European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 02, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february 2,1990 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Purdue rips Michigan b hit1 associated i Riss Ann Arbor. Mich. With Tony Jones tightening inc handle. Purdue put a Vise grip in inc big ton basketball race wednesday night Jones matched a season High with 23 Points and nine assists As no 8 Purdue remained the Only conference unbeaten team he a 91 -7.1 u in Over no. 4 Michigan. Jones hit ii of 21 shots and Stephen sch Afflit. Who finished with 18 hit 7 of 8. Loren Coburn. Who scored 15 Points was perfect As he hit 5 of 5 from the Field including 3 of 3 from three Point Range and both free throws he attempted. Purdue 16-2. 8-0 shot a torrid 70 per cent a c Risler Arena record and extended its winning Streak 10 nine games. Rumeal Robinson led Michigan with 17 Points hut had Only one Basket and i pair of tree throws in the second half the boilermakers shooting 70.4 percent led 43-32 on a three Pointer by Lyburn with 2 33 left in the first half and were ahead a nine when the period ended. I looked up and said. I Hev shot 70 per cent and we in onh Down by nine " Fisher said. I said. They can t shoot 70 percent in the second Hall and they did t. They shot 6s actually  " in other games wednesday involving teams ranked in the associated press top 25 in. 3 Arkansas 70. Rice 66 Houston Todd Day scored 23. Including two key free throws with 20 seconds left As the Razorbacks held Oil Rice for their 10th straight victors. No. I Missouri 95. Iowa slate 93 Ames. Iowa Sophomore Anthony College basketball Peeler scored a career High 42 Points and fed freshman Travis Ford for the game winning Basket with five seconds left to heal Iowa stale no. 9 Oklahoma ids Nebraska 64 Norman. Okla. Damon Patterson scored 20 Points and Jackie Jones had 16 Points and 13 rebounds in leading the soon ers to a rout of inc c of huskers. No. 14 i St 79, Mississippi 77 Oxford. Miss. Chris Jackson held scoreless in the Lisl half got 2s Points in the second half and Maurice Williams made two foul shots with eight seconds left to Lead inc tigers past old miss. In. 23 Xavier 90, Cincinnati is. Of Cincinnati Jamal Walker hit a three Pointer with seven seconds to play in overtime lifting Xavier Over Cross town rival Cincinnati. Walker s jumper from the right Side gave Xavier 16-2 its Only Lead of the overtime. No. 2 Kansas 90. Colorado 69 Lawrence. Kan. Mark Randall and Rick Calloway led a balanced scoring alack As the Jay Hawks handed the buffaloes their 47th straight big Elgin Road loss. Calloway led Kansas with 17 Points. Randall had 14. Kevin Pritchard 1.1 and Meltc Mueldner 12. No. 5 Duke 94, Lenison 80 Durham. . Freshman guard Hobby Hurley had 18 Points and 11 assists a s the Blue devils beat the tigers. Phil Henderson led Duke with 20 Points and Alaa Abdelnaby added 18 Purdue s pm a Clyburn left and Stephen schemer surround Michigan s Tern Mills. Charlotte fires Harter Charlotte. . A the Charlotte hornets fired head coach Dick Harter on wednesday and named assistant coach Dene Littles As in Crim coach. At the present Lime. Or. George Shinn and i fell that a coaching change was  said team president and general manager c Arl Scheer in a statement released to the Media. The decision was t made due to our wins and losses. We know that the building process is a Long one. And that was not a Factor. But the development of our younger players and inc team is our Dick Larler priority and with thai in jeopardy a change was  Scheer said. Harler. 58. Was 8-32 this season and 28-l 2 in i years with the Aba expansion team. Harlor was criticized Over the last few Days by Shinn. Scheer and several players. At a team meeting wednesday. Harlor also discussed the death of his older brother who died wednesday following a Long bout with can cer. 76ers trim pacers for 9th in Row it the associated press Indianapolis c harks Barkley had 31 Points and 16 rebounds As the Philadelphia 76crs won their ninth consecutive game wednesday night. 112-1 of Over the Indiana pacers. Bar Kluj had nine Points and eight rebounds in the fourth Quarter As the 76crs opened up an 11-Point Lead their biggest of the night. They then held off a pacers rally thai Cut the margin to three Points three times in the last 3 30. Chuck person finished with 24 Points in Ludmla 4-for 7 Effort from three Point Range. Vent Fleming had 20 for the pacers who lost for the filth tune in six games. In Othni Aba games wednesday time Camilu s 110, sonics 82 Minneapolis Tod Murphy had consecutive three Point plays during Minnesota s 21-0 run in the third Quarter against Seattle. Minnesota led 63-41 when guard Tony Campbell who led the Timber wolves with 20 Points scored on a Layup with 5 11 left in the third Quarter. The wolves scoring Binge did t end until 11 08 of the fourth Quarter when Seattle s Olden polynice made it 86-53. Celtics 97. Kicks 91 Boston Larry Bird got the last six Points on free throws extending his Streak of successful foul shots to 54. And Robert Parish grabbed three rebounds in the last minute As Boston beat new York. Parish led Boston with 26 Points and 11 rebounds and Bird added 19 Points and 10 assists. The kicks were paced by Patrick Ewing with 21 Points pistons 1.33. Bullets 109 Auburn Hills. Mich. Mark Agurre scored 12 of his 25 Points in Detroit s runaway second Quarter against Washington. Vinnie Johnson scored 10 of his 18 Points in the second period for the pistons who outscored washing Ion 39-16 in the Quarter for a 68-45 half Lime Lead. Aba round spurs 129. Hornets 95 san Antonio Terry Cummings scored a Ca reer High 52 Points As san Antonio posted a franchise record 18th consecutive Home Victory and spoiled the coaching debut of Charlotte s Gene Littles. Cummings made 19 of 32 shots from the Field and was 14 of 17 from the line and also had ii rebounds. David Robison had i Points and 15 rebounds Lor the spurs. Armon Gillian paced the hornets with i1 Points and Rex Chapman had 17. Mavericks 98. Rockets 91 Dallas Derek Harper scored 21 Points and led a defensive stand thai held Houston scoreless for More than eight minutes Down the Strelch As Dallas won its seventh straight  was led by Otis Thorpe s 2 l Points and Olajuwon s 25 Points and 12 rebounds Tarpley and Perkins added 18 Points each for Dallas la 120. Clippers 101 Salt Lake c Ltd Karl Malone scored 29 Points and Mark Eaton blocked eight shots As Utah coasted to its Lola win in 11 games. Warriors 135, blazers 1.30 Oakland Mitch Richmond scored 28 Points and Golden stale made 49 of 52 free throws to snap Portland s seven game winning Streak. Clyde Drexler scored a season High 38 Points for the blazers who fell out of a first place tie with the los Angeles lakers in the Pacific division. An sports television pro basketball Boston at Minnesota 2 . Sat urday. Radio pro basketball Milwaukee at Philadelphia. 1 30 . Saturday