European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Palejs 26 the stars and stripes wednesday february 4,1987runnin rebels Lead a Cage poll by the associated press Nevada Las vegas which had been no. 1 for six weeks earlier in the season returned to the lop or the associated press College basketball poll monday after a two week absence. The Runnin rebels 21-1, received 48 first place votes and 1,243 Points from the nationwide panel of spans write re and broadcasters easily out distancing in Diana which jumped Tram fourth to second with 10 first place Voles and 1,181 Points. North Carolina which had resumed to the no. 1 spot fur one week was knocked from the Perch after suffering a 60-i8 defeat at Noire Dame. The tar heels 18-2, received four tint place votes and 1,148 Points and Wili play the next to week without senior scoring Leader Kenny Smith who underwent arthroscopic knee surgery last weekend. Smith scored a Ca reer High 41 Points in his ibs game before the surgery. A 108-99 Victory Over then no. 14 Clemson Tai wednesday. Nevada Las vegas broke the 100-Painl Mark in each of its three victories last week. The Runnin rebels won two Pacific coast athletic association games 106-58 Over Fresno slate and 114-103 Over Caf Irvine before beating then no. 18 Auburn on the Road 104-85, Indiana 17-2, registered two big ten conference victories Lasi week. The hoosiers beat then no. 12illinois 69-66 and then no. 4 Purdue 8b-77. Iowa the Only team other than Nevada Las vegas and North Carolina to be ranked no. I this season fell from second to fourth with 999 Points and one first place Vole. Tha Hawk yes 19-2, lost at Michigan stale saturday 100-92. Mcpaul the Only division i Learo besides Nevada lot vegas to have just one loss jumped from eighth to fifth with 935 Points six More than Temple which moved one spot from last week. The Blue demons ib-1, Bent Weber slate and la Salic last week while Temple 30-2, earned Atlantic 10 conference victories Over Rutgers and Duqum Csc Purdue Oklahoma Alabama and Georgetown completed the top 10. Purdue is 16-3, with its losses at the hands of North Carolina Iowa and the hoosiers. The boilermakers received s5s Points 27 More than Oklahoma j7-3, whih won games last week Over Colorado Iowa slate and North Carolina state. Alabama 16-3, remained ninth with 665 Point after splitting to overtime conference games a 90 80 loss to Florida and an 83-74 decision Over Georgia while the hoyas 15-3, improved one place with 626 Points after losing to Providence and beating Syracuse. Aba from Paga 21 Nels with 21 Points and Mike Gminski bad 18. Buck Williams had 14 Points and 1 3 rebounds Ellis had 17 Points for the sonics. Alton Lister had is Points and blocked five new Jersey shots. Landover my. Jay Vincent scored 1 9 Points As Washington reserves scored 56 Points and rallied Washington Over new York. Vincent scored ii Points in the last iwo periods after Washington trailed 53 47 at halftime while backup guard Dar win Cook added 10. Minute Bol another sub had nine Points seven rebound Sand lied a season High eight blocked shots while intimidating the Knick Sunder the Basket. With their iwo scoring leaders Moses along and jeff1 Malone having an off night the bullets shot Only 38 percent inthe first half and trailed 76-66 late in the third Quarter before Vincent ignited comeback. Cook Sank his first four shots in the fourth period giving Washington the Lead at 84-80, before Jeff Malone who missed seven of his first 10 shots from the floor hit two consecutive Field goals giving the bullets a 94-88 Lead Moses Malone Only 6 for 15, added four consecutive Points to make it 100 92. Moses finished with 18 Points Andrei twill 14. Nugget 140, Clipper 112denver Lafayette lever scored 16 Points and Alex English 14 in the third Quarter As Denver tied an Aba sea son High with 47 Points in the period in route to a Victory Over los Angeles. U was the first Victory Tor Denver i three games this season against the clip pers the losing St team in the league with a 7-38 record. Denver led 64-55 at the half then made certain there would be no repeal of the clippers previous victories by out scoring the visitors 47-22 in the third Quarter. 31 Points a game army s Houston tops nation s scorers by Mike Hendricks West Point . A Colleg basketball May be dominated by last speedy athletes but no one is scoring More this season than Kevin Houston a quiet slope shouldered slow fooled army guard who stands an Inch shy of 6-feet. Houston is he nation s leading scorer averaging More than 31 Points a  i also no. I to free throw percentage at 94 percent and has made More than so percent of his 3-Point tries. His 165 pounds Reddish hair and freckled complexion have prompted comparisons with Beaver Cleaver. He was left out of pickup games As a youth and was t recruited by any other Majorca urge basketball program. By comparison to Navy s David Rob Inson who vaulted into National Star Dom with a televised upset of heavily favored Syracuse in last year s inca tournament Houston Bas drawn Little at Tention. He plays against the likes of Manhattan. Fairfield and is. Peter s i metro