European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday february 12,1990 the stars and stripes Page 23 orangemen end Conn Streak by the associated press Syracuse. . All week Long. No. 6 Syracuse talked Aboul the importance of a Quick Start against eighth ranked Connecticut. The orangemen got a big Lead fast saturday night and n proved As important As they said As Syracuse had to fight Oil a game ending charge to defeat Connecticut 90-86 and Slop the huskies 10-Gamc winning Streak. Senior Forward Derrick Coleman scored a career High 29 Points 10 Lead Syracuse to its sixth straight Triumph and avenge last month s 70-5 Hig Hast loss at Connecticut Syracuse. Ix-3 Overall won its sixth straight game and took Over sole Possession of second place in the big last at 8-3 As a Carrier dome record 33.820 spectators looked on. Connecticut. 7-3 and 20-4. Was led by Chris Smith s 25 Points All in the second half. In other late games on saturday involving ranked teams in. 4 Duke 114. Maryland 11 lot College Park. My. Duke i m. K-2. Avoided its second straight Road loss and held on to the top spot in the Atlantic coast conference. The Blue devils used a 16-2 run to take a 45-92 Lead with two seconds left but Tryon Mccoy hit a 3-Pomt or at the he or to Force the overtime. Maryland 13 id 3-m. Played the extra session without Lour starters who had fouled out. They led 103-102 before the Blue div ils ran off seven straight Points to Seal the win. Phil Henderson led Duke Wilh 26 Points. Jerrod Mustaf had a career High 35 for the terrapins nil. 5 Corri urn 56. Florida 40 Landover. My. The hoyas. Who missed 14 of their first i shots handed Florida ils eighth straight loss and held the gators to their lowest Point total in it years. Mark Tillmon led Georgetown 19-2 with 15 Points while Stacey i Oole had 12 for Florida 6-13wilkins repeats As slam King by Iris Angeles times Miami the National basketball association s slam Dunk championship looking More than Ever like a Competition thai has ouch cd ils entertainment value a acc cd to a conclusion saturday night with former Champion Dominique Wilkins mercifully voted a return Triumph. The Atlanta Hawks Wilkins had sworn Oil this con Cal. Bul was talked into coming Back on the advice of trusted friends. My Mother was Wilkins said grinning. Reebok the Tennis shoe com Pany he promotes was a five person panel provided him with a 146.810 145.1 Victory Over Sacra mento Kings guard Kenny Smith a 6 fool-2. High jumping smurf who did what he could to enliven a Dull night with the solitary spark of originality a Jam thai he started by turning his Back to the Basket bouncing the Ball backward Between his legs and off the backboard then turning and grabbing in in the air and reverse dunking it. Perhaps the Competition would be Bel Ter As a show rather than something Ihal s scored. The sellout crowd Rose As soon As the last slam had been dunked and headed for the exits. Without waiting to Sec who had won. I Tell Wilkins said later How Many different dunks can you do you have to think Aboul that. We were very creative out there and those dunks Are the three Point shootout started out As a potential Duel Between Larry Bird and magic Jordan. And wound up a contest Between Craig Hodges and Reggie Miller. The Chicago bulls Hodges beat the Indi Ana pacers a filler. 19-18. And in the legends classic a jump shot Wilh 17 seconds left by c Zazic Russell gave the East a 37-36 Victory Over the West. College basketball Drake loses under new coach Des Moini a. Iowa api As Eddie Fields stood in the auditorium after his first game running the Drake basketball team his 8-year-old son and 2-year old daughter were chasing each other around the court. Fields glanced at them occasionally As he talked with will wishers perhaps in envy. If his players had had that much Energy his debut As a head coach might have been a Success. Ihas it was. The bulldogs tired after gelling the Lead in e second half and lost to a Chila stale 68-62 sat urday night in Drake s first game since a player revolt led to the ouster of