European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday. March 15,1988 sooner wrap up big eight title b Bob Greene a sport Riter with 30 victories the big eight con Terence tournament title and the no. 1 seeding in the Mcaa South East regional Oklahoma coach Billy Tunis a Al most everything he want. You be got id be Happy Wilh it Tubbs said Sun Day after fourth ranked sooner Defeated Kansas slate 88-bj in the final of the big eight tournament Oklahoma my face Tennessee Chattanooga in a first round Mcaa tournament game. Laccy King scored 34 Points to give Oklahoma the league s automatic bid to the Mcaa tournament and was named the tournament s most valuable player. He scored Long his Point Down the so Ocieh 10 snuff out a Kansas slate rally. A lot of my Success devolve around Harvey Grunt because if people double team him thai leaves me  King Sand. I m sort of an offensive threat now  Dave Sieger scored 18 Points and Grant added 16 bribe Sonners 30-3. A s an outstanding thing to win the championship in the tournament and the conference tubes said it s special Tor us because i is a 30-win season. A 20 win season is a Heck of a season but a 30-win season  Kansas stale 22-8, received an a arc invitation for postseason play and will meet Lasalle in inc first round of inc Midwest regional. The wildcats handed Oklahoma one of its three regular season losses. In sunday s tonics Kansas stale rallied from a 13 Point deficit to Cut Oklahoma s Lead to 72-66 before falling Short. _ in other conference championship games sunday no. S Duke Defeated no. 9 North Carolina 65-61 in the Atlantic coast no. 6 Kentucky beat Georgia 62-57 in the Southeastern no. 13 Syracuse routed Villanova 85-68 in the big East Southern methodist downed Baylor 75-64 in the Southwest no. 3 Arizona crushed Oregon slate 93-67 in the Pacific id and Louisville beat Memphis stale 81-73 in the metro. Tournament winners saturday were no. 14 Wyom. Ing Western athletic no. 20 Xavier of Ohio mid Western collegiate Boston University Recac North atlant Cutah slate Pacific coast athletic association Eastern Michigan mid american Murray stale Ohio Valley a Texas san Amonio trans americ College basketball. Surcey King named big eight tourney map and Boise slate big sky. Conference tournaments Atlantic const no. S Duke 65, no 9 North Carolina 6t Danny ferry s follow shot with 1 25 left and Quin Snyder s two free throws Wilh four seconds remaining led Duke 24-6, Over North Carolina and gave the Blue devils their second acc tournament Lilc in three sea sons. In beating North Carolina also 24-6, for the third time this season Duke relied on the strength of its defense and the weakness of a Nonh Carolina offence which got Little production from ils inside tandem of . Reid who finished with seven Points and Scott Williams who had eight. Ferry led the Blue devils with 19 Points while Jeff Lobo Jed the tar Heck with 16. Big Essl no. 1j Syracuse 85, Vii him 68 Syracuse last year s runner up in the Mcaa tournament won its second big East tournament title behind 25 Points by Stephen Thompson and 24 by Sherman Douglas Syracuse led by five Points at halftime and the Clos est Villanova could get in inc second half was 6z-56with 5 14 left. The orangemen s Only previous big East tournament Lille came in 1981, when they beat Villa Nova in triple overtime. Doug Wesl paced Villanova with 25 Points. Meln Louis is Memphis St. 73 Herbert Crook scored 24 Points As Louisville won ill second metro tournament in three Yean. Memphis state rallied in the second half to late a42-40 Lead on Elliot Perry s Basic cd. But the cardinals Weril on � 14-2 nun to regain control of the game. Louisville improved to 22-10, Memphis stale dropped to 19-11. A Calffe to no. 3 Arizona 93, Oregon St. 67 scan Elliot scored 20 Points and Anthony Coo added 19 for the wildcats. 31-2, while Oregon stale fell to 20-10, Arizona s 31 victories broke the Pac-10record of 30 set by Urcla in 1952-73. Smil Heilem no. 6 Kentucky 6x in Reni s7 Rex Chapman scored four of his 23 Points in in final 16 seconds to spark Kentucky. Georgia playing for the fourth Day in a Row Jed the wildcats much of Fth game before Winston Bennett s Short jumper gave Kentucky the Lead for Good at 58-57. The wildcats 25-5, will carry a seven game winning Streak into inc Mcaa tournament. U was their 16thlillc, in 27 conference tournaments. Southwest sum 75, Baylor 64 Tito Armstrong scored 23 Points As Southern meth Odist won its first Svic tournament and sol a school record with its 27th Victory against six losses. The defeat snapped a 10-Amc winning Streak for Baylor 23-9. Michael Williams scored 31 Points for Baylor including 21 on 3-Potnt shows. Bin sky Bol est. 63, Montana is. 61 Chris Chillis Layup with three seconds left gave Boise state the regular season titlist ils first spot inthe Mcaa tournament since 1976. Jackson earning his spot on royals1 roster by the associated press to Jackson continued