European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday january 21,1989 buckeyes beat no. 7 Hawk eyes from press dispatches Columbus Ohio it s not easy playing on the Road in the big ten conference. Just ask Iowa coach Tom Davis. No. 16 Ohio state rolled to a 12-0 Lead and never looked Back in beating no. 1 Iowa 102-91 thursday night. The loss was the second straight for the Haw Keyes who lost 90-88 at Minnesota saturday. Asked when he last saw a team play with the intensity of Ohio state Davis said last saturday at  Ohio state was the aggressor tonight Davis added. There was a lot of shoving going on and it seemed like we were the shovel a lot. Ohio state set the Tempo and tone in the first three or four minutes of the game in taking that Lead. We panicked a Little and never really settled Down. We did t play with much composure. I m not sure if that was Ohio state aggressiveness or the Home court  Ohio state was humiliated 99-73 at Michigan Mon Day night and the buckeyes Jay Burson who led four double figures scorers with 26 Points said that was a incentive against the Hawk eyes. Coach worked us hard this week. Tonight we too the game to them. We wanted to take the Ball to the Basket every time said Burson. Ohio state played Aswell As we  Jerry Francis had 20 Points Perry Carter 17 an Jamaal Brown a career High 14 for Ohio state 13-4 Overall and 3-2 in the big ten. . Armstrong scored 23 Points and Roy Marble James Moses and Ray Thompson 16 apiece for the Hawk eyes 13-3 and 1-2. In other games thursday night no. 9 Arizona 97, Southern California 69 los Angeles Sean Elliott scored 19 of his 26 College basketball Points in the second half and Anthony Cook added 23points to Lead ninth ranked Arizona Over Southern California in a Pacific-10 conference game. Matt Muehlebach added 12 Points for the wildcats who won their fourth straight game and improved to 7 1 atop the Pac-10 and 12-2 Overall. Ronnie Coleman had 20 Points and eight rebound for the trojans who lost their fifth straight and fell to 0-5 and 7-9. Chris Moore had 14 Points before fouling out with 2 54 left. No. 2 Illinois 75, Northwestern 70 Evanston 111. Kenny Battle scored 23 Points to Lead second ranked and undefeated Illinois to a hard earned big ten Victory Over Northwestern. Jeff Grose kept Northwestern in the game by hitting from 3-Point Range in the second half. Grose finished with 20 Points including five 3-pointers. The i Blini went to 16-0 Overall and 4-0 in the bitten while Northwestern fell to 7-8 and 0-5. With top ranked Duke s upset loss wednesday night the Illi Nican take Over the top spot in the associated press College basketball poll with a Victory Over Georgia tech this weekend. Northwestern had a 39-38 Lead Early in the second half before Battle converted a 3-Point play As he personally outscored Northwestern 9-2 in one stretch helping the Zillini take a 49-41 Lead with 13 41 left. Illinois had five players in double figures. Kendall ill had 14, Steve Bardo and Lowell Hamilton 12 each and Nick Anderson 10. No. 19 Indiana 61, Wisconsin 58, of Madison wis. Jay Edwards scored five of his 27 Points in overtime and 19th-ranked Indiana held onto beat Wisconsin giving the hoosiers their 11th straight Victory. Edwards hit a jump shot then had a 3-Point play to give Indiana a 59-55 Lead with 2 20 left in overtime. Wisconsin s Danny Jones whose Basket with 10 seconds left in regulation sent the game into overtime converted a 3-Point play with 1 58 to go cutting the Hoosier Lead to 59-58. Indiana s Joe Hillman missed a 10-footer with 24seconds left. After three timeouts Wisconsin s Willie Simms was called for a charge driving Down the Lane and Indiana s Brian Sloan hit two free throws with six seconds left to wrap up Indiana s Victory. The hoosiers 14-4 and 4-0 in the big ten have now beaten Wisconsin 18 straight times. The badgers 9-5 and 1-4 in conference play have lost four  led the badgers with 27 Points. No. 10 Nevada Las vegas 102, Utah state 80 Las vegas Stacey Augmon scored 22 Point Sand no. 10 Nevada Las vegas broke open a close game with a second half surge thursday night to beat Utah state and remain undefeated in big West conference play., the win was the 11th in a Row for the Runnin rebels who struggled Early and led Only 42-38 at halftime. But univ opened the second half with a 10-2 spurt and led by As Many As 23 Points in route to the Victory. The rebels moved to 13-2, 8-0 in the big West while Utah state fell to 6-10 Overall and 4-3 in Confer ence play. Reid Newey led Utah state with 22 Points making15 of 16 free throws. Darrel White added 18 Points for the aggie. Anderson Hunt had 15 Points for univ while Greg Anthony and James Jones added 13 each.  