coach Tom Abatemarco. In was the third straight loss and fifth in six games for the Bull dogs 11-13. Which went More than 10 minutes in the Middle of the game without a Field goal. No. 9 i 100. Oklahoma state 84 Las . Nev. Reserve Forward Moses Scurry scored a career High 23 Points and was one of six i players in double figures As the Kunnin rebels 19-4 won their filth straight. Byron Houston led Oklahoma stale 13-1 with 23 Points. No. Ii Louisiana state 119. Tennessee 113 . Tenn. Chris Jackson rebounded from the Only single figure scoring game of his career with 49 Pom to. Including 10 3-Pointcrs. As the tigers 19-4. 9-3 look Over first place in the Southeastern conference. Allan Houston scored 43 for Tennessee 12-9. 7-51. Which rallied from a 92-74 deficit. No. 14 Salle 99, Manhattan 78 new York Lionel Simmons scored 40 Points for the first time in his career As he moved past thin Hayes into eighth place on the All time division i scor ing list. La Salic 19-1 remained unbeaten in 10 metro Atlantic athletic conference games with a 16-0 run to take a 66-42 Lead. Freshman Keith Bullock led Man Hattan 9-13. 5-6 Voith 2s Points. No. 21 Ari Onn 83. No. 19 i 74 Tucson. Ariz. Sean Rooks 24 Points led an Ona. Which extended the longest current Home winning Streak to 44 games. The wildcats 16-4. 10-3 moved into second place in the l ac-10 As their frontline combined for 71 Points. Don led the Bruins 16. 9-3 with 26 Points and 14 rebounds. No. 20 Mars mount 139, St. Mary s. Calif. 110 Monacia. Cali to Kimble had 33 Points and Hank lathers added 3d As the Lions 19-4 remained unbeaten in id West coast conference games. Andre drily led St. Mary s 6-16. 3-7 with 22 Points. In. 23 Michigan stale 84. Ohio state 75 Columbus. Ohio Steve Smith had 25 Points and Kirk Manns 24 As Jud Cleat Hole became the win ingest coach in spartans history with his 233rd victors. Michigan stale 19-5. N-3 took a 14-Point Lead in the second half breaking a 50-All tic with a to ule stretch in which it made All seven Field goals and eight of nine free throws. Ohio state 11-10. 5-6 was led by Mark Baker s 19 Points. No. 24 St. John s 83. Villanova 69 new York boo Harvey had 27 Points and nine assists As St. John s 19-6. 7-4 look a solid hold on fourth place in the big East Wilh their second straight win after three losses dreg Woodard led Villanova 13-12. 5-7 with 14 Points. No. 25 Indiana 98. Northwestern 75 Bloomington. Ind. Eric Anderson had 26 As Indiana 15-6. 5-6 won ils 20th straight at Home Over the wildcats and ended a two game losing Streak. Rex Walters led Northwestern 8-13, 1-10 with 23 Points As the wildcats loss their 34ih straight Road game. Atlanta s Dominique Wilkins completes a championship Caliper slam Dunk saturday. Trenary wins third skate title Salt Lake City a Jill Trenary took the nerves the disappointments the pressure onto the ice saturday. Then she Shook it All away and grabbed the . Figure skating championships title for the third time. It s the Best i be Ever Trenary said. It s the most fun i be Ever had smiling her Way through the free skate the 21-year-old Trenary. Of Colorado Springs colo., even got the first perfect 6.d of her Ca reer for style. She finished first with All nine judges and had 14 5.9s in becoming the first woman since Rosalyn Sumners to win three american crowns. Trenary also won in 1987 and last year. Skating last a position she dreaded Trenary merely needed to stand up to take the Gold after her closest pursuers. Kristi Yamaguchi and Tonya Harding had rough trips Over the sail Palace ice. Yamaguchi wound up second again while har Ding dropped to seventh. Local favorite Holly took of Bountiful. Utah was fourth in the Long program and moved up to third Overall. The top three will go to next month s world championships. Also on saturday. Susan Wynne and Joseph Druar lapped their Way to the Gold medal in dance. Joining them at the worlds will be april Sargent and Russ Witherby. Bowman bows out defending Champion Chris Bow Man withdrew from the . Figure skating championships sunday be cause of Back spasms
