European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday August 16,1990 the stars and stripes Page 17 i a a Quot i . R earns spot in by Jim of Connell a basketball writer Buenos Aires Argentina a the United states overcame a 13-Point deficit with seven minutes to play to defeat Australia 79-78 tuesday in route to clinching a semifinal berth in the world basketball championships. The Victory came despite injuries to two Star players and the career performance of a fellow american collegian who plays for the aussies. The americans clinched a berth when puerto Rico beat Argentina 9276 later tuesday. The United states world basketball and puerto Rico the Only unbeaten teams in the tournament were to meet wednesday with the top seeding spot at stake. The berth did no to look so sure on tuesday As Australia 0-2 nearly registered its first Ever Victory Over the United states behind 7-2 Center Luc Longley who plays at new Mexico. Longley had 15 Points 13 rebounds and six blocked shots m his Bat lie against . Center Alonzo mourning who finished with eight Points 14 rebounds and five blocks. Australia took a 70-57 Lead with 7 17 to play after a three Pointer by Phil Smyth. The United states played without Billy Owens who pulled a muscle in his Back in the opening minute and Kenny Anderson who took an Elbow in the face during a scramble for a rebound with 11 40 to play. Yet the loss of Owens and Anderson did t seem to matter when the american swarmed on defense led by reserves Lee Mayberry and Todd Day who Are teammates at Arkansas and mourning. Christian laettner hit two free throws to starts the . Teams 22-8 run to Victory. After a free throw by Australia a a Ray Bornor Day hit a three Pointer his first Points of the game and the first of 10 he scored in the final 6 31. Australia scored three Points on free throws to make it 74-62, and that a when mourning called the team together for a huddle. A they were on the foul line and we were Down 11, and i called everyone together and said we were going to win the game a he said. A Lee Todd Henry Williams and Doug Smith All stepped up to play some sensational defense and give us a big  Day and mourning each hit two free throws and Smith and Day each scored on drives As Australia began to turn the Ball Over against the pressure defense. The United states was within 74-70 with 3 23 left. Doug Smith protects the Ball from australians Larry Sengstock on tuesday. Andrew gaze who played at scion Hall hit two free throws to restore the margin to six. Bui Smith converted a miss by Day and mourning stole the Ball at mid court and went in for a Layup to get the United Stales within two Points with 2 29 to go gaze scored australians final Points on two free throws 26 seconds later Smith finished with 12 Points and eight rebounds for the United states Williams added nine Points As a Reserve and mourning contributed eight Points 14 rebounds and five blocks. Gaze led Australia with 23 Points. In an earlier game Yugoslavia buried the soviet Union 100-77, then on wednesday Yugoslavia clinched a semifinal berth with a 77-67 Victory Over Greece. Kmic beats British Columbia in Junior la Taylor Mich. A the european j representative in the Junior Little league world series pulled a rare one i wednesday. It won. Europe a learn a the Kaiserslautern military Community a came through with the Gem by beating Canadas team British Columbia 5-1. A the decision kept Kmic alive at 1-1 in this double elimination tournament for 13-\ear-Olds. British Columbia dropped out at 0-2. Kmic Rode the pitching of Jett Scobee to the Victory. The right hander pitched All seven innings scattering seven hits striking out five and walking three. John Loiselle swung the big Kmic Bat by going 3 for 4 and driving in a run. Dan Kellogg drove in the decisive run in the second inning plating Ken Archer and giving Kmic a 2-1 Lead. Pm cd a next game was scheduled Lor 2 . Edt thursday. It was to take on the loser of wednesday night s puerto Rico Hwan game. The team from Germany will Proba his Start Lois Elk. A right hander who  find the plate in tuesdays opener. He walked nine in pm cd a 5-2 loss to Illinois the . Central Region Winner. Loiselle otherwise limited Illinois to one hit through four innings. Keith Shaner allowed two hits and a walk in Relief. Steve Whitcraft Ryan Clark and Eric Lonkert singled off Kmic pitching. Illinois winning Pitcher Keith Stern bal look a no Hilter into the sixth be Ore pm cd a Josh Maurilo broke it up with a single. Dave Deluca had an rib single Lason Phillips and Archer had the other hits for Kmic. Jav my Jeff King four runs three of lifts bucs into first. By the associated press Pittsburgh a Jeff King homered and drove in four runs and Zane Smith won his Pittsburgh debut leading the pirates to a 6-4 Victory that completed a  sweep Over the Atlanta braves tuesday night. Bobby Bonilla hit two run homers in each game giving him a career High 25. Doug Drabick won for the seventh time no Roundup in eight decisions As the pirates ended a five game losing Streak with a 3-1 Victory in the opener. The pirates have won All three of their twin Bills this season after failing to sweep a doubleheader since 1985. The latest twin killing ave Pittsburgh a half game Lead Over new York in the National league East after the Mots Managad Only a split against los Angeles. Smith 7-7a former Brave acquired from Montreal for three pros peels went 7 a a innings and allowed them earned and four hits in his first Start since wednesday s Trade. He struck out six and walked none As the pirates held on to win after taking a 6-1 Lead in the third. Bob Patterson struck out the final two batters for his third save. Gary red us walked with two outs in the first and Bonilla hit a drive off the left Field foul pole against Steve Avci 2-7who lost for the sixth time in his last seven decisions. The Homer extended Bonillas hitting Streak to a career High 13 games. Ave�7 then walked Barry Bonds and King hit his fifth Homer of the season for a 4-0 pirates Mead. King was 4 for 7 with five Bis in the doubleheader giving him a .333 average in his last 16 starts. Greg Olson doubled and scored on Lonnie Smiths single in the braves third but Pittsburgh made it 6-1 in the third. Bell walked and red us reached on third baseman Jim Presley a error ahead of Kings two run double to right Field. Jim Vatcher tripled and scored on Olson a grounder then hit an rib grounder in the seventh following Francisco Cabrera a run scoring triple. Smith traded by Atlanta to Montreal in july 1989,. Was 0-1 with a 5.40 Era in three previous starts against the braves. Drabek 15-5 threw a six hitter and was two outs away from his second shutout in three starts when Dave Justice hit his kit la Homer and eighth in his last 35 Ai bats. The Victory matched Drabek a career High in wins set in 1988 when he went 15-7. The it rates whose losing Streak had matched their longest of the season took a 20 Lead in the fourth against Charlie Lei Brandt 4-7. Gary Redus tripled to left to get Ibre Bonilla hit his first two run shot. Bonillas 25 homers break his personal High of 24, hit m both the last two seasons. He is hitting .426 23 Tor 54 with see no on Page 22 baseball -a.m. Friday. 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