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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. April 2,19b9 the stars and stripes. Page 21 . Wins 7th Schweitzer title m greek comeback Byuk Nabham j Ftp spurts editor Mannheim West Germany Wil son i known for ils sporting goods. The .1.1.5. All stars had some of thai Good Wilson sporting stuff Al inc Gissla Dion her saturday As they Defeated or Ceca 75- n7 to win i hair third  Albert Sci Wail it Kaske Ball tournament championship and Thi in a evenly in the last nine outings. " Shawn Wilson who had by is a big hunk of nothing in the first so games when he  for a grand Loial of. It Points was a seven foot Hunt period As lit . Repeated is thursday Vic Lory Over t i rat cd. Wilson who Hopes to play College has Lilwall at Virginia keyed the final Victory surge after the americans had blow ii a he Point halftime advantage with tour big baskets and three Hurnon Gous re Bounds.  the. . Led -l-f-34 at intermission but Greece benefiting from some sus Peci Al Besl officiating passed the americans at 59-5r and her caught the . At 60 to set the stage for Wilson s.he-. Rocs. Slian Folden scored in o baskets to give inc . A 64-60. Lead the second Basket following a big1 rebound by wi1 St ii Mons Hirn greeks Diolun Byrd benefiting from another Wilson Board and feed. Made in 69-60 with a three Point play. Wilson then go the Nam two  is to put the game out of reach. Wilson finished with a -6-for-6 Nigil from inc floor and he also wound up with five rebounds. Lev As like the other night coach Dick Mcc Ann said. The player showed a lot of poise and a lot of i ail in playing on the Basak bail coun Mcc Ann said there were three crucial  the Victory an Mitrica s Folh in the list 6j Gantt they were the tight defense without a lot of reaching the  played Superb passing and boxing out. Mccann was waving s big Huc Towel athe . Pulled i  toward its it tory 1 Hill s not usually he Mccann 115it1, hut he said he wanted to get the los. Fans in on the action. V wanted the. . Lans into it. 1 wanted them to feel As Good As we  he said. The americans tempered by the same sort of officiating that Tiia tse thursday s game  closer a last of. Close for Comfort controlled the action in the last 10 minutes of the first half breaking from a 2 la 9 advantage to a 44-j2 Lead a Tyrd hit five straight shots and aided a free throw. Jeff Webster had two three Point goals and another Basket in the surge. Liard had a s-for-5 Field goal Mark hta ship in the first half and wound up with 20 Points to lop the . Scoring Elf was 4-fur-7 in the second half and. Said that losing never enter the Mijs of the . Players despite Greece s comeback. After Al thai hard work winning six games in did t want in Low the title game he said Tiree Ete had the momentum going and i lost the Lead. So we had of do smell Ting to take com Mand. We never thought of losing the championship Webster followed  in the scoring Wilh 16 Points Wilson of his 12 Mirk cars and Golden chipped in with i. Zan Mason scored Only nine Points. Bui he Drew rave notices from assistant coach Tom Kaiser for his defensive work on Christov Miri Unis in the second half. I Lioums had-16 Points at Interr Mission but his two free throws that gave Greece its 59-5fi Lead Vyvn the Only Points he scored while the . Was Forg ing its victorious drive. He did Nitch the. Last greek Basket. Hut by then the game was out of.rciicli1 and Maion had completed defensive assignment in near perfect Las lion. "1 Surat a sucking him Mason explained his defensive jackies against i Rio Unis who was declared the tournament s most valuable player. I tried my Best not o ice him touch the Ball Miri Unis took individual laurels,.like, he  the first Gani thursday. With a 15-Pomt Effort he was 10-1-1 thursday night but when the chips were on the line Mason blocked Hini  the Ball and he went 7-for-l9 in the title game be eral of Ihm were from outside where he Jsn l too effective. Cd Orli wins Jiuu Schawl Ace Paul Job Norm pressure cart tact x St Ufim Chckos 6. 7-footer bursts out of hiding at crunch time by Becky Fox stuff writer m Mii in West German yes Virginia tluti1 is a Sii Awn Wilson he s 7 feel tall and As lie proved saturday big in the Tulch Wilson s 2 Points tight in the Las a in  that to key rebounds sparked the United slates past Grecie 7.s-ft? in saturday s final of Tho Albert Schweit Zer 1 nun Amend. Tin net tune of see this Blond so scraper hell Bell Tjing for the universe of Virginia. 1j.s assistant coach Tom Kaiser a is Une american Happy Wilson had one More High school level game in him for ii championship game the Mil should T been Wilson Kaker said after the Lou Nej most valuable i Liht award went in Greece s Chrislu Martou Nis we were hurling and when Nihon went in he Lia a a scoring. Rebounding bothered shuts me was our spark Wilson s surge crime after us game in huh he had totalled 17 Points he was held scoreless in the Ameri cans 82-80 ichor Over Greece thursday Niolu. While the amen Cani a Cocil their  trophy  a Iid Wilson is phenomenal he did things he did l show All week he was just too big for 15 m mourns to Slop Wilion started saturday just Ashi bad All tournament tie even scored Tuo straight buckets curl to tie in 6-6. Yet Wuh Maounis pushing Side for 12 pants in inc first 10 minutes Wilson came but Lillqu 7jn Mason to throw his bulk Al the greek Center. Al scorers with 25 Point Bui Mason held him to 13 Oci the last 30 minutes. And idl with the future  fouling out with 6 46 Chi Miri Unis was  explained Greece conch Lor Zanidis Chrstos he placed almost w minutes every game Iai Vrr said of Mason s def use Effort while yield ing 2 inches in Miri Unis he s not As big but he s stronger. He could hold him of Tzuli his  said Mason height was not a Ivor. He  Good dribbling ability lots til spin Moes but 1 knew if i could contain i in he would t  so for much of the game Wilson sat on the Bench. Hut when inv creeks turned a Al Point halftime deficit into a 59-58 Lead with 7i52 kit us coach Dick Lecann called on Hli future Virginia Cavalier. It was a gut feeling said Mccann. He s a big see crunch on Page 27  
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