European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a the stars and stripes wednesday March 20, 1991 by the associated press Terry Evans rescued Oklahoma late in regulation time then Bryan Sallier and Brent Price took command in overtime As the soon cars beat Cincinnati 89-81 monday night in the second round of the nit. Oklahoma 18-14 struggled for most of the game before rallying from Art eight Point deficit in the final two it Lin utes of regulation. In other games Providence bested West Virginia 85-79, Stanford ousted Wisconsin 80-72, Arkansas state edged Memphis state 58-57, Southern Illinois beat southwestern Missouri state 72-69 and Colorado eliminated Wyoming 8375. A a it a a a p. V pm Cincinnati twice led by 12 in the second half the final time at 67-55 with 6 42 remaining As Herbert Jones hit two free throws. Jones finished with 20 Points. The bearcats still seemed to have things Well in hand leading 75-67 with 1 27 to play. But Evans who had scored just two Points until then hit a pair of three pointers then added three foul shots in a 9-0 run that saw the sooner pull to 77-76 behind with 41 seconds left. Allen Jackson who scored 18, was fouled with 24 seconds left but made just one of two free throws. Evans then missed a three Pointer and prices follow shot bounced off the rim. But Kermit Holmes tipped the Ball in with seven seconds left. A a a a -.-. Sallier opened the overtime with a Basket and two free throws and the soothers. Weren to threatened after that. Price sealed things by making five of six free throws in the final minute. Sallier scored 25 and Jeff Webster had 21 As front court Power carried the Oklahoma offence Load much of the night Keith Starks had 16 Points and 12re-, hounds for Cincinnati. Providence 85, w. Virginia 791 Providence  West Virginia controlled Star guard Eric Murdock but Marvin Saddler took up the Slack for Providence hitting 9 of 11 shots and leading. I Eric Murdock 14 of Providence twists to keep Ball from West Virginia a Mike Boyd. The friars with 21 Points. Murdock who has been undergoing treatment for a sore Back managed Only 12 Points for Providence 19-12. But Saddler shot the mountaineers out of the tournament. \ Stanford 80, Wisconsin 72 Madison wis. A Adam Keefe scored 33 Points and grabbed 14 rebounds As Stanford dominated Wisconsin. Keefe a 6-foot-9 Junior matched his season average with 21 first half Points As Stanford 17-13 raced to an Early 21-5 Lead and led 39-30 at halftime. The Cardinal started with an 8-0 run in the second half and the badgers 15-15 never got closer than the final  St. 58, Memphis St. 57 Memphis a Bobby Gross connected of a three Pointer that put Arkansas state ahead to stay then hit the clinching free throw with 11 seconds left. The foul shot by Gross gave the indians 23-8 a 58-54 advantage. Memphis states Elliot Perry who had 24 Points hit appoint or with four seconds left. However Memphis state 17-15 was out of timeouts and Arkansas state did no to have to inbound the Ball. S. Illinois 72, so Missouri St. 69 Springfield to. Sterling Mahan scored 15 Points and Rick Shipley scored 13 Points and grabbed 13 rebounds As Southern Illinois beat Southwest Missouri state in the clash of Missouri Valley conference rivals. Southwest Missouri 22-12 led 58-50 with 8 10 remaining when Point guard Arnold Bernard was injured and had to leave the game. The Salukis 18-13 then went on a 22-9 run capped by two free throws each from Kelvan Lawrence and Shipley. Colorado 83, Wyoming 75 Boulder Colo. A Stevie Wise scored 21 Points including three key free throws in the final minute As Colorado Defeated Wyoming before a sellout crowd. Colorado 17-13which lost to Wyoming at Laramie in december led by As Many As 14 Points in the first half and 4537 at half Fine. Then the cowboys 20-12closed to 72-68 on a three Pointer by Paris Bryant with 3 10 remaining. Calgary Alberta apr Carey Wilson scored at 2 28 of overtime monday night to give Calgary a 4-3 Victory Over the Winnipeg jets and a share of the smythe division Lead in mondays Only nil game. Wilson who was acquired from Hartford for Mark Hunter at the trading deadline got his 11th goal of the season beating Bob Essensa while being knocked Down. The Victory gave the flames an 18.1-1 record in their last 19 Home games and. Was their second Over the jets in six Days. A a p a p. A a a Quot. The Victory gives the flames 93 Points the same As los Angeles. Both teams have six games remaining two with each other. V. Winnipeg remained in a fourth place tie with Vancouver for the final smythe division playoff berth. Thomas Steen on the Power play and Danton Cole gave the jets a 2-0 Lead after