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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, March 10, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday March 10, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Indiana ., Georgetown univ top 4 in Mcaa tourney Kansas City to. A Indiana North Caro Lina Georgetown and lop ranked Nevada Las vegas were made the top four seeds in a 64-team Mcaa tournament lineup thai gives four learns Home court advantages in the first round and excludes the last two National champions. Bui the expected slacking of the West against univ did t materialize. The Runnin rebels Wen seeded first in that Region followed by no 6 Iowa no. 11 Pitt and no. 18 Urcla. The selection committee which bases its picks u much on the strength of schedules As on Overall re cords picked six teams from each of three conferences the big ten Southeastern and Atlantic coast including 16-12 Georgia tech. The big East had five teams selected but 15-15 Villanova the 1985 National Champion was not among them. Defending National Champion Louisville which finished 18-14 and Tost inc metro conference tournament final sunday to Memphis slate which is on probation was not picked leaving the metro without a represent alive i think it was just a personal slap from the Mcaa to our conference Tor letting Memphis stale play in the tournament Louisville coach Denny Crum said after the held was announced. He said the Mcaa was punishing the metro Confer ence because Memphis stale was allowed to play i n the league tournament. They make our league the laughingstock of the nation based on a bad decision Crum said. Memphis stale was one of 18 learns with More than 20 wins excluded from the Field among the others were 25-Gnmt winners new Mexico and Howard and 24-game winners is. Louis Anil Cleveland stale the latter one of the surprises of last year s tournament. North Carolina was seeded first in the East despite losing its conference tournament to North Carolina state. Syracuse which lost the big East final to Georgetown was seeded second and will play is first round game at Home at the Carrier dome Purdue was seeded third and thu fourth. Georgetown got the no i seed in he Southeast with Sec Champion Alabama ranked second Illinois third and acc regular season runner up Clemson fourth. Indiana was rated tops in the Midwest with Temple second Mcpaul third and Missouri fourth. In addition to Syracuse four other teams will have Friendly crowds for Early games. Mcpaul Alabama Bir Mingham and Arizona will play on heir Home court in see Mcaa on Page 26 , state nips tar heels wins acc title by the associated press North Carolina slate which needed to win the Atlantic coast conference tournament to ensure itself of an Mcaa bid did just that sunday stunning second ranked North Carolina 68-67 on two foul shots by Vinny Del negro with 14 seconds left. The Wolf pack which lost 14 regular season games ended North Carolina s 11-game winning Streak and handed inc College basketball tar heels their first loss loan Atlantic coast conference team his season. Ran Zino Smith missed a jumper just before the final Buzzer to Seal the defeat. While North Carolina stale won when it had to the defending National Champi on Louisville cardinals also needing a conference tournament Victory to reach the Mcaa playoffs again lost he metro conference final 75-52 to Memphis state. Since the tigers Are on probation the conference forfeited its automatic Mcaa berth. In other tournament finals sunday no. 7 Georgetown stopped no id Syra Cuse 69-59 to win the big East Confer ence no. 9 Alabama won the Southeast Ern conference Wilh a 69-62 Victory Over Louisiana state no. 18 Urcla beat Washington 76-64 in inc first Pacific 10 tournament no. 19 Missouri edged Kansas 67-65 Texas am the eighth seed in the Southwest conference Defeated Baylor 71-46 and Bucknell beat Towson state 86-74 in the East coast conference final in a big ten regular season game. No. 6 Towa Cal Wisconsin sl-71. Acc final North Carolina state which had lost o North Carolina Iwine by a combined Tola of 35 Points during the regular sea son shot 70 percent from the Field in the second half making 14 of 20 shots a lot of people gave up on us earlier this year said Wolf pack Forward Chucky Brown who had a career High is Points and 10 rebounds. We were very hungry for Iii  North Carolina senior guard Kenny Smith who lost for the fourth Lime in the acc tournament during his career said "1 Don t think in s possible that somebody wanted this game More than by  Del negro who scored 12 Points hit see College on Page 26 i j .1 re. Greg Foster foreground and Canada a Murk Mckoy sprawl on the track after colliding in the men s to merr hurdle women s High jump record Falls Indianapolis a Bulgaria s Slifka Kostadinov broke the world record in the women s High jump Tonie Campbell of the United states won a collision marred men s 60 meter hurdles and american Michael Conley took the triple jump in dramatic fashion sunday in the world track and Field championships the final pro Gram of inc three Day Champi gunships in the Hoosier dome attracted 20,971 spectators the second consecutive Day in which the attendance broke the record for an indoor track and held meet. Saturday s Atli Danti was 20,2 Ujj. Sunday the fans were treated to a Potpourri of a motions and lense com petition1 highlighted by misfortune re cords disqualifications and surprises. The most shocking incident came in the men s 60-meter hurdles when Greg Foster of the United states the world indoor record Holder and ranked no. I in the world and Canada a Mark Mckoy former world record Holder and ranked no. 3, went crash ing to inc track after colliding at the fourth hurdle. After Foster and Mckoy went sprawling Campbell a former Mcaa and world cup Champion raced in Victory in 1.51 seconds. Part of the problem was the result of the running styles of Foster and Mckoy. Foster who was in lanes has 3 tendency to lean to his left and Mckoy in Lune Ivans to the right. We be bumped Numi Rous times in the  Mckoy Laid. I Dun t know if there s Iwen a race where wi1 Haven t hit in 111 ill  poster however appeared to be the one la cause the collision. He stumbled Over the second Hur dle but despite being off balance Man aged to Clear inc third hurdle. But approaching the fourth he still was Nui steady and pushed Mckoy with his left hand "1 think Greg stumbled coming off inc second hurdle and stumbled into my Lane and hit the Back of my Lee and i think he hit my Arm Loo. Mckoy said. I think he was just stumbling and hit my Arm by Accident. Greg just lost his balance Don l blame him at All. When you clip a hurdle Al Llinat Speed there s nothing you can do these things Jusi happen. It s a dangerous  Mckoy said he injured his lip in the fall. Fosler who had to he assisted off the track was taken to his Highel room and a is Mil available for comment. His Ali will Undi Iuit was nut inic Sou record on Paga 23  
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