European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a a the stars and Stripe tuesday March 6,1990purdue ousts Michigan from race West Lafayette ind. A Jimmy Oliver a fallaway jumper with two seconds left gave ninth ranked Purdue a Victory Over no. 8 Michigan sunday As the boilermakers stayed alive in the big ten and eliminated the defending National champions. Steve Scheffler had 26 Points and Ryan burning added a career High 19 As the boilermakers 21-6 and 13-4 moved a Hal game behind Michigan state whom it meets sunday in the regular season finale. Michigan which got 30 Points from Terry Mills fell to 20-7 and 10-6. Oliver who scored Only six Points put up the winning shot with Lime running out on the shot clock. Michigan then called time and had its inbound pass deflected out of Bounds. There was no time showing on the clock but the Horn had not sounded so the off cals allowed Michigan to pass the Ball in and rum Al Robinsons desperation shot was Short. In other sunday games involving ranked teams no. 18 Illinois 118, Iowa 85 Champaign Iii. A Kendall Gill scored 25 Points and three other Illinois seniors scored in double figures As the Zillini routed Iowa. Illinois jumped to a 16-8 Lead then out scored Iowa 21-4 to take a 37-12 Lead with five minutes left in the half. The Zillini cruised Home from there As Andy Kauf Mann a Sophomore scored 21 and seniors Ervin Small Stephen Bardo and . Bowman added 19, 13 and 11 Points respectively. The Zillini had 13 3-Point shots. Iowa was led by Troy Skinner with 17 and los Jap san and Rodell Davis with 15 each. The Triumph improved Illinois record to 20-7 Overall and 10-7 in the conference. Iowa fell to 12-15 and 4-13. North Carolina 87, no. 5 Duke 75 Durham . A King Rice scored 20 Points to Lead five players in double figures and North Carolina spoiled College basketball Dukes Hopes for a share of first place in the Atlantic coast conference with an upset of the fifth ranked Blue devils. Dukes loss in the league finale gave the regular season title and top seed in the upcoming acc tournament to Clem son with its 10-4 conference Mark. The Blue devils finished 23-7, 9-5. The tar heels 19-11, 8-6 shot 64.8 percent for the game and exploited a sluggish Duke attack that shot just 39.4 percent. No. 13 la Salle 106, Siena 90 Albany . A Lionel Simmons scored 26 Points and la Salle put on a 3-Point shooting clinic hitting 15 of 24 Long Range shots in winning its 20th consecutive game a Victory Over Siena in the semifinals of the metro Atlantic athletic conference tournament. La Salle 28-1 shoots for its third straight Mac tournament championship when it plays Fordham 19-11 in monday nights title game. Fordham Defeated holy Cross 82-71 earlier sunday night. La Salle hit 10 of 15 3-pointers in the first half including five of six by Randy Woods to break the game open. Siena 16-13 took a 31-29 Lead on Mike Browne a 3-Pointer before la Salle went on a 30-12 tear that began with Jack Hurdus Baseline jump shot. Simmons converted a three Point play to put the explorers ahead 34-31 and made two free throws at 4 34 to Complete a 15-2 run for a 46-31 Lead. La Sallets last nine Points of the first half came on 3-pointers by Woods Simmons and Hurd As the explorers opened a 59-43 Lead at the intermission. The saints Cut the Lead to 10 three times the last at 79-69 with 12 50 left but consecutive 3-pointers by Bob Johnson and Doug Overton killed the rally. Hurd scored 19 Points Woods and Johnson each had 18 and Overton added 13 Points and 12 assists. Mike Brown led Siena with 16, and left Robinson and Bruce Schroeder each had 15. Carolinas George Lynch shoots Over Duke s Christian laettner 32 and Greg  from Page 21 Bara gathers went to the foul line with 13 56 left in the second half missed his first free throw stepped away from the foul line and went Down. He underwent several Days of tests in a local Hospital and returned after missing two games. Gathers passed those tests and began taking medication to regulate his heartbeat. Doctors suspected that an accelerated heartbeat May have led to the fainting spell on that occasion. Gathers convinced doctors to Cut his medication after which he Felt his body strength improving. He turned the Corner in the first week in february when he scored 44 Points against St. Mary a. Gathers scored eight Points before collapsing sunday night. As a Junior last season he averaged 32.7 Points and 13.7 rebounds joining Xavier Mcdaniel of Wichita state 1984-85 As the Only Mcaa players to Lead the nation in both categories. Gathers averaged 28.8 Points and 11.2 rebounds this season. A words Are hard right now a Loyola coach Paul Westhead said in a statement. Quot this is the hardest thing i be experienced. To be so close to a player and see him fall and for it to be