Atlantic conference games and has yet to play in front of a television audience. He can score from anywhere say army coach Les Wothke but Houston does More than score. He also leads a team that has lost 10 of 17 games this season with 68 assists and 36 steals and is the second leading be Bounder. Wothke says Houston s Success is due More to intelligence than physical ability. I think what makes Kevin so Good i that he plays 90 percent of his game above his shoulders Wothke says. He is constantly aware of what is happening on the floor. He has excellent instincts and understanding of what is happening around  Houston grew up with basketball. His father Jerry Houston played for St. John s in the 1960s, and was a coach Kevin Houston. Grew up in the gym when Kevin was growing up. I was definitely a gym rat he says. I was always playing games or watching games. You could always find me in the gym or in the Park playing  just looking at him you think you can play him with a bigger Guy he can t shoot Over or a More aggressive Guy to keep him from getting a Good shot says coach Mike Dement of Cornell against whom Houston scored 39 Points in an89-71 army Victory. But we found out he does t need a Good shot to Scon. He has an incredible ability to score Oit balance and an uncanny ability to draw fouls and then he goes to the Fine and makes them. He just toyed with us. For someone his size and his weight it is just remarkable the things he did Tous and is doing to everyone else. He s not exceptionally Quick. He s just so smart with the Hall. Afterwards we were trying to compare him with somebody and we thought of Jerry  few people heard of Houston before his Junior season and army recruiters had him All to themselves when he was coming out of High school in nearby Pearl River. There was not another division 1team involved with Kevin Wolshke says. He was 5-10, slender and not real real Quick. People just overlooked  the army coach is convinced hous ton could play anywhere. He is an outstanding basketball player Wolshke says his role might be Dif Ferent on some teams but he can play with anybody in the country no ques Tion. He is an exceptional passer and  despite the clamor Over Robinson there has been no talk about Houston cutting Short his army obligation to Pur sue an Aba career. Wolshke does t know if Houston could make it mainly because of his Speed and size he s 5-11 and there Are not Many 5-foot, 11-Inch guards playing in the Aba Houston says he has no regrets about going into the army and says he ii excited about becoming an artillery officer. But Houston says he has no plans to Slop playing. The service has a couple of teams and there is the pan american games and the olympics. Hopefully this is no the end. I Don t think it will  College from Page 21 two free throws for is. John s and Perry Mcdonald made two for Georgetown which trailed 63-60 before Jaren Jackson connected. Shelton Jones added 13 Points for St. John s and Mcdonald had 14 for Georgetown. Illinois 82, Ohio stale 55 Columbus Ohio  Hamilton scored 23 Points As Illinois rallied from an 11-Point so conc half deficit to defeat Ohio state in a big ten game. Tony Wysinger added 15 Points and Ken Norman and Doug a Llenberger each scored 14 for the ill i 16-5 Over All and 6-3 in the big ten. Ohio stale 13-8 and 4-5, was led by Dennis Hopson with 21 Points Curtis Wilson with 11 and Jerry Francis with 10. The buckeyes look a 46-35 Lead with 1 5 44 left in inc game when Jay Burson Hal u three Point play. Bui the ill i Ranoff the next six Points four by Hamil ton to pull within 46-41. Duke 61, Stetson 59 Durham , Junior guard Kevin Strickland hit both ends of a one and one free throw Opportunity with three seconds left As Duke squeezed by visiting Stetson. Strickland took the free throws after he rebounded a desperation 40-Fooler by the hatters Gary Coachman and was fouled immediately by Randy Anderson Strickland who finished with 11 Points and Danny ferry who had 16 Points and 11 rebounds before fouling out with 2 40 to play were Duke s Only players in double figures. Duke improved to 17-4 while Stetson dropped to 8-10. Temple 72, Masc Luisetti 59 Amherst mass. Senior guard Nate Blackw Ell scored 27 Points to Lead Temple 10 an Atlantic 10 conference Victory Over Massachusetts. Massachusetts pulled within 46-44 with 10 02 left in the game when Carl Smith hit a three Point shot while being fouled and then made the free throw. However Temple Sophomore Mike Vrieswyk who finished with 12 Points scored 10 in the final 10 minutes to help the owls improve to 2 1-2 Overall and 1 0-0 in the conference. Massachusetts 8-12 and. 4-8. Held a26-18 Lead with 6 44 left in the first half before Temple went on a 13-0 run and took a 33-29 Lead at inc intermission. Greenville . David Rob Inson scored a game High 22 poin i and three other Navy players were in double figures As the midshipmen Defeated co Lonial athletic association foe East Caro Lina. Doug Wojcik had 16 Points and Der Rick Turner and Cliff Rees each had 10for Navy 15-5 Overall and a i in the league. East Carolina which got 19 Points from Blue Edwards dropped Loii -10 and 3-6