European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday april 3,1 see the stars and stripes Page 25 bears win v corps men s title Miter Baum older West Germany Baum older did bears won the v Coras men s basketball title saturday by rocking the Wil Flecken mountaineers 94-88 behind 21-Pomt performances from forwards j Immy Davis and Tony Bannerman. Baum older advances to the Usa eur championship Busl of three semifinals against Stuttgart at 7 30 . Wednesday Al Baum older. The Tami switch Sites playing at Stuttgart saturday. An if Cussary game would be played sunday at Stuttgart. Sat urday s game is scheduled at 7 30. Bring them on. No one can beat us twice said Bear oath King was the inside game of the bears that of cent the mountaineers swimming against the current and eventually being swept match us up very Well inside. I Don t Sec either team having an inside advantage Cooper said prior to the game we re going to move the Ball around. Forward Darnell Arbel was can t Slop us inside he said. Well shoot them Down from outside make them go Man to Man against us. If they go Mait to Man they can l Stop us. Flo one can and 1 mean All the Way to the bears did move the Ball around. Around to Bannerman and Davis Bannerman paced the first half Bear offence with 11 Points via a 3-Pointer, three baskets and a pair of free throws on the Way to a Midway 50-38 upper hand. Almost All his Points came in dire time. Two of his baskets jumper from the top or the key and a driving Lay up off a steal gave the bears a 10-9 Lead at 14 40. The 3-Pointcr, a Halo from the top right of the key gave Baum older a 20-15 Buffer. In inc second half Bannerman canned a shot break ing a 57-57 tie then reeled off another to air out a 66 6s Edge to 68-65. Another hoop led to a 74-67 Lead. But wild Leven trudged Back. Davis was the Center of attention in n Pivotal Binge Starling 7 minutes into the half. The mountaineers closed the Gap to 74-70 on a bucket by Willie Barrett and a free throw by Delano answered by lacing two fee throws snagging a pass from teammate Paul Stewart for a Lay up and getting two Points fora Basket that never went through the too to give the bean an Su-73 Lead with 5 45 logo in the game. Davis of Chad bum , was credited with a Bas Ket after being fouled by s Jackson who hacked Davis As he went for the inside Basket. The Ball hit steel and fell to the floor. Referee Bob Gorby signalled a Basket. What happened Corby refused comment fellow referee Tony Anthony could t recall the Davis "1 think Jackson or Lee Mountaineer for Ward Myron Lee was called for vibrating and that backboard vibrated the rest of the game Masbaum Holder heated up and the fans rocked inc House. Following Davis questionable Basket. Wil Flecken guard and Long shot threat Greg Gaskins hit Down Towner for three Points making the score 80-76. Davis set a spark to the offence with two free in Row. Bear Forward Darnell Arbeit added kindling by pick ing up Calvin Willoughby s missed shot and slamming it Home and Willoughby fanned the fire with a 3 Pointer at the 4 15 Mark. The a Pointer pushed the Lead to 37-76 and turned the volume of the Hall of champions fans from Content to frenzied. Wil Flecken came Back posting six straight Points All Charity losses in what proved to be its last sustained push. Forward Myron Lee canned four free throws and Gaskin threaded two Gaskins ticket to the Charity came by Way of David fifth foul with 3 02 to go. Davis was called for inoffensive foul after taking a pass in the Lane from Willoughby and driving through Gaskins. Davis foul was Ibe Only break the mountaineers latched on to in the final 2 30. Bannerman roped t Basket and two free in Row and Rodney Boon Sank three from the hash Mark for 194 85 Lead. Mountaineer Forward Center Larry Brooks to cseled a 3-Pointcr at the Buzzer to close the game the Mountaineer had chopped Down a Midway deficit of 50-38. Dave Jenkins dumped in seven Points in route to 0 61-59 advantage. Lee provided the go ahead Basket at the 12 25 Mark. The Lead Wil Flecken s first since an 11-10 Lead Early in the game lasted for 15 seconds. Davis put the bears Back on top by looping in a shot despite being hacked by Brooks the Bear big Man added the free throw fora 62-61 Lead. Wil Flecken took charge again As Jackson banked a 5 fool turn around jumper off the Glass for a 65-64 Edge. But Willoughby retaliated with a net Ripper from the lop of the key to reclaim the Lead at 10 50. The bears outscored the mountaineers 9-6 leading up to Davis burst Stven Point Effort. Pinto Tor Sis b bum Bouef Tony Buenau Brtio in. Against Wil Flecken s Alton Leonard Jenkins Lee Jackson and Alton Leonard look control of the boards in the firs half but wild Flucken i problem was taking advantage of the rebounds. Said 6-foot-5 Lee the coach Lold us to crash the boards As much As possible. That left us susceptible for fast was t Baum older fast break Points that mulled in the 12-Poim difference m in flu my. Though. It was wild a Mckeo a inability to turn the rebounds into Points. Baum older owned inc