European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a a the stars and stripes saturday March 10,1990 crowd remembers gathers Philadelphia apr Hank lathers was remembered by former team males Al a memorial gathering Friday As a hard working player who loved basketball. About 500 Murrell Dobbins technical High school students attended the memorial for lathers a standout for Loyola Mary mount who collapsed and died during a game sunday. He was 23. Quot he did no to Back Down from no one. He did t walk behind no one a said Doug Overton who was a teammate of lathers when Dobbins won the Philadelphia Public league championship in 1985. Overton plays at la Salle. Another former teammate Horace Owens talked of the love gathers had for Basket Ball. A no game was Loo big for him to play in. No game was too Small for him to play in. A lets play one More games a that was  Owens said. La Salle Star Lionel Simmons dedicated the rest of his season to the memory of gathers. Lasalle has finished the regular season and won a berth in the Mcaa playoffs. Quot he was definitely the hardest working player 1 have Ever seen a Simmons said. A the always wanted to do better not just in basketball but in life. �?o1 can to believe this could happen to someone who worked so hard. It makes you think about life. It shows that someone so Good so great can still have it All taken  la Salic coach speedy Morris and Temple coach John Chancy called gathers an example of what Philadelphia a youth can be if they applied themselves. Chancy said it was a Joy Quot to watch Hank at the minicams the Way he expressed himself while hoping to create a better life for  none of gathers immediate family attended the morning ceremony but about a dozen cousins accepted several school and City plaques in his Honor. The audience Many wearing Dobbins colors red and Gray were solemn Many breaking into tears when the schools gospel choir Sang a a it a so hard to say goodbye to  gathers immediate family arrived with his body from the West coast thursday night but declined to comment at Philadelphia International Airport. Most of gathers teammates at Loyola Mary mount plan to Fly to Philadelphia sunday for his funeral services monday. Relatives Doris Neal left Sherry Coats w1al Hank gathers memorial 1.college from Page 21 Crown and a berth in the Mcaa tournament. Fop seeded Temple 20-10 snapped Massachusetts five game winning Streak in beating the Mim Iteman 17-13 for the 19th straight time. The owls won their third Atlantic 10 title in four years. Massachusetts trailed 40-39 with 11 36 left but baskets by Mike Strickland and Mike Harden helped Temple open a 50-43 Lead with 3 36 left. Ohio Valley conference Murray by. A Paul King hit a 3-Poini shot to ignite a 10-0 run in the final 1 35 that lifted Murray slate 21-8the regular season Champion past Eastern Kentucky 64-57 in the Ohio Valley final. King s shot tied the game 57-57 As Murray slate rallied from a 49-40 deficit. Popeye Jones the tourneys most valuable player after scoring 25 Points and grabbing 10 rebounds gave Murray state the Lead 59-57 when he made two free throws with 48 seconds to go. He Sank two More free throws 18 seconds later. A your efforts were an exercise in futility for the first 20 minutes Quot Murray state coach Steve Newton said. Quot we were frustrated. Our ability to come Back from adversity never ceases to amaze  Eastern Kentucky was paced by Aric Sinclair with 23 Points. Trans America athletic conference Little Rock Ark. A Derrick Owens hit his first 13 shots he finished 14 for 15 from the floor but Only 3 for 9 at the foul line and scored 33 Points As  Rock 20-9 earned its third Mcaa trip in five years by Downing Centenary 22-8 105-95. Valr led 76-69 when Owens hit a jumper and added a stuff on a breakaway for an 80-69 Lead with 9 29 left. After a Basket by Centenary Smarro Hawkins. Owens hit two More junipers for a 13-Point Lead. His Only miss occurred on a shot from the Corner but Derrick Hall put in the rebound for a 98-85 Lead with 4 16 remaining. A this learn was As focused As any team in be Ever had on getting to the Mcaa  coach Mike Newell said. A when our guards play Well Guys hey we re a dangerous team. We be had five straight Post season teams five straight 20-win seasons but this team is the epitome of a  metro conference Biloxi miss. A Reserve Jerome Harmon scored 16 Points for no. 18 Louisville 24-7which committed 22 turnovers but beat Tulane 79-66. The cardinals advanced to Friday s semifinals against Memphis state. Tulane which resumed basketball this season after a four year self imposed banishment because of a Point shaving scandal finished 4-24 and lost its 12lh straight game. Louisville the regular season metro Champion went on a 20-5 run for a 3016 Lead with 5 32 left in the half. Cornelius Holden had 6 of his 15 Points in the run. Michael Christian led Tulane with 24. Quot in the first 20 minutes we played As Well As we can play a Louisville coach Denny Crum said. A but we came out in the second half and did no to have the same intensity. When the game got close and it looked like Tulane would come Back 1 thought we really executed Well and got things  in other metro games Elliot Perry scored 28 Points and Cheyenne Gibson 20 As Memphis state beat South Carolina 71-56, Brady Hughes Short Bank shot with 10 seconds left in overtime his Only Basket of the game gave Cincinnati a 65-64 Victory Over Florida state. Daron Jenkins scored 24 Points and Darrin Chancellor 22 As Southern Mississippi raced past Virginia tech 81-67. Midwestern collegiate conference Dayton Ohio a Tyrone Hill scored 21 Points and no. 24 Xavier 