European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. December 30,1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 Pitt edges sem no is of stay unbeaten Orlando. Fla. A Rod Hronkin scored 18 Points to Lead no. 3 Pittsburgh Over upset minded Flor Ida state 72-71 monday night in the Cirrus bowl classic. The Victory up the panthers into the tournament championship Garni against Alabama a 65-54 Winner Over Central Florida in the opening game. Liro Okin s scoring included the Las Pitt Ballet with 2 minutes remaining giving the panel tors a 72-67 Lead. The seminoles had the Ball with 38 seconds remaining but inc potential College basketball game winning Basic was lost when the panthers stole Lite Ball. Sean Miller had 16 Points for Pill Charles Smith added 13 and Jerome Lane had 10 Points and 12 rebounds. Tony Dawson led the Semi notes Wilh 18, followed by George me Cloud Brad Johnson and Tharon macs with 10 each. The panthers 6-0, arc off to their est Slart since 1929. In other games monday Kentucky 100, Alaska Anch Mirage 58 Lexington by. Forward Winston Uennett had 24 Points an four other Kentucky players scored in double figures As the seeped ranked wildcats coasted to a Victory Over Alaska Anchorage. Kentucky improved la 7-0. Ancho rage an Mcaa division ii team dropped its third straight game to fall in 11-5. Kentucky which led 50-30 at the half still led by 20 at 72-52 after an chorale s Mike Johnson scored off an inbound steal with 8 25 logo. But the taller and quicker wildcats outscored Anchorage 28-6 the rest of inc Way in reaching the 100-Poinimark for the second time this season. Center Rob lock scored eight Points and Reserve guard scan Sutlon had five during inc late onslaught. Guard Rex Chapman added 19points for Kentucky guarded Davender had is lock 13 and Forward Cedric Jenkins ii Alaska was led by Forward Avrian Parrish who scored 13 of his 15 Point sin he first half. Johnson had 14. Syracuse 110, Morehead is. 69 Syracuse . Sherman Douglas scored 17 of his 29 Points in 13 minutes of the first half As no. 7 up Philo Kentucky s Cedric Jenkins and Alaska s Dale Hartley i vhf far u rebound monday Syracuse built a 28-Poinl halftime Leadon the Way to a Victory Over More head stale. Douglas a Junior guard exceeded his previous career High of 24 Points As the orangemen. 9-2, won their seventh straight game Syracuse which went Over 100 Points for the third straight game and fourth Lime this season also got 17 poems from Stephen Thompson. Morehead slate 4-5, scored the firs three Points of the game before Syra Cuse responded with three baskets including two by Douglas for a Lead thai was never challenged Butler 78, Iowa St. 76 Toledo Ohio Chad Tucker scored 29 Points and the game winning Basket to Lead Butler loan upset Over no. 16 Iowa state in the opening round of the Blade classic. With 2 31 remaining and Butler leading 74-73, Mike bom hit a 3-Poinlcr to put Iowa stale ahead 76-74. Darren Fowlkes then drove Down the Lane Lotie Ilal 76 Wilh 1 30 left. Tucker a 6-foot-8 Center made Alay up with 57 seconds left for inc Deci Sive Basket. The bulldogs improved to 5-3. Tie cyclones fell to 9-2. Indiana 94, irm s4 Indianapolis Junior Brian Sloan making Only his third collegiate Start scored a career High 14 Points As no. 13 Indiana beat i Enn in the open ing game of inc sixth i Loosier classic four hoosiers finished in double figures Wilh Joe Hillman scoring 14 and freshman Lyndon Jones adding a season High ii. Phil Piv is eliminated from the nl-1. Play of s a Day earlier heal inc Miami dolphins 2-4-10 monday night the final game of the 1987 regular sea son. Grogan playing with .1 broken in me in his left hand Conn civil with Irving Fry in for a 3-Yard score after a Miami Fumble and hit Stephen starring Wilh a34-y,ird a is i Cap a 79-Yard drive. I Fiji n. Concluding his i3lh year inthe no l. Completed 21 of .12 a sics. New in Pond and