European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Kicks nudge Hawks despite 52 by Wilkins monday december 9,1991 few a As the stars and stripes Page 21 by the associated press Atlanta a Patrick Ewing had 43 Points and 14 rebounds As the new York kicks posted their seventh Victory in eight games beating Atlanta in double overtime 137-128 despite 52 Points by Dominique Wilkins. Ewing s Dunk broke a 126-126 tie with 1 48 left in the second extra period starting an 11-0 run that included a 3-Point Basket by John Starks and another Ewing Dunk. It was the eighth 50-Point game for Wilkins his first since March 1, 1988, against Detroit. He finished five Points shy of his career Best but it was a season High in the Aba eclipsing Clyde Drexler a 48 Points. Gerald Wilkins Dominique a brother scored 26 for the kicks before fouling out with 1 54 left in the first overtime. In other games saturday jazz 96, rockets 91 Houston a Jeff Malone scored 22 Points and helped spoil the return of Hakeem Olajuwon As Utah handed Houston its fifth straight loss. Quot hornets 109, magic 95 Orlando Fla. A Johnny Newman scored a season High 30 Points As Charlotte broke a 12-game Road losing Streak by defeating Orlando. Trail blazers 115, pacers 112 Indianapolis a Terry Porter had 25 Points and 10 assists and Portland took advantage of Indiana a four missed free throws in the final minute. Cavaliers 99, bullets 97 Richfield Ohio a Steve Kerr made Kentucky c by United press International Indianapolis Bobby Knight would have loved the Way Kentucky played defense in the closing seconds on saturday. Except that the wildcats did it against Nis Indiana hoosiers. Aba a twisting 15-foot shot with less than one second remaining and Cleveland remained unbeaten at Home by beating Washington. The Cavaliers Are 8-0 at the coliseum this season and have won 10 of their last 12 games Overall. Suns 109, heat 108 Miami a Kevin Johnson scored 30 Points As Phoenix beat Miami for its seventh consecutive Victory. Sonics 104, Mavericks 101 Seattle a Ricky Pierce scored 27 Points and moved into a third place tie for most consecutive free throws made in Aba history As Seattle edged Dallas. The Mavericks were led by Rolando Blackman with 28 Points. Clippers 101, Timber wolves 87 los Angeles a Charles Smith returning to form after of season knee surgery came off the Bench to score 24 Points leading los Angeles Over Minnesota. The clippers extended their winning Streak to four games and the Timber wolves losing skid to four. Minnesota whose 3-13 record is the a bad a worst was led by Pooh Richardson and Reserve Forward Tony Campbell with 21 Points apiece. Warriors 124, Kings 120 Oakland Calif. A Golden state which beat Sacramento by 62 Points in their last meeting held on to beat the Kings As Chris Mullin scored 35 Points and Tim Hardaway 28. Kicks Patrick Ewing drives past Hawks Jon Koncak for first half Basket saturday. Jamal Mashburn scored 21 Points Deron Feldhaus added 19 and 15th-ranked Kentucky survived a late second half collapse for a 76-74 Victory Over no. 9 Indiana before 34,704 at the Hoosier dome. The wildcats 3-1 led by 10 Points with 5 06 left but scored just two Points Over the final 4 30, on a Sean Woods Layup with 1 38 remaining. Indiana had battled Back with a 10-2 run and in the final minute Kentucky was running time off the clock when Indiana a Greg Graham tipped a pass and Alan Henderson tied up Mashburn for a jump Ball with 20 seconds left. The Possession Arrow went to the hoosiers giving Indiana one last Chance. After a timeout the hoosiers attempted to work the Ball Down Low to Calbert Cheaney but Kentucky a defense collapsed and double teamed forcing Greg Graham to attempt a 3-Pointer with two seconds remaining. He missed and Kentucky controlled the rebound. Eric Anderson led the hoosiers 2-2 with 18 Points Graham had 17 and Calbert Cheaney added 16. In other saturday games duke96,canl8lus60 Buffalo . Christian laettner playing in his Hometown scored 19 Points to Leaa the top ranked Blue devils. Thomas Hill led All scorers with 26 Points and Grant Hill added 16, including 12 in the first