European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday november 27, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 College basketball Syracuse nips Missouri to win nit Sieve Thompson 32 led Syracuse past Missouri Friday for the nit title. New York a Sieve Thomp son scored seven of Syracuse s 10 Points in overtime and finished with 23 a the sixth ranked orangemen captured an 86 84 Victory Over no. 13 Missouri in the championship game of the big Applena tonal invitation tournament Friday night. In the third place game. No. 5 Nort Carolina got 29. Points from Jeff Lobo and 25 from Kevin Madden to defeat no. 20 Indiana 106-92. The tigers led 80-79 Alicr a Layup by Greg Church with 2 29 left in the extra period but Thompson rebounded an air Ball by malt Roe and Laid it in giving Syracuse the Lead for Good. After two free throws by Roc and Basket by Missouri s Lee Coward made it 83-82, Thompson caught a Long pass and. Was fouled As he scored with 14 seconds left. He made the free throw making the score 86-82. Syracuse 4-0, then ran out the clock after a Basket by Byron Irvin. Missouri s Doug Smith tipped in missed shot by Coward with three seconds left in regulation to make it 76-76and Force he overtime Sherman Douglas scored 21 Points for Syracuse and was named the most valuable player of the tournament. Derric Coleman added 18 for the orangemen. Coward had 21 Points and Church added 14 for Missouri 3-1. Smith Missouri s Best big Man and Irvin the tigers leading scorer with 20.7 Points per game were held Lon inc poin seach Syracuse took its largest Lead 5 to Early in the second half but Missouri chipped away behind the outside shoot ing of Coward although he did t score again in regulation after he was whistle for his fourth foul with 10 28lrfv a stolen pass and an assist by Anthon Peeler Cut the orangemen s Lead to 62-61 with 7 44logo. A 3 to incr by Douglas a Dunk by Thompson and a four Point play by it Thompson rebuilt the advantage to 71-64. The tigers fought Back again As 3 pointers by Peeler and Irvin helped mis Souri make it 76-74 with 1 23 left. Douglas who had eight Points and 14assists in Syracuse s 102-78 Victory Over Indiana in the Semi finals had 13 Point sin the first half against Missouri As the orangemen led 40-36 at half inc Douglas hit two 3-Poinlers during a12-0 spurt that sur cd a 16-11 deficit Inlo a 23-16 Syracuse advantage with9 53 left in the first half. Missouri shot 36.8 percent from Thefield in the opening 20 minutes but Coward kept inc tigers close with three3-Poinlers. In the Bailie for third place. Nort Carolina became Only the third team to scone More than 100 Points against Indi Ana in a game in Dob Knight s coaching career but the second in two games. De sides Syracuse in the semifinal Iowa scored 101 Points in 1987. Lobo a senior guard whose previous career High was 28 last season made Only five of his 21 3-Point shots in Nort Carolina s first three games in the second half Lebo made his firs four 3-pointers, including a four Point play after he was fouled on the fourth attempt. The free throw gave the tar heels. -3-1, a 67-s7 Lead wilhl3 47 left. Indiana 2-2, pulled within 77-70 with8 26 left but a three Point play by mad Den and two free throws by Lobo made it82-70 and the hoosiers never threatened again. Madden finished with 35 Points an Hubert Davis and Steve Bucknall had 13 each for he tar heels. Jay Edwards had31 Points and Todd Jadlow 27 for the hoosiers. Indiana came Back from a 17-Potnldeficit to Trail 48-4 at halftime ased wards Fame off the Bench to score 10points in the final 7 58 of the half. North Carolina rolled to a 30-13 lends Lobo scored 10 of his 12 first half Points in the first nine minutes. The tar heels had five layups a Dunk and four 3-Pointcrs two of them by lab spurt. During Leteir game opening Kentucky tips Lona in opening contest of Alaska shootout Anchorage Alaska a even without three starters the Lona gaels almost were Good enough to beat Victory of any kind however was Good enough for beleaguered Wildcat coach Eddie d never wish anybody bad Luck bul we be had a Little Sutton said Friday