European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday March 25,1989 Nordques defeat whalers by the associated press Quebec Mike Hough and Cimis Leshchyshyn. Scored Short handed goals As the Quebec Nordi ques played spoilers with a 6-3 Vic tory Over he Hartford whalers thursday night. The. Nordic us had already been eliminated from the playoffs last weekend but their Victory pre nil Roundup vented Hartford from moving into a lie with the Idle Buffalo sabres for third place and a shot at Home ice advantage in the first round of playoffs in the Adam division. In other games thursday i slanders 3, North stars i un10ndale, . Fat la. Fontaine scored the tic breaking goal in the second period As the new York islanders beat min Chi. To and prevented the North stars from clinching a playoff spot for the second consecutive night. The North stars who need Only " one Victory to gain a berth in he Norris division lost to the new York rangers la wednesday night. The loss was he second straight for the North stars after three straight victories.  brains a devils 3 Boston Bob Sweeney s second goal of the game broke a 3 3 tie Midway through the second. Period and lifted Boston Over new Jersey. Flames 4, Kings Calgary Alberta Tho Crri Fleury scored two goals As Cal Gary Defeated los Angeles in an nil game marred by conlious righting. A Light first period in which both los Angeles goalie Kelly Hru Day and Calgary s Mike Vernon made some Brilliant saves disintegrated into n night of Hying punches High Sticks and scattered gloves. The penalty Box spilled Over Wilh offenders in red and Black jerseys for a Good portion of the second and third periods. Oilers 5 jets 4 Edmonton Alberta the Edmonton oilers scored three straight goals in the second period including Craig Mactavish s Sec Ond of the night and Hung on to beat Winnipeg. Bullets win stay alive by the associated press Charlotte  King scored six or his 29 Points during a 14-5 run to open the second half and the Washington bullets held on to beat the Charlotte hornets 102-97 thursday night. King scored 18 Points in the Sec Ond half As the bul. Lets broke a two game skid to slay alive in their race with the celtics for the final playoff spot in the Eastern King conference. Washington which played for a fifth straight game without leading scorer Jeff Malone traits Boston by 2w games. ,.,. John William came off the Bench to score 22 Points and grab eight rebounds for Washington. Steve Colter finished with 15 Points and Mark Alaric added 14. ,-.". Robert Reid led the hornets with 25 Points while Kurt Rambis added 17 Point Sand grabbed 15 rebounds. The bullets were leading ss-50 at the hair Ihnn hit five of the first six shots 10 open the third Quarter. A 14-5 run Fea Turing six Points by King gave them a 69 55 Lead with 7 40 remaining. Charlotte came right Back with 11 straight Points As Rex Chapman scored Aba Roundup five and Dell Curry added four Points. It was King who turned it Back in Washington s favor. His scoring drive with 8 17 to play gave the Sulkis a 91-79 Lead the hornets closed within six Points on a jumper by Reid with 3 52 to play bul King and william1 hit key free throws in the last minute to preserve the Victory in other games thursday night supersonics 115, clippers 112 Seattle Dale Ellis scored 10 of his 31 Points in the fourth Quarter including a go ahead Layin with 41 seconds left giving Seattle a Victory Over the los Angeles clippers. Eliis broke a 109-109 tic with his Layup on a feed from Nate Mcmillan and. Xavier Mcdaniel s Dunk with 21 seconds left put the sonics ahead 113-109. The clippers closed to 113-112 on a 3 Point play by Ennis Whalley. But free throws by Derrick Mckay and John Lucas and a steal by Seale threat closed out the clippers in the final 17 second. -. Ii Aliers 101,backs88 Richfield Ohio Ron Harper had 2 Points. Brad Daugherty 20 and Larry Nance 19 to Lead Cleveland past the Milwaukee Bucks who played with out lop scorer Terry Cummings. Cleveland 49-18, leads the Detroit pistons by one half game in the Central division. The Cavaliers Are 31-3 at Home.  s 88 Points was the team s lowest of the season. The Cavaliers 49 victories match the team s season High in 19 Aba seasons. They won 49 games in the 1975-76 sea  was unable to play due to a virus. He leads the Bucks with a 23.8 average. The Bucks also were without Paul press by on the injured list with a sprained ankle. Cleveland s Mark Price missed the game with a sprained ankle. Suns 1h Wurr lors 114 Oakland Calif. Tom Chambers scored 33 Points and Dan Majerle lidded 25 As Phoenix Rode a near record 87 Point opening half to a Victory Over Golden state snapping the warriors four game winning Streak. It was the second highest Point total in the Aba this season one less than Golden state had against Sacramento March ,ktne92 Sacramento Calif. Magic Johnson had 25 Points 14 assists and 10 rebounds As los Angeles Defeated Sacra mento. .-.