the first period but the flames tied it up Iri the second on goals by Paul Fenton and Ronnie Stern. Joel Otto a goal Early in the third period put Calgary ahead for the first time but de Olczyk pulled Winnipeg even Midway through the period with a shot that popped into the air before Landing just behind Rick Wamsley. Excuse Kansas City to. A caught in the Mcaa dragnet against Kentucky that led to a three year probation Eric Manuel was banned from the Mcaa and for a while from the naia As Well. But an Oklahoma judge forced the naia to let him compete and Manuel was named the tournaments most value. Hie player monday night after he led Oklahoma City University to a 77-74 Victory Over Central Arkansas for the naia championship. A Quot for us to win a National Champi Enship and forme to be named most v Al Uahle player yes this is a very special moment for me Quot said Manuel a 6-foot-7 swing Nan. A. Manuel started at Kentucky his freshman year. He was clearly the Best player in the naia tournament during the past week at Kemper Arena. Quot in be come a very Long Way through this whole situation i feel great. In a just Happy to be a part of this time a he said. A Eric Manuel is a Fine player and a Fine Young Man a said Central Arkansas coach Don Dyer Quot we Haj a Chance to get to within one Point or two but we would come Down Rind miss a Point Blank shot and then they would come Back and hit a 3-Pointcr that bounces up and  Manuel and Mike Mccoy scored 16 Points apiece to Pace Oklahoma City a balanced and unrelenting attack. The chiefs 34-3winning their first naia title led the bears of Conway ark., almost the entire Way As every starter scored in double figures. Mark Chambers and Tony Terrell had 14 Points apiece for Oklahoma City and Michael Berry had 10. Joe Sitkowski paced Central Arkansas 29-5 with 19 Points. Zack Burks had 18 Points Clifton Bush 16 and Jeff Welch 10. Chicago a nil president John a. Ziegler says the Tough Battle for first place in the Norris division is no excuse for the wild fights that erupted during sundays game Between the Chicago Blackhawk and the St. Louis blues. Whether its two teams playing for first place or two teams trying to get out of last place any time a game is played in that manner nobody can be proud a Ziegler said monday. Ziegler and other National hockey league officials were at the game while in Chicago on the eve of a Board of governors meeting. Chicago won 6-4 after beating the blues the night before in St. Louis. The victories gave Chicago a five Point Lead on the blues with seven games remaining in the season. Six players from Dach team were. Kicked out of sundays game that saw two brawls 53 penalties and 278 penalty min. Utes. A a a if fights like this keeps occurring a a somebody a going to get killed a said blues Center Rick Meagher. League executive vice president Brian o Neill spent monday reviewing tapes and officials reports and will decide if a hearing is needed or if responsibility is Clear enough to apply discipline spelled out by nil rules. Can t key Biscayne Fla. Apr Patrick Mcenroe figures that a subpar Boris Becker is still a. Pretty impressive Conquest. After upsetting Becker 6-1, 64 ill the International players championships Mcenroe called the Victory the biggest of his eight year career. Quot obviously he was not close to his Best but that s not for me to worry about a Mcenroe said. A a you re not going to get Many opportunities against a Guy like that and you have to take advantage of those opportunities a with the third round loss monday Beckers record at key Biscayne fell to 5-4. He has never advanced beyond die third round. Becker who last month fell from first to second in the rank Sims Wasny to the Only former  Tennis t player to lose. One Day after winning for the first time in 17 months Jimmy Connors was eliminated. Cristiano Carat ii of Italy ranked 37th in the world beat the eight time grand slam Champ 6-4, 6-3. Connors trying to come Back from wrist surgery last october is now 1-2 in matches this year. I m not going to get any better practising a said Connors 38, the Only Way i m going to get better is to play matches and play the Best players. De like to play him  in women a play top seeds Steffi Graf and Monica Seles advanced to the quarterfinals Seles who replaced Graf in the no. 1 ranking last week won the final nine games to beat Flor Encia Labat 7-5, 6-0. Graf swept Marianne Werdel 6-0, 6-1 As she rediscovered her lethal forehand. Third seeded Gabriela Sabatini no. 4 May Joe Fernandez and no. 5 Zina Garrison also advanced with straight set wins. In menus play top ranked Stefan Edberg beat Goran Prpic of Yugoslavia 6-4, 6-2