his Strong hitting in Spring training sunday with a Home run and triple As Kansa City Defeated Detroit 5-1, Detroit starter Jack Morris gave up four runs on seven hits in the five innings he worked. Kansas cily manager John Walhan was quoted Over he Winter As saying that there s a Good Chance Jackson will open at class aaa Omaha. My remarks were taken out of context. I did not say thai Walhan said. I just said he s not unlike a lot of Guys. Hell have to have a Good Spring to be i Kansas  so far Jackson is having a Good Spring. Pc has two homers and five Bis and is batting .263. If he plays like he did in the first half last year i be crazy not to have him on the Tairi. Obviously be s a unique athlete and very newsworthy. But he s going to have to play Welsho make the club. There Are a Loi of Guys like that Wathan said. Charlie Libra nil who has yet to yield an earned run in 10 innings of Spring work gave up three hits and an unearned run in four innings for the royals. Sieve Farr pitched four Hii Tess innings and Todd soil Lemyre finished. Pirates 17, Phillies 3 . Reynolds drove in three runs and Pittsburgh stored in runs in inc fourth and eight in the sixth in arout of Philadelphia. Reynolds started the pirates fourth inning onslaught Wilh a single hat lied inc score Ai 2-2. Rafael Belliard Pul Pittsburgh ahead for Good with a two run single and Bobby Bonilla added a three run Homer off loser Don Carman. Whttesox3,tirfni2 left hander Dave Lapoint threw three perfect innings leading Chicago to its third straight Victory. The while son had a perfect game for s a innings before Melido Perez walked Minnesota s Billy Beane and gave up a single to Doug Baker. Baseball Roundup Harold Bains broke a 2-2 lie in the eighth Wilh Arbi single to make a Winner of Jerry Russ. Redi 6, astros z Nick Esasky hit a three run Homer off Nolan Ryan to Lead Cincinnati Over Houston Eric Davis added a Solo Homer to help the reds earn their third consecutive exhibition Victory. Four reds pitchers checked the astros on three hits. Ron Robinson 1-0, allowed All three hits in the firs three innings including b Solo Homer in the second to ten Caminiti. Robinson making his first Start since arthroscopic Elbow surgery last october allowed three hits and two runs in three innings. Cardinals 4, met 1 Ozzie Smith singled in two runs and scored on double by Bob Homer and Cris Carpenter and Ken Daley combined for five innings of shutout the acc Hil Relief. Smith s third inning single gave St. Louis a 3-0 Lead. Gary Carter s fourth inning rib single Cut it to 3-1before Luis Aleea s sacrifice Fly in the fourth. Red sox 8, orioles 3 Dwight Evans had three hits and drove in four runs As Boston sent Baltimore to ils seventh consecutive exhibition loss. Evans canned a three run first inning Wilh an rib single off Mike Boddicker. Then after another single off Boddicker was wasted he lined a three run double in Boston s four run sixth against non roster left hand or Mark Bowden. Expo 9, Yankees b Esteban Boltre scored from first base in the 10thinning on an error by new York s rates Destrade to give Montreal the Victory. Beltre running for Tim Wallah who Drew a Tea Doft walk off Tim Stoddard scored when Destrade the Yankee first baseman picked up re Hudler s Sacri fice bunt attempt and threw wildly Down the right Field i line. It was new York s fourth error of the game. Ring fuss Blue Java a i Scott Fletcher drove in two runs to help Texas beat Toronto. Ruben Siena and Tom o Mailey hit their first Home runs of the Spring for the rangers both connecting against Blue jays Rookie Pitcher Todd Slot Lemyre. Dodgers 3, braves i Ralph Bryant s basis to add single with one out in the Bottom of the i oth inning lifted los Angeles Ove Atlanta. Bryant s single which found ils Way through a six Man infield scored Chris Gwynn and gave the Dodg ers their ninth Spring Victory against one loss. Padres 10, Brewers 4 Keith Moreland drove in three runs including one in san Diego s seven run fourth inning As the padres Defeated Milwaukee. The padres reached Pitcher  14 hits and nine runs in 3v innings. Cuba 8. Mariners 2 Rick Sutcliffe pitched six innings and Luis qui nones rib single sparked a six run eighth inning As Chicago Cal Seattle Sutcliffe who has a 0.64 earned run average after 14 exhibition innings gave up hit first two runs of the Spring. Only one run was earned. Brian dawning singled Home Jim Eppard with the winning run in the 10th inning As California Bea Cleveland. Eppard led off the loth Wilh a single and went to second on a balk Liy Mark Huismann 1-1.downing followed with a Sis Igle to Center scoring up Pard. Gunti 6, athletics 5 Kevin Mitchell s second Home run of the game a two out Solo shot in the top of the 1 4ih inning gave san Francisco the Victory Over Oakland. Tim Meeks he fifth athletics Pitcher served up the Homer to Mitchell in the 14lh and was the loser As Oakland seven game winning Streak was slopped