European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. March 17,1988 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports 32 begin Road to final four i he Kiwi Ald press the Syracuse orangemen last second Lorn m the m a championship game last season arc prepared for the possible Pitfalls and Boubli maps As they begin their bid thursday in Glt to i turn to the final hour. The orangemen beaten b Indiana 74-71 in be in title contest finished the season with a 23-8 re curd and were ranked no. 9 in the nation. Thoj open Mcaa play against North Carolina at 26-2, in the second game of an East regional afternoon  at Chapel Hill  in the opening game Missouri 19-m, meets Rhode Island 26-6. In a night doubleheader at Chapel Hill Southern methodist. 27-6. Faces Noire Dame. 20-s, then no 5 dude 2-1-6, opposes Boston University. 23-7. Meanwhile the Southeast regional begins it Allan la with Auburn. Is-10, facing no. 11 Bradley. 26-4. And no. 4 Oklahoma. 30-3, playing Tennessee Chattanooga 20-12, in an afternoon Doughl Chrader. Then no is Ingham Young. 25-5. Meets North Carolina Char jul a. 22-h. And Louis Nellc 22-0, opposes org pm state. 20-10, at night. In the Fini Raunisi of the Midwest regional at South fiend ind. It will be no. 3 Purdue. 27-j. Aea Insl Fairleigh Dickinson. 2.1-6. Anil Baylor. 2j-iiis. Memphis stale. 11-11. M the afternoon and no 20 Kansas state. 22-8. Against la Salle 24-. And Del aul 2u7 i. Wichita state. 20-9, at night and in the opening round of the West pc Gunal at sail in Keity. No. 7 North Carolina. 24-rt.paysnorthte\As Bird s 34 leads celts by pacers by the Ai Tuchten l i Indianapolis Lam Hir scored 17 of his 34 Points in the third Juir tar As the Boston celtics heat Indi Ana 119-11j tuesday night sweeping the season series Between the teams i or the first Lime since the Paters entered in Cuba in 1976. Bird s shoaling sparked a Boston cd Melzack in the period after Indiana opened a 75-68 in Jid with 9 3j left a the Quarter. Bird Inen scored 11 of Boston s no Roundup fish sum on radio thursday s  round brie of the of a Kast Rob annal Balw ten notre Bali and Southern Mcleod it is tie brat of materal Laur Numen Fiew scan Julid for Broil Cut in an Radin it Brein at in Tea. Friday. Jiter. He Radin Vonc so ii in the Midwest a Exiomo Vilh airline for the  foot set for 9m . Fri Tuy. At 3 06 �.m. Sir Nuy. An Ravilio Iii air the nest i Alorat Rome by tween Floridi stale in Inita. Additional radon cover bbl for saturday and i tiday kill by Man Matt too irk for inclusion in the stirs ind str Len car Erdani to an Manny Levy. St tuned in an fur Toril on of her sacs in be aired. Atn d Onu and Mcaa Tel Etiska schedule is not a Pard in a decided until bit thursday. State. 17-12, and no. 13 Wyoming 26-s. Metis no. 15 Loyola. Car Orniti. 27-3, in the Anc noon. And no. 10 Michigan. 24-7. Livos in disc state 24-5 and Harida 1 1-11, opposes is. John s. 17-11 at night sixteen More a amps Friday will Complete the Tiri around. We know How Lough it can be guard Sherman Nusl 15 paints at the celtics look an 83 80 Lead with 4 55 left in Ilie Quarter Robert Parish had 21 Points and \4 rebounds As Boston won in Sintori straight game. Chuck person and St pc Stipano Vich led Indiana with 21 Points each in other Aba action tuesday hunks 11 4, 76m 90 Atlanta Dominique Wilkins scored 2ft in soils in Lead Athula Over Philadelphia. Kevin Willis scored 22 Points Fot at Lanka. Charles hark Ley paced Phila Delphia with 22 Points. " bulk 108, Carliers 89 Chicago Michael Jordan scared ii of Hii 3s paints during an is-6 Sec Ond Quarter run and 5am Vincent had a career High 18 Points and ii assists As Chicago Defeated Cleveland. Charles Oakley had 16 Points and i rebounds for the bulls. Bit Tutor kin97 Milwaukee Paul Prescy and Handy Cretier scored 17 Points each As Milwaukee using a third truancy surae. Defo cd sacrum into for the Butts 12thvictory in to Cir last 16 games. Milwaukee s Sidney Montrief Agra vat cd a Nert injury scrambling of a Loose Ball in the second Quarter and did no play in the second half a Kkt 116, Clipper 110houston Puri j Short and Kacem i airy Bird finds Hii Progress through the Luce impeded by Indiana s Herb Tell lians Oulu won scored m Points each to Lead Houston As the rockets handed the los Angeles clippers Inci eighth straight Losi. The Kot Kett have won four of their last live games. The clippers. 