European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A agr 24 the stars and stripes Friday. April 1,1983 Mcaa basketball Arizona wildcats own censer stage Al Arthur if. To Stein Tucson. Ariz. Api although inc Arizona wildcats have been ranked no lower than third most of the season in Duduc Sis weeks As no. I they style  s As overlooked. Hut the wildcats Are hardly strangers to Bright lights. Steve pm. Arizona s Point guard even Lindil invigorating. I kind of Noj the alte lion he said i think Nom of the Guys on the learn do bus we nil a nov this is a very serious time. We St ill have 1o games to  t tin Sidi ring that Arizona has beaten Linalou con Ustani Duke Onee this season. Arizona s next hurdle toward the National title May be the biggest no. 4 Oklahoma which has scored Over 100 Pohm in More than half its games and whose record is just one win shy of Ari Zona s Best in the nation 35-2. The second ranked wildcats play the sooner. 34 3. On a quiday 8 . East can Standard time. Duke. 28-g, and Kansas. 25-11. Meet in the other semifinal 5 in . Est. The winners meet at 9 12 . Est monday Arizona coach Lute Olson has spoken frequently of his concern hat his players might be distracted by the juror sur rounding the school s first trip to the final four. On tuesday he told report ers at his weekly press luncheon that his Pla is Ore Ull fim ils until Friday when they la he trotted out for press Confer Enki s at Kansas City. We be been pretty fair with our time with Hie Media. At this Point it s important to let the Guys be comfortable so we can concent Alc on winning this i hindi Okon said. The move May have been aimed at easing the pressure on Sean Elliott the All american Forward who led the wild cuts in storing. Elm to said Over the weekend thai he hoped in end speculation that he would bypass his senior year in favor of offering himself in the Aba draft. The speculation continues As the National publicity surrounding the team snowballs Olson who took Iowa f the final four in i to has Arizona Riding a 15-Ga me win Ning Streak. The wildcats beat North Caro Lina 70-52 sunday in the Mcaa tournament Wisl Region final. It was the Only Lime in four tournament games that Arizona won by less than 20 Points. Given Olson s feeling thai inc cover age has been biased for Eastern teams where the bulk of the nation s Media arc located Arizona s path through the play offs probably has been a Delight to him. His team squashed Cornell by. When you can win on the Road consistently with big numbers Yuu must be doing something  Oklahoma. 34-3. Won its games by an average margin of 23 Points per game Best in the country. Arizona 15-1, was Neil in line with an average of 2 .7 Points. Roth learns enjoy an up Tempo style of Klay. Although few learns run Lite okla Oma. The soon cars averaged 10-1 Points per game to Arizona s 85.3. Ari Ona unit Oklahoma also were the Only top seeded learns that made ii through the Mcaa tournament s four lamp regional warfare to the final tour the Wildcat of the Pacific id ranked second nationally beat Cornell Setun Hall Iowa and North Carolina to can lure the West regional. Fourth ranked Oklahoma of the his eight playing in the Southeast regional beat Tennessee Chattanooga Auburn. Louisville and Villanova "1 Felt the Wisl was probably the toughest regional and the Southeast might be the second toughest regional Turbis said. The Winner of inc Oklahoma Arizona ii me saturday night at Kansas City will play for the championship two nights Lacr against i Lucr Kansas or Duke. Oklahoma has beaten Kansas twice this season and Arizona has beaten Duke leading some to believe the Oklahoma Arizona game will decide the Champion. It s a National championship game nobody Ean debate that Tubbs said. The spotlight of the final four has made household names of such coaches As Jim Valvano of North Carolina state and Rollic  of whom led his team to inc National championship. Tubbs is known for his ability to toss out one liners when the cameras arc rolling but said he was t looking to Eash in on that. I m serious about the game. Really he said. We re going up there to play. Thai s All i m really interested in right now is just going up and doing a Good Job and us taking earn of business. We wan to enjoy it but we re up there fur one reason. This in t like a bowl game where you go Lay on the Sand for a week or something like that. This is. Let s go play some basketball " Kansas came in from the cold against a state i , Kan. A an illogical turning pot in this improbable Seavon helped make Kansas the unlike licit final four team. It happen Rel on a cold night in january. Kansas state the Arch rival. Came into Lawrence and slopped the Jayhawk 55-Gamc Home winning Streak. Thai 7i-t l loss was immediately followed by an eight Point setback to Oklahoma leaving Larry Brown s Ere with a four game lining skid a in record and three available starters. What a pity people said thai Danny Manning s Unior Kason is to be wasted on a icam that probably won t make it to the Mcaa tournament. Brown s mood "1 Lead fun on the Bench thai night. Even thing i said to the kids the listened he said. Everything 1 asked them to do they tried. I did t like the Way i acted prior to thai. I did l enjoy the practice. I did t enjoy Haung to yet at the kids to set them to play together. I did t like tie Way some of the kids reacted when i was trying to make them belter. But in that game eur Ryling i said they listened. K state played Gival. Hut we still had a Chance to win. And Ihnn we had a Chance to win the Oklahoma game. Every thing just seemed to change the 12-8 Mark turned out to represent just the first half of the season. In the second half inc Jay Hawks arc 13-3. It s been an amazing year i can t deny it Brown said. If people want to give me credit for our Success. I Gulcis i la Lake  he added with a laugh