European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. December 23,1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 somber Syracuse posts win Syracuse . Suddenly basketball mean Little to the third ranked Syracuse orangemen and its somber Carrier dome crowd wednesday right. I was driving to he game and 1 had been in finals All Day when 1 heard a news Flash guard mall Roc said to did t really hit me but then i remembered there were us students  at least 36 Syracuse students were killed wednesday when a Pam am Jet bound for new York crashed in Scotland a few hours later the orangemen beat West Ern Michigan 94-71. -. When you see that on the news that s what you think about Syracuse coach Jim to Clicie said. It does Putback Coball and everything else in perspective a minister led the crowd of 25,000 in prayer before the game  was followed by a moment of silence. College basketball the Syracuse fans usually very vocal were subdued throughout the evening. So were the players. It makes you Slop and think about How Lucky we Are to be Here Roc said. Eight teams in the top 20 played and All of them won. Top ranked Duke beat Wake Forest 94-88, no. 2 Michigan routed Youngstown slate 121-72, no. 10 Missouri stopped Southern 114-96, no. 13 Nevada Las vegas downed Rhode Island 88-69, no 14 Louis Ville trounced Eastern Kentucky 76-40, no. 19 ten Nessee got past san Diego stale 77-75 and no. 20 Kansas edged Texas tech 81-80. No. 3 Syracuse 94, w. Michigan 71 Sherman Douglas scored 27 Points and Stephen Thompson 22 for Syracuse 11-0. The orangemen ran off an Early 18-5 burst and Wenton to Lead 40-26 at halftime our basketball we did an outstanding Job in the first half controlling the Tempo Western Michigan coach Mcmon Payne said we wanted to control stand we did. We wanted to control inc tone and we did. We wanted to Stop the slams and the Breaks and we  the Broncos kept coming in the second half closing to 59-49 with 12 minutes left. But Derrick in Lam in who had been sitting out with four fouls re entered the game and keyed a 22-12 run that put Syracuse in control. Me scored nine of his 16points in the burst.,Tony Baumgardt scored 16 for Western Michigan 3"l, no i Duke 9j, Wale Forest 88 Durham . Danny ferry scored 33 Points As Duke got past Wake fora in the first Atlantic coast conference game of the season. Ferry s two foul shots Midway through the second half put the Blue devils ahead for Good. Ferry who scored a school record 58 Points against Miami fla., last week shot 7-for-l 1 in the second half. He finished Wilh nine rebounds and nine assists. Duke improved to 7-0, Alaa Ardc Ingaby scored 13 Points and Greg to Zibek 12 for Duke. Sam Ivy scored 18 Points and Chris King added 17 for visiting Wake Forest 4-2. I. Duke s Robert Bricky steals from Wake Forest s Sam Ivy in wednesday s acc season opener. No. 2 Michigan 121, Young Sowri sl.72 Ann Arbor Mich. Glen Rice scored 30 Points and unbeaten Michigan won its Lelih straight game. Youngstown state a division 111 team lost for the 21st consecutive time since Jan. 23. Rice scored 21 Points As Michigan took a 56-38 Lead at halftime. He had a career High 36 Points tuesday night in a rout Over Northern Michigan. Michigan has scored at least 100 Points in six of it last seven games. Lay Vaught added 26 Points. Kvin Haddock scored 27 Points for the ,0-8.  ,. No. 10 Missouri 114,southern96 Columbia to. Boron Irvin scored 30 Points us the tigers pulled away from the jaguars. Missouri 10-3, led 83-76 Wilh 8 24 left before going on a 14-3 burst Johnny Steptoe scored 34 Points for the jaguars 4-4. No. 13 Nevada Las vegas 88, Rhode Island 69 Las vegas Nevada Stacy Augmon scored 21 Points and Greg Anthony 19 As Nevada Las vegas won the opening game of its 13th annual rebel round up. Univ 4-2, jumped to a 7-0 Lead and increased it to 15-2, holding the rams to just two foul shots in i he first 6vt  Runnin rebels were ahead 50-32 at halftime and made it 74-45 Wilh nine minutes left. -. Risen c Kenny Green scored 22 Points for Rhode Island 1.4.no. 14 Louisville 76, Eastern Kentucky 40 Louisville by i Curvis Ellison shot 8-for-8 from the Field and Louisville scored the game s first 11 Points in a rout the cardinals. 6-2 won their sixth straight  finished with 17 Points and Fallon Spencer had 10. Louisville led 33-22 at half Lime and used a 24 s burst Midway through the second half to Lake com  Davis scored 10 Points for Eastern Kentucky 1-7 no. 19 Tennessee 77, san Diego St. 75san Diego Greg Bell made All seven of ten Nessee s baskets in the second half including a 3-Poinl shot with .17 seconds left that rallied the volunteers in the championship game of the san Diego Holiday  helped Tennessee overcome a 75-72 deficit in the final i3s. He scored 22 of his 25 Points in the second half on six 3-Poinlers, a two Point shot and pair of free throws. ,. Bell s steal and Layup pulled Tennessee within 75-74, and his winning 3-Poiiucr  aztecs missed a foul shot. Dyron Nix scored 14 Points for Tennessee d-1. Milch my Mullaj had 22 for the aztecs 4-3. 1 no 20 Kansas 81.texasth80 Lubbock Texas Mike Maddux made a Short jumper with 20 seconds left to rally the Jay Hawks. Kansas 8-1, was ahead 54-36 Early in the second half before Texas tech rallied. The score see sawed through the final minutes and scan Gay s Basket with 1 47 left put the red raiders ahead. Madden got the game Winner from the right base line. Texas tech got the Ball Back twice but never got Ash Tolt. Milt Newton scored 27 Points and Mark Randall 13 Tor Kansas. Jerry Mason had 24 Points and Todd Dun. Can 23 for Texas tech 2-6. Win e n of Cef eur Home b sex f. ,. " Boston Cleveland coach Lenny Wilkins said his Cavaliers had no reason to think about a 24-Gamc losing Streak in Boston Garden. Instead the rejuvenated Cavaliers wound up ending a Streak that started More than 10 years ago when they held on for a 115-114 Victory Over the Boston celtics wednesday night. These players weren t Here when the Streak started so they did t think of it Aba Roundup wiuccn$said., -. I 1 1v then thinking for a split second the coach added even 1 was t Here  Cleveland look Only 41 shots in the first half hitting 29, the Cavaliers had 46-bf-7l shooting for the game com pared with44-of-Loi Folio icon. Harper scored 26 Points Larry Nance 25 and Brad daughterly 22 As the Cava Liers beat Boston for the third consecutive time this season. The Cavaliers outscored Boston 41-38in a first period shoot out and then went on to their fourth straight Victory. With their sixth Victory in seven starts and 10th in the last 2 Giunco Cleveland improved its record to 17-5, Best in the Aba. Aings led All scorers with 29 Points. Kevin Mchale had 25 and Robert Parish 12 for Bomon. . Bucks 112. Hornets Joo Charlotte . Jack Sikma s 3-Point jumper capped a 13-4 Milwaukee run at the Start of the fourth period and the Buck went on to defeat Charlotte. Sikma finished with 25 Points while Terry Cummings led Milwaukee with 32. See Aba on Page 26