European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday february 19, 1986 stars and stripes Page 21 sports tar heels remain top team new York a North Caro Lina unanimous As no. I for the second straight week and for the fourth time this season led the associated press top 20 monday As the top five teams remained the same As last week. The tar heels who received 62 first place votes and 1,240 Points from the nationwide panel of sports writers and broadcasters have been no. I in All 13 polls since the regular season began. North Carolina which beat Clemson 79-64 in its Only game last week and improved its record to 25-1, was second to Georgia tech in the preseason poll. Duke 25-2, survived a Tough weekend to keep the no. 2 spot with 1,171 Points. The Blue devils beat then no. 17 North Carolina state 72-70 on the Road saturday night and bounced Back sunday afternoon for a 75-74 Victory Over then no. 14 notre Dame. Kansas 24-3, held third place with 1,087 Points 70 More than Memphis state 23-2. Georgia tech 19-4, rounded out the top five with 960 Points. The remainder of the lop 10 was St. Johns Michigan Kentucky. Syracuse and Oklahoma. St. Johns 24-3 and 928 Points moved up one spot from last week s ranking As the Rcd men i fat then no. 9 Georgetown 60-58 on the Road and won their 21st straight Home game 74-54 Over Connecticut. The redmen s ranking is their highest of the season. Michigan. Kentucky and Syracuse moved As a pack As the three were i oth Lith and 12th, respectively in last week s voting. Michigan 22-3 and 847 Points handled two big ten conference foes easily As they downed Minnesota 92-56 and Iowa 82-66, while Ken Lucky 22-3 and 784 Points registered a big Southeastern conference Road Victory 73-71 at then no. 18 Alabama. Syracuse 20-3, received 678 Points 20 More than Oklahoma 23-3, which fell to Missouri 101-88. Nevada Las vegas sixth last week before losing to cat Irvine 99 92, leads the second 10 followed by Bradley Georgetown notre Dame Indiana Louisville Navy Virginia tech Michigan state and North Carolina state. Bucks outdistanced 76ers from press dispatches Philadelphia Sidney Moncrief scored 28 Points including two free throws with 27 seconds left in the game to Lead the Milwaukee Bucks to their fifth straight Victory an 111-106 decision Mon Day night Over the Philadelphia 76crs. Moncriefs free throws gave the Bucks a 107-103 Lead after Ricky Pierce hit two free throws to break a 103-103 tic. Mau Rice Cheeks hit a jumper with 21 Sec-1 Onisto play to put Philadelphia within two Points 107-105, j but Craig Hodges 1 hit two free throws with 19 seconds left. Terry cur mings scored 24 Points for the Bucks. Cheeks led Philadelphia Sidney Moncrief with 27 Points while Charles Barkley had 23 and Sedale threat added 22. Cur mings scored to tie the game at 98 98 and Milwaukee took a 101-98 Lead on a driving Layup by Craig Hodges with 1 36 to play. A three Point play by Barkley got Philadelphia even and Milwaukee went ahead 103-101 on a Randy Breuer Basket. Aba Roundup Julius Erving Sank two free throws for a 103-103 lie with 58 seconds to go. Philadelphia took its first Lead of the fourth Quarter 86-85, on a jumper by Bobby Jones with 7 19 to play. It led 98-96 on an Erving jumper with 2 50 to go. The 76crs scored sin straight Points in the third Quarter to take a 72-67 advantage after a fast break Layup by Malone but the Bucks used a 5-0 run to end the Quarter and go in front 77-74. Barkley had 12 rebounds in the first Quarter As the 76crs took a 16-9 Lead on his Layup with 4 07 left. The Bucks came Back to Lead 20-18 at the end of the Quarter on a three Point Basket by Paul Pressey. In other National basketball association games monday Mavericks 126, nets 124 East Rutherford . Rolando Blackman s 42 Points Lead the dal Las Mavericks Over the new Jersey nets. Jay Vincent had 25 Points while Derek Harper and Sam Perkins each scored 18 for the Mavericks who have won nine of their last 11 games. Albert King and Mike Gminski led new Jersey with 29 and 28 Points respectively. Buck Williams added 20 Points and Micheal Ray Richardson starting for the injured Otis Birdsong had 13. Cavaliers 111, kicks 97 Richfield. Ohio Roy Hinson scored 10 of his 24 Points in the third Quarter spurring the Cleveland Cavaliers Over the new York kicks. The Cavaliers 21-32, have won three straight Home games and have beaten the kicks in four straight contests. The winners also received 23 paints from world