European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Seton Hall puts away Early by the associated press new York a Seton Hall did t need any last second heroics Tor its first big East championship. The 21 St ranked pirates who won their first two games in the tournament on Buzzer Benters by map Oliver Paylor took control Early in the second half on sunday and ended the Bubble popping run of Georgetown 74-62. Seton Hall 22-8 ,.led by As Many As i i Points in the first half of its first Ever league championship game. As the fourth seed it was the lowest ranked team Ever to win the tournament. The sixth seeded hoyas 18-12who entered the tournament As a perilous Choice for an at Large berth because of non division i victories took their Only Lead of the game at 32-31 on Alonzo mourning a jumper 53 seconds into the second half. Seton Hall came Back with a 9-2 run capped by a 3-Pointer by Terry Deere who led the pirates with 16 Points despite continuing his shooting woes As he went 5 for 12 from the Field. A driving Layup by Lamont Morgan brought the hoyas within 4.4-39 with 13 03 to play but Georgetown coach John Thompson was assessed a technical foul with 11 55 to play and the hoyas lost Possession of the Hall and Deere made both free throws. Georgetown would never he closer than six Points the rest game. Seton Hall made just four Field goals Over the final 9/ minutes and two of those were in the final 30 seconds when the game had been decided \ the pirates turned up the defense As the hoyas returned to their poor shooting Way with a 19-Tor-5 6 Effort or 34 percent. Deere made eight of Seton Hall s 18 free throws Over the final s minutes to Seal the Victory. Georgetown had never lost in six championship game appearances and the hoyas seem assured of continuing their Streak of making the Mcaa tournament Field for the 13th consecutive year. Anthony avens and Taylor each had 15 Points for Seton Hall. Mourning led Georgetown with 22 Points and 13 rebounds while Dike be the stars and stripes ports March 11, 1991 b Page 28 col Teger basketball Mutombo had eight Points All in the first half and seven rebounds. He broke Derrick Coleman s year old tournament record of 40 rebounds by five Seton Halls Victory capped a tournament which saw the top three seeds a Syracuse St. Johns and Connecticut a Taj i in the quarterfinals. The pirates beat v i i to Nova Iri t he s pm i i n a is while George Tow n a 1 i m i n a t de p. Rov Ide n cd. A. In Othef games sunday afternoon Eastern Michigan 67, Toledo 66 Detroit a Marcus Kennedy scored 21 Points including the game clinching free throw with six seconds left As top seeded Eastern Michigan held off seventh seeded Toledo and won the mid american conference tournament. Eastern 24-6 receives the Mac s automatic bid to the Mcaa tournament. Toledo finishes the season at 17-17.Eastern led by Lour Points 33-29, at half inc and led by. As Many As eight Points 49-41. Before Toledo started a . A Craig sutters Lay in with 8 09 to play Cut Eastern a Lead to one 51-50, and Eastern still led by just two Points with 1 33 to play when Kory a Lias was fouled and hit one of two free throws for a. 62-59 Lead. After , Harris hit a free throw for Toledo Lorenzo Neely hit a pair for Eastern to make it 64-60. North Carolinas Hubert Davis leaps to score Over Virginia s Matt Blundin. See Page 22. But Toledo s Keith Wade banked in a 3-Pointer Wall 25 seconds to go making a 64-63. Neely was fouled with 16-seconds-left, and again made both free throws leaving the rockets needing a 3-Pointer to tie. Toledo a final bid fell Short though when Wade missed with six seconds left Taiyi Kennedy clinched the game with a free throw. A. V a Kennedy led All scorers while mafias added 17 Points for Eastern. Sutters paced see College on Page 22 inside sports Sec women put 7 teams in Caas a Page 22 Galaxy players finally arrive in Frankfurt a Page 25 Dixon strikes Gold in Seville a Page 26 flames Fleury collects unique hat trick a Page 26 by the associated press san Antonio a David Robinson scored 30 Points As the san Antonio spurs moved Back into first place in the Midwest division with a t12-99 Victory Over the Seattle supersonic son saturday night. The. Spurs Victory combined with Utah a loss at new York gave san Antonio 39-19 a .005 Lead Over the jazz 40-20. Terry Cummings added 22 Points and Sean Elliott had 16 for the spurs. Eddie Johnson led Seattle with 19 Points. The Victory was the spurs fourth in a Row and 24th in 30 Home games. In other games saturday pistons 114, pacers 112 Indianapolis a Joe Dunmars. Hit a Baseline Juniper with 2.4 seconds to play after Detroit ran nearly 21 seconds off the clock for the last shot. Vinnie Johnson led the pistons with 25 Points followed by do Mars with 23. Rik Smits led Indiana with 28 Points and Reg Aba saturday Gie Miller added 27. A. Kicks 101, jazz 92 new York a Kiki Vandeweghe scored 24 Points and Patrick Ewing 22, and new York survived a third Quarter onslaught by Karl Malone to beat Utah. The Victory was the seventh in eight games for the kicks. A. Malone held to six Points in the first half scored 20 of his 34 in the third Quarter John Stockton had 19 Points and 14 assists fur Utah while Malone grabbed 18 rebounds. Charles Oakley grabbed 19 rebounds and Ewing 13 for new York. Rockets 97, 76ers 80 Houston Houston s Kenny Smith and Akeem Ola Juvon each scored nine consecutive Points during key stretches of the first and fourth quarters. Smith had 19 Points and Olajuwon had 17 Points and six rebounds. Otis Thorpe had 14 Points and b rebounds and Larry Smith grabbed 15 rebounds for Houston. Lakers 87, bullets 72 handover my. A magic Johnson had 25 Points and 10 rebounds Quot As los an Geles handed Washington a Francl Iise re Cord tying sixth straight Home loss and ninth Overall. The 72 Points were a season Low for the bullets who did not score in the final 5 40 of the game and did not have a Basket in the final 7 minutes. Washington has lost its last eight games and 10 of Al against Western conference teams. A hornets 107, Bucks 98 Milwaukee a Johnny Newman scored eight of his 27 Points in a 13-4 spree in the final 3 41, and Charlotte snapped a tour game losing Streak. Jay Humphries led the Bucks with 27 Points including 13 in the. Third Quarter. Atlanta apr Michael Jordan scored 25 Points sunday afternoon to Lead the Chicago bulls to a 122-87 rout of the Atlanta Hawks in a game so lopsided Aba sunday both teams regulars sat out the final Quarter. It was the Central division leading bulls 14th Victory in their last 15 games. And it was the Hawks worst loss of the year. A a the loss was the second straight at Home for the Hawks
