European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday March 26,1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 Michigan crashes 4 Lexington. By. A Cilin Rice made nine of 10 shots in the first Halfast Michigan the team with inc interim head conch jumped to n 19-Point halftime Lead and advanced to the final four with a tq2-6s Victory Over Virginia in inc Southeast regional championship  wolverines who last reached the final four in 1976, started  run to Seattle after los ing head coach till Fri Cdr less than 48 hours before the tournament under interim coach Steve Fisher Michigan played incise and relaxed in All four games but none quite like the one that got the wolverines to the final a our. Michigan 2h-7, will meet the Winner of sunday Midwest regional championship game Between Illi Nois Anil Syracuse nest weekend at Seattle. On Pace to break the Mcaa season Mark for Field goal percentage at 57.j, the Lolly ranked and third seeded Wolverine shot even better than that at the outset Asj Ilins fifth seeded Virginia 22-11, making 10dfthcir first 1-1  toil 24-12lead, Rice a senior averaging 25.2 Points had scored 23, 36 and 34 Point in his first three Mcaa games the. First three in Fisher s head coaching career which began when Frie Jer sinned to coach at Arr Ona stale Mcaa tournament lady Vos reach semis Bowling Green. By a bridgets Gordon scored 33 paints As no 1 Tennessee pulled away in the second half for a 94-50 Victory Over no 7 Long Beach state in the final of the Mcaa women s tournament East regional saturday it was Tennessee s 15th straight Victory and earned the volunteers a berth in the anal four in Tacoma wash., against inc Winner of the West regional. Sheila Frost added 15 Points for Tennessee 33-2. Cheryl Dowell paced Long Beach state. 30-5. With 14 Points -.-. .".--. No season. Friede was not allowed to coach the wolverines in the tournament and Fisher his assistant Lor seven seasons was promoted 10 the head Job in the midst of the coaching turmoil. Rice Forward Loi Wirry the Load. He finished with 32 Points on i j-uf-16 shunting to Lead the wolverines in the filth greatest regional championship Victory Ever. Duke heal Conni Licul 101-54 in the East regional title game in the largest margin Ever. Rice made his first seven shots of the game sat urday and while he was doing thai Virginia s sop shooter senior guard Richard Morgan missed his first seven and finished the hnlfat2 fur 10. Michigan held the Cavaliers the lowest seeded if am in the round of eight scoreless for two four minute periods in the opening half and the halftime margin was the largest Lead of the opening 20 minutes. Michigan took away Virginia s other strength be sides Morgan to dominate Early. The Cavaliers had grabbed 17 offensive rebounds in their regional Scroi final Victory Over too seeded Oklahoma on i rebound ing these iners38-26 the wolverines held Virginia to five offensive re Bounds in the first half and that helped to hold the Cavaliers to a Io-for-28 shooting performance in the first  Riegins added 31 for the wolverines who led 1 y As Many As 42. Morgan led the Cavaliers with 15 Points hoyas Orange Lead big East surge by he associated Preis the. Big East is making big Waves in the Mcaa tournament. Georgetown which i won the Confer ence regular season ant Poui Eason i lev moved in n. The Mcaa was Resi Rinal championship gym by Cha tiny North Carolina state a Fil Friday night. The Conil part vice a Lyas will play ".no. Duke on. Sunday at Elim ruin Riffil  ulue Xcvi s Dow tied Minni Sou 87-70. So Rufusc Ako mined into  Linn eight Ith an s3-so i i Ilion Over no. 6.missouri, the is Vanui ranked or.mi.1- Oien. Insets to Cicoro Clown in the big Friday s Dames Eastbourn Amii finial talc on no 3. Illi Nois on sunday the Llumi look Loim Ville 8j-64 Iii the other Midwest  Scisi urinal at Minneapolis a third Uig Gnu St Lull. A tapis Hall played in let   . Against Nevada Las vegas. In the. Southeast at Lem Ngun ky., n was Mill Noiin up test Virfita the Only  a Hig East team . Nair Ali Arolina s. 61. We did t win pretty but we  said Jeorge town Roach John Thompson whose lojas Hij Vacti i his their overpowering ii ride vet in three Tourne games. But i la Lake is Fwy deep a winning us Tut talk if they a in win without All. American guard f Harlys Smith when took two shots in Linail okie Point. Smith was Lowed by fact so Dwayne Bryant and Jaren jul  Inoc Over ousts de shooting re Obj Nihl Lyles. Or an had 21 Points and Jack Vii added 17. I jus took the itts they gave  said Triani who tin is he roof nine Riim he Field. I did t  any Exira pressure because ii Irles As sick. Hut my first shot went in my fell Good so i Jim Kip  T. State whittled a nine Point Dofi cil to three and appeared Sie Jud for a. Lie when Point ird cons Torchiano drove