after Kentucky escaped witha 56-54 Victory in the opening game of the great alas a we re due a the wildcats i -1 o Flor an 8d-55 loss to no. I Duke last week arc playing Unter the Cloud of an Mcaa investigation thai already has tvs lied in the resignation of athletic director Cliff Hagen. The Mcaa accuses the Kentucky basketball program of is infractions so Sultan s Lack of sympathy for Lona Spight was gaels Glenn Frant Nestor Payne and Joe John son had to sit out the trim s season opener for playing in summer game thai Wai not sanctioned by the Mcaa. Obviously we d have been a much More consistent unit if we d had them Lona coach Gary Brokaw said. Kentucky s Lecron Ellis scored a career High .22points including several stuff shots on lob passes from the coach s son play maker scan s got Good hands Sulton said of the 6 foot to Sophomore and Sean s an excellent passer if he s there Sean will get him the Brokaw said his team had no answer for s a franchise player Brokaw said he can play with v but Ellis said he had trouble with the physical play see shoot on Page 24 Rennirt res dump Depaul Lahaina. Hawaii a Greg Anthony scored28 Points Friday night to Lead no. 8 Nevada Las vegas to an 80-77 Victory Over Pesky Mcpaul in the opening round of he Maui classic. Nevada Las vegas was to meet no 4 Oklahoma Inone of saturday s semifinals. Oklahoma beat no. 16 Ohio state 97-93 on other semifinal was to have no. 3 Michigan a 91-66 Winner Over Vanderbill against Memphis state an 88-44 Winner Over Host Cha made. Both teams had seven newcomers in their first but Nevada Las vegas was introducing a talented crop of Junior College players As Well As Anthony,3 Transfer from Portland and freshman Anderson Hunt who finished Ackles added 12 Points for the Runnin re Bels while prop 48 Sophomore Mcvon Foster led de Paul with .21 Points 15 in the first half and senior. Terror inc Greene had 18. The Runnin rebels led by seven at halftime but did not get he Lead to double figures until a three Point play by olympian Stacy Augmon made it 62-52 with. 10 12 to play athe largest Lead Nevada Las vegas managed was 70 56 with 7 49 left on a three Point play by Anthony. Mcpaul would not fold and got As close As 72-64with 5 51 left on a Layup by Stephen Howard. The Runnin rebels largest Lead the rest of the game was86-74 with 26 seconds to s last Lead was 23-22 with 9 10 left in the first half on a Bank shot by Foster. The Runnin rebels then went on a 12-1 burst with Clint Rossum scoring Fourou the Points in the run. Depaul got within four twice before half inc bul therunnin1 rebels used their pressure defense for a 44-37 Lead at intermission despite scoring just i rec Points in the final Throe minutes of ill half. The Blue Demon committed 13 turnovers in the first half and Nevada. Las vegas had six steals. Stacy King scored 34 Points As no 4 Oklahoma rallied from a seven Point deficit in the second sooner Victory offset the 38-Poinl performance of Jay Burson Ohio stale s 6-foot, 156-Poundsenior guard. -. Ohio stale led 62-55 with 15 36 to play but the sooner went on a 13-0 run with Junior College Transfer William Davis scoring six of the Points Fouron look the Lead for Good at 71-68 with 9 33 left on a 3-Pointer by Tyrone Jones that started a 7-2run. The buckeyes never got closer than two Points the rest of the Way. Moosic Blaylock alone with King the Only starters Back for Oklahoma which lost in the Mcaa championship game last year finished with 14, Jones Davis and Skeeter Henry had 12 each. Jerry Francis added ii Points and James Bradley and Perry carte Rhad 10 each for the buckeyes who loss in the nit championship game last season. Florida state Fia a -tonydawsoh5cored28pcrinlsand George Mcloud scored 23 Friday night to Lead i7th-ranked Florida state to a 133-79 Victory Ove Central Florida in the season opener for both teams. Dawson scored 21 Points in the first half As the seminoles took a 62-38 advantage. The 6"fobl-7 senior hit 10 straight shows in the open ing half including one 3-Pointcr. Lie scored 10 Point during a 17-2 run that gave Florida state a 60-31 Lead with 2 17left in the hac.,
