European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday. March 28, 1987 the stars and stripes sports it s final four time tonight. Byrdic Koyck new Orleans a some basketball coaches agree thai Nevada Las vegas and Providence might not be in the Mcaa final four if not for inc three Point Field goal. But playing by the new Rule in titled his season Providence and Las teens with More outside shooters than most teams rank 1-2 in making inn most i m Oul a Inch goals per game. It helped some teams that s for sure univ and said Pittsburgh coach Paul Evans thurs Day his panthers beat Providence Isicc during the regular big East season. The three Point goal really benefited Providence because they Haven t a lot of inside players said Michigan coach Bill Fri Cdr whether the championship game will be a shootout Between univ and Providence remains to be seen. In saturday s first game of the super Doc. Double header. No. 10 Syracuse 30-6, takes on Providence 25-s, followed by no. I univ. 37-1. Against no. 3 Indiana 18-4. Statistics Roseni of final four teams on Page 22. Indiana led by Steve Alford s 52-percent accuracy with 98 i rec Poi nacre has the Best Ihrck Pomi shoot ing marksmanship 121 for 241, or 50 percent Amon the final four teams Syracuse basically relics on one three Point player Greg Monroe and has made 93 of 2,10. Univ. With Freddie Banks and Gerald Paddio Williams fires nets past bulls from press dispatches East Rutherford no. Ruy Williams i a 20-foot jumper with two seconds to play lifting the new Jersey nets to a 10s-id7 Victory Over Etc Chi Eago bulls on thursday and snapping Athree game losing Streak. Williams who got All eight of his Points in the fourth Quarter in a driving no Roundup Mcaa tourney lending the Way has thrown up 746 bombs making 4 1 percent. Banks made 142 and Pardio had k5. The Runnin rebels coached by Jerry Tarkanian arc on the biggest Roll of All with a 22-Canic winning Streak in quil Ollie in in Rel Mcaa Crown. Providence hit 4j percent of his Long Range shuts the tip off on an the Mcaa semifinals will be carried on Al radio und television Ion lil Buckin Nifer with fit Syracuse Providence wac us 9 15 Radii and 9 30 tothe Indiana in Lvi Ami trill follow it about Midnight 275 of64fi. Billy Donovan. 96, Ernic pop Lewis. 94, and Delray Brooks 65, head the friars list of three Point makers. The friars finished fourth in the big East regular season and Are inc lowest seed no 5 in he Southeast to gel this far. Univ West and Indiana Midwest were no. I seeds and Syracuse East was the no. 2 seed. In a sampling of coaches who Are meeting in new Orleans in connection with the final four most Layup with 2 27 to play to give the Nils a107-101 Lead. But Chicago which Gol 40 Points from Michael Jordan battled Back to tie on a rebound by Dave Conine and four Jor Dan tree throws the second pair earning with 11 seconds remaining. After abounding the Ball the nets called a timeout and worked the Ball up coun to Williams who hit his game win Ning Shol from the right Side Over Chi Cago guard John Paxson. The bulls missed � Chance to lie it when Jordan who had 10 Points in the i rial period missed a 21-Fooler at the Buzzer. Orlando Woolridge led the nets with 21 Points. Buck Williams added 19 Points and 10 rebounds. Kevin my Lccy a came off the Bench to pop in five three Point Field goals a team record. Conine scored in for the bulls and pm no Banks had 15. Bullet sufi cd Lars 103 Landover my. Jay Vincent paced a in Point run Ai the out Sci of the third period to establish an 11-Point Washington Lead and the Hulk is adj on to l Rutal hos Ion breaking a three game losing Streak. Hawks 120, Miu re is ii Atlanta Dominique Wilkins scored 35 Points am led Atlanta with 12rebounds As the Hainks Defeated dailies. The Victory was the feb uni straight and 15th in 16 games for Atlanta Llie Chic Aijo s Michael Jordan left tries to evade new Jersey s Orlundo Wool Ridie. Leader in the Central division. The loss snapped a six game winning Streak for Midwest leading Dallas. Kings i huns 115 