European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Carries res by the associated press Las vegas a new Mexico state coach Neil Mccarthy says the univ running rebels Are the Best defensive team in America. A ? a the no. 1 rebels proved his Point saturday night holding the aggie to a single Basket in a disputed goal ending Call in the first seven minutes in route to an 8b-74 big West conference Victory a the 33rd straight win for the defending National excuses they re a a number one they re great they re the whole package a Mccarthy said following a game that Wasny tas close As the final score Indi catch. Anderson Hunt scored 27\ Points and College basketball All America Larry Johnson had 18 to cad the rebels 22-0, 13-0. Reggie Jordan led the aggie 10-3, 11-2 with 18 Points and William Benjamin had 12. The rebels led 53-32 at halftime and jumped to a 29-Point Lead Midway through the second half before the aggie began whittling at the Lead on three Point jumpers by Ron Putzi Michael new Jordan and Benjamin. V. Rebel coach Jerry to arkarian said his clubs defense in the first half was a was Good As if could a Wake Forest 86, Duke 77 Winston Salem Anthon Winner with some twists Tonya Harding of Portland ore., performs the first of seven triple jumps she hit in route to the women a title saturday at the National figure skating championships in Minneapolis. Harding included a triple Axel in her routine which made her the first american woman to Complete one in Competition. Story on Page 26.v Tucker scored a career High 3.1 Points As Wake Forest used 60 percent shooting in the second half to beat no. 5 Ducr. The loss dropped the Blue devils 22-5into a tic with North Carolina Lor the Atlantic coast conference Lead both at 8-3. Down 58-49 with 12�?Tminutes, rallied behind the scoring of Christian Lattner who finished wit i 29 Points. Arkansas 97, thu 61 a Fayetteville Ark. Mayberry and Arlyn Bowers keyed a 14-2 second half run that propelled no 3 Arkansas 25-2overall, 12-0 Southwest conference to a 67r4l Lead with 12 49 to play. Michael Strickland had 22 Points Lor ice l5-8,6-6 Blackman lifts mavs by spurs by the associated press Dallas a Derek Harper could Tell that Rolando Blackman his backcourt teammate was going to have a big game for the Dallas Mavericks of saturday night. Harper said. Blackman had the look. A 1 Blackman scored 14 of his season High a Points in the fourth period including Aba the go ahead free throws with 20 seconds remaining sending the Mavericks to a 9694 Victory Over the san Antonio spurs. Quot lie was Ini one of those unconscious modes a Harper said a tie had that crazed look in his eyes. When he has that look you give him the basketball and gel out of his a Blackman hit 14 of 22 Field goal attempts most from Long distance and was 2 for 2 from three Point Range to offset David Robinsons 34 Points and 19 rebounds. A a a / a. A a ,. Blackman was 5 for 8 in the fourth Quarter and made both of his three pointers. A i done to know what adjectives you can use to describe a a Rolando Blackman a Mavericks coach Richie Adubato said. A we had to go to him in. The clutch every Lime. He Wasny to going to let us lose Quot a i was really feeling it Quot Blackman said. A my teammates were getting the Ball to me right where i had a decent shot at scoring1 i tried to think about scoring every time i touched the after Blackman put Dallas ahead Rodney Mccray converted one of two tree throws with 5.2 seconds left to Eive Dallas a 96-94 Lead. San Antonio had a shot to Send the game into overtime but Sean Elliott a 12-loot Baseline jumper missed the rim with a. Seconds left. Neither team could control the rebound As time expired giving Dallas. Its first Victory Over san Antonio in four meetings this season. I Dallas playing its fourth game in five nights got 19 Points from Harper and 14 from Mccray. Hawks 122, supersonics 113 ath Nta a ado Mil Lique Wilkins scored 36 Points and Spud Webb 24 As Atlanta beat Seattle for the Hawks record Tjing 17th consecutive Home court Victory s ,. The Hawk never trailed but almost Mew am 18-Point Lead in the final 726 be Tore pulling away again Herrind Wilkins w to scored 11 in the final 6 24 supersonics narrowed the deficit to 108-1 14 on Olden polynice a two free throws with 2 51 to play but Glenn Rivers three Pointer and two Iree throws by win Ems made to 112-104 with 1 52 left and a Syracuse 106, Boston College 85 Chestnut Hill mass. Pay Owens had 30 Points and 12 rebounds and Dave Johnson had 24 Points for no. 7 Sara Cuse 22-3 Overall 9-3 big East hich led by from 18 to 29 Points through the second half against outman cd by 11-14, a ii. North Carolina 87, Maryland 75 College Park my. A North Carolina downed Maryland As Rick Fox scored. 19 Points. The no it 8 tar heels 19-4 won by concentrating on the terrapins press dominating the inside and wearing Down Maryland in the second half. Most of the tar heels Points came on layups Many see College on Page 22 the stars and strip sports it february 18, 1991 b Page 28 Luna was never in trouble again. A a a w. I a. A a a the Hawks who have lost eight Ima Row on the Road tied the franchisee Mark for consecutive victories at Home set at the end of the 1978-79 season and the Start of 197980. Derrick Mckey scored 30 Points and Shawn Kemp 21 for Seattle. For Atlanta Rivers added 21 Points Wilkins had 10 rebounds and Webb chalked up 14 assists rockets 100, suns 91 Houston a Buck Johnson scored 13 of his 17 Points in the Pivotal third Quarter and Larry Smith and Otis Thorpe combined for 45 rebounds in Houston s defeat of Phoenix. V. The Victory was the ninth in its last 11 games for the rockets who got 27 Points and 20 rebounds from Thorpe and 25 re Bounds from Smit Kuleff Hornacek was the top scorer for Phoenix with 16 Points. Butts 99, nets 87 Chicago a Michael Jorda scored 26 Points and Scottie Pippen 21 As Chicago won its 15th consecutive Home game defeating new Jersey. The Victory was the bulls fifth in a Row Overall and improved their record at Chicago stadium to 20-3. The nets dropped their seventh straight Road contest and Are 5-21 away from Home. The game was tied at 61-61 with 7 55 left in the third Quarter but the bulls out scored the nets 18-8 in the rest of the period for a 79-69 advantage in the fourth Quarter Craig Hodges kept see Aba on Page 22inside sports Pitburg men heavily favored for Safe Page 25 High school regional basketball a Page 25 Bruins Down Kings in overtime a Page 26 Earnhardt wins Goody a 300 at Daytona a Page 27
