European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 23, 1991 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21 a 1.1, a k lie 7 1  a i i a a a a a. A. _ a. _ ._.,. ,. _ i 1 6t0 buckeyes grab czech Road win at Indiana stuns Graf l by the associated press i Bloomington ind. No. 4 Ohio state won the Battle for first place in the Bic ten thanks largely to Jamaal Brown. Brown scored a career High 29 Points including five in the final 1.35, As the undefeated buckeyes survived third ranked Indiana a second half charge for a 93-85 Victory on monday night. Ohio state 16-0, 6-0 in the big ten led 48-29 at halftime and 54-32 Early m the second half then held on for Only its second Victory in 19 trips to Assembly Hall. Indiana 16-2, 4-1 had its 14-game winning Streak ended. After Ohio state took its 22-Point Lead College basketball by scoring six of the first nine Points in the second half Indiana s Calbert Cheaney scored 9 consecutive Points to ignite the hoosiers comeback. The hoosiers outscored Ohio state 4729 and got within three at 82-79 when Damon Bailey made a Layup with 1 40 remaining. ,. Brown whose previous High was by against Mississippi state on dec. 27, hit two free throws with 1 35 to play. Cheaney who had 22 of his 28 Points in the second half made a Basket to pull Indiana within 84-81 with 1 19 left. But Brown responded with a three Point play to give the buckeyes an 87-81 Lead with 1 13 remaining and the buckeyes put the game away with six More free throws. _. Brown had a pair of 3-pointers, including one that put the buckeyes ahead to stay during a 13-4 spurt that gave Ohio state a 17-10 Lead with 13 54 remaining in the first half. Indiana which shot just 8 for 28 and made 10 turnovers in the first half then got to 17-12 Down on Bailey a Layup. But the hoosiers then went 5 33 without a Field goal As Ohio state opened a 29-16 Lead and kept rolling. Two baskets by Jim Jackson who finished with 20 Points and one by Murk Baker gave Ohio state its 54-32 Lead Early in the second half. But Cheaney personally outscored Ohio state 9-0 and the hoosiers outscored Ohio state 18-7 to Cut the deficit to 64-54 with 11 35 remaining. In other top 25 games monday no. 1 la nov 88, Cal Santa Barbara 71 Santa Barbara Calif. Anderson Hunt scored 26 Points and top ranked univ ran its winning Streak to school record 25 games with its closest Buckeye guard Jim Jackson gets off a pass against Indiana a Calbert Cheaney. Victory of the season. The rebels who entered the game out scoring their opponents by an average of 33.3 Points had won their 13 previous games by at least 20 Points. In Lvi a former record for consecutive wins was 24 during the 1975-76 season. The rebels also extended their school record Road winning Streak to 18. The last time the Ruimin rebels lost a game was last feb 26, when they lost 78-70 at Santa Barbara. A Larry Johnson scored 19 Points for the rebels 14-0, 8-0 big West conference. Gary Gray had a game High 27 Points for the gauchos 8-7,3-4. No. 2 Arkansas 109, Florida state 92 Tallahassee Fla. Todd Day scored 30 Points and five other Phi yets scored in double figures As Arkansas sex. Tended its winning  15 games. The Razorbacks 18-1 led 62-57 at the half but took control by scoring the first five Points of the second half and kept pulling away. Day who entered the game averaging 22.1 Points hit 11 of 15 shots and led his team with nine rebounds. Ron query added 17 Points Lee Mayberry and Arlyn Bowers 16 each Oliver Miller 12 and Isaiah Morris 10 for Arkansas which has scored More than 100 Points in 10 games this season. A Douglas Edwards led Florida state 96 with 24 Points. Aubry Boyd added 16, see College on Page 23 Melbourne Australia apr Jana Novotna a czech who revamped her game to become a Force in women a singles beat defending Champion Stet i Giat 5-7, 6-4, 8-6 tuesday to end the germans three year 25-match reign at this grand slam event. In the semifinals thursday 10th-seeded Novotna will play sixth seeded asian tax Sanchez Vicario of australian open Spain who upset Gabriela Sabatini 6-1,6-3. In the other semifinal it will be no. 2 Monica Seles against no. 3 Mary Joe Fernandez. Seles beat Anke Huber 6-3, 6-1. Fernandez swept. Katerina male Eva 6-3,6-2. A physically and emotionally drained Novotna said a i beat the no. 1 player. It feels like the end of the  Novotnak a serve and Volle strut egy was the same that Zina Garrison used in beating Oral in the Wimbledon semifinals. Gabriela Sabatini beat Graf in the . Open f finals with the same tactics. A i was better and More consist Cut at the net than Ever a said Novotna who had lost All nine pro Vious matches against Graf. �?�1 was More aggressive. I did no to try to beat Steffi from the Back. There Are weaknesses in Steffins passing shots and 1 never really choked at the net. A a a a. A ,. A it hat put pressure on Steffi by cause she knew i Wasny to making any mistakes at the net. So she had to be  Graf said she had trouble figuring out. What Novotna was going to do. A she can play from the Baseline 1 or come in a Graf said. A she mixes see open on Page 26 week might help in by Greg Garber the Hartford courant Tampa Fla. A although the log Isacs of playing a super bowl one week after the conference. P on ships instead of the customary two Are Das. The very least the missing week off could Well the new York giants. This is the third time it has happened in 2 a the super bowl. In january 1969, the Kansas c to shocked the Minnesota Vikings and in Jan the Washington redskins beat the Miami dolphins. Both victors were underdogs since the regular season schedule was expanded to weeks something had to give and the sex Rprepare was it. The giants who Are  xxv dogs to the Buffalo Bills in sunday super it probably should not complain. A we Are just Happy to be Here believe me p la Cekic a Matt Bahr said. A to be honest i Haven t had much time to err Var anniversary i Kickoff 12 18 . Monday an to Midnight sunday an radio .11 45 . Sunday Tele 5 11 40 . Sunday think about  precisely. Denver Broncos Genera manager Jotin  was also the chiefs offensive Backfield coach when Kansas City beat Minnesota As a 13-Point underdog says the missing week dictated by the merger of the american football league and National football league a might have been the difference. A we did no to have time to think about How Good Minnesota was supposed to be a Beake said. A i think the one week helps an underdog.�?�. The players strike in 1982 led to a shortened season and the wide open playoffs. A it was a regular workweek business As usual a redskins guard Mark May said. A a you re bearing Down on the plays not thinking about How big the game is. I think it worked in our favor.�?�. A. Another Factor that could work in the giants favor is experience. No fewer than 19 players on the roster played in super bowl xxi. T free others Bahr. Saity Dave Duerson and linebacker Lawrence Mcgrow a have played in a super bowl. ,. The Bills do not have a single player with super bowl experience. That Means the giants May Deal with the Media Blitz distractions better than the Bills