b. Free and 17 apiece from Mel Turpin and John Bagley. Eddie John son added is Points hitting All four of his shots from three Point Range. New York 18-36, has lost six consecutive contests and three straight on the Road. Louis Orr led the kicks with 19 Points while Wilkins and Trent Tucker each added 12. Supersonics 100, Hawks 87 Seattle Gerald Henderson scored 13 of his game High 23 Points during a third Quarter surge that carried � rattle to a fight marred Victory Over Atlanta. With 3 27 left in the second Quarter Seattle s Xavier Mcd Anici and Atlanta s Keith Willis were ejected for fighting. The see Aba on Page 26 Navy celebrates new ranking with win Over William & Mary Annapolis my. A Navy s course is still set on full Speed ahead. The midshipmen who had t been in the associated press top 20 since a preseason tie for 19th, celebrated its new no. 17 rank ing monday night with a 66-51 colonial athletic association Victory Over William & Mary. Navy is 22-4 thanks to an eight game winning Streak and 15 wins in its last 16 games. David Robinson scored 19 Points grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked eight shots to Pace the middies. Navy s Robinson who entered the game rated first in the nation with an average of 6.1 blocks per game scored five of his Points during a 17-0 first half run thai turned a 14-12 Squeaker into a 31 -12 laugh or. Joining Robinson in double figures was guard Ktytor Whitaker who scored. 10 of his 16 Points in the second half. In other games monday involving ranked teams Syracuse 69, Pitt 62 Dwayne Pearl Washington scored 23 Points including six key Points Down the stretch As ninth ranked Syracuse 23-1 College Basket Ball Over All and 12-1 in the big East pulled away in the final 1 34. Trailing 55-54, Syracuse scored six straight Points for a 60-55 Lead with 5 35 remaining. Pitt again pulled within one Point at 62-61, but Washington dribbled into the Lane for an eight footer with 1 34 to go and added two free throws at the 52 second Mark to make it 66-61. Pittsburgh got 22 Points from deme Trees Gore Ana 18 from Curtis Aiken but scoring Star Charles Smith had Only nine. Smith averaging 16.9, committed his fourth foul with 12 24 to play and never scored after that although he returned with More than eight minutes to play. You have to take what they give you and in the first half they took the fast break away Washington said. In the second half i was Able to take the Ball inside. Somebody had to do the scoring so i decided to take univ 92, Fullerton stale 83 Freddie Banks scored 27 Points he was five for five from three Point Range and Anthony Jones added 26 As the 1 lib ranked rebels clinched a tie for the Pacific coast athletic association title with a 13-1 record 25-3 Over All. The rebels held Fullerton without a Field goal for nine minutes As they pulled away from a 49-44 Lead Early in the Sec Ond half and rolled to a 77-51 advantage. After Janes three Pointer made it 84 56 with 6 49 left coach Jerry Tarkanian cleared his Bench and Fullerton responded with a 20-2 spree forcing Tarkanian to bring his starters Back with three minutes left and the Lead Down to 86-78. Louisville 83, s. Mississippi 74 Billy Thompson scored 19 Points including eight in the decisive final minutes As 16th-ranked Louisville boosted its re Cord to 19-7, including a 7-2 Mark in the metro conference. Pervis Ellison added 17 Points for Louisville while Jeff Hail had 15, Herbert Crook 14 and Milt Wagner 12.-Southern Mississippi Sophomore Derrek Hamilton scored a game High 27 Points making 13 of 17 shots from the Field. Eklund gets goal 2 assists swedish Rookie stars in flyers 8-4 Romp Over Jeff Philadelphia a Rookie Pelle Eklund scored a goal and added two assists monday night As the a Ciphia flyers outgunned the Winnipeg jets 8-4 in a National hockey league game. Eklund 23, drafted three years ago from Sweden. Scored the winning goal at 16 25 of the second period. Putting the flyers ahead 5-2. Brian Propp Tim Kerr and Brad Mccrimmon each no Roundup Eklund took a blistering slap shot and Kerr tipped it in for his 42nd goal of the season to give Philadelphia a 4-2 Lead at 8 50. It was Kerr s 27th Power play goal leaving him one Short of the one season nil record held by Mike Bossy of the new York islanders and Phil Esposito for Merly of the Boston Bruins. Its last 18 games. The flyers took the Lead for Good just nine con nerd kit sat w Jar As. Ward love and bounced in for a 3-2 a
