Show t B2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday March 13 2003 Malone's 40 carries ORLANDO Fla (AP)—Kari Makne knows die game and part of dutt wisdom is knowing the referees Cajoling tbe officials aD night Makioe went to the fine-throfine 22 tmeses mule toai 40 points as the Utah Jazz beat Orlando! on Makne had 24 Wednesday night 111-1- after halftime with 14 com-- i foul shots who also had nine rebounds made 16 foul shots in die thud quarter going His free throws attempted set a record for an Orlando opponent “I was laughing watching (Malone)" Orlando's Itacy McGrady said “He’s a vet and he knows how to get it done He did a hell of a job working them” Malone though was reluctant to discuss his skill at finessing die refs “I’m about to end this interview if I hear another question like that” he snapped at reporters The Magic had a chance to tie die game after John Stockton missed a juniper with 8 seconds to go Andrew Dedercq rebounded but Malone intercepted his outlet pass and was fouled He then sank two of four foul shots in the final AP photo free-thro- w nt 08 i Utah Jazz forward Karl Malone fights for control of the ball with Orlando Magic's Drew Gooden during the first quarter in Orlando Malone went to the line 22 times en route lb 40 points He eclipsed the 36000 point mark as well LSse&txbforflievklay-- -: Ganrity came off the bench far 20 ! Utah's third in four road games -- points and eight rebounds “I knew he was foiqg to tinow it--' GardanGirkek who had been because they were m a rush” said averaging better than 17 paints Makne who had four steals since the Magic traded fer him four Makne passed the 36jnapoint weeki ago had 13 points on mask an a three-poishooting play wuh " r' 4:20 remaining in the first halt Utah trailed by eight points with has mold — KareemAbduUa with 38387 “It’s unbelievable to me that he’s still playing” Utah coach kny Sloan said “He T Ja111 Pffican’tdothat Magic 108 jumping over neone but Karl doesn’t do thaLHejust lays it in die basket” Stockton who sat briefly in the second half after turning anankle had 12 pants and six assists Matt Harpring added 12 while Andrei Kirilenko and Scott Padgett each had 11 Utah shot 333 percent the second straight night Orlando has allowed its opponent to make more than half its shots Orlando losers of three of its last four got 32 points from McGrady a subpar shooting night Pat rin puy Kirilenko hit two foul shots with 1:43 remaining to give Utah die lead for good and the Magic miiMpg meg pen carec moo dciofc Malone’s steaL TVo misses were by McGrady who shot 9Tbr-2- 6 The Magic appeared to be fading early in the second halt as the Jazz lead But Orlanopened a nt do came backafter official Ed Malloy slapped DeOereq with a technical for staring following a non-ca- ll then hit Magic coach Doc Rivers when he came off die bench in fury Stockton’s two foul shots put the Jazz ahead 77-6- 5 “It was the wont technical foul I have ever seen in my entire life” Rivera said “It was the young guy who was intimidated the entire night He really was” 13-poi- Two Georgia LnJ players sue to allow team in Hawks all over Bucks By The Associated postseason Press ATHENS Ga (AP) — Two Georgia basketball players sued Wednesday for the right to play in die conference and NCAA tournaments but a judge quickly denied their request for a temporary restraining order The university pulled out of fee tournaments Monday after an investigation showed evidence of academic fraud by players Starters Ezra Williams and Steven Thomas — who were not accused of wrongdoing — asked that the school be compelled to try to play in the tournaments The suit names the school the board of regents and the university Allen Iverson had 31 points from' the foul shooting line and Keith Van Horn scored 7 of his 19 points in the second half as the Philadelphia 76ers came hack from a double-dig- it deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Indiana Pacers 96-9- 3 Wednesday night The Sixers improved to 12-- 2 break Indiana since the All-Sthas lost sixin a row and 12 of 13 Ron Artest had 23 points but was whistled for a flagrant foul in the fourth quarter for tackling Trie Snow If the call is upheld l9 1 ar L eight mtmrtM rwruriwittg In n jwH a 15-- 7 ran over the next four minutes to tie the game at 107 on Harpring’s runner with 2:13 to M " V e SusArtest will draw a — in second week his a pension iml will miss Friday night's home game against Utah Hawks 111 Bucks 92 scored Shiireef Abdur-RahiM points and Jason Terry had 22 points and IQ assists ( )ne game after all five Atlanta ' starters scored in double figures tor the first time in 22 games the Hawks continued to share the w ealili '1'hcy set a season high with 35 assists — with Dion ( ilover getting a career-hig- h eight - r ami shot 36 percent to win for the fourth time in five games Pistons 111 Lakers 88 Cliatmcey Billups tied his sea- h of 33 points and the Detroit Pistons used a 10-- 0 surge early in the fourth quarter to defeat the Lakers e The Pistons snapped a home losing streak against the Lakers — their longest against any team — with their first victo-- 1 i y over their old rivals at The Palace since Dec 20 1991 Shaquille O'Neal had 24 points and 3 rebounds Spurs 111 Timberwolvcs 99 Stephen Jackson scored 22 points and Tim Duncan had 18 points and 14 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs ended the Minnesota Timberwolvcs’ home winning streak flic Spurs led most of the way in sending the Timbcrwolves to their - one-gam- ' athletics association Judge David Sweat denied tbe temporary restraining order but scheduled a hearing for Monday according to his clerk Sophia Tooten That would be too late for Georgia since the Southeastern Conference tournament will be over Sunday and the NCAA tournament field will be announced later that day When asked whether there was any possibili- ty of having an alternate team selected based on how the lawsuit turns out selection committee chairman Jim Livengood said it would be f A vv x frj m m “impossible