European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the stars and stripes thursday March 10,19bb Bradley wins Mac tourney by the associated press Peoria. Lit. The 12rh-Rankcd Bradley braves led by Hersey Hawkins with 29 Point and Luke Jackson with16, raced past Tali non slate 83-s9 tues Day right to win the Missouri Valley conference tournament. In adding the tournament trophy Loiis regular season championship Bradley claimed an automatic Mcaa tourney bid Wilh the Victory. The braves raised their record to 26-4, while Illinois slate dropped to 18-12, the game was billed As a classic re match of Cross state rivals featuring the High scoring braves an Iii g Tough defensive team in the redbirds. But Bradley had Loo much offensive Power for the redbirds who d lifter the braves grabbed a 9-0 Lead. Bradley put the clamps on the redbirds Oij Side shooters Wilt some fierce defens of its own a trapping Man to Man attack that forced numerous turnovers and left Illinois slate frustrated and bewildered. Trie opening of the second hair was a replay of the first. Bradley scored two Quick baskets and then built a 2 Point advantage 74-53 As Hawkins scored nine Points in a four minute stretch. The Victory avenged Bradley Only loss this season in Carver Arena the tournament Silc. Illinois slate hatred the conference season by whipping bradleys5-74 Here Bradley staged us Early Blitz Ted by Hawkins the nation s tap scorer. He had the firs five Points of the game and seven of the first nine. The braves led 17-5 six minutes in As they hammered the Ball inside to Jackson a Sophomore Center who victimized Illinois stale for 14 Points in the first half. Bradley received t scare and lost som of its Early momentum when Hawkins Hawkins Jackson collided with a defender and crumpled on the floor Al 16 45 and hushed he capacity crowd of 10,570. But Hawkins soon limped off the court and returned to action after a Short breather. Illinois state clawed its Way Back be Hind senior Forward Tony Kohfield who scored 14 Points in the urn half and finished with 25 Points Isu though never got closer than seven and trailed 37-29 at the half. Temple 79, is. Joseph 67 Morcan Tov a . Temple coach John Chancy likes the Way his owls have developed a habit of running away from their problem. Howard Evans and freshman Mark Macon led a 28-6 run during the first ii minutes of the second half tuesday night lifting top ranked Temple Over s in the Atlantic 10 tournament semifinals. Chancy said the pattern has developed simply because his players Are so de voted to the game one of the things is that we try to slay in focus. We want to focus in on the things we want to do Chaney said. I cup telling them stay in touch. Stay in touch if you slay in communication for a Long period of Lime it s like getting a student to have a longer Span of College basketball attention for his and Temple had St. Joseph s Allen lion after the Streak. The run wiped out a 34-30 Lead thai is. Joseph s held at Hai nime and helped give Temple its 27lh Victory in 28 games. The owls who have won 14 in a Row were meeting Rhode Island 26-5, i wednesday s Lilic game. Rhode Island advanced by defeating Host West Virginia 6s-6j on Kenny Green s Dunk Wuh 1 4 2 left. St. Joseph s Only the Smith team to Lead at Samime against Temple this sea son finished 15-14. They re the Best learn in the coun try St. Joseph s coach Jim Boyle expect them to do things Well at both ends of the court and they did Evans scored eight Points during the second half opening run including five in a nine second wan after Boyle Washin Wilh a technical foul for protesting a Call Evans Hil two free throws the made a 3-Potnter. Macon who has scored in double Fig ures in All but one game had seven in the run. Including a pair of 12-Footcrs thai gave Temple a 58-40 Lead with 9 30 left. St. Joseph s Only baskets during the Temple Streak came on 3-pointers by sybrian Leahy and Mike Sysak. Evans led Temple with 20 Points Tim Perry had 18, Macon 17 and Mike Recs wykl6. Ivan Brown had 17 for is. Joseph a including 11 in the final seven minute Sas the Hawks pulled Back to within seven. Rodney Blake and Shaak added 14 each and Leahy 12. The teams traded the Lead five Lime sin the first half with Temple going ahead by seven Afler a Vrieswyk Layup and 3 to incr Midway through the period. In the final 2 23 of the half St. Joseph s got 3-pointers from Leahy and Shaak and a inside Basket by elate to pull ahead. Lchljth84,tows u 7,tletn6 Rob Ducey trying to become the first top Canadian on a Canadian learn scored on an error by Detroit third base Man Luis Salazar in the 10th inning. Pm Neil Cardinal 0 five Pittsburgh pitchers combined on baseball Roundup a live Hitler and made Bobby Bon Ilia first inning rib single stand up for the Victory Over is. Louis. Royals 4, red so 3 Solo homers by Sieve Balboni an Kevin Siiter in the sixth inning pow ered the royals past the red son. Rangers 5, Phillies 4 Mike Stanley had two Bis to Lead the rangers. Dodgers 3, Oriole 1 the dodgers 5-0 in Spring play used the Long Ball to beat the orioles Mike Marshall hit a two run Homer and Steve sax added a Solo blast As the dodgers scored ail their runs in the Siili. Athletic 6, Brewer 1 Mark Mcgwire who homered in his last Al bal on monday did the mine in his first at Bat against Milwaukee to drive in iwo Ems. Cute 4, indians 3 Luis Quinones a sacrifice Fly of Bill Caudill in the ninth inning to drive in Rolando Roomes with the Winner. Mariners padres 5 Nelson Simmons a non roster player who has five hits in eight at bats this Spring singled Home Ken Griffey or. In the Bottom of the ninth inning to lift Seattle Over san Diego. Twhu2, Ricky Jones sacrifice Fly in the 11 Ini inning won the game for Minnesota. Bnve6, 3elpoj7, Mali Al 3 both met losses were the result of late inning rallies. Atlanta Marruso Garcia broke a 2-2 tie with a bases Clearing double in the eighth inning do Tom. Mccarthy. Montreal Rookie Jack Daugherty went Wor-4 and Alonzo Powell drove in two runs for the expos who scored two runs each in the seventh eighth and ninth