Roundup rangers Blank blues take Over first place by the associated press St. Louis Bob Froese recorded his first shutout in three seasons As the new York rangers Defeated these. Louis blues 5-0 thursday night to take Over undisputed Possession of first place in the Patrick division. David Shaw Brian Mullen Rookie Tony Granato Tomas Sandstrom and Jan Erixon scored for the rangers who moved two Points ahead of Idle Washington in the Patrick  got his 30th goal and added an assist giving him nine goals and five assists in his last five games. New York is 8-1-3 in its last 12games and has 57 Points 17 ahead of last season s Pace when it missed the playoffs. Froese who led the nil with five shutouts in 1985-86 while with Phila Delphia but had t any since faced few Tough chances in recording his13th career shutout. The Best of his 33 saves came when he thwarted Peter Zezel on a breakaway late in the second period dropping to his Knees and deflecting the puck Over the Glass. The shutout was also the rangers first since John Vanbiesbrouc blanked Quebec 3-0 in the 1987-88season finale. The blues who Defeated los an Geles 5-2 tuesday Are 2-7-1 in their last 10 games. St. Louis has not won consecutive games in its last 20 an has a record of 5-12-3 in that Span. Shaw s fourth goal at 7 43 of the first period gave the rangers a 1-0 Lead. His shot from the right Cir Lewent Between the legs of blues goal tender Vincent Riendeau. Granato became the fourth Rookie in Ranger history to score 30 goals when he knocked in the rebound of Carey Wilson s shot at 1 05 of the third period. In other games thursday flames 7, Bruins 2 Boston Mark Hunter who entered the game with Only seven goals this season scored four times to Power Calgary past Boston. Hunter who had 165 goals in seven previous nil seasons with Mon Realand St. Louis before joining Calgary for this season scored one goal in the first period two in the second an once in the finale. Islanders 4, Kings 2 Uniondale . Brent Sut Ler and Pat Lafontaine scored first period Power play goals and new York shut Down the nil s highest scoring offence and became the final team in the league to reach 30 Points. Nordques 5, devils 4 East Rutherford . Ken Mcrae scored his first two goals of the season and Quebec scored three goals in the second period to beat new Jersey for the second time in three nights. Whalers 6, canadians 4 Hartford Conn. Rookie Jody Hull s Power play goal Midway through the third period capped four goal flurry in a 5 43 Span As Hartford overcame a 4-0 deficit. Hull s goal 28 seconds after Kevi Dineen scored to tie the game at 4, marked the first time in Hartford s10-year nil history the whalers won a game after trailing by four goals. Maple Leafs 3, North stars 3 Toronto Daniel Maroi scored with 1 20 remaining in Regula Tion. Marois took a pass out from the Corner by Vincent Damphousse an backhanded a 25-foot shot Between goaltender Jon Casey s legs for his15th goal of the season. Bob a Nike s goal at 14 12 of the second period had Given the North stars a 3-2 Lead. Ville Siren and Dave Gagne scored Minnesota s other goals. Mcd Cmiel sonics win 14th in Row at Home by the associated press Seattle Seattle outscored hous ton 70-49 in the Middle two periods and Xavier Mcdaniel scored 29 Points i helping the sonics to their 14th consecutive Home court Triumph 124-108 Over the rockets. Houston led 30-25 after one period but Seattle hit 28 of 40 shots for 70 per cent in the second and third quarters an opened a 95-79 Lead. Dale Ellis jump shot put the sonics ahead for Good at 39-38 and triggered a 22-12 run that gave them a 59-50 halftime Lead. Seattle broke the game open with a 16 7 run in a three minute Span of the third period for a 77-60 Lead. Nate Mcmillan led the Way with six Points and two steals. Akeem Olajuwon led Houston with 25 Points Otis Thorpe had 20 an Mike Woodson 18. In other games thursday Cavaliers 113, pacers 106 Indianapolis Mark Price scored a career High 29 Points for the second game in a Row and Brad Daugherty added 25 As Cleveland handed Indi Ana its fourth consecutive setback. Price made 12 of 16 shots including two 3-pointers, As the Cavaliers beat the pacers for the fourth time in As Many meetings this season. Cleveland with Thebes record in the Aba at 28-7, won its third straight game. Indiana is 9-27 and3-4 under coach Dick Versace. Suns 126, hornets 112 Charlotte . Hot shooting Jeff Hornacek scored a career High 28 Points and Eddie Johnson had eight Dur ing a 10-1 third Quarter run. Phoenix which was 6-35 on the Road in 1987-88and is 7-11 this season led 82-81 when Johnson got hot scoring his eight Point sin 2 48 and helping the suns build a 92 82 Lead. Bulls 112, heat 108 Miami Michael Jordan scored 34points for Chicago As Miami resumed its season after a one game interruption caused by riots in a neighbourhood near the Miami Arena it was the bulls sixth straight Victory and ninth in the past 11 Aba Roundup Seattle s Xavier Mcdaniel. 29 Points against rockets games. The expansion heat is 4-32,worst in the Aba. Bullets 115, spurs 112landover, my. Jeff Malone scored 29 Points for Washington an Bernard King added 22 and had a key steal in the closing seconds. San Antoni has lost seven straight five on the Road and has t beaten the bullets in the Las five meetings. Malone scored 15 Points in the second half including a pair of free throws that put the bullets ahead 108-107 with 1 44 remaining. Washington got two free throw by John Williams and a Layup by Steve Colter to take a 112-107 Lead with 1 06 left. Kings 112, kicks 106sacramento, Calif. Kenny Smith Rodney Mccray and Lasal Ethompson combined for 66 Points and Harold Pressley and Thompson blocked new York shots in the final 30 seconds As Sacramento beat the kicks