European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Pago 23 sooner Streak ends As Duke prevails 90-85 by the associated press once no. 9 ranked Duke was Able to Stop Oklahoma a 3-Point Parade the Blue devils went on to snap the 11 the ranked sonnets 51-Gamc Home winning Streak with a 90-85 Victory. Quot the defense of the 3-Point shot in the second half i thought was the key a Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said following his team s Triumph saturday at Norman okla. Oklahoma hit seven 3-Pointcrs in the first half a five by Terry Evans a. But missed All nine oils tries in the second half Oklahoma a last Home loss came against Kansas state in the final regular season game in 1987. The sooner 8-2 Hadnot lost to a non conference opponent at Home since Tulsa beat them in 1982. The Home winning Streak matched arizonans As the longest in the nation. Grant Hill and Christian laettner scored 19 Points apiece Thomas Hill had 16 and Bobby Hurley 13, including 12 in the second half As Duke 8-2 overcame a five Point halftime deficit. The loss spoiled an outstanding Effort by Oklahoma Forward Jeff Webster who scored 32 Points. He had 22 of the soon Crsp 35 second half Points. V Evans was held to one Basket in the second half and finished with 17 Points. He committed 11 turnovers. Brent Price the teams leading scorer with a 25-Point average was held to 11. No. I univ 101, Florida St. 69 Las vegas  Anderson Hunt. Scored 21 Points to Lead univ which blew the game open Early in the second half. The running rebels 5-0 led by 46 Points Midway through the second half Stacey aug Mon had 15 Points and 12 rebounds for univ. Aubry Boyd paced Florida state 4-Collegebasketball 3 with 12 Points. No 2 Arkansas 71, Oregon 68 Eugene Ore. A Lee Mayberry scored All 12 of his Points in the second half and made the game clinching steal in the final seconds As Arkansas survived a major scare to beat Oregon Todd Day led the Razorbacks with 22 Points but missed two of three free throws in the final 12 seconds. No. 3 Syracuse 110,  66 Syracuse . A full court press sent Syracuse on a 21-2 surge in the first half As the orangemen rolled Over previously unbeaten Illinois Chicago behind Dave Johnson a 26 Points. Billy Owens added 23 Points for Syracuse 11-0and Leron Ellis bad 19,16 in the first half. Iowa 88, no. 5 Urcla 71 Iowa City Iowa a Acie Earl scored 18 of has 30 Points in the second half and Iowa 9-1 slowed Down Urcla winning its eighth . 7 Ohio St. 71, no. 12 Georgetown 60 Las vegas Nev. A unbeaten Ohio state passed its first real test of the season. The buckeyes 8-0 used a 12-0 run Midway through the second half to take the Lead. Georgetown 6-2 played without leading scorer Alonzo mourning out with a strained Arch in his foot. The game was the opener of a doubleheader Here in Lvi a win Oyer Florida state was the second game. No. 8 North Carolina 86, Purdue 74 West Lafayette ind. Rick Fox scored 18 of his 22 Points in second half As North Carolina overcame a 5-Point deficit. The tar heels 7-1 turned on the defensive pressure after breaking a 58-58 lie in Lvi a Stacy Augmon left and Florida states Aubry Boyd Battle fora Loose Bull. Holding Purdue 7-2 scoreless for 5vi minutes. Woody Austin led Purdue with 21 Points. Illinois 102, no. 10 leu 96 Champaign 111. A freshman Rennie Clemons scored 17 second half Points including a crucial three Point play with 50 seconds left. Illinois 9-3which out rebounded leu 55-34, led 94-92 when Clemons drive to the Basket for a Layup. He was hit by Sha Quille of Neal who Drew his fifth foul on the play Clemons Sank the free throw to make it 97-92. Andy Kaufmann led Illinois with 25 . 13 St. John s 74, Fordham 62 new York a Lalik scaly scored 25 Points As St. Johns 9-0 beat its rival for the 22nd consecutive time. No. 14 Pittsburgh 88, Toledo 68 Pittsburgh a Jason Matthews and Brian Shorter scored 13 Points each and All five starters were in double figures As Pitt 9-1 won its fifth straight. Toledo 73 was led by Keith waders 21 Points. No. 16 s. Carolina 73, St. Joseph 61 Columbia . A Joe Rhett scored 17 Points including 13 in the second half for South Carolina 8-1the Hawks 1-6 lost their Filli straight. Craig Amos led St. Josephus with 18 Points. No. 17 Georgia 79, no. 23 Texas 71 Atlanta Marshall Wilson scored 24 Points and lilt Erial Green 21, and Georgia forced 24 turnovers. The bulldogs 7-2 built ail is Point Lead 6�?