European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 04, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a the stars and stripes Friday january 4, 1991 by the associated press Bloomington ind. Fifth ranked Indiana a thrashing of Illinois was As close to perfection As coach Bob Knight will admit. A it s As Good As we be played this year a Knight said after watching his hoosiers pummel Illinois 09-74 wednesday night to open the big ten season. Ca Bert Cheaney scored 21 of his 30 Points in the first half when Indiana 131 took control with a 23-6 run Over the opening eight minutes. A i was just trying to play what coach wants me to do a a drive drive drive a said Cheaney who repeatedly burned Illinois defense with Baseline laying. The Blowout was the in Lime a worst loss in coach Lou Henson a career. Indiana was responsible for a 107-67 drubbing on feb. 9, 1974. Indiana s 109 Points was the fourth time this season the hoosiers went Over 100. The hoosiers shot 67 percent 40 of 59 to Illinois 48 percent 30 of 62. In other games wednesday night no. 3 Syracuse 92, no. 9 St. Johns 86, of Syracuse n y. A Dave Johnson made a pair of easy laying off lob passes from Billy Owens in overtime and no. 3 Syracuse held off Nisith ranked St. Johns in a game Matching two of the nations undefeated teams. Johnson scored six of his 22 Points in the extra period to keep Syracuse 13-0 unbeaten and make Jim Boeheim the winning est coach in Syracuse history. St. Johns dropped to 9-1 in losing the con Fere Nee opener for both teams. The win was the 356th of Boche my a 15-Ycar career at Syracuse moving him one game ahead of Lew Andreas 1925-1950 no. 2 Arkansas 86, Rice 62 Houston Todd pay scored 21 Points to Lead four Arkansas players in double figures As the Razorbacks took advantage of error prone Rice. Lee Mayberry scored 12 Points and reserves Rose Volt Wallace 13 Points and Ernie Murry 10 helped Arkansas improve to 12-1. V 7 no. 8 Duke 109, Boston u. 55 Durham . A Christian laettner scored 26 Points to Lead Duke to a Romp Over Boston University a the Blue devils set the tone Early with an opening 10-0 run. Laettner scored 15 Points in the first half As Duke 10-2 took a 54-27 Lead. A no. 10 Urcla 98, Southern Cal 81 los Angeles a Tracy Murray College basketball scored 29 Points and Don Malca traded 25 As loth ranked Urcla beat Crosstown rival Southern Cal in a Pac to opener. The Bruins 11-1 Are off to their Best Start since the 1982-83 season when they began 13-1. The trojans 8-2 lost for the 21st time in the last 25 games at Pauley Pavilion. A no 11 Pittsburgh 87, Villanova 76 Pittsburgh Chris Mcneal came off the Bench to score 17 Points in his first big East conference game As no. 1.1 Pittsburgh which blew a 17-Point second half Lead used the foul line Down the stretch to beat Villanova. Pitt is 12-2. No. 12 Connecticut 96, Boston College 70 Chestnut Hill mass. Scott Burrell and John Gwynn scored 21 Points each for Connecticut which has not lost to a Quot new England opponent in 22 games. No. Is Georgetown 78, Jackson state 54 Lan Dover my. A disc be Mutombo scored a career High 34 Points 24 in the first half. Georgetown hit 59 percent of its first half shots led by Mutombo a nine baskets in 10 attempts. No. 1 univ 89, James Madison 65 Las vegas Nev. A the defending Champion running rebels remained unbeaten winning their seventh in a Row As Larry Johnson scored 21 Points and Stacey Augmon had 20. A they can play in the Aba in my opinion a Emu coach lefty Driesell Saia. A i think this is a great team. Id be surprised if anybody beats  no. 14 leu 87, Vanderbilt 70 Baton Rouge la. Shaquille of Neal had 34 Points and Mike Hansen added 24, for the tigers. Of Neal the 7-1 Center averaging 28.8 Points a game also had 11 rebounds. Hansen got half of his 24 Points from 3-Point Range. No. 16 Kentucky 81, Georgia 80 Athens a. A Kentucky staged a 6-Point rally in the last minute to beat Georgia. Jamal Mashburn Sank a Layup and two free throws and Reggie Hanson also had a pair of foul shots. Litt Crial Green scored a career High 38 Points for Georgia which saw a 10-game  Home court winning Streak end. A