Show C12 The Salt Lake Tribune COLLEGE BASKETBALL Sunday March 15 1998 U Men Miller Time ProvesToo Much for Hogs: - Heading to NCAA Sweet 16 B Continued from C-- l 9 UTAH SUMMARY J Johnsen had four points and an acrobatic offensive reoutbound during a 17-burst that gave Utah a 5 lead But it was merely a prelude of things to come In the second half Johnsen scored the two biggest baskets of the Utes spectacularly successful season Britton Majerus said later played very well We are who we are We labor and lumber We aren't athletic But that's something Britton can give us Tell Arkansas With 9 09 remaining and the Utes' lead down to thanks to a Johnsen scoring drought beat the shot clock with a running jumper that banked in and stifled the Hogs' momentum Johnsen said: Everybody was yelling Butter butter That's our call when the shot clock is running out So everybody was yelling and I ended up taking a shot I normally wouldn't take But I had to let it fly Arkansas didnt die Not until another gigantic play by Johnsen With 4 45 remaining the Razorbaeks cut their game-lon- g deficit to when top scorer Pat Bradley beat Utah's defense for the first time r Bradley's his only basket sent Arkansas into its swarming fullcourt press But Utah beat it and on the other end Johnsen 's spectacular dunk sent the crowd into a frenzy was That the best feeling in my life" he said To hear the fans get so excited it's You feel like amazing you can go back on defense and stop anybody after a dunk like that Johnsens slam gave Utah a lead and Utah stretched its advantage to with 2 48 left when Miller grabbed an Arkansas air ball in full stride and went for a layup From there Utah iced the win from the foul line imin the proving to 11-NCAAs under Majerus Johnsen? e The recruit BY STEVE LLTLM 31-1- pro-Ut- e 61-5- 6 67-5- 8 coast-to-coa- 5 high-profil- 75-6- head-to-hea- d HiiUnc Scorr Utah 35 Arkansas 26 Field Goals Arkansas Shooting Prrctauitct 41 7 I'Uh 55 6 free Utah 786 Shooting Bradley 1 3 lace 2 7 Walker Utah M Dolear Steals Arkansas 2 Adehavot Turnovers Bradlev 3 Officials Reid 04 Jensen i Wallace Utah 2 (Miller 1 Whitnev 20 (Doleac Hansen Jackson) Blocked Shots vis Hood) Technical (Wal- 11 1 10 (Reid Arkansas Hood Utah Johnsen Whitney (Hansen 75 0 Arkansas Arkansas Miller Thompson team) Throws 5 Mottola Jensen 2 3 Miller 3 2 McTavish 3 (Thompson Hansen) Arkansas Itah 2 (Miller Fouls 3 Haoeen) (Thompson 4 Reid Williams Adebavo Da- None Donnee Urey Gene Manje and Reggie Greenwood A 12 166 from Murray High who didn't play until Dec 12 because of knee tendinitis scored four baskets against Arkansas He had 12 in Utahs first 29 games As long as we keep doing Johnsen said I good dont care how the first part of the year went It was frustrating game-shap- e But EARLY WARNING Before the game the Utes were told Arkansas guard Pat Bradley was one of the most dangerous opponents they would face all season Utahs players must have took the warning to heart Bradley Arkansass top scorer with a per game average finished with only five points before fouling out made one It came with 4:45 left in Bradley the game Their defense was excellent said Richardson They did the bump on run on him They did an excellent job of giving him a bump slowing him down and then switching three-point- Im in I can get now up and down the floor without my legs feeling like there are bricks tied to them I thought Britton was very good said Majerus You cant miss 11 weeks But hes really coming back now Ill probably be playing him more and more -- I GET YOUR DUCATS Utahs allottment of 1250 tickets for the West Regional at the Pond in Anaheim will go on sale Monday Crimson Club members should call at 8:30 am with their requests Utah season ticket holders should call at 8:30 am on Tuesday Any remainmg tickets go on sale to the general public on Wednesday also at 8:30 am 581-884- 9 Johnsens teammates BRIEFLY Utah made sounded like they endorsed the idea Britton was fantastic said Doleac Besides Andre he was probably the best player on the floor Hes going to be a star said Drew Hansen That's why he was brought in second Steve GriffiiVThe Salt Lake Tribune Utah's Alex Jensen (50) comes up from behind to swipe the ball as Arkansas' Kareem Reid stumbles over Drew Hansen on Saturday in Boise Utah toppled the Hogs by a 75-6score here" 9 EAST REGIONAL First Round Thursday March Hartford Civic Hartford Conn Michigan The Washington Washington 81 Richmond 66 Connecticut 78 Indiana 68 At Greensboro Coliseum N C Greensboro 62 Michigan 71 MCI Center 93 Fairleigh Dickinson Second Round Saturday March 14 At The Hanford Chic Center Hanford Conn North Carolina 93 North Carolina State 63 Princeton At Charlotte C-- l and the team is that only one team in this tournament thats not going to go home with a loss" said Elliott "We want to be sure that we understand who we are in our entirety the season that weve had the we have accomthings plished the things that have to us over the last happened four years To be sure that we understand and that we embrace that The pain of one game is just that me theres col- losing n game to Rice before falling to BYU m their first game of the WAC Tournament they saw