~/r minutes into the second half and withstood a Paliy keyed by Ben Ford Williams who  longhorns 4-3 with 20 Points. Texas played the second half without leading scorer Joey Wright who sprained his right ankle in the first  leads 76ers Over by the associated press Philadelphia a Rickey Green had a season High 25 Points and Hersey Hawkins scored All of his 21 in the second half As the Philadelphia 76ers Defeated the Detroit pistons 106-99 saturday  Barkley scored 22 Points for Philadelphia which improved its Home record to 13-2. Isiah Thomas scored 30 Points for the pistons who won their two previous games after dropping seven of eight Detroit led 72-70 on a jump shot by Mark Aguirre with 10 50 to play but Hawkins converted two consecutive three Point plays to give the 76ers a 76-72 Lead. A jumper by Joe Dumars who scored 19 Points narrowed Philadelphia a Lead to 84-82 with 5 38 remaining but the 76ers made five straight free throws to boost the margin to seven at the 4 06 Mark. The final minutes turned into a foul shooting contest with Green making six in the final 46 seconds. Bullets 109, Cavaliers 89 Richfield Ohio Bernard King score a season High 46 Points and Washington used a collapsing defense to thwart Cleveland a inside game. The win was the bullets third straight. The Cavaliers have lost eight of their last nine games. King made 12 of his 16 first half shots scoring 28 Points to help Washington take a 59-47 halftime Lead. The bullets defense meanwhile routinely doubt teamed Brad Daugherty and Larry Nance and c ave lands guards were unable to compensate going 4-Tor-21 from the floor in the half. A Washington a Harvey Grant finished with 24 Points 16 of them in the second half. Daugherty led Cleveland with 20 Points and 13 rebounds. Kicks 106, nets 93 new York w Patrick Ewing scored 25 Points Andev Riba Roundup Kiki Vandeweghe had six of his 19 Points during a 13-2 fourth Quarter run that lifted new York Over new Jersey. Rookie Derrick Coleman topped the nets with 16 rebounds and a career High 30 Points. Charles Oakley had 23 Points and 15 rebounds for the kicks. Jazz 104, magic 96 \ Orlando Fla. A Karl Malone scored 15 of his 34 Points in the fourth Quarter and keyed a decisive surge in the last four minutes that carried Utah Oyer struggling Orlando a. A Malone s three Point play gave the jazz a 94-89 advantage with 3 40 remaining keying a 9-2 spurt that enabled Utah to pull away from an 89-89 tie and spoil a career High 34-Point Effort by Orlando s Scott Skiles. The Victory was the ninth in 11 games for Utah which got 21 Points from jct Malone and 11 Points and 15 assists from John Stockton. Terry Catledge Hail 29 Points for the magic  its eighth straight. Bucks 114, spurs 98 san Antonio a Jack Sikma scored 29 Points including six 3-pointers, and sail Antonio missed 12 of its first 14 shots in the fourth Quarter As Milwaukee snapped the spurs eight game winning Streak. David Robinson Jed the spurs with 25 Points. Bulls 128, pacers 118 \. Chicago a Michael Jordan scored 29 Points and John Paxson 23 As Chicago won for the 12th time in 15 games by defeating  Chuck person and Vern Fleming each scored 25 Points and detlef Schrempf added 20 for the pacers who fell to m3 on the Road. Rockets 122, suns 102 Houston a Vernon Maxwell scored six of his 11 Points in the final two minutes of the third Quarter when Houston took command against Phoenix. Akeem Olajuwon led Houston with 24 Points and 19 rebounds followed by sleepy Floyd with 24 Points be Dri Ceballos was the lop scorer for Phoenix with 27. Mavericks 119, nuggets 110 Denver a Rolando Blackman scored 31 Points and backcourt partner Derek Harper had 27 As Dallas outscored Denver 41-21 in the final 10 minutes. Michael Adams had 27 Points and 13 assists and Marcus Liberty had 19 Points in Relief of injured scoring Leader Orlando Woolridge for the nuggets who rallied from a 58-50 halftime deficit to Lead 83-76 going into the final  English in his first game in Denver after playing for the nuggets for 10 years scored 20 Points Tor Dallas. Sonic 121, Kings 93 Seattle a a Eddie Johnson scored 25 Points As Seattle routed Sacramento for the second time in three Days. Eight players scored in double figures As the sonics won their fourth straight game including a 110-75 verdict Over the Kings on thursday night. A Sacramento a Ralph Sampson playing for the first time since nov. 25 against the Detroit Pis tons had eight joints and 16 rebounds in 44 minutes Lionel Simmons de Sacramento with 18 Points. Warriors 115, Timber wives 102 Oakland Calif. Chris Muhin Tim 1 Faida Wuy and Mitch Richmond combined for 36 of guide states 38 Points in the third Quarter lifting the warriors Over Minnesota. Mullin scored 11 of his 39 Points Richmond 13 of his 32 and Hardaway 12 of his 22 in the third period. Die Timber wolves who lost their fifth consecutive game were led by Gerald Glass 24 Points