European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday january 31, 1986 the stars and stripes Page sports gophers hoping that 8 is enough Tymi Venadel Minneapolis apr Jimmy Wil Liams looks nothing like Dick inn  he s going of have la Hope thai eight ii  like the fictional father or the popular 1970s television series Williams the interim basketball coach at the University of Minnesota has eight  but unlike the fictional father Williams in t dealing with acne and school prob lems. After replacing conch Jim a Ulcher who resigned saturday Williams has to Lead hit eight onto the court thursday night for a big ten basketball contest wit Ohio state. The gophers forfeited their last con test after three players were arrested Friday in Madison wis., and later charged with sexual assault. The arrests and the forfeit led to Bulcher s Resig nation and left the gophers with Only eight players. Then wednesday night sinning guard Todd Alexander and top Reserve Terrence Woods were suspended for team violations leaving the gophers with Only six players. However two go Pher football players arc expected to suit up thursday bringing the total Back up to eight the main concern when you have eight players is. About players gelling into foul trouble and having enough players to Complete a basketball game Williams said. We feel we have to Don lot of Shingi to counter that. You re probably going to see us playing More zone  Sophomore forwards Mitch Lee Kevin Smith and George Williams out of the picture Little used reserves Kelvin Smith and Tim Hanson will be Starling on a front line that has been badly out re bounded most of the season. And fresh Man Ray Gaffney will Start in place of Alexander. Minnesota s other starters Are its co captains 7-foot Center John Shasky and guard Marc Wilson. They along with Al expander had sparked the gophers 13-7 Overall and 3-4 in the hip ten to three straight victories before inc incident i Madison. Illinik Minnesota will be very com  Ohio state coach ill Don Miller said before the suspensions of Alexander and Woods were announced. Wiccan i below concerned with Minnesota though. We have to be aware of How we re play  buckeyes 10-7 and 4-3, Are coming off what Miller considered their Best 40 minutes of defense this season in n 73-66 Victory Over Purdue. Ohio state s top performers All season have been 7-0 Forward Brad Sellers and i 5 guard Dennis hop Ion. Last second bucket by Harden Kentucky squeaks by leu by the associated press Baton Rouge. In the clock ticked 3-2-1 As Kentucky guard Roger Harden took two Long strides across Themi court Stripe. The scoreboard read Kentucky 52, visitors 52. With Only eight Points thus far in the game against Louisiana slate Harden let my with a running jumper i knew was going to shoot the minute i got my hands on the Ball at the base line Harden said. To be honest 1 knew it was Down the minute it left my  Warden s shot from about 12 feet swished through the Basket at the Buzzer College basketball and no. 8 Kentucky had a 54-52 Victory Over i7lh-Rankcd leu in a Southeastern conference matchup at Buton Rouge la. Other Tup 20 results no. 3 Georgia tech 67, North Carolina state 54 no. Duke 89, Clemson 78 no. 6 Oklahoma b7. Nebraska 60 no. 7 St. John s 81. Villanova 61, and no. 1 1 notre Dame 94, Utah 64. The Victory left Kentucky with a 17-2 records a to Lead the Sec. Leu playing without team Captain Nikita Wilson and leading scorer John Williams fell to 16-4 and 4.4 in inc Sec. Wilson was declared academically ineligible and Williams had Chicken pox. Leu tied the score 52-52 on n 20-foot jumper by Derrick Taylor with three seconds left. The score was tied five Tim Sand the Lead changed hands twice in the first seven minutes of the second half Winston Bennett s Basket gave Kentucky id biggest Lead five Points Midway through the second half. Bennett led Kentucky with 16 Points and Taylor had 10 for leu. I. Tech 67, . Slate so Raleigh . Georgia tech trailing by As Many As eight Points Early m the first half look a 33-29 halftime Lead and outscored North Carolina state 11-5 to Start the second half in route to a sixth Atlantic coast conference Victory. . Stale could gel no closer than six Points Totsc Reafler. Mark Price scored 20 Points for tech 17-2. Chris Washburn led . State with in Points. Tech fell behind 16-s with 13 31 left in inc first half bul recovered by scoring 10of the final 13 Points before intermission. Roger Harden. I knew it was Down Duke 89, Clemson 78 Durham . Duke built a 51 34 half inc Lead then survived a cold shooting second half to Bent Clemson in another acc game. Mark Alarie scored 29 Points for the Blue devils. 