European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. March 26. 1987 the stars and stripes Page t7 sports Tarkanian leery of Indiana Las vegas Nev. A Nevada Las vegas coach Jerry Tarkanian says he and Indiana coach Bobby Knight agree on one thing they really Don twant to play Cadi other saturday. Bobby called today and said i really Don t want to play you " tar Kaziun told a boosters luncheon tues Day a Day before univ was to leave for new Orleans and an Mcaa basketball tournament semifinal match against the hoosiers. I told him i Don t want to play you either " univ beat Iowa 84-81 in the West Region final and Indiana edged lsu77-76 in the Midwest to Advance to the National semifinals. I d rather have played leu than in Diana because i thought we had a better Chance of Healing them Tarkanian said i just wanted to play someone 1thought we could Bocai. For that matter i d rather have played Pacific an opponent thai lost 17 games. It will be a real physical  s teams always play that Way. If we play a real Good ballgame i think we have a Chance. I Hope we arc a team of destiny. Maybe we  Tarkanian added his teams used to use All pressure defense. Now it s More of a position defense team. We re More of a rambling defensive team. We Cre ate a taster Tempo  Indiana coach Bobby Knight rang with fury on the Way to reaching the final four. Indiana takes comeback path to finals Bloomington ind. A in Diana has had to come from behind in each of its last three victories in the Mcaa basketball tournament a Tell tale fact about the third ranked hoc Siers. We got Down and could t do any thing but play hard and Tough to get Back into the game said Forward Darj a Thomas. That s exactly what inc learn  thai s the Good news. The bad was that the hoosiers fell behind in the first place by 14 Point against Auburn eight against Duke and 12 in the Midwest regional final against Louisiana state. I think we be really improved but at limes we play really immature run the offence Loo Quick said the 6-fool 7 Thomas one of two senior starters. That leads to a bad defensive conver Sion. The other learn gets it out and runs it  against the top ranked Runnin re Bels of Nevada Las vegas the Hoo sirs semifinal opponent at new or leans on saturday that could be fatal what we have to eliminate is just dumb plays said Thomas the team s second leading scorer this season Ai 15.9 Points a game. We re a pretty smart team but at times we play really dumb. We have five minute spurts where we just play lackadaisical and go out and Don t do anything. If we can eliminate that we can be a really Good  Indiana lakes a 28-4 record against univ s 37-1 Mark. Las vegas has an Edge in rebounding and 3-Poinl shoot ing which has helped pad its 92.6 Point a game scoring average. The hoosiers May be a in stronger on de sense and present a balanced offence with All five starters scoring in double  have so Many people contributing Thomas said. Steve Eyl a re serve Forward can come in and score some Points and play Tough defense. Dean Carrel 1 can play inside Ricky Calloway has come into his own he s been having outstanding games. I just have logo out and play Well do what s set up for me 10 do and play smart senior guard Steve Alford leads the hoosiers with a 21.7 average. Galloway and Garrell have each averaged  re Bounds in the tournament and Are scor ing 13 and it.2 Points a game respectively for the season. Guard Keith smart carries a to . Stops Tillis Wembley England a new look British heavyweight Boxer Frank Bruno was impressive tuesday night be fore the watchful Eye of world Clia Pion Mike Tyson but termed his performance Rusty against american James Quick tiflis while Tyson who May put his lilies on the line against the briton could Only gain a decision against the 29-year-old ranch owner from Oklahoma Bruno pounded out a fifth round to at Wembley Arena. I was very Rusty tonight. I was Hesi Tating a lot Bruno said. I was waiting. I knew i could Knock this Man out in one or two rounds but i was very nervous  in posting his 29th Victory in .11 out Ings the 23-year-old londoner shewed punching Power mobility and a mean Streak As Tillis was caught and muddied by a flurry of punches Midway through the decisive round. Tillis the 29-year-old fighting cow  indicated he could not go on. And British referee John coyly slopped in contest at i minute so seconds of Ilu round. Tillis who slipped to 35-1 la. I cell the Sling of Bruno s jabs Early in the first round and was caught by a right Hani that flew Over his guard and landed on inc Side of his head. Bruno caught the american with a combination of two left Hooks id aright in the second but inc Mobile Tillis danced away from further danger and replied with two left hands. In the third round Bruno Conlin cd Doscore heavily with inc Jab but walked into a Short right hand. Near the end of the fourth he stunned Tillis with u righthand to the head and continued the As Sault in the fifth. The briton who weighed 2261pounds to Tillis 218, landed two upper cuts Early in the final round and had the american hanging on with blood coming from Mouth nose and Eye "1 called it olt when i saw blood gush ing from nose and Mouth and then saw More coming from his inside the right Eye Coyle said. It All must have happened at inc same  la Salle Southern Mississippi reach title game new Vork Lupolt the la Salic explorers finished the regular season with a 16-12 record and Little expectation of qualifying for postseason compact Ilion. Thursday night they la play for their first National invitation tournament championship in 35 years. La Salic advanced to the final tuesday night Nith a92-73 rout of Arkansas Little Rock in Madison Square Garden. The explorers i dec Southern Mississippi which ral lied behind a 15-2 run late in the game to defeat Nebraska 82-75 in the other semifinal. We were All but dead three weeks ago Saij la Salic Junior Tim Lugler. Who stored 26 Puinti against the trojans we had no place to go and i thought we would be going our Leparace ways for the Spring break. That was one of the Low Points of my career now i m at a High  instead the nit selection Commilee look into account the explorers schedule easily the toughest of the nit participants. La Salic Tost close games to North Carolina Mcpaul. Noire Dame and Temple and played in the metro Atlantic athletic conference. La Salic jumped to leads of 9-0, 12-2 and 13-6,hitting its first four shots and five of its first seven All 3-Pointcra. The trojans zone defense collapsed 10deny freshmen sensation Lionel Simmons room inside but allowed Uncan tested jump shots from the perimeter Simmons played wifi a broken nose suffered in a second round Garni,1 against Niagara and finished with21 Points and eight rebounds. By contrast to Lasalle. Southern Mississippi uru a cold just two of the first 15 from the Field a Ains Nebraska. The corny users led by As Many As 13 Points in thi1 first half and were ahead with 6 minutes left Iti the game before Southern Mississippi rallied. Randolph keys and John White finished with 2j and ii  accounted for All of the Points in the game clinching burst. Southern Mississippi coach . Turk is Uurry a about la Salle s a print process hut said the game will be i dded i Luscar 10 the Basket. Three pointers ire important but in if. Mtg rarely win i in will pointers he said vim Uin games in the a Mit. In llii1 Niue grit crunch time urn win them in the  the Golden tiiel1"1. 22-11, were Uin Levi in it ii to other nit appearances they will he fighting Himori in that to a Salle s Only other victories in the nit prior lot his year came in 1452 Ashen 6-6 freshman Tom Job took the explorers in Ilie Litte. They had Mil won an nit game since