European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Arizona takes inside track from wire reports new York a it is Only november and the big bile National invitation tournament is Only a season Lening Competition but Arizona made a convincing ise As the nations Best College basketball team Friday ight at the expense of Arkansas. The wildcats broke the Razorbacks full court preside and used a ferocious inside attack to defeat Arkan is 89-77, and win the tournament championship at Ladison Square Garden. Sean Rooks scored a career High 31 Points and Chris Lills 29 As no. 3 Arizona outscored no. 2 Arkansas 42in a 12-minute Span of the second half to put the ame  basketball Arizona 4-0 trailed 55-46 with 13 minutes remaining and 57-49 with 12 28 to go. Arkansas 3-1 went the next 4 38 without scoring As the wildcats took control behind the inside play of the 6-foot-ll Rooks and the 6-6 Mills a Transfer from Kentucky who was named most valuable player in the tournament. A tip in by Mills started a run of 13 consecutive Points by Arizona. The next nine were scored by Rooks who had 19 Points in the second half to surpass his previous career Best 24 last season against Urcla. A Basket by Arlyn Bowers broke the scoreless Streak by Arkansas but Arizona kept up the pressure by scor ing 11 of the next 12 Points for a 73-60 advantage with 5 11 remaining. The wildcats largest Lead was 88-66. Arkansas was led by Todd Day with 19 Points and Roosevelt Wallace with 11. Day had Only one Point in the second half. Wallace was scoreless. Arizona used its big front line and the outside shooting of Mills to grab a 29-21 Lead with 7 09 left in the first half. Mills had 10 Points including two 3-pointers, in the first 12 25. Arkansas outscored the wildcats 24-8 for the remainder of the period for a 45-37 halftime Lead. Day scored 11 of his 18 first half Points during the surge including see College on Page 19ornhuskedsooners Roll past Nebraska 45-10 by Owen Canfield Norman okla. Apr Oklahoma made big plays All Over the place Friday in Anding loth ranked Nebraska another g disappointment. The sooner had 396 Yards of offence d the defense came up with seven Turners in a 45-10 Victory. It improved their Cord to 8-3 Overall and lifted them into tie with Nebraska for second place in e big eight at 5-2. The Victory ended a two year losing reak against the Cor huskers and also helped assuage the disappointment of st minute losses to Texas and Iowa state games the sooner let get away. Oklahoma coach Gary Gibbs said it was is teams biggest win in his two years As Iead coach. Id have to say it is Good for our foot All team when you consider the Quality f the opponent a Gibbs said. A where Nebraska a a ranked the Way we played it As a great Way to end the 1990  the sooner cannot go to a bowl be Lause of Mcaa sanctions. Nebraska meanwhile goes into the Citrus bowl against Georgia tech with a 9-2 record. The first loss came at Home against Colorado which scored 27 fourth Quarter Points to win. The sooner held the com makers to 118 Rushing Yards and 229 Overall both season lows. They entered a e game averaging 362 Rushing Yards and 65 total Yards. Nebraska played most of the game without quarterback Mickey Joseph who was injured Early in the first Quarter and did not return. A i knew it would be Tough and i thought it would be close a Nebraska coach Tom Osborne said. A a in a embarrassed for myself and for our football team. I thought we had a better football team than  Oklahoma took control with a three touchdown second Quarter. Cale Gundy threw for one of the scores and sneaked in for another then set up the third with a Long pass. After the Cor huskers made it 21-10 with a touchdown Early in the third Quarter Oklahoma took control with two straight touchdowns by fullback Mike Mckinley. Mckinley who had 87 Yards on eight carries scored on a 7-Yard run four plays after an interception gave Oklahoma the Ball at the Corn huskers 20. Then he scored late in the third Quarter on a 48-Yard run his longest of the season. A that was a great feeling running Down the sidelines,�?�saidmelsnleyj�i0_ stiff armed safety Tyrone Byrd into the turf along the Way. A i Haven to had that feeling since High  Gundy a freshman completed Only five passes but they went for 119  sooner on Page 22 Oklahoma tailback Dewell Brewer darts into the Nebraska secondary on  Accident kills former Catcher Diaz Caracas Venezuela apr former major league Catcher to Diaz was filled Friday when he was crushed by a satellite dish on the roof of his Home. Diaz who played with the Cincinnati teds Boston red sox Cleveland indians and Philadelphia Phillies during a 13-year Hajor league career was attempting to adjust the dish which apparently was locked off line by High winds according it a televised report by a Caracas station. According to Jose Gonzalez an official of the Caracas morgue Diaz died when he dish collapsed crushing his neck and pull against the base of the dish. Gonzalez said that Diaz 37, died intently. An earlier report by police spokeswoman Francisca Diaz said Diaz and been electrocuted while attempting install the dish. Diaz lived in a two Story Home in the Baruta Section of the City an upper Middle class Neight boyhood on the East Side of the City. Diaz a venezuelan was playing for the Caracas Lions of the venezuelan Winter league hoping to get Back in shape for a rectum to the majors. After tuesdays game against the a Agua tigers at Maracay he left the club because of a dispute with manager Phil Regan team officials said. The Lions cancelled Friday nights game against the Zulia Aguilar. A ibo was As Nice a fellow As you a want to meet a said Paul Owens who managed Diaz on the Phillies 1983 world series champions. A the was a Good family Man. A Fine gentleman. A i always admired him. Even after we traded him to Cincinnati he always stopped in to see  Diaz an All Star in 1981 with Cleveland and 1987 with Cincinnati appeared in 993 major league games and compiled a .255 batting average with 87 Home runs. His Best season was 1982, when he batted ,288 with 18 homers and 85 Bis for Philadelphia. He batted .270 with 15 homers and 82 Bis for Cincinnati in 1987. A this is a tragedy it really is a reds owner Marge Schott said in Cincinnati. A this is a shame. I was very close to his  Diaz holds the venezuelan league Home run record of 20, set in the 1979-80 season. In the 1983 world series against Baltimore Diaz went 5 for 15 with a double and a run scored. After the 1989 season Diaz became a free agent. Although he did not play in the majors this year he hoped to sign a contract for 1991, according to his agent Alan Hendricks. Diaz was batting .275 for Caracas in the Winter league with two Home runs and 22 Bis in 15  sports television pro football a new York giants at Philadelphia 7 . Sunday los Angeles rams at san Francisco 10 . Sunday Seattle at san Diego 2 . Monday. Radio pro football new York giants at Philadelphia 7 . Sunday Kansas City at los Angeles raiders 10 . Sunday Seattle at san Diego 2 . Monday