European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 Mcaa tourney the stalls and stripes wednesday. March 23, 1sb8 winners and losers panthers castigate coaches for defeat i l Tishi Wii Al l _ Charles Smillir. Criticising 1 Iii coach Paul Evans for the first time this season said the pm Niteis unexpectedly Early exit Arditi inc Mcaa tournament was a coaching foul to. Smith and several Oiler panthers poem re fingers no1 at themselves bul at Evans after Pittsburgh despite holding n three Point Lead with four seconds left in regulation lost in Vanderbill 80-74 in overtime in inc Mcaa Midwest regional sunday Pitt was seeded second in the Midwest mid was the Only so t at no. 2 seed eliminated in the tournament s first two rounds. Loans told a pint game press Confer ence thin freshman guard Daryl la porn of was supposed to foul Harry Gohen be fore he Ihrck in a desperation last Sec Ond Al pm err Ibal sent inc Garni into overtime Cion can had Given the commodores a Chance 10 lie the Ime with another 3-Puinler just five seconds ear Lier. Siul Smith. Scan Miller and a Csc Orcus Cleire said that during a confused huddle Jusi after fish Cen s first Ihrck in inter nearly every 1 it coach was talk my 31 Oner ind done of a Citrin specifically told Porter to foul.11 we were never  Miller said. No one knew what to do thai was the problem Smith said. No on knew there s no Way we should have loss a game thai we were leading by three. With five seconds left. I m not putting the blame on any body. It s i group. But anybody who knows basketball kno a heft the fault  Evans said Porter was old to foul go  but could t keep up Jilji  Potter said he did t know what to do because of the tremendous confusion in Hill s huddle. In the huddle both of them were being said foul Don l foul Porter said. I Don t know what was said last. In was just a . 1 did t know was supposed to foul him. I re member him saying i Bijl f just missed the assignment. There was More than one person talking there was a lot of noise in the Hud dle freshman Gui Ted Jason Matthews said. A lol of coaches were talking. Some of them Verc saying foul ii orc of them weren the did i know whether to foul or  lie was never Lold to foul him Gore said. Pin assistant coaches Komi Law and Mark Coltman said it was mentioned in the huddle about committing a foul but Tiey weren t certain if the players fully understood their assignments. Immediately after the timeout. Vanderbilt fouled Smith who made Bolh free throws to push Pill s Lead to 69-66 with four seconds left. Pill had three Tim 011 is remaining but did t Call one thin allowing Gohen to dribble Down the sideline  to launch his lying shot. "1 think each player in their mind was thinking about it fouling bul As a group you almost have to be Lold by someone with everyone there Miller said. It s not like human nature for you to foul in thai Light a game. It was the Only thing we had to do. In was a Lack of Community lion go Hcan said Vanderbilt Tost games to South Carolina and Kusion in the sugar bowl tournament in new Orleans Las year Bolh on last second 3-Poinlcrs. We said thai if we were Ever in thai situation again we were going to foul he said. Thai s the Way to attack thai  meanwhile Pill Junior Forward Jerome Lane who has been engaged in a running War of words with Evans of late said he is thinking hard about not com ing Back next season and turn ing pro. Asked about his relationship with Evans he said i m Mil talking for inc record. It s n ease of not saying what i want to  Smith scored 21 Points against Vanderbilt to become Pitt s career scoring Leader with 2,0-45 Points 11 More than Clyde Vaughan who played at Pitt from 1980th rough 198-. Pitt s Charles Smith tips the Ball Tram Vanderbill s will Perdue on sunday. Small state expects rams to fill big shoes byte Liotta Chapil. Hill. No. A the comparisons have begun for the University of Jih ode Island. One year Afler Providence College advanced to the Mcaa s final tour Rhode Island is one of the 16 icim remaining in the 64-team tournament. We re Lith from Llie slate of Rhode Island Thill s about it rams guard Tom Gartiez said saturday when Mcd about about the comparison. You can consider us Bolh Cinderella teams but we re Obj a diff Mil disk i think. We play the same styles hut we have differ Cal types of individual play ers. Hopefully the outcome can be the  the University of Rhode Island located in Kings ton. R.i., is a Nair school situated in the Southern part of the stale More than an hour from the smaller Pri vate Wilho a school in Northern Providence that has Golin most of the bail Liall Allenton Over the years. Last year alter finishing fourth in the big eat con pm Nie Providence isl Vaiuta to the final four before losing la syriac us. Khadir Island Bocai Syracuse 97-94 saturday in a second round l Al regional game. The l liars and Duvli kick piling combined a Fuli Cubit in Vire defense and ihi1 perimeter shooting of guards Hilly Donovan and Del Ray a roots to become the Surprise t uni of the 19s7 your Nam in. I Keiiti once it to the kids. What Providence did Psi year ii should be an inspiration 10 us Rhode Island coach Tom Penders said. Nobody thought they Hail a Chance going into the tournament. We re the same Type of Cam a Gully together team. They Don t think anybody can Bijl them and i m not going to Lell them anything differently at this Point. J think you have to be  this year s Rhode Island team has More offensive weapons than Providence did a year ago Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said. Their guards Ore much Heller and can jul Green is belter Inan anybody Providence had ir.sirk-," Boe Heim said of the rums 25-5. This is the rams firs Mcaa appearance since 1978 and fourth in the school s 80 years of basketball. When the rams heal Missouri 87-so in the opening round ii was the school s first victors Ever in an Mcaa tournament. This is the big Geil thing Hal Ever happened to the unit ugly of Rhode Island s basketball program i Enders said. First gelling to the Caas and win Ning the first game in the school s history was an accomplishment. Then