253 used its height and strength to win its tourney opener 86-61 from Butler 6-22. The musketeers the regular season champions went on a 13-0 run to turn a 17-16 deficit into a 29-17 Lead. They led 33-20 at halftime without making a shot from outside the Lane. Michael Davenport had 12 Points for Xavier. Darin Archbold led Butler with 15. Xavier has won the last four Mcc tournament titles and Pete Gillen is 110 in Mcc tournament play in five years As coach. In other Mcc games freshman Brian Wolf scored a career High 24 Points a 18 Over his average a and Keith galls had 25 As Loyola of Illinois 7-21 upset St. Louis 67-58. Neg la Knight with 19 Points was one of four Dayton players in double figures As the flyers Defeated Detroit 90-72. Dan Godfread a 17 Points led Evansville past Marquette 66-57. Pacific-10 conference Tempe Ariz. A in first round games Mike Redhair scored seven of his career High 18 Points in the final 1 35 As Arizona state eliminated Washington 57-51. Harold Miner scored 27 Points and Robert pack had a career High 24 As Southern Cal rallied from a 22-1 deficit to eliminate Washington slate 85-68. Southeastern conference Orlando Fla. A Morgan wheat made seven of Vanderbilt a 19 free throws in the final 4 21, and the commodores beat Florida 68-58 in the opening game of the Sec tournament ending Don do Voe a one year stint As interim coach of the gators. Devoe bowed out with a 7-21 record including losses in 16 of the last 17 games. Big East conference new York a Jason Matthews scored 32 Points and Pitt beat Boston College 88-70 in the elimination game of the big East tourney. The panthers 1216 Are scheduled to meet top seeded and fourth ranked Syracuse 22-5 Friday night. Big sky conference Boise Idaho a freshman guard Johnny Mack scored a season High 23 Points As Montana state beat Montana 69-57 in the first round of the big sky tourney. Jason Joe scored 26 Points including 10 straight free throws in the final 2 42, in Weber stale a 75-66 Victory Over Nevada Reno in top 25 games no. 7 Michigan St. 84, Northwestern 68 Evanston 111. A the spartans 255, 14-3a lock for an Mcaa berth clinched at least a tie for the big ten title As Steve Smith scored 23 Points including five 3-pointers. Michigan stale can win the Crown outright by beating Purdue on sunday. A we really weren to looking past North Western a Smith said after the spartans ninth straight Victory. A the big ten championship was on the line and we know Northwestern always plays Well at  Michigan state has set a school record for regular season wins and is having its Best season in the big ten since magic Johnson a 1979 team went 15-3. The spartans nine game league win Streak is its longest since 1979, when Michigan state won the Mcaa tournament. The spartans broke the game of Conj with a 16-4 run that provided a 28-141 Lead with seven minutes remaining in the j first half. Smith hit two 3-Pointcrs. Anal Mike Peplowski came off the Bench Toj score 5 Points in the run. J a i Felt awfully Good about our perform Mance under the circumstances a maj a to Gan state coach Jud Heathcote said. A it is very difficult to play a team on senior Day the last Home game. But we played with intensity.�?�. 1 Rex Walters scored 18 Points Lor Northwestern 9-19, 2-16which iin-1 shed the season with its fourth loss m a Row and 10th in 11 games. No. 13 Michigan 94, Wisconsin 64 Ann Arbor Mich. A Terry Mills scored 18 Points and pulled Down 10 re Bounds and Rumeal Robinson added 15j Points and a season High 12 assists to move into second place on Michigan s career assist list with 548. Loy Vaught contributed 16 Points and scan m Ingma and Eric Riley each had 12. The wolverines 21-7, 11-7 won thei 11th straight Home game against sin which got 17 Points from Jones. Michigan never trailed scoring in six of its first seven possessions and us i ing a 13-0 Lead after a Robinson 3-Poinjl or. Robinson scored seven of Michigan first 13  Dana Barros added 19. Buck Johnson scored 20 Points for the rockets and Mike Woodson tallied 15. From Page 21 Minnesota a 21-8 Lead with 6 11 to go in the first. Rackets 111, zanies 97 Houston a Akem Olajuwon scored 16 of his 30 Points in the third Quarter As Houston won its fifth straight. The rockets still Trail the sonics for the final playoff berth in the Western conference. Houston pulled away in the fourth Quarter using a 10-2 surge to take a 105-92 Lead with 4 49 left. Michael Cage led the sonics with 20 Points and warriors 145, Cavaliers 105 Oakland Calif. A Mitch Richmond scored 25 Points to Pace Golden state Over Cleveland. Cleveland lost its sixth straight game All on the Road and will finish the current Road trip sunday at Milwaukee John Williams led Cleveland with 26 Points. Kings 111, hornets 102 Sacramento Calif. A Wayman Tisdale scored 33 Points including 20 in the third Quarter As Sacramento Defeated Charlotte. It was the hornets 11 the straight Road loss. Charlotte has lost 27 of its 28 Road games. Rex Hanipan lied his season High of 38 Points o 1 the hornets. Vinny Del negro scored five straight Points Aby seven straight Points front Antoine Carr to Gie a a s. I mento a 98-89 Lead with 6 20 remaining. Tisdale a 20 Points in the third period tied the Nisi Kansas City Sacramento individual Quarter 1 Cord set by Eddie Johnson on feb. 21, 1986, at i to s j Tisdale established a Sacramento record Lor to Field goals scored in a Quarter by going 9 Lor 11 m flold.-1 Tisdale had 14 of the Kings Points during a i minute run that ended with Sacramento leading a with 4 25 left in the third . Tisdale had eight straight Points in two minutes a gave the Kings a 70-62 advantage with 4 55 Icett