European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday March 7, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 Richardson pacers up photo Waymon Tisdale. 31-Point Effort from press dispatches Seattle Wayman Tisdale s inside shooting Hurt the Seattle supersonics but it was the outside shooting of Indiana pacer teammate Clint Richardson that finished Seattle off. Indiana s 120-112 Aba Victory Over Seattle wednesday night meant a pleasant Homecoming for Richardson and his coach George Irvine. Player and coach played their High school and College Ball in Seattle. I m Happy for Clint and Happy for my self said Irvine. It s great to win any where but it s especially Nice to win in front of my family and Tisdale who scored 27 Points in three quarters and 31 for the game had kept the pacers close As they trailed the sonics 88 87 opening the fourth Quarter. Richardson hit five outside shots and two free throws in the fourth Quarter to finish with 21 Points and Lead Indiana to its fifth Road Victory in thirty Road games this season. Ron Anderson also scored 21 Points for Indiana nine of them in the fourth Quarter. Seattle was led by Jack Sikma and Tom Chambers who had 23 Points each. A lot of teams Don t respect our outside shooting at All but it was a big key to night said Irvine. I be had a lot of Good games in Seattle Richardson said. I think i be Only lost Here once in seven Richardson was acquired from Phila Delphia this season after six years with the mixers. Indiana wants me to be the senior player on this team added the pacer guard. I think that was my apprenticeship in Philly. Now i m working on the Rookie Tisdale scored his 31 on 15-of-23 shooting from the Field. He has Only been averaging 14 Points per game this season. Wayman has a lot of Pride said Irvine. He knows he was the second pick in the draft and there was a lot of talk that he was t the right pick. But Wayman s sure to be a great Seattle s playoff Hopes were further Damp ened by the loss. The sonics first round draft pick is owned by the Boston celtics. Obviously we Haven t got it done in terms of making the playoffs said sonic coach Bernie Bickerstaff. Our playoff chances Are Remote. Our future is optimistic though. We should be Able to get two Good picks in the second in other wednesday games Hawks 122, 76ers 114 of Philadelphia Dominique Wil Kins scored 37 Points including eight in overtime to Lead Atlanta. Kevin Willis scored 20 Points and Jon Koncak 15 for Atlanta which is 4-0 against the 76ers this season. Moses Malone led Philadelphia with 29 Points Sedale Threatt had 18 and Charles Barkley 17. Celtics 108, bulls 97 Boston Larry Bird scored 15 of his 26 Points in a 29-8 spurt that began with 7 29 left in the second Quarter and continued into the third As Boston stretched its winning Streak to seven games. The Victory was the celtics 18th in a Row at Home three shy of the team record. Their smallest Victory margin in their seven game winning Streak is 11 Points. Danny Ainge scored 21 Points for Boston and Kevin Mchale added 17. Chicago which played without Center Dave Corzine and for Ward Orlando Woolridge was led by Sidney Bradley s win Streak snapped by the associated press Tulsa okla. As the longest win Ning Streak in the nation came to an end Bradley coach Dick Versace found reason to be proud. I am proud to be associated with a team that has tasted defeat Only twice this sea son he said. The ninth ranked braves lost 74-58 to Tulsa on wednesday night in the championship of the Missouri Valley conference tournament giving the Mac s automatic Mcaa berth to the Hurricane. Forwards Brian Rahilly and David Moss had 22 Points apiece for the Hurricane. With the Best record in the nation at 31 2 and until wednesday night the country s longest division i winning Streak of 22 games Bradley also was expected to be picked for the 64-team tournament Field. Bradley s loss its first since dec. 28 against Clemson came in front of 6,300 people primarily Hurricane fans. We had three games in three Days and we needed the adrenalin boost from the crowd Versace said and of course we did t have that College basketball Bradley trailed by 10 or More Points most of the second half until pulling within 50-42 with 13 25 left. At that Point Tulsa outscored Bradley 14-3 to take a 64-45 Lead with 4 15 to play. In the Only other game involving ranked teams Indiana 97, Michigan state 79 Bloomington ind. No. 16 Indi Ana took a half game Lead Over Idle Michi Gan and eliminated 17th ranked Michigan state from the big ten race. Steve Alford had 31 Points and freshman Ricky Gallo Way added 19 for the hoosiers 13-4 in the big ten and 21-6 Overall. Scott Skiles scored 33 Points and became Michigan state s All time leading scorer needing 21 Points going into the game to break the old Mark of 2,014 by Greg Kelser. The spartans dropped to 11-6 in the conference. The game was kind of the Way i thought it would be Indiana coach Bob Knight said. It was an offensive game More than anything else. I knew they would score so i just told our kids they would have to score also and not get knocked out of the in other conference tournaments big East new York Sophomore Center Mark Bryant scored 