much success Utah and Colorado State tied for the WAC Mountain Division title the Utes were the No 1 seed in the WAC Tournament after sweeping the Rams in the regular season and they compiled their fourth straight season n Kentucky Saint Louis winner vs Syracuse (304) winner Oklahoma City Valparaiso 70 Mississippi 69 Florida State 96 Texas Christian 87 Rhode island 97 Murray State 74 Kansas 110 Prairie View 52 At vs (254) 30 Second min- First Round ) winner Michigan a vs Rhode Island Cincinnati ) winner Semifinal (18 13) wurnen Maryland Arizona WEST REGIONAL 30 min- previous game At The United Cater Arizona 68 62 Arizona Fir st Round March 12 Thursday Saturday Marek 14 At Area Arena Sacramento CaM 67 Qbnott 61 82 filinon 19 vs Utah ) ) Regional Championship Saturday March 21 Semifinal winners THE FINAL FOUR At The Ahunodome San Arnolds National Semifhials Saturday March 28 (First game starts at 3 42 pjel) East champion vs West champion South champion va Midwest champion State 49 At BSU Pavilion Boise Idaho Semifinals Thursday March (294) vs Maryland West Virginia 85 Second Round Regional Championship Sunday March 22 State 65 Northern Utah 85 San Francisco Arkansas 74 Nebraska vs Regional Maryland 82 Utah State 68 Illinois 64 South Alabama 51 Illinois State 82 Tennessee 61 (OT) Arizona 99 Ntchcils State 60 At BSU PavlUoa Boise Idaho West Virginia 82 Temple 52 30 minutes 1220pm Kansas utes after Friday March 13 At The Myriad 12 30 Valparaiso Detroit At Aree Arena Sacramento Chlif Michigan State winner Round Sunday At The Myriad Oklahoma City vs Florida ) Chicago Western At The Kiel Center St Louis Regional Semifinals Friday March 29 Island winner va March 15 MIDWEST REGIONAL vs Saint Louis Center Chicago Michigan 75 Clerason 72 Stanford 67 College of Charleston 57 Purdue 95 Delaware 56 Detroit 66 St John s 64 Championship Sunday March 22 winners Dome United Western Regional ) The Stanford (274) v 1215pm Purdue (27 7) vs after previous game Nation Champkasbip Semifinal Monday March 39 7 17 p m winners last four consecutive years a school and WAC record r They won their game last year over Iowa State before losing to Virginia in the second round They were looking to improve this year Utahs No 7 seed was their second-higheand the West Region seemed wide open after No first-eve- 1 seeded-Stanfor- d was ham- pered by injuries to its two But problems that top players Kristin Folkl plagued Utah all year and Vanessa Nygaard Its tough especially seecropped up Saturday It has Field Goals Louisstruggled against big strong ing the West side open up so SftooDag Percentages Utah 47 9 Free Throws 51 Louisville inside players and Louis- much said Bills You ville 79 2 Utah 33 look center Sharcant villes ShooLnr Louisville past any game but (Bullock 24) Utah (Krommenhoek on Bellamy hurt the Utes you do You see whats comBills 14 Alcorn Steals Louisville 9 (Bass 6 Knight 2 Morleading her team with 19 ing up and this team has the Utah 6 (Bills 3 Hull 2 Kromroeuhock) points ability but maybe not the ton)-Turnovers - Louisville 13 (fiullocx 3) Utah We watched film on mentality and that will come 17 (Bills 6 Krommenhoek 6 ThiL Rose Scdja Puertes) Utah and the coaches said with experience its a young Ewert Blocked Shots Utah 2 (Rose 2) they would have a hard time team But we had a good guarding me inside They handle on this game and this had a little fear" said Bella- team Were the better team to them Im just going to my I just went and took I feel But they did a good now enjoy what we did and advantage of it job and you have to hand it move on Red-H- ot 3 11101 - 1 SodjaO-l- ) Finale for Utahs Krommenhoek BY WENDY CARPENTER DURHAM NC University of Utah senior guard Julie Krommenhoek stood in the hall at Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday following the loss to Lousiville in the Utes first round of the NCAA Tournament As she answered reporter's questions she was congratulated by almost evat least six erybody that passed her people specifically came over to compliment her shooting She made s and scored a game-hig28 points She also became Utahs leading career scorer ''Im really happy that she played well tonight said Utah Coach Elaine Elliott Anytime you get a stage to work on like the NCAA Tournament and some national people who finally get to see somebody like her play its really nice Im really happy for her because its a few more people who really understand how capable she is in terms of her shooting ability" 69-6- 1 three-pointer- h 4 THAT HURT What really killed the Utes was the beginning of the second half Utah at the break and increased it to four not two minutes in on Angie Thills jumper But then the Cardinals went on a 13-- run the Utes did not score for 520 and never again came within three points Louisvilles zone defense in the second half was effective We were prepared for what they gave to us and we didnt respond said Utah guard Alii Bills Elliott was also dissappomted in her team's shooting from the free throw line The Cardinals shot Its really awful Im tired of losing games because of that she said This is not the first Its frustrating We have very little margin for error Utah had ended the first half