European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday March 20, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Rhode Island upsets Syracuse Purdue rips Memphis St. 100-73 by the Atwi Ltd Pitt Chapel Hill. . Rhode is land is emerging from years of play Infin the Shadow of its More Well known big Easl conference neighbors. On Salu Bijj. He hams Defeated big East Champion Syracuse the fifth ranked Cam in Chr country 47-44 in the second round of the Mcaa East regional. Tom Garryk so Rcd 26 Points an Kenny Green a time 16 of his 23 Points in the second hair a the rams in Ihei first waa tournament appearance since 1978, advanced into the regional semifinals where i hey will play Duke thursday. Garryk i lather Tom sr., who i Blind was in the crowd at the Ducati Smith Center Tor the game and was kept Mcaa tourney abreast of the action through  daughter Stacy and son John. After in game Garrick stood for afew moments courts tic looting hit Fath a Way i was just hut ing a Little Tun Oul there Garrick Aid. The rams 2b-fc, of the Atlantic 10conference, nut Only knocked the Orang Emen out of inc tournament Bat also silenced them. They Wurch lilting during the game most about playing some weak Atlantic 10  Aid Rhode Island guard Carl ton Owens i just returned and 5,111. That was an Atlantic 10 Dunk Kenny just did " Owens who added is Points for therms also said we had to prove that we were a great Hal club and that we Reform a real conference and 1 think we did that after losing an Early i i Point advantage Rhode Island regained control late in the second half by Dunning tactics and going inside getting the orangemen in foul trouble. We made 3 decision Midway though he second half that we had to isolate Kenny inside and try and draw some fouls. Rhode Island coach Tom Pond de Slid. It was a move we had Somite. We were letting momentum and we Felt we would eventually have to gel them in foul  Syracuse Forward Derrick Coloma picked up his fourth foul with 10 3 3 left. Center Rony Seikaly got his fourth with7 31 remaining. Coleman fouled Oul with s 32 left. Forward Stevie Thompso picked up bit fourth with 4 15 to play leaving Syracuse unable to maintain it comeback. It s difficult a Ofay defense when Youdon t know How it s joins be called Seikaly said. We tried la play physical and we cot our whole front one in foul trouble Wilt the score lied it 85 and 4 39 to play Rhode Island oui scored the Orang Emen 7-0 Otto the Cit ii21. The runs held Syracuse to one Point Over a 3 30 Span before Sherman t Oug Las made a Layup with 1 09  3-Poimer by Earl Duncan got Syracuse within 95-91 with 43 seconds Topi in. The rums broke a fut Sun pros bowl Tomten tniy1-enls. .scores22 and played four Comers until Green was free for a Dunk with 25 seconds kit. Syracuse got another 3-Poimcr from mall Roe with 14 seconds to play and immediately called its final  missed the front end of a 1-Tmrf i giving the orangemen one last Chance but Duncan s 3-Point try hit the rim and bounded away at us Buzzer. Green a 6-Fooi-8 Sophomore playing against the bigger Sci Kalv and Coffman methodically picked up foul after tout on the Syracuse bit men. Syracuse which lost la Indiana in to final lust year was led by Seikaly s 27 Points. Thompson added in and cold Man 16 Tor the orangemen who finished at 26-9. Syracuse made 21 of 31 shots 07 per Cen mostly from inside in the first half. Rhode Island shot 56.s percent inthe opening 20 i nulls including 7-for 10 from 3-Poini Inge. The rams committed Only tour turnovers. In saturday s Otner Early second round games East Duke 94, swale in Mph win 79 Chapel Hill . Kevin Strickland scored a cancer High 31 Point and Robert Bricky had 17 As Duke raced away from Southern methodist Duke 26-6. Moved into the  East Rutherford. N.j., thursday where it will play Rhode Island. Southern methodist ended the seasonal 2s-7. The Mustangs Sjol within 31-28 after Terry Thomas nil inc front end of a i and-1 with 7 28 Eft in the first  the Blue Devi i struck Back quickly scoring eight straight Points in minute and tolling up a 21-7 spree for tire rest of the pc Noj for a 52-35 half time Lead. Puke stretched its Lead to 60-39 Afler Strickland converted a three Point play with 16 39 left but Smi attacked the Blue davits with its transition same Sandpit Back Whin 74-65 after a jumper by Todd Alexander with 75s left. Following a timeout. Dote spread its offence to kill the Dock and ran up its advantage with an 11-.1 spurt in the Sci five minutes. Reserve Alaa add Navy had 13points and Danny Fitro scored 12 for the Blue devils. Aje Iander led Smi i with 17 Point Sand Kalo Arr Airon had 16. Midwest Purdue 100. Memphis slate 73 South Bend. Ind. Todd Mitch Ell scored 14 second half Points and no. 3 Purdue overcame poor first half shoot ing to beat Memphis state. The boilermakers reached the Scaar Giono semifinals for the first time in coach Gene Keady i eight years. Purdue 29-3, which was. Ltd by i Points from Troy Lewis and 20 from Medvin Mccants will play the depart Kansas state Winner Friday in the mid West regional at Pontiac Mich. Memphis stale Hie metro conference tournament runner up closed itt season 20-12. The boilermakers bothered in the Early going by Memphis slate s Man to Man press led 38-33 at Lisle Lent afters booting 39 percent from the door. But senior guard Ever Etc Stephen hit two straight baskets Early in the second half to Start an tl-0 Purdue run hotpot the Bokr maker ahead 49-35, and they let the tigers gel no closer than eight heres of the Way. Purdue shot a remarkable 69 percent from the floor in the Sec Ond half and 54 percent for the game ill season average. Ready who has taken Purdue to then Caa tournament Sii straight a cars. Had never made it past the second  of his Early losses came Al Memphis state in t8