no. 18 Virginia 94, Marquette 88 Milwaukee a Kenny Turner scored 18 of his 26 Points in the second half to rally Virginia. Turner hit four free throws in the final 24 seconds. Bryant Stith added 20 Points for Virginia Ron Indiana a Calburt Cheaney drives in to score against Illinois wednesday night. Curry led Marquette with 27 Point Marquette Hass not beaten a ranked team since 1984. _ no. 19 Nebraska 70,  Bay 63 Green Bay wis. A Tony Farmers Layup with 40 seconds left put Nebraska ahead for Good at 63-62 no. 20 South Carolina 103, Mercer 67 Columbia . A Jojo English scored a career High 28 Points hitting five 3-pointers, four in the first half. The gamecocks finished the game with nine 3-pointers, one Short of the school record. No. 24 Georgia tech 84, Howard 77 Atlanta a Kenny Anderson continued his hot play despite having a cold scoring 26 of his 42 Points in the first half. It was the fourth time in the last five games he has scored More than 4p, averaging 38.4 Points in those five games. From Page 21. A a a t a35 Points and 16 rebounds and Doc Rivers scored 14 of his 21 Points in the fourth Quarter As Atlanta held off the los Angeles clippers. Quot Quot a the Victory also was the Hawks 12th in their last 15 games. It was the clippers�?T11th loss in 13 games. Charles Smith and Ken Norman scored 23 Points each for the clippers pistons 118, nuggets 107 Auburn Hills Mich. A Dennis Rodman recorded career High totals of 34 Points and 23 rebounds and Williams Bedford added a career High 20 Points As Detroit beat Denver. Quot Rodman a previous career highs were 32 Points and 21 rebounds also in the same game Bedford s previous career High was 17 Points. _ a a. Walter Davis scored 23 Points and Chris Jackson 20 for the nuggets. 7. Suns 105, Cavaliers 83 Richfield Ohio a Kevin Johnson scored 29 Points and Phoenix did no to allow a Field goal for nearly nine minutes in the fourth Quarter . The suns won their fourth straight and 1 fish in the last 13 games despite the absence of Tom Chambers who str Medhis right hamstring saturday against Miami. Bucks 106, hornets 91 Charlotte . A Jack Sikma scored 22 Points including three three pointers lifting Milwaukee Over Charlotte the hornets 12th loss in 13 games. A r. Pacers 121,spurs 109 a a a Indianapolis a Reggie Miller scored is of his 36 Points in Indiana a 45-Point first period against san Antonio. Quot. Miller hit 13 of 19 shots frown the Field and All eight of his free throws. David Robinson topped the spurs with 22 Points and Rod Strickland had 21. The pacers first period was their biggest since joining the Aba. A / /. A a Timbo Ulvi s 115, Mavericks 95 Minneapolis Pooh Richardson scored a career High 31 Points and Tony Campbell had 32 As revitalized Minnesota Defeated Dallas the  fourth straight Victory Over the Mavericks. Tyrone Corbin had 13 rebounds 10 assists and Points for Minnesota the first triple double in franchise history. Felton Spencer contributed 13 Points and in rebounds Minnesota despite  93-Poim a rage has scored 241 Points the last two games. Derek Harper scored 29 for Dallas arid Rolando Blackman added 22. The Mavericks have lost 16 of their last 22. Jazz 112, heat 104 Salt Lake City a Karl Malone scored 40 Points and the Utah jazz held Miami scoreless for the final 2 52 in overcoming the heat. Toc ton fished with.25 Points and chalked up u i a s ass its a the fourth Quarter As Utah won its third straight game and 12th in its last 15 outings. The jazz Trail first place san Antonio by one game in the Midwest division. Glen Rice scored 26 for Miami which was playing without its tvo leading scorers Rony Seikaly and Sherman Douglas. Supersonics 127, 76ers 99 a a a Derrick Mckey scored 24 Points and brawn. Kemp added 20 As Seattle dominated the second and Tolura quarters in beating Philadelphia. V Seattle led 65-53 Early in the third Quarter and took command with a 15-5 run for an 80-58 Lead the 76ers never threatened. A 5. I Philadelphia Center Mike Gminski scored 11 Points and became the ,162-nd player in the Aba to score i  Points a Quot 75ofrics tire league s leading scorer led Phit Adelphia with 247. 7 Quot a Quot. .