European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday january 27,1990 Terrp by mavs go to Houston by the associated press tonight scoreboard Dallas at Houston. The Maver icks. 20-20 after 40 games figure to play much better with Roy tar play Back from his drug abuse sus pension. The rockets. 20-21. Have won 10 straight at Home and eight of their last 11 Overall. Thursday s stars Buck Johnson. Rockets had 25 Points a career High 10 assists nine re Bounds and three blocks As Houston won its Lola straight a Home. 102-101 Over the los Angeles clippers. Reggie thus of the magic made ii of 16 Field goals and All Aba notes 14 of his free throws in a season High 36-Point performance that lifted Orlando to a 117-112 Victory at new Jersey snapping the magic s 15-Gamc Road losing  Hornacek of the suns hit All three of his 3-Poinl attempts and eight of 12 shots Overall in a 24 Point. Six steal performance that sparked Phoenix Over Charlotte 124-97 for its franchise record 10th straight Victory. Smoothies Washington committed a league season Low four turnovers in its 99-98 Victory Over Boston on thursday. The celtics turned it Over 17 times. Taking care of the Ball helped the bullets overcome being outre bounded 54-36 and out Shol 47.8 percent to 42.9 percent. Streaks the suns Kagam winning Streak is the longest in the Aba this season. Orlando snapped a 15-Gamc Road losing Streak with its Victory at new Jer sey. The magic s last Road win was a119-97 verdict at Utah on nov. 22. Utah s 115-89 Victory Over new York was its eighth straight Overall and 10th in a Row at Home. Thek Nicks lost for the fifth straight time. Washington snapped it seven game losing Streak. Swat team new Jersey blocked an Aba season High 17 shots on thursday against Orlando with eight different players Register ing at least one rejection. The nets also held the previous High with 16 against Washington on Jan. 17. Superb in defeat by Noil Benjamin of the clippers had 29 Points and 14 rebounds . S loss at Houston. Spreading it around John Stockton of Utah the Aba assist Leader with an average of 13.8 per game accounted for 19 of the jazz s 26 assists when Utah routed new York. Serious trouble Seattle guard Dale Ellis was charged thursday with Drunken and reckless driving in connection with the Jan. 12 Accident in which he suffered three broken ribs and a punctured lung that knocked him out of the supersonics lineup for at least six weeks. Ellis faces As much As a year in jail and a $ 1,000fine if convicted. Signed Atlanta signed guard John Long to a contract for the rest of the season thursday. Speaking they re on Good Roll for hem where they Are ripping apart everybody. We got an awful bad one out of our system  Charlotte coach Dick Hartr after the hornets were routed by Phoenix. It s Lendl is. Edberg by Steve Wilsten Melbourne Australia a Ivan lend wielded his Racket like a machine gun from the Baseline and Stefan Edberg attacked at the net Friday As they set up a meeting in the australian open final. In Swift executions by different meth ods defending Champion Lindl and two time former Champion Edberg per formed almost flawlessly in two of the most one sided grand slam semifinals since the open Era began in 1968. Lindl passed Yannick Noah left and right when the frustrated Frenchman charged the net and outdo Clad him from the Baseline when Noah stayed Back to win 6-4, 6-1,6-2 in i hour 47 minutes. Lindl expects to use the same strategy in the final commandeering the Baseline most of the Lime and coming to the net on occasion to keep Edberg guessing. Always when Stefan and i play he will serve and Volley and i play defense Lindl said. I will try to fend him off. It depends on How much impression i make on his serve. If he holds at love or 15, he can take chances on my  Edberg handed sluggish fellow swede Mats Wilander the worst defeat in his155 grand slam matches 6-1, 6-1, 6-2. Edberg simply had too Many weapons for Wilander and put him away with merciful quickness in 1 22. I had one of those Days where 1 Al most played perfect Tennis de Bare said. I think i played As Well As i could. The key was i hit a lot of first serves today. 1had great timing on my  Edberg the third seed hit 80 percent of first serves in and put away 39 Volley winners to Wilander s one. After awhile you feel helpless said the eighth seeded Wilander who left All his fight in his quarterfinal Victory Over no. 2 Boris Becker. I Don t think he acid me once he said. That s when you feel helpless when you hit a Good return and tie hits a great Volley. When the other Guy is playing As australian open Stefan Edberg. Crushes Wilander Good As Stefan you wait for him to Lay off because of Don t expect him to play that Good the whole  from Start to finish when Edberg served out the last game q love it was the most one sided australian semifinal since Wilander beat Johan Kriek in 1984 in route to his second open title. Certainly it was a reversal of their form two years ago on the same Center court when Wilander beat Edberg in the semis and went on to win his third australian open. Wilander. Who reached Back to his old glory in beating Becker in straight sets inthe quarters could Muster none of the same precision and Energy against Edberg and lost to him for Only the third time in nine matches on outdoor hard courts. Wilander said he did t experience a mental letdown or feel tired from the Becker match but he clearly was t the same player. Edburg won the australian in 1985and 1987. Wilander in 1983. 