European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday. March 3. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 Illinois nip hoosiers 69-67 from press Dos Palcho Champaign 111. Fourteenth ranked Illinois took a 10-Poinl Lead Early in the second half Hen held on o upset no. 3 Indiana 69-67 sunday. The hoosiers who fell from a first place tic with Purdue in the big ten lied the score with 7 30 remaining and ill tin fans in Assembly Hall must have remembered inc Iowa and Purdue games. Illinois had led Iowa by 22 Points and Purdue by 16 before losing those big ten games at Home earlier this season. We really wanted 10 beat one of the lop teams in the big ten Ken Norman who led the Zillini with 24 Points said we Hung in there for 40 minutes and we got a Victory the game was the final Home game for three seniors and an Assembly Hall re College basketball Cord crowd of 16,793 was on hand to cheer them on we wanted 1� go Oul with a bang and i think we did said senior Tony by Singer. Norman and Doug Altenburger arc the other seniors on the team. There was a Lime when they started to come Back. And i just said they re not . H was Sophomore Reserve Center Jens Kujawa who provided the margin of Vic tory however As he scored Illinois final four Points the hoosiers 14-3 in the big ten with one game remaining had two chances to tic the game in inc final seconds but Steve Alton missed a 20-Footcras the 45-Sccond shot clock expired and a half court attempt that was blocked by Steve Bardo As the game clock ran out. Indiana coach Bob Knight had called a timeout to set up a a poin Field goal at tempt by Al Ford on the fire Possession but Illinois forced Alford to take an Oil balance shot with six seconds to play. Bardo was fouled on the rebound but missed a free throw with four seconds left and Alford s desperation shot was blocked. It was a Well played Wett officiated game. 1 thought it was the Best officiated game i saw All year Knight said. Artyn Berger who made sin of 10 3 Point attempts finished with 20 Points Wysing Rhad 10, Indiana 23-4 Overall was led by Keith smart with 19 Points. Dean Garrelt Andalord had 17 each Illinois 21-7 Overall and 11-5 in the conference led 50-40 with 7 minutes left in inc game but the hoosiers rallied for a 57-57 tie with 7 30 remaining on a jumper by Ricky Calloway. The hoosiers never were Able to take the Lead however As Altenberger hit two 3-Point Field goals Down the stretch. Alford tied the game again at 65-65 when he hit a jumper with 2 40 remain ing but Kujawa hit a Hook shot and two free throws to put Illinois up 69-6i. The hoosiers scored their final Points Wilh 1 30 remaining when smart scored on a puss from Alford. In other games sunday Kentucky of Cedric Jenkins protects a rebound from Oklahoma s i Lancy grand on sum. North Carolina 92, Georgia tech 76 Atlanta Ranzino Smith scored 10 Points and Kenny Smith had nine during a 1v-0 burst late in the first half thai helped no. 2 North Carolina crush Georgia tech completing a perfect re Cord in Atlantic coast conference regu Lar season play. The tar heels 27-3 Overall and 14-0 in the acc became Only the seventh team to go through the conference sched ule unbeaten. They have done in three limes. Freshman or Reid stored 12 Points during an Early 19-7 North Carolina run which gave the tar heels a 29-15 Kad Midway through the firs half. Kentucky 75, Oklahoma 7-1 Lexington by. Richard mad Ison i u Layup with eight seconds left to lift Kentucky Over Oklahoma and Send the Mih ranked sooner to their third Straif Ihl last second defeat. De Pii vender who scored a game High 21 poems lied inc score 72-72 when he hit a pair of free throws with one minute remaining. Harvey Irani of Oklahoma put the some was Back in front 74-72 with Iwa foul shots 16 seconds later. On the ensuing Possession Davender missed a 17-foot Baseline jumper but Madison was fouled going for the re. Bound. The Junior Forward hit the first foul shot but m issued inc second. Temple 77, George Washington 69 Philadelphia Nate a Lackwell scored 26 Points and Tim Perry added 17 to Lead fourth ranked Temple Over George Washington in a quarterfinal game of the Atlantic 10 conference tournament. Temple will Host St. Joseph s in a tournament semifinal game tuesday night. The Hawks had advanced with an si-78 Victory Over i can