Miami finished 8-7, inc came he land acc i ast Champion Indianapolis. The Victory was lie Patri ots third straight this season ind fifth in a Row against the dolphins. It was Only the Fuji in new England Victory at Miami in 22 games. Tony f Olla ran five Yards for the final new 1-Nyland Louth Down. And ton Franklin kicked a 31-Yard Field goal 10 give the patriots a 24-3 halftime Lead. Miami s Dan Marino threw a a Ard touchdown pass to James Pruiti in the i ourth Quarter and Fuad pc Rij hooted a 47-Yard Field goal. An obscure Rule Tost the Pairott an other apparent touchdown with Miami in Shotgun formation Mcnier Jeff Devilen Bach inked the Ball out of the reach of Marino who did t appear to ice inc snap. The patriots Andre Tippe scooped up the Ball at the Miami 3k and broke four tackles in running into inc end one. The touchdown was disallowed however when officials ruled Hal no Miami player had touched the snap before it was advanced by Tippett. New England was Given the Ball at the 38 and moved in the Miami 14 before Franklin kicked a Field goal. Another Miami turnover a lion Rookie running Back Troy Stradford fumbled on the game s first play from scrimmage helped new England Lake a 7-0 Lead. Toby Williams forced the Fumble and Fred Marion recovered Al the Miami 28. New England scored in six plays Wilh Brogan hitting Fryar on second Down and goal Marino finished with 21 completion sin 37 attempts for 243 Yards. He did t Complete a puss to a wide receiver in the first half. The crowd was ,l92. There were11,438 no shows. Sonics rally stuns nuggets 108-100 Seattle a the Seattle supersonics. Led by Xavier Mcdaniel and Rookie Olden polynice overcame an Early 18-Poinl deficit and limited he Denver nuggets the Aba s lop scoring team to just 37 second half Points in u 108-1 do Victory monday night. Mcdaniel scored 10 of his game High 30 Points including eight in a Row. In the fourth Quarter to give the supersonics a 102-95 Lead. Polynice. Who scored 10 paints and pulled Down nine rebounds in the Sec Ond half tied the game Al 78-78 on a Layup with 2-t seconds Refl in the third Quarter forcing the first deadlock since inc opening minute. He put Scallie in front for the first time at no Roundup 80-79 when he started inc final period with a steal and assisted Derrick Mckay. Dale Ellis who finished with 21 Points stored six of them in the first seven minutes of the final period As Seattle moved to a 9-1-89 Lead with 1 15 remaining. The supersonics Pul the game Oul of reach on fasl Brcak baskets by Dale la is and Sam Vincent to make it 106 95. Denver averaging 118 Points per game was led by met. English Wilh 24 Points. Danny Schayes added 18 Points and pulled Down 11 rebounds. And fat lever added 15 Points handed out 10 assists and grabbed five re Bounds. With 9 36 remaining the Iris Hull. Denver look its biggest Lead 44-26. On an in cooler by Blair Rasmussen. The nuggets who arrived just i to hour before the game because of Snow in Denver led 63-54 at halftime. Denver extended the Lead to 73-62 Wilh 6 17 left in the third Quarter. Hut holy Nice. Who finished with 12 Points and 11 rebounds scared si.", Points in an 8-0 run Over the next 2 minutes to pull Seattle within 73-70. In inc Only Oiher monday game suns 1 it. Tiers 101 Phoenix Aru. Larry Nance scored 39 Points and a Humphries added 20 As Phoeni shut Down Cyiark Sharkley and hem Puii Luidl apr ii. The i Lory ended the suns three game lining sire Al. Harkley the   scorer Wilh a 2 j.3 poem average was held in lie Points in the first halt and finished with i s in 35 imn Uio Lac also Wai limited in live rebounds seun off Bis average which is third Best in the league. Nance had 17 Hunts by  t i in the first period thai helped Pul Phoenis up 29-27, waiter Davis stored eight of his 15 during an in a run is the suns took a j7-3s Lead s i7 before halftime and then added a 12-2 run in route to a 59 49 Lead at the half