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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 26, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports Kama Umetsu Ayr int if us cyclones Surprise Purdue by the associated press West Lafayette incl Jeff grayer scored 19 of Hii game High 29 Points in the second half As Iowa slate Defeated no. 2 Purdue 10-1-96 in the Sec Ond round of the big Apple nit Basket Ball  tuesday Nihi Purdue led 93-90 with 3 52 remaining before the cyclones out scored the boiler makers 14-3. Including 10 straight Points thai made it 100-93 Wilh 40 seconds left. Mike born closed the Gap to 93-92 on a jump shot Wilh 3 Jaq to go and Lac Star Rhodes who finished with 18. Had two free throws 10 give the cyclones a 94-91 Lead with 3 09 left. Iowa state never trailed again. Purdue la missed five of its final six shots in he final four minutes. Everett Stephens who finished Wilh 17 Points scored la boilermakers final Points on a 3-Poinler with 30 seconds to go. Gary Thompkins scored 15 Points for Iowa state 2-0, which will play Florida in the Semi finals Friday night. Scion mall faces new Mexico in the other semifinal at Madison Square Garden. Purdue was led by Troy Lewis with 28 Points 18 in the first half. Todd Mitchell scored 22 Points for the boilermakers and Mclvin Mccants had 16. Purdue led 51-50 at the half despite the fact that Iowa stale shot 62 percent from the Field compared to Purdue s 50 percent in the tourney s other second round game tuesday scion i Call 93, Middle Tennessee 61 Piscataway , Daryll Walker and Mark Bryant scored seven Points apiece in a decisive first half spurt that carried scion Hall Over Middle Tennes see stale. There was Little doubt Selon Hall 20, would be making the 20-mile trip from its South Orange Campus to the big Apple after the opening half. The pirates of the big East conference shot 62 per cent from the Field committed just three turnovers and built a 55-34 Lead. Scion Hall which last year posted its first winning season since 1979-80, was led by Walker with 19 Points Ramon Ramos and James major each had 13. And Bryant and Martin Sally finished Wilh 12 apiece. Middle Tennessee inc regular season champions of the Ohio Valley Confer ence a year ago and a participant in the Mcaa tournament was paced by fresh Man Leslie Gregory with 20. Indiana coach Bobby Knight hot Bangui a referee saturday no fill As assistant Job Wright attempts la restrain him. University reprimands Knight for pulling hoosiers off court Bloomington ind a Indi Ana basketball coach Bob Knight in trouble a Ain was reprimanded tuesday by the University for pulling his team off the court during an exhibition game against the soviet Union. Knight refused to let his a am finish the game on saturday night after he was ejected for arguing with a referee. A statement issued by the University s news Bureau said Knight recognized he had made a serious mistake of judgment and thai his actions had caused great embarrassment not Only to himself and the basketball program but also and most importantly to the entire University and its  kit Klingl Hoffer Indiana sports information director said Knight has not specifically commented on the reprimand hut he has apologized several times. Knight told the Bloomington rotary club and rotarians on tuesday that he let some Persona feelings outweigh Good judgment As far As inc general scope of thing in that particular game were  Knight received three technical fouls saturday night and pulled his team off Ira Berkow s View of Knight s lat est Imbro Uli up pours on Page 19 the court about five minutes into the Sec Ond half. The soviets leading 66-43, were declared winners by forfeit. Knight was protest be what he said was a Lane violation that was ignored by officials during free throws taken by a soviet player. He was ejected from the game after getting his third technical foul. He refused to leave and told the officials if he had to go his team would also go. Knight apologized on his weekly Tele vision show sunday and again on tues Day to the rotarians. I had said publicly that winning the game was t important to me he said on the show i Don t think it was a game we could have won under any Circum stances As far As taking inc team off the floor after i was ejected there arc things i wish i could do Over again.  speaking to the rotarians in Bloom ing Icin. Knight said he let personal feuds interfere Wilh what was the Overall objective of Hiil evening. And i was very very sorry about that Kvinge Shofler said he was not aware of any warning or other action such As a sus pension or Fine attached to the reprimand. Refusing to preclude the possibility of league Sanction. Big ten commissioner Wayne Duke said he would consult Wilh people involved. But we have no Juristic lion. The game was an Imer National one. The International and National governing bodies arc inc authority in  National governing body of Amateur basketball is the Amateur basketball association of the United states. Bill Wall executive director of the Aba Usa was still Wilh inc Louring soviet team on tuesday and unavailable for  s slain men by the University said in part that Thomas Ehrlich in his first year As president and athletic director Ralph Floyd strongly reprimanded coach Knight who gave his Assurance that such an Inci Donl would not occur  University has apologized to the sponsor of inc game Ama cur basketball association Usa and through the sponsor to inc soviet team and coach the statement read. Berkley Sheds slump As 76ers dump cars by in associated press Philadelphia for three quarters tuesday Charles Barkley scored just eight Points unable to shake a slump thai has plagued him since last Weck bul after lilting out most of the third period he scored 14 in the found Quarter to key a 108-104 Phila Delphia Victory against inc Cleveland Cavaliers. I be been in a slump said Hartley who finished with 22 Points and eight rebounds for 31/ quarters it wis a  Barkley returned to the game with eight minutes remaining and inc 76ers leading 85-82. During the next 72 seconds he blocked two shots hit a Layup and handed off two assists As the 76ers Aba Roundup scored eight straight Points six by Roy Hinson. I m just trying to keep my head together because 1 Don t really know what the problem  Barkley said. Philadelphia coach mall Crobu does t know either. But he enjoyed bar Kluj s eight minute explosion. Charon hurried it on a the fourth  Suokas said. He was out of inc in the first half bul had enough in the final eight minutes to get the Job done. Sometimes we lend to in Ink All these Guys Are machines. Tonight he Cou in t get it going at first. " after Hartley s spurt Cleveland retaliated with Sis consecutive Points to Trail 103-100 Wilh 18 to play. After Barkley and the Cavaliers John Williams each hit two free throws Barkley scored Lour consecutive Points to ensure the Victory. Maurice Cheeks had 22 to Inland Hinson added 21 for Philadelphia. Brad Daughen led the Cavaliers t ii 23, and Williams contributed is. Calm land coach Lenny Wilkens was t Happy with his team s performance which included 21 turnovers. We did t play Well. We did t  Willons said. M not taking anything away from Charles he played great. It s Tough to Stop him but that was not our of acc see Aba on Page 22  
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