European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday March 19,1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports mourning stuffs tigers bid  everyone knew Princeton did t have a Chance to beat Georgetown in their Mcaa East regional open ing round game. Everyone that is except the tigers. The tigers forced Alonzo mourning to hit a free throw with 23 seconds left and make a big defensive play in the final six seconds As second ranked George town escaped with a 50-19 Victory in the opening round of the Mcaa tournament. Princeton with no key player taller than 6-ft 9t-7, had two chances at Victory in the final seconds Friday night before losing to second ranked and top seeded Georgetown at Providence . The tigers led by 10 Points after scoring the firs Basket of the second half and trailed Only three times the last when mourning hit a tic breaking free throw with 23 seconds left. Princeton which kept the Mcaa s Best shot Block ing team Ever at Bay with a deliberate offence that resembled 1%9 rather than 1989, had two chances toxin in the final seconds. But mourning blocked Bob Scrabis 3-Pointcr and kit Mueller s shot came up Short As time expired. We were fortunate to win but i m proud of our  said Georgetown coach John Thompson. Princeton deserved to  related Story on Page 23. Thompson who sent his son. John Thompson Iii to play for Princeton coach Pete Carill five years ago was relieved after his team s narrow escape. They be become accustomed to being in situations like  Thompson said of the tigers who chewed up most of the 45-second clock on their second half possessions to slow the game to a crawl. That was their Patent spread and they be been going backdoor for years. You do not w ant to play them in the Tournai  the Loyas 27-4. Advanced to a meeting with notre Dame which downed Vanderbilt 81-65. Also in the fast it was no. 19 North Carolina state 81. Sout Carolina 66 and no. 14 Iowa 87, Rutgers 73. The Wolf pack and Hawk eyes also meet on sunday. In the Southeast at Atlanta Lola Ranf cd Michigan beat Xavier 92-87, South Alabama rallied past Ala Bama 86-84, no. 5 North Carolina downed Southern University 93-79 and Urcla ousted Iowa state 84-74. In the Midwest at Dallas it was no. 7 Syracuse 104, Bucknell 81 Colorado state 68. Florida 46 sixth ranked Missouri 85, Creighton 69 and Texas 76, Georgia tech 70.in the West at Tucson. Ariz., i Mansville edged Ore gon state 94-90 in overtime. No. 11 scion Hall owned Southwest Missouri state 60-51, eighth ranked Indiana routed George Mason 99-85 and Texas i paso beat Louisiana slate 84-74. East no 2 Georgetown 50, Princeton 49 mourning lied the game at 49-49 by hitting two free throws with 1 41 left after Princeton look its final Lead on Jerry Rojle s Layup. Mourning was the Only Hoya in double figures with 21 Points. I he 6-10 freshman grabbed 13 rebound Sand had seven blocked shots. Scrabis led the tigers with 15 Points while Marty Lapin had 12. We believed in ourselves when we stepped on Thel Loor and we frustrated them from the get go Scrabis said. But i knew Thoj d come  Mcaa tourney 4 i �. A # � a i ass w."d-,- i,_-., ,. Daryl Walker left Waves at Doug to is shot. Notre Dame 81, Vanderbill 65 Vanderbilt 18-14, was no match for the fighting Irish who came out wearing Green uniforms on St. Patrick s Day. Joe Frederick had 20 Points and freshman Forward Laphonso Ellis had 17 Points 18 rebounds and three blocked shots for notre Dame 21-8, which ended . Newton s coaching career after 32 seasons eight with the commodores. Newton takes Over As athletic director at Kentucky on april i. A tip in by Ellis started a 9-0 run that stretched into a 21-6 spurt turning 40-36 Lead into a 61-42 runaway with 9 10 to go. Ellis had 11 Points including the last nine and Fredrick added eight in the surge. I knew this would come. I just did t kno � when said Newton who was the 11 the winning St Active coach with a 509-375 record. I be been gored enough times now already. I la be ready to move  no. 19 North Carolina St. 81, South Carolina 66 Rodney Monroe scored 22 Points As the Wolf pack ended a two game losing Streak in the tournament. Monroe had 10 Points including a pair of 3-Point cars As the Wolf pack. 21-8. Went on a 20-3 run Early in the game in route to a 38-25 half Lime Lead. South Carolina. 