imwas up THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE km ianw Sunday March IS At Rupp Arena utes after previous Kentucky minutes Friday March 29 State winner vs New winner game At The Georgia Atlanta 30 ) 74 Arrowhead Pond Anaheim Cam The Utes have been to the NCAA Tournament for the Continued from A 46 61 Semifinal Lexington Ky Syracuse 63 Iona 61 New Mexico 79 Butler 82 vs UCLA St Petersburg Fla Regional Semifhwb State 67 Lexington Ky vs Oklahoma State Duke ) game At Tropkans Field Second Round New Mexico End Year With NCAA Loss their last Michigan 80 Davidson UCLA 65 Miami 62 Round Friday March 13 At Rupp Arena U Women regular-seaso- Michigan after (mums First At The MCI Center Though the Utes 59 Washington Dome Kentucky 82 South Carolina Saint Louis 51 Massachusetts SOUTH REGIONAL 56 lapsed at the end The Georgia Atlanta Semifinals March 19 North Carolina (32 3) vs Michigan State (22 7) Connecticut vs Washington ) ) Regional Championship March 21 Saturday Semifinal winners 85 State 74 George 63 Duke 99 Radford Regional 83 OT Michigan Oklahoma Thursday Washington 69 Xavier 68 Washington Richmond 62 South Carolina 61 Indiana 94 Oklahoma 87 tOT) Connecticut West Virginia 75 Cincinnati Utah 75 Arkansas 69 At 69 UNLV 57 State 83 Eastern At On the miss Alex Jensen rebounded and scored A1 has to be the toughest guy we have on this team Drew Hansen said He has great heart and when you have that you can do a lot of things Jensen finished with a team-hig- h nine rebounds as the Utes outboard- 37-2ed the Razorbaeks 4 Miller picked up his fourth foul with 6:25 left but Majerus did not substitute: I just told him if a guy was going to score let him score And I told the other guys to come over and help Center North Carolina 88 Navy 52 N C Charlotte 77 Princeton free throws in one stretch of the half MEN'S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 12 At The j Arkansas wanted to wear out Andre Miller j BOISE Instead Miller wore out the Razorbaeks Scoring 28 points in a grueling 39 minutes Miller led the University of Utah to a 9 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Miller sighed Arkansas Coach Nolan Richardson-madall the plays J Added Ute Coach Rick Majerus: Andre was sensational : He was the whole deal for us j Majerus went so far as to call Miller the second best point guard in the West behind Arizonas Mike Bibby Those two will go if Utah beats West VirWildcats handle Maryland isi ginia and the Thursday nights West Regional semifinals at Anaheim Coach told me to be aggressive against their press) Miller said That was a big part of our game today We had to be aggressive if we wanted to win J Utah committed 20 turnovers against the Razorbacksf game-lon- g pressure but Miller had only three while dw secting the press with surgeon-lik- e precision 3 I told him to go ahead" Majerus saidvAndre didn't have any yellow lights or red lights And you know whatij He didnt abuse it He did a wonderful jobV y -- h Millers only abuse was inflicted on Arkansas It was Miller time said Richardson Hes uie gujj who made the difference v Clearly Miller helped neutralize Arkansas' biggest a(f defensive quickness and pressure J vantage I kept telling our guys not to be tentative said Ma- But that is an exceptionally hard style to play jerus against I dont know if Arkansas even knows where they are going to double-teanext They are just all overIn the WAC we dont face pressure like that" said Michael Doleac They really get up in your shorts Thats why I cant say enough about Andre He was amazing 48-4- 5 three-pointe- ' THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE 1 59-5- 6 j 34-3- 2 0 pressively when Krommenhoek made a shot with two seconds left to give the Utes the lead SAYING GOODBYE As tough as it appeared for Elliott to talk about losing on Saturday saying goodbye to the five seniors seemed even harder Tve had a wonderful wonderful (iiiitKiwdiandiii'ftiif coaching experience with this class she said singling out Krommenhoek and Bills These two kids are as special as any players that have ever played for me and thats what I am going to remember and thats what I told them And thats more important to me than any one particular thing about this game G FINDING CAMERON None of the Utes had ever played at Cameron Indoor Stadium Luckily they were escorted by a bus driver who knew where he was going There are no signs in front of the facility none on campus and the only way to tell that you are in the right spot is a plaque on the front of the building Once inside it is impressive There are countless trophy cases and banners hanging from the ceiling The 9314 seats were partially full for Utahs game Lousivilies red and black colors like the Utes gave the allusion that there were more Utah fans The Cardinals spectators filled up almost their whole side of the arena The Utes' side was a little more sparse Grant HaivcnsonTbe Associated Presa Julie Mortofi dishes off a pass between Utai defenders Angie Thill Jeft and Julie Krommenhoek during NCAA play on Saturday in Durham NC Utah lost to end the season Louisville's "4 'Tiii tfS ii rftii niiiii iffiii shniw ft 4 Kb iami - ) POOI Tihhim inimnnwnn tfiffr |