half for the Blue devils 4-0. Damone James led Canisius 2-3 with 16 Points. College basketball Ohio state 84, Oregon state 56 Columbus Ohio a Jim Jackson scored 24 Points and co no. 2 Ohio state opened with a 13-0 run and never looked Back. The buckeyes 4-0 held the beavers scoreless for the first 6 39. Urcla 98, Pepperdine 58 los Angeles a Tracy Murray scored 20 Points of his 26 Points in the first half to help co no. 2 Urcla rout Pepper Dine. The Bruins 3-0 started the game with an 11-0 run. Pepperdine 4-1 lost for Only the second time in the last 22 games. N. Carolina 101, Central Florida 72 Chapel Hill ., George Lynch scored 20 Points and Derrick Phelps tied a school record with eight steals to Lead fourth ranked North Carolina to its on sided Victory. The tar heels Are off to a 60 Start for the first time since 1985-86, when they won their first 21 games. Arizona 87, leu 67 Tucson Ariz. A Chris Mills scored 23 Points and no. 5 Arizona avenged a loss to Louisiana state last year with an 87-67 rout of the tigers and All America Center Shaw role o Neal. Mills had 12 rebounds and Sean Rooks added 16 Points for the wildcats who extended the nation s longest Home winning Streak to 65 games. Of Neal who entered the game averaging 21 Points and 11.7 rebounds scored just 10 Points and had four rebounds in 22 minutes before fouling out. The loss evened 14th-ranked Louisiana state s record at 2-2. Oklahoma St. 76, California 62 Tulsa okla. A Corey Williams scored 16 Points and keyed a 94 run to end the first half leading sixth ranked Oklahoma state to its seventh straight win. Randy Davis also had 16 and Byron Houston added 13 for the cowboys. Missouri 87, Arkansas 76 Fayetteville Ark. Anthony Peeler scored 32 Points and Jevon Crudup added 18 Points and 11 rebounds to Lead Missouri 4-0. The Razorbacks 4-2 made just 8 of 32 shots in the second Hall and suffered Only their 21st loss at Home in 19 seasons. Lee Mayberry paced no. 7 Arkansas with 19 Points. Aston Hall 88, Iona 72 East Rutherford . Jerry Walker scored 23 Points and Terry Deere scored 17 of his 19 in the second half to Pace eighth ranked Seton Hall. Seven-foot-2 Redshirt freshman Luther Wright added 15 Points nine rebounds and six blocked shots for the pirates 3-1. Kansas 68, Long Beach St 80 Long Beach Calif. Adonis Jordan Sank three free throws in the final 33 seconds to help Kansas 4-0 hold off Long Beach state. Connecticut 85, Maine 71 Storrs Conn. A Chris Smith scored 27 Points and Scott Burrell added 17 Points for the no. 12 huskies 4-0. Francois Bouchard led Maine 3-3 with 21 Points and nine rebounds. Utah 84, Alaska Fairbanks 57 Salt Lake City Utah Byron Wilson scored 20 Points and no. 18 Utah closed the first half with a 23-4 surge and ran away. Utah is 6-0. Oklahoma 97, Copplin state 70 Norman okla. A Damon Patterson scored 27 Points Brent Pierce 23, and 19th-Rankea Oklahoma went on an 18-2 run in the second half to pull away from Coppin state. Oklahoma improved to 4-0. Wake Forest 66, fair. Dickinson 43 Teaneck . A Rodney Rogers scored 23 Points to Pace the no. 20 Demon deacons. Rogers a Sophomore made 11 of his 16 Field goal attempts in helping Wake Forest improve to 4-1. Michigan state 83, Dayton 74 Dayton Ohio a Redshirt freshman guard Shawn Respert scored 28 Points and Mike Peplowski added 21 for the spartans. Matt Steigenga added 14 Points for the 21st-ranked spartans who remained unbeaten at 5-0. Dayton 1-3 was led by Chip Jones with 17 Points. North Carolina so 97, Depaul 83 Charlotte  Tom Gugliotta scored 27 Points to Lead the Wolf pack in the Consolation game of the tournament of champions. No. 22 Depaul 2-2 lost its second straight game. The Blue demons lost to unc Charlotte on Friday. North Carolina state is 4-1. Iowa 84, Louisiana Tach 65 Iowa City Iowa a James Moses scored 24 Points and Acie Earl blocked a career High eight shots to Lead the no. 23 Hawk eyes to the championship of the Hawkeye classic. Earl also had 21 Points As Iowa improved to 5-0. Michigan 80, Cleveland state 61 Cleveland a freshman Chris Webber scored 19 Points and freshman Jalen Rose added 17 to Lead no. 25 Michigan