European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 30, 1987 the stars and stripes Pago 21 sports it s Syracuse by Hal Bock new Orleans a on monday night. Holly Wood s Dibosk re cd far the oscars while Indiana s ver Sion reaches for Ine Mcaa basketball championship. Syracuse is inc lust hurdle for conch Bob Knight s learn a Flor Indiana Defeated Nevada Las vegas 97-9j and he orangemen downed Providence 77-63 in sat urday s semifinals. I Thirl Syracuse is us Good t learn As there is in the country Knight said. Considering the regional hey came out or and the Way they be played they re Proba Bly right where they ought to be Syracuse was seeded no. 2 in the East and reached inc final four by beating Georgia Southern Western Kentucky Florida and the Region s no. I seed. North orangemen Romp Over friars 77-63 new Orleans a Syracuse advanced to its firs Mcaa championship game by using Good old fashioned basketball to beat a team that re lied on the sport s newest trick. The loth ranked orangemen. 31-6. Bra fellow big East member Providence 77-63 saturday in the first Mcaa semifinal game. The orangemen Wilt meet no. 3 in Diana which Cal top ranked Nevada Las vegas 97-93 in  s Starling front line outscored Providence is 40-19, and the orangemen had a 53-35 advantage in , coupled with the friars inability to hit the three Point shot in which the led Itic nation this season ended the upset tournament ride for Providence related stories on Pate 23. I thought we could rally Rick pit Ino Providence s second year coach said. We had to hit a higher percentage or shots and we had trouble off the boards because of thai r greater  the key to the game said Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim was to contain Bill Donovan and we have the Guy who could do  thai was his guard Sherman Douglas. Douglas held Donovan inc Louma mint s leading scorer to eight Points and three of 12 Field Goat attempts. Howard Tricho and Greg Monroe played the other two Guys and that forced them underneath and we had the advantage underneath Boeheim said. Donovan combined with Ernie Lewis and Delray Brooks this season to form the Sci three Point shooting Trio in the nation in the first year Folh Cir to Point shot. On saturday he made just one of three shot from three Point Range while Lewis made one of eight and Brooks made one of five. We took some shots we should t have and they did l fall in Brooks said. Syracuse plays inc same defense is Georgetown Donovan said they won t Al you gel the three Pointer Anil they won t let you Ponc Lrata. Three orangemen wen.1 in double Fig ures in rebounds. Freshman Derrick cok Man grabbed 12, and Triplie and Douglas had i each. We hit the boards hard but we did t control the game and that gave them inc fast break Points Lewis said. Greg Monroe i d so rat Usi it 17e inti. While Runy Shikaly. Who had eco averaging 26 Points per  in tie tournament had 16. Douglas ten he and Oil Man had 2 each. Resent guard Carltun screen lid the friars with 18 Points. 1 Dovidi Nice entered the game As the nation s lending Ihrcke Point shooting see Syracuse on Page 26 Mcaa tourney an to air title game live an to and radio will fatty monday s Mcaa championship game Liu at .1 . Tuesday. Carolina. Indiana carried the no. I seed in the mid West Region and Cal Fairfield Auburn Duke and leu on the Road to new Orleans and inc final four. Syracuse is basically a seven Man team depending Battle for the Ball Syracuse s Derrick Colenan and Stephen Thompson and David Kip fur of provi Dence scramble for a Loose Ball during Mcaa semifinal action. We just did t have it in us Tarkanian says 11 Robert Macy new Orleans a like the gamblers Back Home Jerry Tarkanian and his Nevada Las vegas Baske Arball Icorn took a Chance saturday and missed he Jackpot. We missed some chances at the  Tarkanian said after the Runnin rebel lost lit Indiana 97-44 saturday in the Mcaa semifinals. We missed some free throws and some easy  the rebels who Traiko by As Many As 14 Points in the first half pulled As can ideas m2.kk. We knew we had to exert great defensive pressure on them and we just did t to  Tarkanian said As he walked Down a hallway at the super do me sifter congratulating Indiana coach Bob Knight we isl did l have it in us to get after them. Tarkanian said he told his players who finished the season 37-2 and were ranked no. I nationally for 12 weeks Hiil he had never been As proud of a team As he is of this group. I told them How for tubule we were to he Able to coach a great group of kids like them he said. Terkanian said Indiana played an a Cellini name but us did l take advantage of inc Chance we  we did l Lii with ii defensive pressure we Pauli a and Cweren t Asatri Sivu As we wanted in be. We weren t As Quick As we normally  the coach warned his players in work see Tarkanian on Page z6 Indiana heavily on their five  guards Sherman Douglas and Greg Monroe forwards Howard Triche and la Crrie cold Man and Center Rony Seikaly. Hochheim w ill substitute Stephen Thompson in inc Backcom and in re brow  . Douglas defensive Job on Hilly Donovan was u key Clement of the Victory Over Providence and he could draw the assignment on Indiana All american Steve Alford who scored 33 against univ. Monroe is Syracuse s three Point specialist. He hit three of the. Home run shots against Providence und had to be watching when in los Freddie Bonks lit it up with 10 against Indiana. Triche is a Good Ball handier and at 6-5, can help  an Page 26 hoosiers top rebels 97-93 Alford hits 33 new Orleans a White Fred die Banks collected three pointers for Nevada Las vegas Indiana und Steve Alford took the surer shots and gave coach Bob Knight a shot at his third Mcaa bask Chatt championship. For Knight who won titles in 1976 and 1981, the 97-93 Victory saturday Over the inn ranked runnin1 rebels was More than just beating another team. It was beating a Rule he dislikes intensely the three Point shut installed by the Mcaa this season. Had it not been for Alford s 33 Points the three Pointer would have been enough to beat the third ranked Hoo Siers who now face Syracuse in monday night s championship game. Banks who scored 3s Points hit 10 of 19 three Point tries by himself univ had 13 of 35 altogether Indiana made Only four three Point attempts sinking two but was 35 of 56 from two Point Range. It was a classic example of How much shooting has come into the game. They made 13 three Point shots und thai was Worth an extra 13 Points Knight said. I believe basketball should involve passing and a lot of other things rather Llian just throwing it up. I have an aver Sion to basketball of that  Knight said inc Haas cars pressured Danks. But he just shot it very Well it was t like he was shooting by him self Knight added Banks did l disagree with thai even if he did say so himself. I look sonic pretty in ugh  he said. They were guarding me real close. They hacked me a couple of times but i just kept trying to do my Job so i would t get frustrated. They did a great Job of keeping the Ball away front  Indiana snapped l nov s winning Streak at 22 games to make it to the final. The orangemen Defeated Providence 77 63 in the t Iris semifinal same before a record crowd of 64,9-w at the Louisiana super dome. Allard. An All american senior made Iii of 1 j Field god Fries including Indi Ana s Only Elliree pointers and ii of 13 free throws. We know he is a great Plater Ami 1 thought we had a i ill god plan Tun it sure did t  said univ Clinch Jirry Tiirik Anivin. Is Mairim iks tin a u Oil Job ill  Alton said. "1 just gut in he constantly moving Reading the Suei is and the defense and Al link in the  we worked All week in Figlilino see Indiana on Page 26 App neg