid defense and disciplined attack withstood a barrage of three-poin- t goals and cut loose their own brand of uptempo basketball to beat Nevada-La- s Vegas Saturday to advance to the NCAA championship game As a record college basketball crowd of 64959 watched in the Louisiana Superdome Indiana shot down the Runmn’ Rebels behind a performance from guard Steve Alford Indiana will play Syracuse for the national title Monday night Indiana is a 3‘ a point favorite The Hoosiers are looking for their third national championship since 1976 under II I ': Final Two: Indiana vs Syracuse Hoosiers Ride Alford's 33 To 97-9- 3 Win '‘jinrl i mmI Inlnrmalinii i- it Semifinals Svracuse 77 Providence 63 Indiana 97 Nevada Las Vegas 93 NBA Dallas 114 Washington 107 Indiana 120 Atlanta 114 LA Lakers 123 Houston 109 Detroit 121 Denver 109 Sacramento 113 LA Clippers Golden State 116 Utah 110 91 IHL Salt Lake 3 Muskegon 2 NHL Detroit 5 Boston 2 Philadelphia Vancouver Hartford 5 5 Quebec 1 1 Pittsburgh Chicago 4 4 Montreal 6 Buffalo 3 Toronto 4 Edmonton 2 TV Sports am — Figure Skating II a m — NCAA Women’s CD 10 (!) 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Jazz 54 35 4 And in the end the kev possession came down to an offensive teboumJ The Jazz trailed by as many as 15 points midwav through the thud quarter before rallying They scored 10 straight points durspan early in the ing a See D-- Column I 1 4 Hagler Leonard Will Opt For Technical Fight Over Slugfest Emotions are building (nr this fight so I had to grab Sugai Ray to keep him Irom flying around the Hotel InterContinental here in Hilton Head S C the other day" Angelo Dundee laughed But a word ol warning to those light Ians who are antic ipating a brutal fight like the Mugabi-Hagle- r sluglest don t expect this tube that kind of a physical fight 1 his in my mind will be a technical fight which means my guv Sugar Ray will be the " winner Dundee’s opinion is worthy of note because he has been in the corners of champions like Muhammad All Sugar Ray Leonard and Carmen Basilio "This is a ’happening’ and I'm getting caught up in the excitement" DunJee continued "Every so often something happens whic h makes you glad to be involved And this is lun because t in working w ith the underdog who is using psvchologv and his brain as well as his fists "There is every chance the underdog will enter the ring in Las Vegas April 6 as the lugh 1 more confident fighter with Marvin Hagler plagued b doubts and indecision "When this fight was announced the jumped on the bandwagon and labeled it a terrible tiling that Leonard should jeopaidie his eyesight lor monev he doesn't need But look at it from Leonard s standpoint Res following a dieum and he never would have been satisfied with his life if he hadnt met Hagler for the championship John Mooney Sports Editor ' Critics have made a lot ol the fdit Leonard has been out of action too long but he plays basketball or tennis almost every day and while in retirement he was training anil sparring with Shawn O Sullivan He hasnt had the gloves off (or more than a day in over a year "W hen I arrived at Hilton Head late in February I found a fighter in great shape And don t worry about him being just an overblown welterweight Sugar Ray weighs in at 159 now after a workout lies a bonafide middleweight He has his old balance and strength and he wants to beat Hagler so bad he can taste it And he's got the brains to his opponent That s the key to our strategy in this out-thin- k light "Leonard has his whole fight camp in physical condition My two associates have lost 20 pounds and I walk four miles every morning on the beach while Ray runs I’m in such condition Ml be a new man w hen I get some of that new stuff which brings back your hair” Dundee laughed Leonard Strategy In a break in his training Leonard interjected "I know I can beat Hagler my way I'm into the ring with such intensity that the key to beating him is making him get his wires crossed upstairs Make him make mental mistakes and capitalize on them "Ray has done a great psyching job” he continued ‘ Remember on their tour to boost interest in the fight Hagler quit going to the press conferences My kid's got a step on the guy already He’s got Hagler licked Ray is a very smart sharp individual and he's got that guv where he wants him "Hagler believes Ray tricked him into coming out of retirement After Ray invited Marvin to dinner he believed neither would fight again And he contesscd to Ray he was tired of being cut up and scarred He feels betrayed now that Ray challenged after he confided in him “While Leonard wants Hagler to insure his place in boxing as one of the great ones I feel believes he never has not going to fight Hagler his style I will basi- Hagler he deserved and that Leonard gotten s succredit the cally beat him tactically He’s a big guy and I cess came and much wealth reputation him think I can outbox him easier and beat him scientifically ‘ 1 11 "I think it nags him that Leonard earned do anything to keep him off balance I’ll move I'll hit I'll clinch I don’t intend to $46 million in 34 fights while Hagler earned let him get his punches off But mainly I want maybe $20 million in Ins 66 fights" Dundee continued to make him think” Leonard added "That's it" Dundee explained "Hagler goes "Ray has Hjgler talking to himself lies been tricked so many tunes by Leonard in living to sign this tight he doubts Kay will show up He’s tense and lies tight lie's a verv intense individual and leets he has everything to lose because hes the champ and the favorite And that’s an edge for me" Angelo concluded Six men who have held the welterweight title have moved up to become middleweight champions with the latest being Emile Griffith who decisioned Diek Tiger in 1966 But the last two c hampions w ho tried to move from the class weight to the were Roberto Duran and Thomas Hearns wt-lte- i Duran was outpointed over 15 rounds in Heat ns w as knocked out in the third round in 1985 The guv w ho beat these two former welter-- ' weight champs who challenged at 160 pounds! 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