to speculate” “The bracket we put out Sunday night is the bracket we intend to play Tuesday Thursday Friday Saturday and Sunday of the next week” he said n I f £ X The NIT also selects its field Sunday night so it’s unlikely the Bulldogs would have that option “If we reserved a spot for them depending on how the hearing goes that’s not fair to the otiier teams who brought their players back to prac- tice” NIT executive director Jack Powers said “I do fed bad for the Georgia kids It’s ridiculous” Williams a senior and Thomas a junior claim that their ability to get NBA contracts will be hurt if they are denied the chance to play in the postseason They also say the team was not given proper notice before the school withdrew from the tournaments and by taking such action Georgia breached the terms of the players’ scholarships More than 300 Georgia basketball fans dressed in red and black rallied outside the university’s administration building Wednesday afternoon to support the basketball players “When I first came in and saw all the people it almost brought tears to my eyes” junior guard Jarvis Hayes said after the rally Hayes along with his brother Jonas and guard Damien Wilkins showed up about 30 minutes after the rally began Fans have proposed for the team to play in an exhibition game after spring break The Bulldogs were supposed to meet Arkansas on Thursday in die SEC tournament at New Orleans ' J! L l"1':' ‘ S‘- - ' ' ' £ V I y :F!t t i — soii-hig- nine-gam- 17-ga- Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson calls for crowd noise during the final minutes of the 76ers' fourth-quartthe Indiana Pacers The 76ers rallied from a double-dig- it deficit AP photo win over er first setback at Target Center since Trail Blazers 125 Raptors 103 loss to Utah on Jan 4 The matchup between MVP contenders Duncan and Kevin Garnett was a statistical draw as Gamctt scored 17 points and added 13 rebounds Grizzlies 124 Bulb 95 Stromile Swift collected his fifth straight double-doubl- e with 22 points and 10 rebounds as the a 103-9- 7 Grizzlies won Swift connected on all eight of his shots from the field and added three block's as the Grizzlies won their fifth in a row tying the fran- chise record for consecutive wins ' Damon Stoudamire called on to start when Scottie Pippen had knee trouble had 20 points seven rebounds and seven assists Stoudamire who has expressed frustration over his playing time this season was making just his 10th start Pippen was a late scratch because of swelling in his left knee and watched the game in street clothes Rockets 118 Clippers 114 OT Steve Francis scored six points in overtime and made a key steal as the Houston Rockets capitalized on a free throw lane viola Piazza charges mound Utah PORT ST LUCIE Fla ( AP) — Mels g catcher Mike Piazza started a brawl Wednesday when he charged the mound after being hit by a pitch from Dodgers reliever Guillermo Mota Piazza and Mota had a shoving match last year in spring training after the piiclier hit Piazza in the hip with a pitch lie waited until Mota was coming off ' the field after the game and grabbed him by the jersey f This time Mota's first pitch to Piazza in tlic sixth inning was inside and his second hit Piazza in the back of the shoulder Piazza immediately charged the iiiound with his right fist cocked for a ' punch and Mota threw his glove at him bench-clearin- 96-9- 3 tion against Andre Miller Miller had a chance to win the game for the Clippers in regulation when he was fouled by James Posey with one second left and the score tied 104-10- 4 Celtics 93 Hornets 65 Antoine Walker scored 23 points and the Boston Celtics held the New Orleans Hornets to a tie for the fewest points in franchise history 93-6- 5 Wednesday night The win moved the Celtics a game ahead of the Hornets in the tight Eastern Conference race Boston (37-2remained in fifth place 7) BYU SALT LAKE CITY(AP) — After splitting the Mountain West and began backp$daling away Both benches emptied with Mets outfielder Jeromy Bumitz chasing Mota after Piazza was restrained on the mound by two Dodgers Mota made it to the dugout without begin caught chamConference regular-seaso- n and Utah pionship Brigham Young want to claim it all The Utes arid Cougars enter the MWC tournament in Las Vegas as the top two seeds Both are all but assured of an NCAA bid but winning the league title would guarantee ah appearance and make for a better seed when the selections are announced Sunday “We thought we were going to have the conference won outright and that was a little frustrating” Utah forward Britton Johnsen An irate Piazza was yelling at Mota while being restrained by coaches and umpires Twice he tried to charge the fust-badugout but was held back both times Both Mota and Piazza were ejected No punches appeared to land during the fight Piazza left the ballpark while the game was still going without speaking to reporters Mota also left the stadiuni during the game and did not comment se v ' the favorites at MWCs said “We ended up sharing it with BYU I’m sure they’re happy down there We were just glad to come out and play hard our last game and get the championship” Johnsen’s comments were nude before he learned Tuesday that he had infectious mononucleosis and will not play in the tournament He will be replaced in the lineup by freshman Richard Chaney Utah (23-- 6) was headed for the e lead outright tide with a and four games remaining But after beating die Cougars Feb 24 and sweeping the season die Utes split their final four two-gam- games while BYU went unbeaten The result was identical 11-- 3 finishes but Utah gets the No 1 MWC tournament seed because of die tiebreaker That may not be such a great thing If Utah gets past No 8 seed Air Force on 'Thursday night die Utes expect to play UNLV in the second round Friday The Runnin’ Rebels who are seeded fourth play No San Diego State on Thursday Next year the tournament moves to Denver This year somebody will have to face the Rebels one last time in the Thomas & Mack Center ed ' |