18 Points and Seton Hall won its first big East postseason game 76-66 Over Connecticut to earn a berth in the tournament quarterfinals thursday night against eighth ranked St. John s. Southeastern Lexington by. Mississippi state and Mississippi advanced to thursday s quarterfinals of the Sec tournament. Chauncey Robinson scored eight of his 14 Points Down the stretch As Mississippi state rallied to beat Vanderbilt 62-54 in one first round game. Raymond Brown had 20 Points for the bulldogs who will meet Auburn in the next round. Joe Ayers and Eric Smith had eight Points apiece in separate scoring surges that allowed Mississippi to beat Tennessee 73 56, advancing the rebels against Sec Reg ular season Champion Kentucky. Ayers and Curtis Ritchwood finished with 18 Points each. Green with 25 Points and Kyle Macy with 22. Bucks 119, nets 106 East Rutherford . Ricky Pierce starting in place of injured All Star Sidney Moncrief scored a career High 32 Points As the Bucks posted their 12th Victory in 13 games. Pierce and Terry Cummings who scored 24 Points had six each during a 16-2 Sec Ond half spurt that turned a five Point Defi Cit into an 88-79 Milwaukee Lead with 10 44 left. Pierce who got a Chance to Start because Moncrief has sore ribs put Mil Waukee ahead to stay 78-77 with a free throw with 3 06 to go in the third period. Cavaliers 115, suns 100 Phoenix Ariz. Roy Hinson scored nine of his 22 Points in the fourth period and world b. Free added eight of his 23 in the same Quarter As Cleveland won Here for the first time in 10 seasons. Eddie Johnson added 19 Points for Cleve land which snapped a three game losing Streak and won on the Road for just the second time in the last 14 tries. Phoenix got a game High 30 Points from Walter Davis. Free s 23 Points gave him 16,977 in his 10-year career and pushed him past Bob Cousy and into 27th place on the All time scoring list. Lakers 130, jazz 84 Inglewood Calif. Guard Mike Mcgee tallied 20 Points and Larry Spriggs and Byron Scott had 18 apiece to Lead a balanced Laker scoring attack. Six lakers were in double figures with Kareem Abdul Jabbar adding 17 and magic Johnson 16. Rickey Green led a dismal Utah scoring attack with 13 Points. High scoring Forward Adrian Dantley was held to eight. When fhe Points kept on coming Evansville ind. A i just Hope the fans realize i was in a no win situation Evansville Bosse coach Joe Mullan said after a record 156-30 she lacking of Evansville Christian in the first round of Indiana s High school basketball tournament. Bosse s Point total and winning margin were the greatest in the 76 year history of the state tourney. I can t Tell the kids to just go out there and stand there because for some of them this will be the Only sectional tourney they la play in said Mullan. And i could t let us just go through the motions because that could Hurt us in the semifinals Fri Day night. I m proud that All the kids played a 12 of his players scored in tuesday s game. Seven were in Dou ble figures. Bosse ranked 15th in the state and 18-3 for the season scored the first 24 Points of the game. Boy cts weight loss problem has botox concerned Winter Haven Fla. A at a Skinny 145 pounds Dennis Oil can Boyd was an Iron Man last season in becoming the Boston red sox first 15-game Winner since 1979. Now the 6-foot-1 right hander faces a real weight problem and the red sox Are worried. Boyd was asked wednesday to Fly to Worcester for a series of tests at the University of Massachusetts medical Center. In almost typical fashion the High Strung Pitcher missed the plane remaining at his Home in Winter Haven with his new Bride i Karen. Boyd said he had car problems and was unable to get to the Airport in time for a flight to Boston. He said he would leave thursday and Check into the Hospital for tests. Anything to do with Dennis gets blown out of proportion mrs. Boyd said. He has a Little infection and he s going Back to have things checked red sox general manager Lou Gorman said earlier that Boyd had lost 10 to 12 pounds but declined to disclose the Skinny Pitcher s exact weight. Boyd is listed in the 1986 program As 6 foot-1 and 144 pounds what he weighed at the end of last season. In Spring training last year he was listed at 155 pounds but he admitted he never weighed that much pitching instead under 150. Reached by one Friend Boyd denied that he had lost 10 pounds claiming he now weighs 138. Gorman said the red sox became concerned Over Boyd s loss of weight during annual physicals conducted by or. Arthur Pappas the team physician after the open ing of training Camp last week. He said Boyd underwent a second test which showed a Little change in the liver from last year. Gorman said Boyd feels weak and we want to Deal with this right Boyd took his regular turn in throwing batting practice in a warm Sun wednesday and then was asked to Fly to Boston. Boston manager John Mcnamara said a couple of Days ago that Boyd was a Little behind other pitchers in Camp because he had t thrown As much before reporting Here. However i did t know anything about this other matter until after batting practice today Mcnamara said. In fact he threw the Ball better today than his previous times out