1984 and 1988.lcndl. Born in Czechoslovakia but now living in Greenwich. Conn., clicked on 67 per can of his first serves drilled 36 winners past Noah and Cut Down on errors As the match  making 20 errors in the first set. Lendl hit Only eight in the second set an six in the thira. Lindl never broken in the three sets broke Noah in the first game of the match and the last and Lour times in Between. He was overpowering me from the Baseline said Noah who was successful on Only 50 percent of his first serves. I was t moving As Well As i wanted to if wanted to beat him. 1 was too far be Hind the Baseline and it was a Long Wayto get into the net. In the end. I was a Little Fiat and he was playing really  if Lindl did t play quite As Perfec Tlyas Edberg he played Well enough to satisfy himself. You Don t have to play perfect ten Nis Lindl said. I Don t think it really matters. You have to  was a fraction of a second in Noah s Victory Over Lindl two weeks ago when Noah leaped for a Volley and Hung Hori on ally in  Racket outstretched and his dread locks flying Noah poked the Ball Over the net Ana won the  needed All of that acrobatic Effort and More to beat Lindl again Fri Day but could t come up with it. The Victory two weeks ago came in Atu cup in Sydney. This was for the final of a grand slam and the no. I Lindl is often a different player when big Money is on the  the $3 million australian open the men s Winner gels $200,000, the runner up $100.000 and the semifinalists $50.000. Arizona holds off Stanford 68-61 from wire reports Tucson Ariz. Scan Rooks scored19 Points and Matt much Lubach 17 and i9th-ranked Arizona withstood a Strong Stanford comeback Effort for a 68-61 pacif-ic-10 conference Victory thursday night. Foul trouble put Stanford 12-4, 4-3 in a deep Hole Early As Rooks scored eight Points in the first 4 06 while the Cardinal s top player Adam Keife collected three fouls. Three Arizona spurts gave the wildcats 12-3,6-3 a 40-25 Lead at intermission but the game was hardly a Stampede. Pc Etc who scored 20 of his 24 Points in the second half was 10 for 13 from Thefield. The win was Arizona s 42nd straight at Home the nation s longest current Streak. In other games thursday no. 23 Urcla 79, Oregon 62 los Angeles Don Mac can scored 15 of his 20 Points in the first half and freshman Tracy Murray scored 13 of his 19 Points in that stretch As Urcla remained unbeaten at Home with a pacify ic-10 conference Victory Over Oregon. Urcla 13-3, 7-1 is 9-0 at Home while Oregon 9-8. 4-4 is win less in six Road games. The Bruins 7-1 conference Start is their Best since they won All 14 games in 1978 and the Victory was their ninth in the last 11 games. No. 21 Minnesota 84, Iowa 72 Minneapolis Melvin new born s 17 Points included two three pointers Dur ing an Early 10-0 spun that put Minnesota ahead for Good and the gophers beat Iowa to stay unbeaten at Home. Willie Burton scored 21 Points Rich Ard Cofty had 14 Points and 13 re College basketball Bounds and Newbern added nine Assis Tsas Minnesota 13-4,4-3 improved to 10 oat Williams Arena. The gophers who have won 24 of their last 25 Home games posted their most decisive Victory Over Iowa since a 60-48 Victory in 1981. Iowa 9-7, 1-5 lost for the seventh Lime in nine games since a 7-0 Start. No. 13 Purdue 78, Ohio St. 66 Columbus Ohio Woody Austin scored 18 Points 15 in the second half As Purdue remained unbeaten in the big ten conference. Steve Schuffler added 16 Points chuckle White 14 and Tony Jones had 10 Points and nine assists for the boiler makers 14-2, 6-0. The Victory was the seventh in a Row for Purdue and kept the boilermakers in first place in the big ten by one game Over Michigan state. Perry Carter scored 21 Points and Jim Jackson added 12 for Ohio state 8-8 and 3-4which lost for the first time at St. John Arena this season after six victories. No. 7 Michigan 86, Northwestern 79 Evanston Iii. Terry Mills Loy Vaughn and Sean Higgins led a second half charge that  s wolverines from a seven Point deficit to a Vic tory Over Northwestern. No. 10 Illinois 66, Wisconsin 63 Madison wis. Stephen Bardo hit the go ahead Basket with 1 22 to go then made two free throws with 18 seconds remaining As Illinois fought off a furious wis Consin rally to beat the badgers. The Zillini 14-3, 4-3 blew a 14-Point second half Lead before recovering for their second Victory Over Wisconsin. Wisconsin which lost earlier by 14 Points to Illinois dropped to 11 -8 and 2-5. No. 25 a Arica Ohio 88, Detroit 83 Cincinnati Tyrone Hill scored 23points As Xavier of Ohio turned its pronounced height advantage into a midwestern collegiate conference Victory. Xavier 14-2, 4-1 made the most of a 3-Inch per Man advantage on the front line. Detroit 8-10. 1-4 had just one offensive rebound in the first half As Xavier forged an 11-Point Lead through 26-9 dominance on the boards. No. 18 la Salle 87, Niagara 69 Niagara Falls. . Lionel Simmons scored 25 Points and two other la Salic players also scored in Job of Fig ures As the explorers Defeated Jiagao. Doug Overton added 21 Ponds and Randy Woods had 15 As la Salic 14-1, 5-0 led by 13 at half Lime and cruised to its sixth straight Victory. Niagara 3-1-1. 2-5 has lost four in a Row. No. 6 Arkansas 109, Texas 100 Fayetteville Ark. Oliver Miller scored eight of his 19 Points Down the stretch and Todd Day had a career High 34 As sixth ranked Arkansas took Over first place in the Southwest conference. Arkan Sas is 16-2,8-0. Texas is 13-4,6-1. An sports television College basketball Syracuse at Georgetown 9 . Saturday. Pro hockey new York at los an Clr a 4 30 . Sunday. Radio College basketball Oklahoma state at Oklahoma 8 06 . Saturday Oregon slate at Urcla Midnight saturday