European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday april 4,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 23 Hunt from pay of Al then Anthony trans re in and i tried to talk him out of it a Ganim recalled after winning his first Tat came anyway. And on monday pm he proved he was born to play at a running the court scoring 29 a to while holding his defensive assign to Luke a Bobby Hurley without a Hunts 12 Points during an 18-0 rebel 11 but sealed a. 103-73 Victory Over see and gained him the tournament s outstanding player Honor the 6-foot-1 Hunt was a freshman when his 3-Pointer with two seconds left lifted univ to a one Point Victory Over Arizona in the West regional semifinal last season. Playing in the same Arena monday Hunt shot 75 per Hunt cent better than All but two players in an Mcaa championship game. Amazingly though Hunt Wasny to much concerned with offence. Quot i was really concentrating on Bobby Hurley and not on the offensive game a said Hunt whose nine 3-pointers tied Indiana a Steve Alfords 1987 final four record. A fortunately i was getting open shots and Greg was setting me up with univ ahead 57-47 with slightly More than 16 minutes to play Hunt hit a 12-foot Baseline jumper to open the run. Two layups and a 3-Pointer later Hunt acted like it was already Over throwing up his arms in jubilation As Duke called its second timeout in 30 seconds. Hunt hit another 3-Pointer to end the run and it was univ 75, Duke 47 with less than 14 minutes to play. A this 3-Point shots were such momentum shots a Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. A a you a think you might have a Chance to get Back a Little bit and head hit a 3-Pointer.�?� Dukes Phil Henderson said he was run ragged trying to guard Hunt. A the played like he never got tired a Henderson said. A the did a great Job running the floor and that gets you tired. Catching the Ball and going up quickly for the 3-Pointer, he did a great Job at Henderson who said he had seen Hunt play Many times called the performance the Best he had seen. Hunt however go that far. A a it a one of them a Hunt said drawing a chuckle from his coach who countered a this is the Best big game he a Ever even better than against Georgia /e.cj1�?T when Hunt scored 20 Points and Neld freshman Point guard Kenny an half a t0 or Quot she Otting the second Hunt did an even better Job on Dukes a Reshman Point guard limiting Hurley to mree shots and no baskets with three assists and five turnovers. And Hunt did it without drawing a single foul. J was very frustrating being out on a a to me be that and knowing win cd a much about it a Hurley o. It was like a tidal wave crashing Down on your to Quirie 8ame five minutes Nia l Ere was More than a minute to ,.y.wji�n unt donned a hat that read just did it and began in Lvi a Cele Tim a cd a Ping and dancing around As a Ante ran out. Rpj1 Reat being map but i was con Rham a Long on just winning the National championship a he said. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski hears from Brent Musburger during practice before monday nights championship game. Picture fuzzy Over Musburger by Rick Warner Denver apr Brent Musburger a brother said monday that cd so version of the sportscasters departure from the network is a far from the a a in a concerned about some of the information they re putting out a said Todd Musburger who represented his brother in contract negotiations. A i done to want to get into the details right now but maybe after the game the gloves will come the game a in Lvi a 103-73 Victory Over Duke in monday nights Mcaa basketball championship a was Brent Musburger a final broadcast on lbs. The network announced sunday that it renew his $2 million per year contract after it expires june 30. The main issues were Money and High profile assignments. Musburger the networks most prominent sports Caster wanted More of both than the network was willing to give him. Musburger signed off the air monday night by thanking his co workers. A was you know a he told viewers a this was my last assignment with lbs after 22 years with the television network radio network and the stations. And i had an Opportunity to work with the greatest directors producers technicians in the world. A folks in be had the Best seat in the House. Thanks for sharing it. Ill see you Down the his contract dispute came to a head saturday night during a meeting in Denver Between Todd Musburger and Neal Pilson president of lbs sports. Pilson said the agent demanded an immediate decision on his brother a status with the network. After Todd was informed of cd so decision Pilson said both sides agreed that an announcement should be made the following Day. A we were concerned about a news leak a Pilson said. A we wanted to Stop the rumours before they got however Todd Musburger said he was upset by the timing of the release. A a Pilson told us he was going to prepare a release but we did no to know he was going to Send it out the Day before the championship game a he said. A it was not a Mutual decision it was a unilateral decision. We in no Way urged them to do when told about the remarks Pilson said a a in a not going to Trade charges with Todd Musburger. The Story Here is the tournament not Todd Todd Musburger said he knew something was seriously wrong with the contract negotiations when lbs officials cancelled a meeting in his Chicago office last thursday. A a that a when the first alarm went off in my head a he said. A after that it was very hard to find someone from lbs to look me in the Musburger admitted that Money and assignments were primary issues in the negotiations but claimed that lbs never indicated it was unhappy with his brother a performance. A at one Point we were within an eyelash of signing a new contract a he said. However a lbs source said the situation deteriorated after Todd Musburger sent a fax to the network saying his brother would refuse to broadcast baseball until a contract agreement was reached. Brent Musburger was scheduled to be the top baseball announcer for lbs which begins its major league coverage on april 14. A1 Michaels is considered the top candidate to replace Musburger if Abc lets him out of his contract which runs into 1993. Michaels an experienced baseball announcer is reportedly feuding with Abc sports president Dennis Swanson and might be interested in the lbs Job. Michaelso agent Art Kaminsky declined to speculate about his clients chances of switching networks
