European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. April 4. 1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 All big eight Mcaa final Oklahoma 86, Arizona 78 sports Kansas City to. Larvi a print picked up inc Slack when Stacey King picked up Liis Limroth foul and the Oklahoma sounders slowed things Down to set up an All Rig eight showdown for basketball s National championship. I Rani and King each scored 21 Quinis saturday night As the fourth ranked Siw Flors beat no. 2 Ari Ona 86-78, Oklahoma j -3, will Mel Kansas 2 1 i and the Only in ranked team in the final four in monday night s championship game. Ii will he their third Moi More no a shirk in i arc 25. Ing of the seam. Llu a Hawks who loss hulls part. Urn games to inc soon cts. Beat in. 5 Duke if -59 in the Oiler semifinal garlic. Kinu. J  Junior can scr and inc Sichini is leading set incr with 3 22.9 aver age and Ilic Mcaa tournament s leading scorer with ij.1 Points in five games was charged with m cumin foul Wilh 9 16 remaining in Llie game and Oklahoma leading 3s-4. Bui inc Sorters but Ted in 1hc nation in scoring this scam in with 104 Points per game turned Imo a Patiam icam and ran the 45"sccond clock Down on each of its possessions. I told my teammates that if Siacco Utji in foul trouble i d pick up the Slack. Said Oral who Ihn and to rebounds. King said hi1 wait?1 worried when he Wen out we know if 1 gel in foul trouble har vey will take  Kino said of the sooner second leading scorer his sea son at 21.1. Thi sooner took command of the game Wilh an 11-0 run in inc first half and they led 39-27 at half Lime. But the wildcats 35-3, Goi within 51 4s with 12 51 Eft on a three Point play inca tourney by Al Amer icon scan Elliott. The soon cars then Winlon a 7-2 run capped by Ricky Grace s 3-Pointcf with 10 42 left that gave them a 58-49 Lead. King s fourth foul came on the ecu Possession and the soon is showed they can work the Hall and be a  often live team. Graec had 13 Points and Moo kit Hla lock 11 for Oklahoma. Ellioit led Arizona with 31 Points Lii a Anthony Cook had 16. Arizona was taken out of its game h inc sooner As the wildcats cons Millici 15 turnovers nine in the first half after averaging just 12 per game this season Arizona was also far from its usual 3 Pii Ril shooting Funa As it made us m of 23 compared Wilh n season percentage no 49. Ari Ona s Steve Kerr who made 60 per cent of his 3-Poinl Alt Mph during the sea son was jus 2-for-l 3 from inc Field. I think their inside people Hurt us Arizona coach Lute Olson said. This will be the third championship game played Between two members of the same conference. Indiana and Michigan of the big ten met in 1976 and Vil Nova and George town of the big Easl were in in 1985 championship game. The Victory was the 200th Al Oklahoma for coach Billy Tubbs lying him with Bruce Drake is inc winnings coach i n sooner history. Arizona look a 9-2 read As Cook scored five Points and Elliott four in the opening 4 15, but the sooner put on Pineir vaunted press and Seal by Blay lock and Grace brought Oklahoma with in 9-8, Oklahoma look the Lead for Good Al m-13 with 11 25 left in the half on a Hank shot by King. Kansas 66, Duke 59 Kansas City to. Api Kansas May not be a inc Tan team but this tvs Danny Manning s one Man show sat urday As the Jay Hawks earned their first trip to she Mcaa National championship game in 31 years Kansas Gal an is Point Lead on Al fish ranked Duke Wilh barely nine Minuit gone in the game then held on to beat the Blue devils 66-59 in the semifinals of the Mcaa . The in ranked a Hawks held Duke to jus one Field goal in inc firm ii posses Sions and the Blue devils shot just 34.3 percent for the game their worst of the season to to Ner cent for Kansas. We came out and played great de sense said Manning who scored 25 paints had 10 rebounds and led a smothering Kansas defense borrowing Duke s trademark in beating the Blue devils and avenging a 1986 semifinal loss to Duke. We had great intensity and Pui Greal pressure on the Ball Manning said. Dule led by Danny ferry twice Cut inc Kansas Lead to three Points in the second half but each time Manning was there along with teammate Mill Newton. The 59 poems were the fewest scored by the Blue devils this season and it was the first time in 20 games thai Duke had lost while holding its opponent to fewer than 70 Points. They attacked us Well Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. Our youngsters did a Good Job in the second half to get us Back in hut Manning and Nowlon had great games. 1 just wish we had had a better Start. We were very  Kansas which last went to the nation Al final in 1957 and won its Only till in 1952, got Only four paints from Manning As a Sophomore when the Jaytha rfcs vent to is final four two years ago. This Lime inc two Lime All american not Only scored is Points but also rejected six shots made four steals and had a pair of assists. Kansas ran up a 14-6 Lead in the first nine minutes of the game and this time they held onto it. On feb. 20, Kansas had led Duke no Lawrence Kan. 23-b. By Haiti my. The score was 28-27 Kansas and inc Jay Hawks Ion 74-70 in overtime. This Lime the Jay Hawks held an 11-Poinl Lead Al the half 38 27tand refused to surrender the Lead. We hang together and competed and that s Way Weye Here Kansas coach Larry Brown said. Ferry scored his final three Points on a Kansas Danny Manning ballots d Jakc s Billy King for a rebound in the tint half. 3-Poinier Wilh two seconds left pulling Duke within seven Points As the game ended. Manning got iwo baskets inside and Newton had a 3-Pointer and a fas break Basket As Kansas ran off to in 14-0 Lead with 15 27 Stilt left in the first half. Duke finally got. In first Basket on a Short Baseline Hook by Alaa Abdolnaby Wilh 4 43 gone in the half. Man Ning came Back with a Dunk that started a three Point play and Scooter Barry hit a free throw to make in 11-2 Wilh 13 44 left. Ferry hit his first Basket of the game a Layup with 13 21 left then added a jumper to make it 1s-4 before Manning scored four Points in a Sii poem Kansas run that put the Jay Hawks ahead 24-6 at the mid Way Mark of inc Firel half. Duke pulled within 24-14 aft i a run of eight including � 3-Pointer by Greg Koubeck. Bui Manning fed Chris Piper for a la up Wilh 7 28 left and the Lead was 26-14. Manning had a jumper in the Lane and a Layup Over the final 3 56 of the half finishing Wilh 15 Points. Duke shot 45.8 percent from the floor in the first half while Kama shot 55.2 percent