12-48, have lost 2j consecutive Road games Sunui supersonic Phoenix Ariz. Eddie Johnson Icord 27 a cum and Phoenix overcame an Early 20-Point a Titbit to defeat Scille and snap a nine Fame losing Streak. Trail Nia in 111. Uteri 95 Rootland Terry Porter scored career Rush 33 Points and Clyde or Ltd added 31 to Tad Portland Over us los Angeles lakers. It was Portland s ninth straight Victory and the lakers third defeat in their last four unit. Portland had Fasi Turnak Points id j Uil us by the lakers who played Zwir third Slraight game i hour Mage Johnson. I Ruetas said. We in anal list Jear you have to Pla hard from he to Rel game to tire Tail acc new Verj Hoisy Here is tapas la of heating Ynn if Yon ddn  is Henrizi. Vou can i Undin  any inc. Reserve Fuard car Duncan said. I be seen it ear in and car out. 1 cams gel knocked oui Early he unknowns we want in he around for the. Beginning of  Duncan said referring to the final four weekend april 2 and Fai Kansas cily. One of those unknowns could he Nonh c Arnfin a to. Despite losing Only two of 2fl games Tjing their school record for victories winning their  16 games and capturing the mid Leamern Ai hectic c on Ferente regular season title the aggie have received Lilc National recognition. Louisville s cardinals the Lytfi Mcaa champions Are Back after rallying from a Elk Start and winning 12 of their last n pin. Behind he outstanding Niazof can scr pervs Ellison the hero o/"h6 i said before hit season Thill by year s end. This team could he a contender if they made Normal Prog Russ and worked hard and they  Louisville coach Denny Crum said. We re playing the Beltre be played All year Rihl  another team on a Roll going into thursday night games is Purdue " the boilermakers have won nine Oft i Irlas it Ipin and that Streak along wild Purdue s Overall a front. Reighl cons fairly if Dickinson coach Tom Firx a. Green said he was sci7cd he panic urn the matchup was announced. Nil ousts 30-second clock Rule i hop Niv. I. Or. Ejmi agreed tuesday to replace the current to. Second Duck for putting the Hail in Pla with a -15-Seeond interval that begins irn mediately Oiler the whistle blows ending the previous plays. The Rule which will be used during the regular season is an Altshool of a to Sec Ond clock hat was used c a Peri men tally in last year s preseason. That Rul was rejected Afler almost every coach in the league said in did t give them enough Lime to make changes. The teams also passed a Rule thai May encourage attempts to Block More punts. But they rejected two proposals. One would have allowed the defensive teams to score one Point by returning a botched Eulra Point for  normally would have been a Toch Down. The other would make any infraction by the of Tutsi be team on a Viet a 10-Yard Penally from where the Ball is whittled Deal. They also turned Down a move by the Seattle sea Hawks that would have Al Lowed linebacker Brian Bosworth to wear44." his old College number nil Luiei allow linebackers 10 Wear numbers Only in the 50s or 90s. Bui the 4 second clock was the big Gest change. Lender the old Rule the to second clock marked when the referee signalled the Ball ready for ploy. Miami coach Don Shula. Co chairman of the league s Competition committee said that occurred on the average Between 12 and i seconds and he additional five seconds seemed la be enough to convince Skepi Cal coaches. The punt Block Rule Siems from Only a slight modification in the penalty for running into the kicker. Under the old Rule running Init the kicker sometimes simply Oil Thuu him resulted in i a Yard penalty. R will nil be a 5-Yard Penally Bill Wilt no be an automatic fir ii Down