free throw line. Wil Flecken missed three of the fire four free throws and finished the first half with 4-of-r Vlaum Holder hit 3-of-l5 in the first half. Davis found the Nylon with 1 1-of-l 3 Davis and Bannerman in scoring was Arbel with 14. Gaskins who blasted five a Point in. Four in the second half and Jenkins had in each for Wil Flecken. Lee picked up 16, 10 in the second half Jackson 14 and Brooks 11. Lady rattlers clip cougars for Usa eur berth Sliff writer Wal Ryburg. West Germany the Wartburg lady rattlers needed Only onegin in saturday s Vii corps women s basketball championship to take their fifth consecutive Vii corps title. And they got in the hard away. The lady rattlers began the Besl of Oliree series on the right Road with a 70 54 Victory thursday. Saturday they Tost their footing and succumbed to the fighting Ansbach five 61-58, but inc lady rattlers were Back on track in the if necessary game As they toppled Ansbach 69.64. In saturday s decider Ansbach sent Wirz Buric to the locker room for the Sec Ond straight game with it has Lime deficit. Ansbach led 32-31. Bui ,1ns time the lady rattlers proved they were Able to come out of the trenches. Lovie Childers a 5-3 Power House and Jannic Jean Pierre teamed up to give Winnburg a 17-Poinl Lead five minutes into the second half. But Ansbach displayed Hie fight the lady cougars have been known for throughout this tournament a full court press held Wurzburg s scoring to a mini mum while Ansbach made its own shoot ing count racking up enough Points Loput the cougars within one 60-s9, Wilh three minutes icel. But Ansbach did t have enough left to put them ahead. Ansbach s Denise Lewis scored eight of her 11 total within that stretch and Carol Gamble added six. Gamble led the game s scaring with 24. Jcan-1 Pierrc paced Wal Ryburg s scoring with 18, and Childers and Brenda Taylor each added 16. In saturday s Ansbach Victory the lady cougars lust for the win was Evi Dent. According to conch Harmer Prince our Burg has been the team held in Awe by Liis players for the last three years because of their winning seasons. Thursday the team realized that we really beat ourselves and that we could beat this team. Today we got out there and played a Tough physical game Prince said. They wanted it to that game also Ansbach sen a Trai Ling Attr Zbura team to the locker room. Only in this second half nobody came out and drove up the Lead. The score Yasback and Forth with Wurzburg finally Able to tie after three minutes bad clicked away. Throughout the of the half the Lead changed hands. With 1 26 on the clock Ansbach moved ahead 58-56. Ansbach got control of the Ball and stalled. Wiir Burg s Diane Huron fouled Tina tumbling who pre ceded to sink two freebies and drive the lady cougars Lead to four Points. Ansbach came Back with the bal again and another foul by War court s Annette Carson sent Selma Dean to the Charity line to sink one and Clinch the game. Gamble led the scoring Riih 22. Her Ansbach teammates dense Lewis and Janice Glaze contributed 1s and 13, respectively. Jean Pierre led Wurzburg s scoring with 12. Neil the lady rattlers will play Host to 21st support come Champion. Mann Heim in first game of the Susareu semifinals wednesday Al 7 30 . The second and if necessary games will a played Al Mannheim april 9-1q. Stuttgart captures Vii corps men s Crown Stuttgart for a while saturday an if Essary game loomed big in the Vii corps men s Basket Ball Busl of three basketball championship series but Julius Thomas Cortland it Tyson Beverly mor Ris and Sam Jones had experienced enough action Fortis week and they guided the Stuttgart stallions Back from a 13-Point deficit to a 94-79 Victory Over the Nurnberg knights for a two game stallions won inc opening game of the scenes 102-91 at Nurnberg comeback moves inc stallions into the Usak eur Busl of Lorce semifinal series against v corp Champion Baum older. That series starts wednesday at 7 30 . In Baum older. The second game is scheduled for saturday at la Dundorf Cavern in Stutt Gart Wilh an if of Cussary Battle slated for sunday at the same , who was limited to one Point to the first half popped in four 3-Point Field goals and Jackson Wilh nary a Point before intermission racked up 14. One a a inter Down the stretch As the stallions came from Way Back and outscored the knights 33-6 to win going and Thomas keyed a Stuttgart press that completely a rattled numbers 3nf forced turnover after turnover. And when the knights did gel off a shot Here was Jones to grab the rebound. He and six straight defensive boards during the stallion turn around Morris also had one of his two three Lara during the surge As he paced a five nun double figure stallion contingent with 19 Points Thomas and Jones chipped in with 16 apiece. Jim inuit added 14 and Ranald de Gray came through with a 12 Points apiece. Daniel Monroe led Nurnberg with 26 Points Goliath Yeggins added 21 and Clifton Johnson and Wen Dell James followed with 11 and 10, respectively. Nine of Johnson s Points and Sii of James came from 3 Point territory