19-11 and making its first Mcaa appearance since 1974. Got no closer than eight Points in the second half. Terry do ice scored 22 Points for the gamecocks. No. 7 Iowa 87, Rutgers 73 senior guard . Armstrong matched his career High with 35 Points and Iowa used a 19-0 second half run to beat out manned Rutgers. Emory Ward s Basket with 10 12 left tied the score at 62. But Rutgers then went More than five minutes without scoring As Iowa pulled away to an 81-62 Lead. Armstrong had nine Points and Roy Marble six during the  finished with 24 Points for Iowa. 23-9. Tom Savage led Rutgers 18-13. With 26 Points. Southeast South Alabama 86, Alabama 84 Jeff Hodge s 24-foot jumper with four seconds left capped a second half comeback As South Alabama won the first meeting Ever with its intr Siale rival. The jaguars who trailed by 19 Points in the first half led Only once before i Lodge s winning shot. It was the i Ith Victory in a Row for South Alabama 23-8. Alabama ended its season with a 23-8 record. No. It Michigan 92, a it r 87 Michigan playing its first game under interim coach Steve Fisher got 23 Points each from Glen Rice and rum Al Robinson to fend off the musketeers and and Vance to a second round game with South Alabama. Xavier 21-12. Trailed 86-85 with 2 03 left following Jamal Walker s Basket but Michigan. 25-7, scored the next six Points to Clinch the Victory. It was Michigan s first game since Bill Frieder left Totake the head coaching Job at Arizona state. Fisher worked As an assistant under Frieder. Steve did an outstanding  Xavier coach Pete Gillen said. It can t be easy to coach your first Gamin the Mcaa tournament. In that circumstance he s got nothing to do but . 5 North Carolina 93, Southern if. 79 the tar heels overcame an Early 10-Poinl deficit As Kevin Madden and j. R. Reid scored eight Points each during a 3.1-11 first half spurt. Bobby Phills hit three 3-Pointcrs As Southern moved to a 21-11 Lead less than seven minutes into the game. But the tar heels surge gave them a 44-32 Lead and Southern never seriously challenged  was the fourth Victor in a Row Lor the tar heels see Mcaa on Page 23 Duke Illinois Oklahoma reach final 16 b the associated press Greensboro . Danny ferry scored 20 Points and freshman Christian laettner added 12 of his 14 in the second half saturday As no. 9 Duke Defeated no 17 West Virginia 70-63 in an inca tournament second round game that came Down to free throws. The Blue devils. 26-7, advanced past the second round for the fourth consecutive year making 13 of 15 free throws in the second half. Ferry who did not make a Field goal in the second half was 6-for-6 from the line. West Virginia a 58 percent free throw shooting team during the regular season was Able to make 4 of 11 free throws in defeat and finished the season with a 26-5 record. The mountaineers were 2-of-6 from the line Over the final 9 07 of the game. Duke who has a 13-3 record in tournament games Over the past four years will meet the Winner of the saturday s games second round game Between Siena and Minnesota in a regional semifinal Friday in East Rutherford , after West Virginia pulled within 62-61 on a 3 Pointer by Hurbie Brooks with 3 01 left last incr scored on a Layup and ferry hit a pair of free throws with 1 58 to play for a 66-61 Duke advantage. After three consecutive possessions ended in turnovers Duke took a 67-63 Lead with 34 seconds to play when Phil Henderson made one of two free throws with 34 seconds to play. The Victory no. 200 for Blue devils coach Mike Krzyzowski at Duke was sealed when West Virginia s Shaun Jackson was called for an intentional foul with nine seconds to play. Herbie Brooks led West Virginia with 13 Points and Steve Burger added 12. Trailing 55-54, the Blue devils ran off an 8-1 spurt taking a 62-56 on a la up b a Altner for a 62-56 Lead with 5 39 to play. After trailing 35-28 at halftime. West Virginia reeled off a 9-2 spurt taking the Lead on a 3-Poimer by Berger and a 39-37 Lead with 17 10 to play on a free throw by Chris Brooks. The first half was dominated by Strong defensive play by both teams. West Virginia w As forced into 14 turnovers Duke 10. And neither team was Able to shoot better than 45 percent in the opening 20 min  Blue devils opened a 35-26 Lead with 1 06 left in the half on a 3-Pointer by ferry. In other second round games played Early saturday Illinois 72, Ball St. 60 Indianapolis Forward Nick Anderson scored 24 Points saturday As Illinois forcing Ball stale into repeated Early turnovers with a full court press beat the see Duke on Page 25