European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 30,1990the stars and stripes Page 21 up College hoops on an to men s final four double header 12 30 . Sunday women a final 7 30 . Sunday men s final 3 . Tuesdays amps Sharon Killday Duke shooting for final one Denver apr the Duke Blue devils have been this far before so they know there a More to be excited about than just arriving at the site of the Mcaa basketball tournaments final four. With Georgia tech and Dukes semifinal opponent Arkansas already in town the Blue devils arrived in Denver wednesday night. It is the third straight season and eighth Overall that a Duke team has made the trip to the tournaments final weekend but none has returned Home with the championship trophy. It was that matter that Drew the attention of such Duke veterans As guard Phil Henderson during a sendoff ceremony wednesday at Dukes Cameron stadium. A you can say the third time is the Charm or More on final four pages 23 and 24. Three strikes and you re out a said Henderson who has been to two final fours. A hopefully we can go out there and accomplish our goal a to win the National  Christian Lattner a Sophomore whose first top to the final four ended with disappointment in a 95-78 semifinal loss to Seton Hall last Spring said he would learn later How to approach saturdays game mentally. �?o1 guess it la hit me and ill Start thinking about it once i get to Denver a he said. A i really Haven to been thinking about it that much. In a just trying to get prepared physically and get the Resi my a mates ready to go Over there. Once in a there in my hotel room or the i Ore the game that a when ill Start thinking about my mental approach. Last year i was really Happy to be there. T i Are mental approach is in a not going to be Happy or Content with anything less than winning  a senior who has been through All this twice before recalled the previous losses As a big a i a were Suc Quot disheartening losses a he said t Don t really have Good memories of the final your because we did t do Well there obviously t s great to be in the final four. But what a the sense in being there if you re going to lose a of a r co cd Mike Krzyzewski will need big of of from laettner Henderson and Abdelnaby if be devils Are to succeed where the 1963, �?T64, 78, 86,�?T88 and�?T89 teams failed. 33 Vandy wins nit new York apr Vanderbilt won its first postseason tournament Ever As Derrick Wilcox scored All of his 16 Points in the second half of wednesday nights 74-72 Victory Over St. Louis in the final of the National invitation tournament. The commodores 21-14making their first appearance in a National tournament finale built a 17-Point Lead Midway through the second half before the Billiken 21-12 rallied. St. Louis making its second consecutive appearance in the title game of the tournament it won in 1948, got within two Points on four occasions in the final minutes including 71-69 on a three Point goal by Anthony Bonner with 33 seconds left. Freshman Kevin Anglin hit two free throws with 15 seconds left for a four Point Lead and a backcourt violation by St. Louis sealed the outcome. After a free throw by Wilcox Jeff Gaona a Buzzer beating three Pointer for St. Louis accounted for the final two Point margin. Bonner who averaged 20.4 Points and 15 rebounds in the tournament finished with 19 Points and 11 rebounds and Charles Newberry added 18 Points. Tournament map Scott Draud scored 15 Points and Morgan wheat 13 for the commodores. Wilcox Anglin and Eric Reid a who did no to have a Field goal among them in the first half a scored All of Vanderbilt a Points in a 10-2 spurt that started the second half. That put the commodores ahead 41 -30. Vanderbilt went on to extend the margin to 56-39 with 10 35 left after a 3-Pointer by Wilcox and a Basket by Reid. Jeff Luechtefeld who had 19 Points in the semifinal against new Mexico but was scoreless to that Point in the final then hit consecutive three pointers for the Billiken sparking a 23-8 surge that Cut the deficit to 64-62 with 3 28 left. Luechtefeld had one other three Pointer during the run while Newberry had two three pointers and Bonner six Points. Neither team led by More than five Points in the first half with Vanderbilt holding a 31-28 Edge at halftime. St. Louis Jorge Wallace scored the first five Points of the game and Vanderbilt took a 31-26 Edge with 42 seconds left after seven consecutive Points five of them by wheat. In Between the Lead changed hands seven times. Draud put the commodores ahead for the first time with a three Pointer with 14 13 left giving him 10 Points in a five minute Span. In the third place game James Barnes scored 19 Points and backup Forward Dave Degitz gave Penn state the Lead for Good with a three Point play in overtime lifting the Kittany Lions to an 83-81 Victory Over new Mexico. Newberry and Bonner Barnes Todd Milholland of Vanderbilt and Luc Longley of new Mexico were named to the All tournament team. Penn state 83, new Mexico 80, of James Barnes scored 19 Points and backup Forward Dave Degitz gave Penn state the Lead for Good with a three Point play lifting the Kittany Lions to a Victory Over new Mexico and third place in the nit. The Lead changed hands six times in overtime before Degitz put Penn state ahead 79-78 with 1 08 to go. The Lions then made four straight free throws before Darrell Mcgee a third three Pointer of overtime for new Mexico made it 83-80 with six seconds remaining. Willie Banks led new Mexico 20-14 with 19 Points and 7-foot-2 Center Luc Longley had 17 Points and 14 rebounds but did not score in the second half. De Fogell scored 16 Points for Penn stale which finished the season 25-9. Penn state led 66-59 with 3 21 left in regulation but missed five of seven free throws Down the stretch allowing new Mexico to Force the overtime. Mcgee a Layup tied the score 70-70 with 14 seconds remaining. Then Fogell missed a Layup that would have won it for Penn state in regulation. The Kittany Lions trailed 26-18 with 8 11 left in the first half but rallied to tie it 35-35 at halftime on Deron Hayes jumper with two seconds remaining. Vandy s Scott Draud passes around Anthony Bonner. Derrick Wilcox drives on St. Louis Jeff Luechtefeld. Cremins lands Naismith award Atlanta apr Georgia techs Bobby Cremins and Tara Vanderveer of Stanford on wednesday were named winners of the Naismith coach of the year awards by the Atlanta Tipoff club. Cremins yellow jackets 28-6 have reached the final four of the Mcaa menus basketball tournament. Tech faces Nevada Las vegas in one semifinal sat play in the other. The urday. Duke and Arkansas play championship game will be monday night. Vanderveer and her Stanford squad arc in the Mcaa women a final four. Stanford 30-1 meets Virginia on Friday in a semifinal game. The Winner will play in the championship sunday against the Winner of the Auburn and Louisiana tech matchup