European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes wednesday. February 21.1990 Missouri regains no. I hoop rating by the associated press Missouri and Kansas continue to Swap the no. 1 ranking in the nation and the no. T position in the big eight standings. The tigers returned to the top spot in the associated press College basketball poll on monday following a week in which they again beat the Jay Hawks and knocked them out of the no. I ranking. Missouri. 24-2 Overall and 10-1 in the big eight was second in the nation last week. Then the tigers beat Kansas and Oklahoma and garnered 61 / first place votes and l,596 i Points. The Jay Hawks. With both losses this season coming against Missouri ended their second two week run As no. 1 with one half vote for first place and l,5io i Points. Duke 22-4 beat Stetson East Caro Lina and Wake Forest last week and moved from sixth to third with 1.384 Points one More than univ 22-4. Which also jumped three spots. Georgetown 20-3 received one first place Vole and fell two places to fifth after a loss to Providence. La Salic 22-1 received the other first place vote and was 14th. Connecticut 22-4 followed the hoyas in sixth with 1,127 Points and Michigan 19-5 was seventh with 1.088 Points. Georgia tech 19-4 was eighth with 1,042 Points. 19 More than Purdue 18-4 and 44 More than Oklahoma 19 4which rounded out the top 10. Syracuse fourth last week tumbled to i Ith after losses to Villanova and notre Dame. The orangemen were Fol Lowed by Louisiana state Arkansas. La Salle. Michigan state Louisville Ore gon state Minnesota and Illinois and , which tied for 19th. Arizona was 21st. Followed by Loyola Mary mount. Clemson new Mexico state and Indiana. Tigers also top Dpi poll new York up Missouri which Defeated top ranked Kansas and Oklahoma last week received overwhelming support monday from United press International s Board of coaches and regained the no. 1 ranking. The tigers 24-2, collected 36 of the 37 first place votes and totalled 554 Points. No. 14 la Salle earned the other first place vote. Kansas dipped to no. 2, followed by no. 3 Georgetown no. 4 Duke and no. 5 Nevada Las vegas. The rest of the top 20 no. 6 Georgia tech. No. 7 Purdue no. 8 Connecticut no. 9 Syracuse no. 10 Michigan no. Ii Oklahoma no. 12 Arkansas no. 13 Louisiana state no. 14 la Salic. No. 15 Louisville no. 16 Michigan state no. 17 Minnesota no. 18 Oregon state and new Mexico state and  which shared the no. 19 spot. Connecticut nips Providence for Lead in big East by the associated press storks Conn. Nadav hence old hit a three Pointer with two seconds left in overtime monday to give sixth ranked Connecticut a 75-72 Victory Over provi Dence that moved the huskies into the big East conference Lead. Eric Murdock who forced the Over time by making a Short jumper to tie the game 63-63 with four seconds left in regulation scored All nine of Providence overtime Points including a three Pointer with 50 seconds left to tie it 72-72. Connecticut 23-4, 10-3 held the Ball for one shot and with two seconds left on the 45-Sccond clock Tate George found Henefeld at the lop of the key for an open jump shot. The Victory moved the huskies out of a tie with Georgetown 9-3 for the con Ference Lead. It tied the school record for victories in a season set in 1953-54 and equalled in 1964-65. Chris Smith led the huskies with 17 Points including five in overtime. George added 16, Scott Burrell 12 and Henefeld a freshman from Israel had 10 Points 9 rebounds and 4 steals. Murdock came off the Bench to Lead All scorers with 21 Points. Carlton screen and Quinton Burton added 12 each for the friars 14-9, 7-7. In monday s other lop 25 game no. 9 Purdue 72, no. 25 Indiana 49 West Lafayette ind. Chuchic White scored All 12 of his Points in the first half and Stephen Schuffler added 18 Points to Lead ninth ranked Purdue to a rout of College basketball no. 25 Indiana As the boilermakers maintained sole Possession of the big ten Lead. It was Purdue s biggest margin of Victory Over its Arch rival since a 120-76 decision in 1969. The outcome might have been More one sided if Purdue had not cleared its Bench with five minutes left. Purdue 19-4, 11-2 opened a one game Lead Over Michigan state As it swept the hoosiers 16-7, 6-7 for the first time since 1985. White averaging Only 7.8 Points scored Purdue s final six Points of the opening half to give the boilermakers their biggest Lead to that Point. 