European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes sunday december 30, 1990 Hawks Batter celtics Liy the associated press Atlanta Doc Rivers scored 36 Points one below his career High and Dominique Wilkins had 3,1 As the Atlanta Hawks snapped Poston a eight game winning Streak with a 131-114 Victory Friday night the loss was Only the celtics filth in 28 games. Atlanta has won 10 of 13 outings after a 4-10 Start it was also the Hawks  straight Victory at Home As they surpassed their previous High Point total this season by three. Rivers was 4 for 5 and Wilkins 3 for 3 from three Point distance As the Hawks made 9 of 13 from that Range in the game. In other games Friday spurs 104, Kings 88 san Antonio David Robinson had 27 posits 13 rebounds and 11 blocked shows As san Antonio handed Sacramento its fifth consecutive loss. Terry Cummings added 18 Points and Rookie Dwayne Schintzius scored a career High 16 As the spurs won for the 10th time in11 games. Pistons 97, Timber wolves 85 Minneapolis Isiah Thomas keyed a third Quarter rally and Joe do Mars scored All 21 of his Points in the second half As Detroit handed Minnesota its seventh consecutive loss. Thomas finished with 16 Points and-13. A assists and Bill Laimbeer added 17 Points As the pistons won for Only the second time in 10 Road games this month. They Are 5-9 after a team record 132 Start Minnesota got 26 Points from Tony Campbell who was held under double figures in the previous three games. Rockets 101, nets 99 East Rutherford . Otis Thorpe scored 21 Points and had two free throws and a rebound in the final 26 seconds As Houston withstood a late rally by new Jersey. \. Suns 115,76ers 96. Phoen1x a Kevin Johnson scored 21 Points and Rookie Cedric Ciballos came off the Bench to spark a fourth period spurt for Phoenix against Philadelphia. Charles Barkley had a season High 45 Points two under his career High  76ers who had their three game winning Streak snapped. Mersey Hawkins added 20 Points for Philadelphia. Xavier Mcdaniel scored 17 Points for the suns who beat Philadelphia at Home for the fifth straight time. Southern Mississippi a Brett Favre 4 Rolls out to escape North Carolina states Ricky Turner himself chased by John  Page 17the . State 20. With Southern missis Sippi forced to try for a touchdown Favre was sacked by , states Mark Thomas As time expired Favre who threw for 7,695 Yards during his career completed 28 of 39 passes throwing for Twords and an interception. Jordan who took Over the starting quarterback Job in the Wolf pack a sixth game and finished with 1,221 Yards completed 15 of 25 passes for 166 Yards and a touchdown Friday night. The teams entered the game with Excel Lent defensive statistics but from the opening play the game was an offensive show. Favre hit Michael Jackson on a 46-Yard pass on the first play but the drive stalled at the 11 and Jim Taylor missed a 29-Yard Field goal attempt. On Southern a next Possession Favre passed 52 Yards to Jackson to again get Southern miss to the 11. Two plays later Favre hit Mark Montgomery with a 10-Yard scoring pass for a 6-0 Lead. Taylor missed the extra Point. Jordan then took , state 65 Yards in seven plays scoring himself from the 10 for a 7-6 Lead. Jordan completed passes of 6 12 and 20 Yards during the drive. V Tony Smith fumbled the ensuing Kickoff and Greg Giannamore recovered for the Woi pack at the Southern Mississippi 25. Gary Downs ran the last two Yards for the touchdown that made it 14-6. Southern came Back with a 69-Yard drive featuring Favre passes of 35 and 13 Yards to Montgomery the latter for a touchdown. Favrey a conversion pass to Welch tied the game 14-14. Late in the first half Smith fumbled a punt and Giannamore recovered for . State at the 23. The Woi pack got a first Down at the 2 after pass interfere Nee penalty but Southern stiffened and state settled for Mark Fowble s 22-Yard Field goal. Southern Mississippi went ahead 21-17 Early in the third Quarter on a 1-Yard run by Smith after Pat Wynn blocked a Woi pack punt out of Bounds at the 1.from Page 17 v 41-Yard Field goal to Givel he Mcminn los a 3 l Lead four inmates into the game. The seminoles capitalized Ltd Terrell buekleyn39-Yard punt return to score the game s first touchdown 2v? minutes later., after Fielding the punt at his own 46, Buckley reversed Field nearly 30 Yards before steading up his right sideline to the Penn state 15 before being knocked out of Bounds by Derek Behna. Four plays later Lee scored from the i As Florida state grabbed a 10-0 Lead. Tony Sacca hit David Daniels with a pair of passes or 76 Yards. Culminated by a 56 Yard scoring pass its the Penn state pulled to within 10-7 after the opening Quarter. Daniels. A senior. From Sarasota fla., bounced out of a pack of Florida slate de fenders at his 40 and raced untouched his the end zone a a a1 but the seminoles countered in just 2 minutes and 45 seconds to take a 17-7 Lead when Lee ended a 70-Yard drive with a 7-Yard to run the big play in the drive was a 29-Yard pass from Weldon to Dawsey to a the Penn state 12. A a a a Quot Penn state lost a scoring Opportunity Midway through the second period when Fayak a 22-Yard Fjeld Good try was blocked by the seminoles Tommy Henry. That drive was set up by Pirren Perry a eighth interception this year he returned the interception 19 Yards to the Florida state 46.by the associated press. Pittsburg Htom Varrasso made 27 saves for his 14th career shutout and Randy g illicit scored twice As the Pittsburgh penguins won Lor the eighth Lime in nine games beating the Detroit red wings 5-0 Friday Imp a w 1 a a. A ,. Barrasso improved his career record against Detroit to 8r-3-5 and won his sixth straight decision one Short of the team record. Gilhen who scored the Only goal of the first period and made it 4-0 on a second period breakaway has 12 goals this season after scoring just 13 in his previous 142 nil games with Hartford Winnipeg and Pittsburgh Mark Recchi Scott Young and Jiri  also scored for Pittsburgh. In other games Friday sabres 5, Blae Hawks 0 Buffalo  Daren Puppa stopped 33 shots nil Roundup for his fourth career shutout As Buffalo Defeated Chicago which was shut out for the second time in a week Rick Vaive Christian Uuttu Mikko Mateiu Mike Hartman and Benoit Hogue scored for Buffalo. Rangers 5, capitals 3 Lan Dover my. A goalie mgt be Richter beat Washington for the fourth time this season As the new York rangers extended the capitals wingless Streak to seven games. A Quot a Richter gave up a goal of Washington a first shot then held Washington scoreless until the third period allowing two goals after the rangers had taken control. Five different rangers scored As new York stretched its Patrick division Lead to three Points Over second place Philadelphia and new Jersey. Washington 0-6-1 since i3cc. 15, Tost its fourth straight at  5-0 jets 6, Bruins i Winnipeg Manitoba 7 Winnipeg shut out Boston for the first time since entering the nil in 1979 As 3ob Essensa stopped 31  Arniel de Olczyk Danton Cole Mark Rumpel Phil Housley and rent Ashton All contributed goals As the jets won consecutive games for Only the second time this season. A a a oilers 5, canucks 2 Vancouver British Columbia Esa Takkunen scored twice in Edmonton a four goal first period As the oilers won their fourth straight game. Edmonton scored scoring four goals on its first five shots against Troy Gamble to improve 10 10-3-0 in december. The oilers Are 3-0 without their Captain Mark Messier who was injured on dec. 22, and moved Back to the .500 Mark 17-17-2 for the first time since oct. 19, when they were 2-2-2