Over. I feel a deep Hurt for his family. As to the team we stayed at Gersten Pavilion until we got the word. Then a number of the players came to the Hospital because they wanted to be As close to him As they  teammates to Kimble Chris Knight and Tony Walker were at the Hospital when gathers death was announced. The acc tournament was cancelled and Loyola was declared the league Champion by virtue of its 13-1 record in conference games. Thus the Lions receive the automatic berth to the Mcaa tournament that goes to the conference Champion. However in Light of what s happened their season might be Over. A team meeting was scheduled for monday to decide whether or not Loyola will accept the Mcaa bid. A a it a a tremendous loss for our University a Loyola Mary mount athletic director Brian Quinn said. A the was an outstanding Young Man and athlete As Well As a human being. We re going to miss him. He s done so Many Good things for All of us and we re All grateful to have been a Friend of  Quinn said that three physicians wonted on gathers while he was placed in the ambulance for the trip to the Hospital which is located less than five Miles from Gersten Pavilion. Gathers gave the 22nd-ranked Lions a 25-13 Lead with a thunderous slam Dunk moments before collapsing near mid court during a stoppage in play with 13 34 left in the first half of the acc semifinal game. He appeared to be suffering convulsions for a few seconds while his Mother Lucille gathers and aunt Carol Livingston rushed out of the stands. Gathers struggled to his Knees but slumped Over again. Gathers who collapsed without any kind of a warning was carried off the court about five minutes after he went Down. Three doctors two from Loyola Mary mount began working Over him almost immediately. A i first noticed that Hank was in Trou ble just As he went to the floor a Portland coach Larry Steele said after sending his players Back to the teams hotel. A it All happened so fast. Within two seconds everybody realized that Hank needed  gathers was carried off the court on a Stretcher and taken outside a Short distance from the Arena. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation was attempted with West head standing just a few feet away. Gathers was then transported to the Hospital by ambulance some 22 minutes after he collapsed. Following gathers collapse both teams were sent to their respective dressing rooms. Fifteen minutes after that the crowd was told that the game was postponed. Across the country in Albany ., Lionel Simmons of la Salle heard the news of his friends death while playing against Siena. Simmons broke Down and wept on the la Salle Bench and left the court with his Mother. He reportedly was crying in his mothers arms in the dressing room. Doug Overton who played with gathers at Philadelphia a Dobbins tech also was citing on the Bench with a Towel Over his head. A these kids were 3,000 Miles apart but they were very very close a la Salle coach speedy Morris said. A when the semester ended the last couple of years Hank would be at la Salle playing basketball with Lionel and Doug. They were just like Brothers. They re taking it very very  gathers 1,015 Points last season ranked him 11th on the All time single season list. Last year gathers was a finalist for the John wooden award As the nation s top player and a finalist for the Kodak player of the year  hit terms College Park my. Apr the menus basketball program at Maryland was banned monday from 1991 and 1992 postseason tournaments prohibited from appearing on television next season and placed on three years probation for major violations of Mcaa rules. The University must also return $407,378 of its earnings from the lv88 Mcaa tournament in which the terrapins advanced to the second round the Mcaa said in a statement., the penalties Are less than the minimum prescribed for such violations but the Mcaa committee on infractions deemed Maryland Scase unique saying the school had conducted a thorough investigation of the program cooperated fully with investigators recommended substantial penalties at a hearing and fired members of the basketball Start who had violated the rules. Maryland remains eligible for postseason play this year. Gene Corrigan commissioner of the Atlantic coast Conter ence said he did not see How Maryland could play in next years Atlantic cd so conference tournament because of the television ban. The sanctions penalize Maryland Tor the 18 rules violations that include inducing recruits with free clothing providing a car for a student athlete and Selling complimentary acc tournament tickets. All of the violations occurred during the three year tenure of coach Bon Wade and were uncovered by an Nalaa investigation that began last february Wade was forced to resign last May