European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 26 the stars and stripes saturday february 21,1987 Louisville fighting for Mcaa berth by Dick Joyce a Louisville by. Amos Black arrives at free Dom Hall Early for he   game. He he a Good scat behind the Basket and admires the cheerleaders doing i hair pc game routines. This la be belter than the game he crusty of timer said. This is the Wofsy team Denny Crum s Ever  Louisville however wins inc wednesday night game in a rout. 87-7giving Black Ati Early Start Home to Harrodsburg. Like Black tans in hrs basketball Happy stale expect big things irom Louisville s Tram lose some Lough non conference games Early in the season and then close with a Rush. Who can blame them it s the coach Crum method. The cardinals have been in the Mcaa final four six limes including four or the last seven years and were champions in 1 980 and 1986. Last season the card s won 2 or their last 22 games for o 32-7 record. But winning consecutive National lilies is unheard of these Days. The last learn to do it was Urcla in1973. The Way things have been going for Louisville even Crum admits that winning another title would Lake a major  with the cards 16-11 record he Settle for a berth in the Mcaa playoffs. I told everyone before the season thai we were a overrated team Crum said. In the preseason a poll Louisville was second behind North Carolina but has t been rated since the Early weeks. We Don t have any players As Good As Mill Wagner Jeff Hall and Billy Thompson. If you lose three fifths of your team to graduation and replace Ihm with freshmen who Aren t As Good How can you be As Good the downfall began at the Stan when Louisville lost All three games in Trie great Alaska  t  was inc cry Crum will have them ready come  Louisville s chances of an Mcaa berth Aren t even certain at this  s obvious what ails Louisville is the Back Smirt where Crum has tried six combinations involving 10different players in attempting to replace Wagner and Hall. One of the them Sophomore Kevin Walls quit after being relegated to the Bench. Crum hat repeatedly chastised his players Tor no hustling. At one Point he said in exasperation "1 Don t know what to do next in last monday s win Over Southern Mississippi Junior Herb Crook dribbled Oul the clock in regulation play with the score tied thinking Louisville was Lead ing. The cards managed to win in overtime 85-84, Ellison the 6-foot-9 freshman hero of Louis Ville s Mcaa Triumph Over Duke last season was preseason All amen can he did t gel a single Vole from the same people selecting the nation s top five players at mid season. He does t have a Strong supporting cast Aroundhim cram said and he has to learn to work harder without the , whose intensity has been questioned by the Media in t talking to the press. Ellison 13.3. Forwards Crook 15.7 and ton Kimbro 11.5 and backup Forward Mark Mcswain 8.4 provide almost All of Louisville s offence. The guards freshman Keith Williams and senior Chris West earned their starting jobs because of  average 3.6 Points Between them. Teams double and triple team Ellison and  said because his squad lacks outside shooters. There have been embarrassing lopsided losses for Louisville 85-51 to rival Kentucky 99-72 to Syra Cuse at Home and 64-43 to Memphis stale at Home the Valentine s Day loss o Syracuse ended Louis Ville s longest winning Streak this season fou games. Despite its problems Louisville has clinched at Micasla tie for the metro conference regular season Crown with its g-2 record. It will mean Little unless the cards get into then Caa tournament with an automatic bid by win Ning the metro postseason tourney or As an at Large entry. We played three lop 10 teams on the Road Indi Ana Purdue and Syracuse Crum mid in a pitch for the tournament we did t beat them. At least replayed them. Thai ought to count for something. At this time of inc year we be got to play Good an be on a Roll to make the  the defending Mcaa champs have won six of  seven games with three regular season games to go. That hearkens Amos  re not going to win the championship again this year but 1 Hope they  College from Page 21 14 games the longest Victory Streak in the country. Temple 27-2 and 16-0 in the Confer ence played without starting Center Ramon Rivas who sat out the game Withan infected Heel. Starting guard Mike Vreeswyk nursing an ankle sprain did not appear in the game until the second half and scored six Points. Rob Lanier led the Bonnis 5-20 Overall and 3-13 in inc conference with15 Points. Kansas 84, Kansas St. 67 Lawrence. Kan. Danny Man Ning scored 33 Points to boost no. I Kansas past Kansas state giving the Jay Hawks their 48th consecutive Home Vic tory and sole Possession of first place in inc big eight conference race. The Victory in Kansas final Home appearance of he season lied Oklahoma s league record for consecutive Home Vic tories and raised the Jay Hawks to 20-7 Overall and 9-3 in the big eight. Oklahoma and Missouri each of which split Home and Home series with inc Jay Hawks arc 8-3 in the league. Syracuse 90, Providence 81 Syracuse . Sophomore Sherman Douglas scored eight of Syra Cuse s final 10 Points and finished with 26 As the ninth ranked orangemen he doff no. 19 Providence for a big East conference Victory. The friars who led throughout the first half moved to within 84-81 with 1 51 to play on a jumper by Delray Brooks. But Douglas scored on to fast freaks and Rony Shikaly and Howard Tricho each added free throws to give Syracuse its final Points. Freshman Derrick Coltman finished with 22 Points for Syracuse which is 22-4overall and at 10-3, tied for the big East Lead will Pittsburgh the friars fell to 18-6 in All games and 8-5 in the big Easl. Duke 66, n. Carolina St. 50 Durham . John Smith scored 13 Points As no. 17 Duke broke away from North Carolina state in the first half to Post a Victory in Atlantic coast conference action. Duke climbed to 21-5 Overall and 8-3in the acc. . Stan lust for the 10th time in 13 games to fall to 14-13 Overall an