stale. Howard Evans and Mike Vreswyk notched 14 Points each for the owls. 29 3 and the regular season Atlantic 10 champions. Gerald Jackson and Steve Frick scored 15 Points each for George Washington 10-19, and Max Blank had14. Unlv70.kresnosl.s9 Fresno Calif. Armon Gilliam scored a game High 21 Points and pulled Down seven rebounds to Pace no. I ranked Nevada Las vegas Over Fresno state in a Pacific coast athletic Confer ence game. The Runnin rebels improved to 30-1 and is a in the pc a. Fresno state fell to 8-20 and 3-14, a pm 81,51.1x1111969 Indianapolis Byron Larkin scored 19 Points in each half including nine in a decisive 11-Point spun As Xavier beat St. Louis to Lake inc Midwest Ern collegiate conference basketball tournament championship and an Auto Matic bid to the Mcaa tournament. Nav scr led 39-26 with 1 43 left in the first half but St. Louis was Able to tie the score 60-60 before the 6-fool-j Larkin made iwo consecutive Short jumpers to put the musketeers ahead to slay with 6 03 to play. The Billiken had lied inc game on Ihrcke consecutive jump shots by Monroe Douglass. However St. Louis then went nearly five minutes without scoring. Larkin scored 93 Points in Xavier Vic tories Over Butler Oral Roberts and is. Louis As the musketeers won the title for inc second consecutive year. L-Airrii-ij65.arm 60 East Rutherford . A. Wynder hit a breakaway Layup and iwo foul shots in the final minute sunday to life fair Flold to a 65-60 Victory Over army and put the slags into the metro Atlantic athletic conference final. Fairfield was to meet Lona a 66-59 Upsel Winner aver St. Peter s in the other semifinal matchup in monday night s championship game. The tourney Winner earns the league s automatic berth in the Mcaa tournament. Fairfield la1, season s tournament Champion but the no. 7 seed this year scared the final 12 Points of the game and held army scoreless during the last 6 14. Houston the nation s leading scorer who had a game High 2h Points did not scare after he injured his jell univ with 5 25 to go. Upsel about a Basket incr for ence Call against teammate Ron St Ploc he leaped in the air and landed improperly. He left the Mync for to seconds. And knew of sum violations paper claims Dallas up former Southern methodist athletic dirt Dor Bob hitch knew since ids i that foul Ball boosters were paying players the Dallas morning news reported in ils sunday editions. The Mcaa suspended sum s football program fur the 1987 season because of repealed recruiting violations most of them dealing with Cash payments to players. School official arc consider in cancelling the i Jed season As Well since the Mcaa will allow the Seli ool Only seven Ganies year Mil limit in Mui tangs to 15 scholarship players before that season he gins. The newspaper said Hiick was Jinn kid in the Deci Sion to continue Llie payoffs even Alia sum was piled on a three year in i9s5. Mccause Vio lations continued he Mcaa made the first to Var use of its so called death Penally Anu suspended the football program for the 1987 season. Bob knew everything thai was being dime a source Tot the newspaper. The source also said Iliadi knew m the Lull of 1981 that a slush fund had been Sel up to pay players. Hitch resigned in a. 5 along with coach lobby col Lins. Roth signed agreements when they left the school that forbid them from revealing any information about the various Mcaa . I Haven t said anything since dec. 5 and 1 Don t know Why 1 would Start new hitch said alter hearing the allegations against him. It s not going to in me any Guod to answer one Way or the a Thor. It s a Long difficult drawn nut situation. This whole affair is unbelievable the Way ii has come out. I have to sit and Lake the shuts. Somebody has got to take the blame. I know one thing. I worked As hard us i could for live cars to clean up that program. I look a lot of bold Steps when i kicked people out of the. Dressing room and kicked people out of the practice Fields. If wanted to buy players. I would t hat gone la All that i rouble. I in red my Tail Lutlo clean Thill program up and 1 just did t do no were in the Mcaa report which cited ii players a hating racial thousands of dollars. St soul Mufti vials sail Iii in icily wat promised to those who prov Iii d i Hui Hie Viii Lions Hee Ause that was the Only Waihee could obtain in
