European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday March 8, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 Kentucky chemistry jells in Romp of la a nil a a4.a.1 by the associated press Lexington by. When Mississippi coach Lee Hunt read the Kentucky Ros Ter he May have seen names like h2o Walker and co2 Blackmon. They have a certain chemistry about them Hunt said. He was speaking in elemental terms of third ranked Kentucky after the wildcats whipped Ole miss 95-69 in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern conference basketball tournament thursday night. Walker scored 28 Points and he and Blackmon led runs of 11-0 and 16-0 in the first 12 15 that gave Kentucky a 31-9 Lead before Mississippi could get anything going. "1 Marvel at the Way that they Are play ing Hunt said. I could see them in the final with automatic Mcaa tournament berths at stake Many of the nation s big conference tournaments got under Way thursday. In other games involving ranked teams no. 5 St. John s Defeated Seton Hall 87-68, no. 8 Syracuse routed Boston College 102 79 and no. 14 Georgetown edged Pitts Burgh 57-56 in the big East tournament no. 7 Michigan Defeated Ohio state 99-82 and Iowa upset no. 19 Illinois 57-53 in the big ten and no. 13 Nevada Las vegas Defeated Fresno state 68-49 in the Pacific coast athletic association tournament. Walker said that in the past a Blowout like this May have Hurt the wildcats. We had a tendency to let up he said. But this year we usually come Back the Victory moved Kentucky into Friday night s semifinals against Louisiana state. I m not looking Forward to playing them this soon Kentucky coach Eddie Sutton said of leu. I m not really looking for Ward to playing them at in other Sec tourney games Mississippi state earned the right to meet Alabama in the semis by upsetting Auburn 65-63 behind the 25 Points of Chauncey Robinson and 22 of Raymond Brown. The bulldogs last in the Sec Dur ing the season took the Lead for Good when Robinson hit two free throws to break a 49 49 tie with 7 01 to play. In the afternoon games Buck Johnson had 21 Points to Lead Alabama to a 79-59 rout of Georgia. Leu broke a 10-game postseason losing Streak getting 20 Points and 20 rebounds from John Williams to in final 3 seconds College basketball beat Florida 72-66. Big East conference new York in the quarterfinals at Madison Square Garden Walter Berry had 18 Points and 12 rebounds to Lead St. John s Over Seton Hall 87-68. The red men 28-4, were to meet Villanova in Fri Day night s semifinals. St. John s led 39-31 at halftime and started the second half with a 12-3 run that increased the Lead to 51-34. Harold Pressley scored 26 Points and had 14 rebounds to Lead Villanova the defending National Champion to a 75-63 Victory Over Providence. In the afternoon Pearl Washington scored 27 Points for the orangemen who beat Boston College 102-79 and were to meet no. 14 Georgetown in the semifinals. Syracuse 24-4, led Boston College 46-40 at halftime then went on a 16-5 run to Lead 62-45. Reggie Williams hid 16 Points for the 23-6 hoyas whose failure at the free throw line late in the game nearly allowed Pitt to win. Both Ralph Dalton and David Wing ate missed crucial free throws in the final minute of the 57-56 decision. Big ten conference Ann Arbor Mich. No. 7 Michi Gan got 22 Points from Center Roy Tarpley to beat Ohio state 99-82 and move into a tie with Idle Indiana for the conference Lead. The two teams will meet saturday to decide the conference title. Michigan 26-4 and 13-4 in the conference led by As Many As 32 Points in the second half. Iowa kept alive its Mcaa tournament Hopes by beating Illinois 57-53. Freshman Roy Marble scored five of his 15 Points Down the stretch and Bill Jones hit three clutch free throws. Illinois fell to 20-9. Pacific coast athletic conference Inglewood Calif. Anthony Jones and Armon Gilliam led Nevada Las vegas Over Fresno state 68-49 in the quarters. Univ 29-4, led 29-27 with 17 00 left but the rebels went on a 9-2 run including six Points by Jones. Fresno state got no closer than seven Points the rest of the Way. Jones finished with 24 Points and Gilliam had 17. Kevin Henderson scored 24 Points to Lead Cal state Fullerton to a 66-58 upset of us Irvine moving Fullerton into the semis against univ. A photo High flying Shelton Jones of St. John s scores an in your face Dunk. Over Seton Hall s Andre Mccloud and Ricky Burton lakers win on Johnson s to food Hook Oakland Calif. The Golden state warriors knew the los Angeles lakers would count on magic Johnson in the final seconds. But that did t mean they could Stop him. Johnson took an inbound pass at mid court drove Down the Lane and Sank a 10 foot Hook shot with three seconds left thursday night giving the lakers a 112 111 Victory Over the warriors in the Aba. We knew the Ball would go to magic first but there s no Way to predict what a great player like magic will do Golden state coach John Bach said. Johnson finished with 30 Points and capped the lakers rally from a 110-105 deficit in the final three minutes. The play was designed to go to Kareem Abdul Jab Barbut i just kind of did t want to give it to him Johnson said. The warriors were ahead of defending Aba Champion los Angeles in their season series prior to this week. But the lakers beat Golden state in los Angeles on Mon Day night and the lakers Victory in Oak land on thursday night gave them a 3-2 Lead in the series. Purvis Short made one of two foul shots Anparo Windup with six seconds left and gave Golden state a 111-110 Lead. After Johnson put the Lak ers ahead the warriors had one final Chance to win but Teagle missed a shot from 30 feet As time expired. Abdul Jabbar scored 24 Points and James worthy Back in the lakers starting lineup after recovering from an injury had 21. Carroll led Golden state with 30 Points Teagle had a season High 27 and sleepy Floyd added 21. Both teams played shorthanded. Los an Geles guard Byron Scott was unavailable be cause of flu and the warriors were missing guard Chris Mullin who has a sore foot and Reserve guard Geoff Huston who was limited to nine minutes because of a sore Back. In other Aba games thursday bullets 113, kicks 111 of Landover my. Cliff Robinson made a foul shot with nine seconds left in overtime to give Washington a two Point Lead and the bullets Hung on to win when Robinson almost tipped the Ball into his own Basket acc Dently in the final seconds. New York s James Bailey made one of two foul shots at the end of regulation to Force the game into overtime but missed a driving one hander in the closing seconds of overtime that would have tied it again. Robinson came close to knocking the Ball into the Basket while going for the rebound. Jeff Malone led Washington with 31 Points and Robinson had 24. Louis Orr had 22 and Bailey and Trent Tucker added 17 apiece for the visiting kicks who have lost 12 of their last 14. Mavericks 131, clippers 113 los Angeles Mark Aguirre scored 28 Points and Rolando Blackman had 27, leading Dallas past the Host los Angeles clippers. The Mavericks sealed the Victory by scoring seven straight Points late in the game to take a 119-106 Lead with 3 50 remaining. Cedric Maxwell led the clippers with 18 Points All in the second half. Rockets 116, Kings 105houston Ralph Sampson scored 15 of his 35 Points during a third Quarter burst that sent Houston past visiting Sacra mento. Mike Woodson scored 34 Points for Sac Ramento and Eric Johnson added 24. A photo lakers magic Johnson. Finishes with 30
