European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday february 8,19bb the Staths and stripes Page 21 sports upsets Rock top teams by the associated press who s a i now in a saturday of upsets Cal Santa harsh Ira stung second ranked Nevada-1-As vegas 71-66. Alabama Bir Mingham rallied previously Unitt Fnu d Fri Hamyoung igm3 and North Carolina slate toppled no. 4 Dule 77-74 in overtime. Those victims joined no. I Arizona which lost at Stanford on thursday night. Thai makes for a Topsy curvy top 20. Univ lost for inc second time this season both to Cal Santa Barbara. Carrick Chart scored 16 Points in a second half run thai helped inc gauchos erase an 11 College basketball Point deficit. The gauchos also brought Down univ 62-60 Jan. 7 in Las vegas when the Runnin rebels were ranked 13th. Univ fell to 10-2 Overall and 9-2 in the pc a the gauchos improved to 1 6-4 and 8-3. I was impressed Wilh the Way our Young players responded to an 11-Point deficit gauchos coach Jerry Pimm said. They fought Back against one of the top 10 teams in the country. We be had some tremendous wins this year bul none comes close loth Sunc said Pimm. Host ii a opened the season with seven straight Littries. Heal ing Ihm at their place was fantastic hut Healing them Here was a real univ look a 39-28 Lead on Jarvis Basnig Lifs shun Hook one minute into the second half. Then the gauchos oms prod the Runnin rends 28 10 during the next is minutes. Among in Hart i 16 Points were three 3-Point shots and Eric added six Points. Several other top 20 teams also lost saturday. Connecticut slopped no. 14 Georgetown 66-59, Louisiana see College on Page 26 Jordan leads East to All Star Victory Chick of s Michael Jordan Rogn Dominique Willins of Atlanta with last slam Dunk. Chicago Al Michael Jordan followed up his Aba slum Dunk title Wilh a most valuable player performance in the All Star game sunday scoring 40 Points As the East Defeated the West 38-133, Dominique Wilkins. Jordan s slam Dunk rival in saturday s Competition thai went Down to Jordan s final Dunk a barely overshadowed again As he scored 29 for the East which now leads the series 25-13. The East built a 13-Pmnt Lead in inc fourth Quarter although Jordan Sal out for eight minutes Wilh foul trouble. The West got no closer than the final margin after that As Jordan resumed to score 16 Points in the final 5 50. Jordan. The unanimous map after Hilling 17 of 23 Field goal shots was Only iwo Points shy of the All slur record of 42 by will Chamberlain in 1962. He More than doubled his total of 1s in two previous All Star appear ances Karl Malone led the West with 22 Points Kacem Olajuwon had 21 an Lafayette lever scored 17. Kareem Abdul jabber scored 10 Points and became inc All time Lead ing All Star scorer with 247 Points in 17 appearances. Magic Johnson had 17 Points and 19 assists for the West. Jordan scored 18 Points in the first half As the East opened a 60-54 half time Lead. Jordan Wilh a sellout Chicago stadium crowd of 18.403 behind him outscored Dominique Wilkins on the last Dunk of die final round to win the Aba slam Dunk contest for the second straight year. Jordan and mined the five judges might have been swayed by the Over whelming fan support he got. If in was t in Chicago ii might have gone the other Jordan said. Jordan needed a 47 in lie Anil a 48lo win before his final a Templ after Wilkins got perfect so scores on his first two dunks of the final round then got a 4i for a double pump two handed slam. I was shocked when he received a 45. But in gave me some Jordan said. Jurann then �0t a perfect 50 on his final Dunk when he took off Aboul a foul inside the free throw line and rammed the Ball through the Hosket. On a similar attempt la year when he won the contest in Seattle. Jordan s final step was Jusi behind the free Thron line. The final score saturday was 147-145. Larry Bird did t have to rely on judges to win the Long distance shoot in contest saturday. He hit his last three shots of the final round including Lii final at tempt Wilh a Ball Worth two Points for a 17-15 Victory Over Dale Ellis. If Bird had missed the last shot the would have needed another round of shots to break the 15-15 tie. I kept score in my head said Bird who has won All three Long distance con tests "1 knew exactly How Many i needed in the last rack of five balls in the second round. Bird earned 21 Ofa possible 30 Points by hitting 18 of 25 alter ants from behind the 3-Poinl one Point in the Conlest. He made 11 straight while using the two Point Lull Al the end of each Rocs. It s been a Little easier to win it each year Bird said of his Domina Tion of the 3-Point shooters. Afler winning the first two years the Oiler buys know who the favorite is. I Don t have to talk As before the final round with so Corn see shots on Page 26 Spang Dahlen wins Safe men s title by Tom Sawder staff a Titch by Turci a Germany the Span Dahlem in bars came 1o the us a be men s basketball championship hoping to put up a permanent residence As champions they even brought la in own House. George House. House and fellow carps Filori turned sinbad in into a staircase sunday and climbed them to a 98-83 title was the Spang Dahmm sabers air Force basketball first. What about the one in 1964? on thai one. House a 6-Foo- Forward from Harlem. N.y., had the task of lasting through me flyers defensive midsection along with 6-foot-6 Center Robert an Thony of Birmingham ala., who was selected tournament most valuable player House wort Down Wiesbaden s big Guys. Flyer Center Randy Gricius. Who bails from Flint mich., mustered Only us Points in the first half while John my Rick a 6-fool-5 Forward from Detroit had four and fellow Forward Phillip Hunt of Indianapolis had two. The coach told me to hit their Iwa spol said House who nailed the first bucket of the game then hit i acc in the final four minutes of the hair to help the sabers to a 46-39 Midway Lead. They had a breakdown in he Middle. I just to for in he said. What do 1 have to lose Wiesbaden each Ray Norman sounded Lei Down by his team s first half performance we just Ain t placing like we want prescription for the second Haf was to hit tale be Cit to slow it Down a Little More and take the Good Shol said nor key to Wiesbaden s Success he said see Spang on Page �5
