European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday december 12, 19bb the stars and stripes Page 25 Italy tips Belgium for shape title . Finishes 3rd Troy Russell leads . Team to Victory with 25 Points. . Sis Lynda Spain by Walt Morrissette staff write shape Belgium Masimo Aldi scored five Points in a 7-3 run in the final iwo minutes As Italy beat Belgium 76-72 to grab its second straight shape military International basketball championship saturday . Bounced Back Tram a 96-89 semifinal loss to Kaly Friday night an pounded West Germany 101-83 to take he third place trophy. The championship is Italy s 10th. Bel Gium was seeking its first title in the 28-year history of the tournament. Belgium finished second in 1985 and was third inc past two years. Belgium led most of the Way in the Sec saw game. Ferdinando Gentile s 3-Poinler with 15 minutes to go Inch Egami dimmed 16-2 run that gave he italians a 47-40 Lead. John Weatherspoon tied it at is witha Lay up. After Gentile and Belgium s Joet Man Bruyninckx exchanged 3-poimers,Belgium s Sam stagers broke the tie with a 3-Point play. By Vinckx hit another 3-Pointcr for a ?2-56 belgian Lead with eight minutes to held that Lead until two Gen tile free throws with 2 59 left again knot Ted the score at 69-69. Aldi and a Lofano Rouse and scored in Side with 2 00 left to give the italians a 73-69 Edge. fouled out Donaldt s drive to the hoop. Roscani tipped in the missed foul Shoi Marc Defort s 3-Pointcr with $0 seconds left Cut Italy s Lead to 73-72. Butalid answered with a 3-poin play with 30seconds logo keeping Italy ahead 76-.72. Belgium missed five shots in its last Possession before time ran led All scorers with 32 Points including five 3-Pointcrs. Aldi finished with 12 and Rusconi had 10. Weatherspoon led Belgium with 18, stagers had12 and Bruyninckx 10. Belgium maintained a one to thru Point Lead throughout most of the first half. Italy s Gentile tied it at 24-24 with his third3-Poinlcr of inc half. But Belgium an swered with two 3-Poinlcrs by Eddy la Roerts. A jumper by stagers and two technical free throws by Weatherspoon. Jos Raven s Lay up gave Belgium a 38-31 Lead with 58 second left in the half Claudio Bonaccorsi s Baseline drive at the Buzzer Cut Belgium s Lead to 38-35 at the intermission. The game was a re match of their a group game which Bel Gium won 95-89. Italy then went on to eliminate the . In one semifinal while Belgium routed West Germany 91-46 in the other semifinal. When Italy knocked off the unite states Friday night it was the first time in five years Hal the . Failed Load Vance to inc championship game. That year 1983. Inc . Also finished Romany game was close in the Early stages but the . Gradually pulled away to a 17-Point halftime Icaza 54-37. The Wisl germans could gel no closer than 1 1 in the second half. Wiesbaden s Troy Russell topped . Vilh 25 Points followed by Marlon Perry of Greece with 14. Ecu Ulm s clo vis Mcdowell and Rhein main s Butch Watkins scored 12 each and Span Dah Lem s Wallace Northcult had ii s Tony Hicks had a game High 10 rebounds. West Germany s Axel Schubert led Al scorers with 32 Point and Christian. Bomb cock added 26 Points and seven re Bounds. . Coach Tom Benson was proud of the Way his team was Able to Bounce Back from inc bitter loss to Italy to come Back from tin1 adversity we had last night Speaks fur american sports Benson said. We were frustrated list night by the whistle and i affected the mental aspect of our game. If you re going to play 90 feel of defense you have to be Able to put pressure on inc other we weren t Able to put the kind of pressure on Italy Hal Vic were Able Loput on of her learns because the whistle blew so much. It was like it s Okay one night but we could t do it i he next we won our other games by about a 70-Point margin per game. Think we set the standards for upcoming shape basketball teams. They got Good look at what we do and they la i m a better coach because of this experience and i la never forget Weatherspoon was named tournament map. The All Toum Ameni icam included Weatherspoon Gentile and also made the starting five along with Ger Van Den Berg of the Netherlands College from Page 23 against Portland state in 1980. Oklahoma coach Bill Tubbs was the coach of that Lamar team. Stacey King and Moosic Blaylock scored 28 each Loleada Oklahoma 5-1. Haywoode Workman scored a career High 42 for the titans 2-5, no. 7 Illinois 108, rock88. Wih the score tied at 24, Illinois went on a 19-4 run and led 43-28 with five minutes left in the Hamilton scored 21 Points for the Zillini 6-0. James Scott scored 27 Points for Arkansas link Rock .4-1. No. 8 North Carolina 76, Richmond 68 made three consecutive 3-Pointcrs Over a 2 a Minnie stretch in the second half non i Carolina 8-1, trailed 48-42 Midway through the second half. Bucknall s first 3-Poinier tied the score at 50 with 8 09 left and his last gave the tar heels the Lead at 56-55. Mike i Raieski and Ken Atkinson score 17 Points each for Richmond 3-4 no. To Ariam 86 no 9 vegas 75. Scan Elliott scored 32 Points 20 in the second half and had 15 rebounds and seven assists for Arizona 3-1. Arizona led by Otic Point at half Lime. But Elliot made three jumpers us the wildcats outscored Nevada Las vegas 15-5 Al the Stan of inc second half taking a 51-40 Lead. David Butler had 14 Points and 10 rebounds for Nevada Las vegas 2-2. No. 11 Missouri 8& Memphis St. 74 Missouri s Byron Irvin scored 19 of his 21 Points in inc second half and Wen Over inc 1,000-Poinl mar for his career Doug Smith s jumper with 12 10 left broke a 53-53lie, Ana Missouri went on to outscore Memphis slate 12-5 in the next five minutes Smith scored 18 Points for the tigers 7-2. Elliot Perry had 19 Points for Memphis slate 3-3. No. 12 Georgia Trch 101, Baptist coil.66the yellow Jack cars 4-0, led 11-0 and went on a 22 3 run and led 44-25 at halftime. Joe Fennell scored 19poinls ,3-3,. No 14 Ohio St. 84, Lafayette 62jay Burson scored 15 of his 21 Points in the fire half for the Bucke cs1 4-l. Who scored the last 11poinls of the first half to Lake a 38-25 Lead. Otis Ellis score 19 Points for the leopards 4-2. No. 15 Louisville 95, Dayton 6s Everick Sullivan triggered an 11-0 spurt with iwo free throws and a 3-Poknier Midway through the Sec Ond half and Louisville 4-2, won its fourth Ellison was 8-for-8 in inc first half and finished with 21 Points. Bill Uhl scored is Points ,4-2. " ". " no. 18 Connecticut 68, Vir Kulnis 61 Cliff Robinson scored 31 Points on i2sjf-l8 shooting and Connecticut 4-1, scored the game s final nine Points. Bryan Stith scored i7 Points for Virginia 5-1, which led 35-32 Ai half Lime but made Only two of 15 shots to Start the second half. No. 20 scion Hall 74, is. Johns 63john Morton scored 17 Binis As the i Rales at St. John s for the first Lime since 1913. Ramon Ramos scored 15 Points for the pirates. 7-0, had lost 17 straight at alumni Werdann and Jayson Williams scored 14 each for the headmen 5-1.an sports television pro football Rel Malad Browns us Matt dolphins 3 . Get tuesday. Radio pro football Teu Jand Browns at Miami dolphins 3 06 an get tuesday. ,