Sacramento Calif. Reserve Forward Eddie Johnson scored 10 Points in the final Quarter to spark sacrament past Phoenix. Forward Otis Thorpe scored 24 Point Sand managed a game High 15 rebounds. Signing Point guard it tie Theus and Johnson added 23 Points Tor the Kings. Rackets 119. Trail Bla irs 104 Houston Rok a Ryti struck for 21 of he season High 30 Points in the third period to carry Houston pan Portland. Houston All Star Forward Ralph Sampson dressed fur the game but did not play. It was his first appearance since injuring his led knee feb. 5. He is expected Back in Early april. Lake 128. Visions Hiing Lewood Calif. Myron Scott scored 25 paints and James worthy added 24 As los Angeles clinched the Pacific division title for he sixth straight year with a Victory Over Johnson whose status Waun certain until game tune scored 21 Point Sand dish out 14 assist Jar he . Johnson suffered a bruised left Call in game tuesday against i lion no. Nugget. 1m, sonics 11.1mnvfk Akl Neil Iii Iro Reu 36 Quinis and Dimer held Seattle to just eight Points in the first eight minutes of the final a Tiara r to heal inv supersonics. Agreed that both games Are loss ups. To s wide on ii. N Lough Call said Frieder who added Ihal he picks lire ten rival Indiana and Syracuse to win. Indiana has been in every game this season Anil Syracuse s Ron Shikaly is playing extremely Well he. Hern California coach George Raveling said la s a Strong final four. Any team has a soot Shol ii winning it. Indiana coach Bobby Knight s Dougli with a week la prepare. Providence coach kick i Ilino s on a roil. Ccpas not Only has a Good offence hut a Good defensive and rebounding learn. The three Peinl Rule has helped vegas and Providence and helped Syracuse because it opened things up inside for Shikaly Oregon state s Kaliph Miller the Dean of division 1 coaches said any four teams Are capable of s whose game is on. Like tartarian said it lakes u Little Luck. With North Carolina slate and Villanova the lust few years Mcaa champions in 1983 and 1983. Who knows of those coaches interviewed Only Evans had a Strong View on the outcomes picking Indiana and so r cause 10 meet in the title game. Probably Syracuse s inside game will take ils Volltin Providence. When Bobby Knight has a week to prepare he can heal anybody he said and the Winner will be i Hope for said bin probably Knight has two Mcaa crowns to his credit in i97aand 1981. Southern miss beats la Salle in title game new York a Southern Mississippi coach . Turk said All neck thai inc three Point shot would t heal his team in the 50lri National and he was right. In crunch Lime you have la get Heball into the paint Turk had warned Alk la Salle used the shot to gel into the nit final against Turk Golden eagles. In the championship game on thurs Day the three Pointer was Turk s besi Friend but in was Nikuli Salle s worst enemy As Southern miss held on for an 84-80 Victory that represented the male s first division i postseason a softball championship. Casey Fisher had lit Points on is three pointers and Derrick Hamilton added Ihrck More two of them As he scored Loof his 17 Points during a 16-4 Streak hat gave the Golden eagles a 59-48 Lead with 10 13 remaining. Lasane which went four-for-24 from three Point distance after going nine far fisc in inc semifinals against Arkansas Little Rock never caught up despite the efforts of freshman Lionel Simmons. Who scored 21 of his 34 Points in the second half. It was t Jusi the three Point cars Lului beat us Simmons said. I missed three layups that i should have made. Shutting Down our is is a a Radii Loi heir Man to Man but we missed a Loi we normally we missed shots we normally make with our cd s Salle coach Bill speedy Morris said. "1 sail hcliin1 the garni1 thai we had a defend i Unsil their Lluvia mint shots and slut s Wal we did Turk Viuf. Turk san he Tui Sii l us Sun ilk i Piv Tuinier an Ink Gral pan of his of inv Lull Lun Kulink in Suil dial Lii in Lul Nike Shols can l Nitu in Luinda. It s great alien Jou a up twin and see nit on Page 23
