European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday april 4, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 a hmm Hishi Amhi Chi huh Babii Hlady rattlers Zap Mannheim 81-73 in series opener Usa eur basketball finals by Walt Morrissette staff writer. Mannheim West German Theroi shooting Mannheim Mustangs had the sluggish Wurzburg lady Rattler primed for an upset wednesday night. Bui he lady  out their hosts Over he final 70 seconds As an Nette Carson Sank three foul shots and Clma Dampier converted to More to secure an 81-73 Victory in the first game of the Busl of la acc Usa eur women s basketball  Vii corps champions had routinely scored in the 90s while holding their opponents in the 6tk in winning nine of their first 10 games this Icar Bui except Foran Leroney s 17 Fibril Hal i Points she finished with a team leading 21 our Burgy familiar run and gun offence was stifled by he Mustangs who held a surprising 39-38 airtime Lead. The Mustangs he a Cente Patricia Jean to Only five Points in the first half we Cre switching defences  Mannheim coach Curtis nor Wood said in  he contained Wurzburg s potent attack in the first half. They arc a shooting team. We kept switching on them so they would t know what they were shooting at. We d come Down looking like we re in u zone then we d switch to a  started getting the Field goal or the Tri p to the foul line on each Dri pc into the Lane she  four Field goal Sand hit 7 of 8 from the  Mannheim s Dawn Jackson came out smoking. She Sank four 3-Point Rainbow sin the first half and Tracy Taylor put in 13 of her game High 25 in the opening 20. I nulls. Jackson and Taylor hit Back to Back 3-pointers to give Mannheim a 30 29 lend with 6 00.left in the first  shot putted her fourth Trey of the half Tor a 37-32 Mustang Lead. Run Cyan Jean rallied wih Burg to within the Point by inc half inic  look to Jean  Roney said. My outside shot was t tailing so i started going inside the lady rattlers answered the Chal Lenge in the second Hail with a Tough Man to Man defense that featured four blocked shots by Jean. After five Lead changes and three lies. Wurzburg broke away from a 54-5-1 lie with the list Talcom titlist Jennifer Jeffers finished two layups off outlet passes from Jeannine Jcan-1 Pierre. And Dampier had a Layup and canned two free throws in an 8-2 spurt that gave the lady rattlers a 62-56 Lead with 8 41 to Piaf. Jean completed a three Point play with 731 left for a 66-58 Lead. Jean Pierre finished with nine Points seven rebounds and had several key Nui it passes As the lady rattlers led by at least five Points until the  their last gasp Gallop Mannheim gun djo Ann Griffin who was scoreless in the first hair hit Back to Hack jumpers to Cut Warburg s Lead to 74-71 with 2 03 left Dampier passed in. Der Cath to Carson for a Layup to stretch the lady rattlers advantage Back to five with 1 40 to go. Taylor then drove through the Lane and the Mustangs trailed just 76-73 with. 1 10 left but that would prove to be the final bucket in the Book for Mannheim. Jackson missed three 3-Pbinl shots inthe final futile minute and Griffin and Taylor also missed shots. The Mustangs also missed the front of three on Andone opportunities in that  Carson Sank both ends of a on and one with  seconds left give Wei Burga 18- 73 Lead. Dampier dropped in two free throws with 28 seconds showing and car son Stree throw with 13 seconds left provided the final margin. -. Jackson finished. With .16 Points und Shunte Gleason grabbed seven rebounds for Mannheim.1 Jean finished with 14.v Points and nine rebounds Cassandra Colston had 1 Points and seven rebound Sand Dampier 11 Points for Wurzburg Mannheim wound up making Only 6 of 14 free throws 43 percent while War Burg hit i9of26 73percent we just came out kind of sluggish said Monique. Grant who coaches the. Lady rattlers along with Douglas  we pulled it out. Well he ready  was. Lynda a Sivu can inc fur a rebound Jan Pierre 14 of War Burr gets off a shot in us Rale Patricia