European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 12,1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 21spartans claim big 10 title a. Tech thumps cars for acc Crown by the associated press East Lansing Mich. A Michigan state won its first outright big ten championship since 1978, beat of Purdue 72-70 on sunday when Dwayne Stephens be up with a steal and a Basket with 20 seconds left. The no 7 spartans 26-5, 15-3 in the big ten shared the conference title in 1979, when magic Sohrt son took Michigan state to an Mcaa championship. The loth ranked boilermakers 21-7, 13-5who lost twice to the spartans this season needed a win to share the big ten championship. Purdue led 70-67 with 50 seconds left on a pair of free throws by Tony Jones. Michigan states Kirk Manns who missed the previous three games a a hit a jumper % a a ,11 Dwayne Stephens _ with a stress fracture in his right foot with 34 seconds remaining. Stephens stole the Ball from Jones at the spartans end of the court spun to the Basket and scored on a Layup putting Michigan state ahead 71-70. Steve sundays College basketball Smiths free throw with three seconds remaining provided the final margin. Smith led the spartans with 22 Points and Ken red Field added 16. Jones scored 21 for Purdue and Stephen Scheffler had 18 for the boilermakers. In other games on sunday no. 14 Georgia tech 70, Virginia 61 Charlotte . A Dennis Scott and Kenny Anderson two thirds of the Georgia tech offensive Arsenal scored 18 Points apiece sunday leading the 14th-ranked yellow jackets Over Virginia in the finals of the Atlantic coast conference tournament. With the Victory comes the leagues automatic bid to the Mcaa tournament. While coach Bobby Cremins celebrated his second acc title Virginia coach Terry Holland saw his 15-year acc career come to a bittersweet end. Holland who will become athletic director at Davidson was looking to close his coaching career with his second acc title. But the Cavaliers  shake the cold Field goal shooting that has bugged them periodically this season. The Cavaliers 19-11who hit 43 percent of their Field goals during the regular season went More than six minutes without a Point and seven minutes without a Field goal dipping below that Mark for the game. Also from the 12 24 Mark until the 2 08 Mark they hit 1 -of-18 Field goals failing from both the perimeter and on the inside. In that Span Georgia tech put up a 17-4 run. Scott started the run for the championship with a 16-foot jumper and Johnny Mcneil had a Basket inside. Following a 3-Pointer by Virginia a Kenny Turner Georgia tech had 11 straight Points. Scott hit a follow shot and 3-Pointer, followed by 3s from Brian Oliver and Kenny Anderson. Turner hit the front end of a two shot foul with 3 18 left but Virginia trailed 59-47. Karl Brown hit both ends of a 1-and-l to Cap the decisive run. Ball St. 78, Central Michigan 56 Detroit a Curtis Kidd and Billy Butts scored 19 Points each As Ball state crushed Central Michigan 78-56 in the final of the mid american conference tournament. With the Victory Ball state 24-6 receives an automatic bid to the Mcaa tournament. Butts made six 3-pointers, tying the tournament record he set against Miami on Friday. He made 15 3-pointers in the tournament breaking Dave Jamerson a two year old record of 8. For the second straight year Butts was named the tournament map. He was joined As a member of the All tournament team by Kidd and Paris Mccurdy of Ball state Central Michigan a Carter Briggs and Ohio University a Dave  sooner crush Kansas 95-77 by the associated press Kansas City to. A two years saturdays Roundup of Oklahoma and Kansas played a Ose game in Kemper Arena for the Mcaa championship. They returned on saturday and this time it was a rout. The top ranked sooner made 63 percent of their shots from the Field and All 8 of their free throws to beat the no. 2 Jay Hawks 95-77 in the semifinals of the big eight tournament. 1 said earlier in the year that every team is entitled to five outstanding games where you re clicking on All Colin. Aers and we did that today a Oklahoma coach Billy Tubbs said. A a it was pretty simple we hit our shots. They did no to hit their  Oklahoma 25-5which was to play Colorado in sundays final trailed 15-5 any but pulled away with a 24-8 run omani a second half. The Jay Hawks half n just 3 percent in the second hit a a Quot conference guard Kevin Prit went 0-for-7 from 3-Point Range. Be a horror show in Liam a a has. A Kansas coach Roy Wil did no i o in bad 8ood shots but they hip them Slit Hdldn to do a cry much t0 wll Suc crr Scorell 18 Points and Oklahoma 83 7qrt Kansas whic5 beat a raied a tournaments on saturday no i4r�5c a Char Otter . Brian let ech 83�?Tno.12 Duke 72 Cial >5-3 run s,?re5 1 Points in a Cru Sei up Tiu or the fellow jackets 23-6. Cons sir North Carolina. A a 30-Seconhe Toner scored two baskets 8>a tie at 60witw/0 Gie Duke 24�?~ rft11 the Rutal 7 a Reid log Oliver flowed by i  a 3-Pomter, Scott. Oliver is 3 Peter by Dennis Georgia tech a 68-sueadh4=02 left e3ve big East at new York no. 4 Syracuse 73, Villanova 61 Derrick Coleman had 25 Points and 23 rebounds setting a Syracuse career scoring record and a big East tournament rebounding Mark As the orangemen 24-5 advanced to the tournament final for the fifth consecutive year. Coleman broke the tournament rebounding record of 20 set by Otis Thorpe of Providence in 1984 against Seton Hall. Coleman has 2,082 Points in four years with the orangemen breaking Sherman Douglas school record by 22. Tom Greis tied tha game at 34 for Villanova 18-14 with 13 38 remaining but Syracuse went on a 21-8 run. Big eight at Kansas City to. Colorado 82, Oklahoma St. 72 Shaun Vandiver scored 26 Points and spurred a second half rally As Colorado 12-17 advanced to the big eight final. Colorado coach Tom Miller already has been told he will be fired at the end of the season. Players came onto the court following the game when John Potter of Oklahoma state 16-13 and and Brian Purchase of Colorado got into a shoving match and Oklahoma stale a Johnny Terrell went after Potter. The game was tied four times Early in the second half until Stevie Wise made a Basket and Brent Vaughn hit a 3-Pointer. Wise finished with 22 Points. Big sky at Boise Idaho Idaho 65, Eastern Wash. 62 Ricardo Boyd drilled a 3-Pointer at the Buzzer to give defending Champion Idaho a Victory Over Eastern Washington. Boyd who finished with 18 Points took the inbound pass turned and hit from just outside the 3-Point Circle to the left of the key. Ewurs Sean Newman tied the game by hitting the front end of virginal a Kenny Turner 12 goes for a rebound after a missed shot by Dale Davis see College on Page 26 during saturdays 69-66 Victory Over Clemson in the semis of the acc tournament