-. James worthy added 22 Points and Byron Scott 20. As the lakers snapped their four game Road losing Streak Kenny Smith topped Sacramento with 21, while Jim Petersen added 16 and Wayman Tisdale 14 Points. Win by the associated press Austin Texas fifth ranked Maryland 28-2, was the dominate team in the Atlantic coast conference All sea son. And after thursday night s eight regional Mcaa women s basketball semifinal contests the terrapins were the Only ones from the league still alive in the National title Chase. Keyed by senior Point guard Deanna Tate who scored 30 Points Maryland used a suffocating press to rout no. I Stephen f. Austin 89-54 in a West semifinal game at Austin Texas. The terrapins will meet no. 6 Texas 27-4, for the Region title. Saturday. The longhorns advanced at Home before 9,701 fans As they Rode a 12-Point Lead most of the second half to an 88-77 win Over no. 6 Nevada Las vegas 27-7. Senior Clarissa Davis scored 25 Points for the Long oms while freshman Vic Lii Hall added 24, including a school record five straight 3-Ppiiit baskets. We pot our Bull kicked by a team that s a lot belter than we Are Stephen f. Austin coach Gary Blair said. I Mcaa women not going to apologize for  team. We be got no excuses we be got no injuries or bad officiating.". In the East the two teams Tennes see and Long Beach state picked in the preseason to meet for the National championship will Battle for the Region title at Bowling Green by. No. 1 ten Nessee 32-j, advanced with an 80-47 win Over Virginia 21-10. In other games thursday Long Beach state 89, Ohio slate s3 Long Beach stale 30-4, came from behind to beat Ohio state in he closing minutes. The buckeyes finished at 24-6, olympic team Veteran Bridgeite Gor Don had 21 Point and 13 rebounds in Tennessee s Victory in  15 years at Tennessee i have More Confidence in this team going into the postseason than any t other. I be coached said Pat sum Mill. We generate our  our de sense. We create easy scoring opportune  i think the fatigue Factor set in the last three of four minutes of the game Ohio state coach Nancy Darsch said. Auburn 70, cd twin 5 1 Auburn 30-1, toil year s Mcaa run Crup gained a Habinc court Victory Over Clemson As Carolyn Jones scored 17". The tigers will meet Sec rival missis Sippi 23-7, for the Region title. The no. 1 2 rebels advanced by eliminating no. 13 North Carolina state 68-62. Mississippi was led by Cynthia aulry s in Points while Andrea Stinsoa scored 21 for the Wolf Paek 24-7. Stanford 98, Iowa 74 Stanford 28-2, reached a Region final for the first Ever after whipping Iowa. Trisha Stevens scored 3 1 for the winners while the Hawk eyes 27-5, were led by Shanda Berry s 20 Points. Now All Stanford has to do to Advance to the Mcaa semifinals at Tacoma wash., next weekend is beat defending Champion Louisiana tech 31-3, at Home. The no 3 tech stars advanced by ousting Louisiana state 85-68, Ai Ruston. Venus Lacy scored 27 Points for the winners including 13-Lfi from the foul line. The tigers season ended at 1 9 1 1. St. Johns St. Louis earn berths in semis by the associated Preu Columbus Ohio St. John s coach Lou Carne Secca says few games in his career were Tori Memora ble than his teams National invitation tournament Victory thursday night at Ohio state. This coach has been through perhaps 1,200 games maybe More but this one goes right up there said " Carnesecca after the Rcd men Defeated the buckeyes 83-80 to Advance to the nit semifinals a Madison Stuja regarded. At Albuquerque ., St. Louis beat new Mexico 66-65 thursday night to join St. John s and wednes Day s winners Alk Higan state and the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the semis. St. John s overcame a 3-Poinl deficit Early in the second half and the loss of leading scorer Jayson Wil Liams later in the half to give Caro Secca his 458th career Victory."1 think you have to give them credit but at the same time we did t pass very Well in the second nit. Roundup half said Ohio stale coach Gary Williams the buckeyes did t shoot very Well in the half either making 37 percent of their shots in the Fina 25 minutes while die redmen hit 64 percent in the same  Singleton and Jason Buchanan scored four Points each in overtime for St Johns 18-13, which is in the not semifinals for the first Lime since 1975. The redmen have won the tournament four limes a record they share with Bradley Williams who fouled out with 6 43 left in the Sec Ond half a faced the redmen with 21 Points 10 in a 19 6 run which brought St. John s from a 43-35 deficit to a54-54lie. The score was tied five More times and there were seven Lead changes the rest of the Way As neither team led by More than four Points. Buchanan added 18 Points. Malt Brusi 14 and Malik scaly and Singleton 10 apiece for St John s Ohio state 19-15, got 15 Points from Perry Carter 14 from Orady , 1j from Jerry Francis and 11 from Jamaal Brown is Louis of Ioyne Mexico 6s Albuquerque . Roland Gray scored with 12 seconds remaining and Charles new Btry Lole the Ball twice in the closing seconds Assi. Louis beat new Mexico Gray scored 34 Points 21 in the second half As the Bif likens 25-�, overcame a 20-Point half Irne Defi Cit to Advance to new York. New Mexico 22-11 lost at Home in the nit quarterfinals for the second straight year. The Lobos had a Chance to take a three Point Lea with less than 20 seconds Cut but new Berry stole the bail from Willie Banks in the Corner and got the Ball to Gray under the Basket for the go ahead Basket. The Lobos had another Chance with four seconds left but Newberry again stole the Ball and threw it in the air is Lime ran but