19-2 and 6-2 in the  shot 70 percent in the first half and Buill a 61-38 Lead on a jumper by Johnny Daw Kiris with 16 18 10 play. But Clenton got consecutive three Point play by Glen Mccants and Horace Grant then another Basket by Grant to Cut the Lead lu61-46 with 14 41 Kif. Clemson got no closer than sl-71 on a Grant jumper Wilh 1 34 id  and Larry Middle Ion had 20 apiece for Clemson. Oklahoma h7, Nebraska 60 Norman. Oua. The non cars moved into a tie with Kansas for the dig eight conference Lead getting 20 Points u piece from Darryl Kennedy and Tim Mccalister to beat Nebraska. With heir 44th straight Home court Victory the soon cars moved to 4-1 in the conference 19-1 Overall. Oklahoma led 42-30 at half inc. Nebraska pulled within eight by scoring the first four paints of the second half but that was As close As the Corn huskers would come. Dave happen led Nebraska with 28 Points. St. John s 81, Villanova 61 new York to Waller Derry scored 28 Points and is John s went on a 14-2run that stretched a 61-57 Lead Over Villa Nova to 75-59 with 2 45 to play. The run was sparked by Willie Glass who converted two steals into slam dunks. With their Sish straight Victory there Man Are now 20-2 and 7-1 in the big Easi conference. St. John s oils cored Villanova 13-5 fora 37-29 first half Lead bul Villanova scored six of the final eight Points in the half to Trail 39-37 at intermission. Harold Pressley led the wildcats with 15 Points. Noire Dame 94, Utah 64 South Bend ind. The Irish Wenton a first half run scoring eight straight Points in one is retch to build a 16-Pomt Lead then coasted to Victory Over  Hicks and Ken Barlow had 14 Points each for the fighting Irish 13-3. Noire Dame led 43-28 at half time and the Irish defense held Utah s High scorer Jerry Stroman to just 12 Points. Stroman averaging 18.1 Points scored just once after getting into foul trouble with 12 min utes left. Manuel Hendrix led the utes with 12poinls. Suspended game Baltimore a mid Eastern Al Lelic conference game Between Delaware slate and Morgan slate University was suspended by the officials with 37 seconds left after an argument with the Morgan stale coach. Delaware slate Ted 66-61 at the Lime of the suspension and it had not been deter mined whether inc game would be resumed or inc score would stand. The suspension came after  Williamson argued with coach Nat Frazier Over the substitution of players. Williamson had called a  on Pru Eicr for subs diluting a player who had fouled out. Miller said he was glad Minnesota officials decided to continue the Gopher sea son and said the gophers tend to be Tough est in Williams Arena. Minnesota is 10-0 Al Home this season. Aside from inc starters. Minnesota s Only player with any playing time this sea son is Reserve Dave Holmgren who has been hobbled by injuries. To fill out wifi roster. Williams said he May add walk on Pete Olson in addition to the two Gopher football players that have been working out with inc learn 6-2 Roselle Richardson and 6-5 Tim Juneau. The priorities i had were thai the were in Good shape academically and that they were healthy after a Long football  football coach John Gutekunst said. They seem to have met both criteria and we d just like to help out the Basket Ball team. Foul shots help Dallas beat spurs by the associated press Dallas the Best things in life were free for the Dallas Maver icks. Dallas hit 31 consecutive free throws tuesday night in its 126-114 Victory Over the san Antonio Spur before Rookie act Kcf Sci Trempf missed with 4 13 left in he game stopping the Mavericks iwo Short of the Aba record set by Utah on dec. 12, 1982. We be been concentrating More on free throws in practice and i paid off Mavericks coach Dick Malta said. His team finished 38 for 41 from the line for inc game. I no Roundup knew we did t miss any free throw sin inc first half and 1 could t re member if we had missed any free throws in inc second half going into the fourth  we just need to practice More spurs coach col ton Fitzsimmons said after san Antonio was 17 for 32 at the free throw line. I told our players that it is embarrassing to Bea pro and miss that Many free throws. I wont Ihm practising free throws now instead of shooting one on one against each  Rolando Buckman scored 15 Points and Mark Aguirre had 22 for Dallas. Mike Mitchell and Alvi Robertson had 20 each for san an Tonio. The Dallas Victory was overshadowed by inc continuing feud be tween Motta and Aguirre who blamed his coach for his failure to make the All Star learn. Dick has no feeling for me and t have no feeling far him but i can survive said Aguirre. Last month he was suspended by molten for three games because he helped at Lanta s Dominique Wilkins to his feel while the Ball was in play. I knew i was t going to make it after my run in with Dick. 1 knew had blown it nil he said. I could be playing the starting Small Forward in the All Star see Aba on Page 23