38-21 with 42 seconds remaining in the half. Jamal Meeks three Pointer at the Buzzer left Indiana trailing 38-24 at intermission. The hoosiers shot Only 37 percent in the first half and had seven turnovers compared to just three by Pur due which shot 67 percent. Sche Tler capitalizing on his experience to get Indiana s Chris Lawson in foul Trou ble then scored his team s first seven Points of the second half As Purdue too command with an 11-4 Streak in the open ing eight minutes. The boilermakers held Indiana scoreless for More than six min utes. Scheffick had three More and Tony Jones four in a 13-2 Streak that gave Pur due its biggest Lead at 62-32. Calbert Chancy was High for the Hoo Siers with 12 Points. Jimmy Oliver had 15 Points for Purdue. Devils lose to rangers on uncredited goal by the associated press new York if the puck goes into the net without an official seeing it is it a goal unfortunately for the new Jersey devils the answer is no. Neither referee Dan Marouelli nor goal judge Chuck o Donnell saw John Mac lean s shot enter the net after hitting the right Post during overtime play against the new York rangers monday night. Slow motion replays showed the puck hitting a Section of the pipe that connects nil Roundup the net with the underside of the Cross bar. But at regular Speed the puck appeared to hit just the crossbar and Bounce Back into play. Given a second Chance the rangers capitalized on a Giveaway As Brian mul Len scored with 13 seconds left in the extra period for a 4-3 Victory. I be never seen one that close rangers coach Roger n Eilson said after his team pulled even with the new York islanders atop the Patrick division. I thought it was in agreed Center Bernie Nicholls who had a goal and an assist As the rangers scored two Power play goals 43 seconds apart to take an Early 2-0 Lead. It did t sound like it hit the Cross bar he said. Kings 3, capitals 2 Inglewood Calif. Wayne Gretzky scored three seconds after a los Angeles Power play ended to snap a tie and lift the Kings past visiting Washington. Neither team scored in the final 25 06 of play As goalie Ron Scott registered his first nil Victory since december 1987, when he was playing for the rangers. Red Wing 5, Quia Lens 5 Detroit Russ Courtnell scored his third goal of the game on a penalty shot with 4 29 remaining in regulation to Cap a dramatic rally that gave visiting Montreal a tie with Detroit. Aba from Page 21 King i Wayman to Dilc shoots against Charles Smith the rockets. The rockets had a Chance to tie the score on a three Point Field goal with 14 seconds left but Buck John son s shot bounded off the rim. Scottie pippin was then fouled with eight seconds left and hit two free throws insuring Chicago s third consecutive Victory. Kacem Olajuwon had 32 Points and 17 rebounds and Mitchell Wiggins scored 24 Points for the rockets who trailed 51-31 in the first half and 60-44 Early in the third Quarter before coming Back to take a 71-64 Lead. But the bulls outscored the rockets 15-4 in the final 4 10 of the third period and took an 80-75 Lead into the fourth Quarter. The rockets got no closer than 87-86 in the final period. Mavericks 96, Cavaliers 87 Richfield Ohio Sam Perkins matched his season High with 24 Points and Dallas held Cleve land s Mark Price without a Ihrcke primer for the first time in his last 35 games. Price s Streak of 34 games with at least one three Pointer is the second longest in Aba history behind Michael Adams 79. Price failed in seven tries from three Point Range. Dallas starting a six game Road trip won its fifth straight and 12th in 14 games. Cleveland took a 76-74 Lead on Larry Nance s 15 foot jumper to Start the fourth Quarter. In the next eight minutes however the Cavaliers scored Only once from the Field As the Mavericks went on a 16-4 run that put them ahead 90-80 with 3 30 remaining. Cleveland which was led by Nance with 20 Points got no closer than eight the rest of the Way. Kings 99, clippers 97 los Angeles Danny Ainge scored 29 Points and Antoine Carr hit a go ahead Layup before blocking a potential game Tyi in shot by Charles Smith As time ran out lifting Sac Aminto Over the los Angeles clip pers. Smith scored 18 of his 31 Points in the third Quarter but he was held scoreless in the fourth period. Way Man Tisdale had 20 Points for the Kings who ended a six game losing Streak on the Road with Only their third Victory in 24 games away from Home. Jeff Martin a Rookie making Only his second Start in 37 games tied the score 97-97 with a pair of free throws and an 18-footer with 1 36 remaining. After Tisdale missed a Layup and Ken Norman missed two Long jumpers for the clippers Ainge passed to Carr for the go ahead Layup with nine seconds left