Jean looks Ounzil. Mannheim s Shunte Glt Ason. Partially hidden defend. The lady rattlers can Clinch their third usar Euli championship in four years saturday by beating the Mustangs in game 2 at Wiir Churg s Leighlon bar Racks fitness Center at 7 30 . Should Mannheim pull off the upset a third an deciding game will follow sunday at 2 ., also in Wartburg. Wiesbaden men top Karlsruhe 95-84 Bubuc Kyko Shaft writer , West Germany if the Wiesbaden eagles seemed ornery and. Defensive wednesday night that s be cause they were. Their coach Luther Jefferson Wai in the referees faces All night. Their players were in the Karlsruhe i acers faces All night. And when the face of inc clock showed Eros Wiesbaden was a 95-84 Winner in game 1 of the Usa eur men s Basket Ball championship series. The eagles can capture their second title in three years by winning game 2 at 7 30 . Saturday at the Wiesbaden a go m. J f the pacers win they would Force a lord game at 2 , sunday also at Wiesbaden. Our intention was to conic in Here and win the first game said Jefferson staling the obvious we did t want to go Back having to win two Jefferson was so intent on that he blasted the refs even with a 10-Pointlead throughout most of the second half. Was this coach pwt about some thing we did t Etc cult very Well on of sense said the Wiesbaden Boss the key since Karlsruhe Pla cd a Good aggressive defense was our delay game opening the floor  that motion offence was Only one of the keys to Wiesbaden s Triumph. The other key was defense which locked Karlsruhe into a 42-Pcrccnl shooting cell. The biggest dudes turning that key were Center Lamar Oden and Forward Vincent Jackson. They were the Mai reason Karlsruhe s Center of attention Robert Estes totalled 15 Points. Four Days before Esles poured in 39 in a semifinal Victor 1 Over Berlin the biggest emphasis is we played team defense said Oden. Tonight we looked a Little lax on team defense. But it s nothing we can t improve  lax thai defense forced Estes the biggest Facer starter to shoot outside and he missed 9 of 16 shots. That de sense also forced Karlsruhe s starting guards Ivey Cook and Kevin Howard into a combined 9 for 28. It s hard to put a Finger on it Sai Cook who managed 10 Points against Hosca Mcquilla s defense we came out sluggish and it was hard to get it  Wiesbaden led w-26 with 1 37 left in the half before a Karlsruhe burst Cut it to 4l-3fi by intermission the pacers hit just 39 percent in the first half. Marvin Peoples came off the Bench to Pace Kark Rhc with 18 Points and his iwo straight 3-pamtcrs the second one Over double coverage Slit the deficit to ft2-60 with 10 58 left. Buie Voles in my proved human. He missed his last three shots and the a Gles flew away thanks to two Richard Jenkins buckets. Our team was cold reasoned Karls Ruhe coach Terrell Tibbs we weren t hitting our shots. We had the shots we just did t hit them. They hit theirs the eagles hit 57 percent from the floor. Oden clicked on his first four shots and led All scorers with 22 Points. Troy Russell followed with.1the All army swing Man struck for 13 in the second half despite playing most of it with four fouls. Jackson Samc through with16. Odin s free throws with 6 34 left gave Wiesbaden a 78-68 Lead. Thai s when Jefferson ordered his delay special which Drew Boos from the crowd of about 700, double the Smiley Barracks gym s capacity. A frustrated Cook who fouled out with 1 26 left said of saturday s prospects we be got to go out and play Karlsruhe s game run and shoot. We played a slowdown game tonight and that s not Karlsruhe s game. Our defense has to Nick up. Our defense makes our offence  said Bibbs Well be Back saturday and sunday. We Don t give up that  will Wiesbaden make it a two game sweep i hops so said jct freon. We play very Well Ai Home very Well.". Jefferson was t smiling. Neither Wasden the 6-foot-7 Center whose six re Bounds helped give Wiesbaden a 46-36edge on the boards and whose prediction went like la we so Sec saturday