European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a the stars and stripes tuesday december 17, 1991seminoles upset no. 5 tar heels Chapel Hill . Apr it did t take Long for Florida state to show it will be a Force in the Atlantic coast conference. The seminoles with two players sitting out a suspension got 22 Points from Sam Cassell and surprised the no. 5 North Carolina tar heels 86-74 sunday in their first  game. A we said we had a game plan we Felt could really work a Florida state coach Pat Kennedy said. A and it did. We just tried to make the kids believe  it was just Florida state s second Victory Over North Carolina. The other was 79-75 in the 1972 final four. A Florida state s had some great wins in the Mcaa tournament to get to the final four a Kennedy said a but i would have to say this probably ranks among the greatest moments and greatest victories in the school s  Cassell who won an Appeal of his suspension for fighting in a game last week against Florida a amp a led five players in double figures for the seminoles. Florida state 4-1 snapped North Carolinas six game winning Streak and did it by running up a big Lead holding it clippers sail past magic for 8th in Row by the associated press los Angeles just a few weeks ago Mike Schuler was on the hot scat. Lately the los Angeles clippers coach is leading one of the hottest teams in the Aba. Schuler steam is Riding the Crest of an eight game winning Streak a including 70 in december a and they re playing their Best basketball since the franchise moved from san Diego to los Angeles for the 1984-85 season. Quot at the beginning of this month 1 told Aba the players that it was time for us to make a move or any aspirations of making the playoffs would go by the Wayside Schuler said after the clippers Rode Ron harpers 26 Points to a 119-104 Victory Over the Orlando magic on sunday. A if we were going to make a move we had to do it now because we had dug ourselves a Hole through november a the clippers who Haven t made the playoffs in 15 years and Haven t finished with a winning record in 12 seasons  Only two games behind the first place lakers in the Pacific division. A Guys have just elevated their game and we re doing All the Little things that Good teams do Quot Schuler said. A we re shooting the Ball better our free throw percentage is much better and our turnovers have been relatively Low. Our scoring has been up and our defensive pressure has been  the winning Streak tied the 1978-79 clippers for the longest by the franchise since it won a club record ii in a Row As the Buffalo braves in november 1974. The Victory also gave the clippers a league leading 11 Home wins one More than Boston. Jerry Reynolds entering the game with an 8.5 scoring average led the magic in scoring for the first time since april 17 of last season with a season High 30 Points in place of the ailing Dennis Scott. Scott Orlando s leading scorer this season was Back Home nursing an inflammation in his right leg. A a we re in a bad stretch right now Quot Orlando coach malt Guokas said after the magic a seventh consecutive loss. A a we re a team that needs about eight or nine Guys playing Well together and we re not getting that right now. We play Well for stretches but we always have a bad stretch for about 10 minutes. That really hurts  with Forward Charles Smith missing his second game in a Row because of soreness and swelling in his right knee. College basketball through much of the second half and then staving off a final run by the tar heels. Before the game North Carolina welcomed the seminoles to the conference by giving them a game Ball. A what a great psychological thing giving them that game Ball a North Carolina coach Dean Smith said. A we surely showed our  Smiths father Alfred died in a Raleigh . Hospital before the game. The elder Smith who was 93, had been hospitalized with pneumonia and had a heart attack about 30 minutes before Tipoff. Dean Smith was told of his fathers attack and was advised by his wife after the game that his father had died. As for the game Florida state led 46-39 at halftime and appeared to be in control Down the stretch. Charlie wards driving Layup with 10 43 left gave the seminoles a 64-46 Lead. Florida state then spread its offence to work the clock. North Carolina 6-1 seized the Chance and with the help of a 9-0 run pulled to 71-67 on Eric clippers Doc Rivers left beats magic s Greg Kite to the Basket for two sunday. Los Angeles got 22 Points from Danny Manning and a critical third Quarter contribution off the Bench from Ken Norman. Norman scored six Points in a 49-Seeond Span highlighting a 15-2 burst that gave the clippers an 89-74 Lead with 9.2 seconds left in the period. A they capitalized on our mistakes which has been the Case lately Quot Reynolds said. Los Angeles took its biggest Lead 10587, with 5 45 left in the game after Harper pulled Down his third offensive rebound of the fourth Quarter and hit a 3-Pointer from the Corner. Orlando got no closer than 10 Points after that. In the Only other game sunday lakers 110, Kings 94 Inglewood Calif. A Sam Perkins had 23 Points and 13 rebounds and . Green came off the Bench with 20 Points and 10 rebounds As los Angeles used a third Quarter rally to defeat Sacramento. The Kings led 57-50 at halftime before los Angeles tied the game at 59-59 on sedate threat s jumper with 7 43 left in the third Quarter. Behind greens 10 Points the lakers outscored Sacramento 26-8 in the first nine minutes of the period. Montross Layup with 3 37 left. North Carolina failed to maintain the momentum. The tar heels missed their next five shots and did no to score again until a Brian Reese Layup with 42 seconds left. In that Span Florida state hit 9 of 11 free throws. Cassell was one of three players suspended for their part in a Melee last weekend. Douglas Edwards and Ray Donald were suspended but Cassell successfully appealed his Case. He celebrated by outscoring North Carolina at one Point of the first half 14-13, and Cassell helped give the seminoles an 18-13 Edge following a Basket at 12 52. The tar heels rallied and held a 33-29 Lead on Pat Sullivan a Basket on the break with 5 45 left before halftime but Florida state went on a 13-0 run in which Charlie Ward made a pair of three pointers and Chuck Graham had a third. Graham finished with 19 Points for Florida state. Ward had 18, Andre Reid 12 and Rodney Dobard 11. Hubert Davis scored All of his 21 Points on three pointers hitting 7 of 12. Sullivan and Reese scored 13 apiece. Red wings stay hot top oilers by the associated press Edmonton Alberta a Bryan Murray jokingly concedes he has had reason to wonder lately whether he a needed As coach of the Detroit red wings Detroit continued its incredible climb to the top of the nil rankings sunday with a 4-1 Victory Over the Edmonton oilers. Saturday night the red wings won 4-3 in overtime in Calgary. In the Only other game sunday Brian Noonan scored twice a including the it Ying goal with 2 16 remaining in regulation a to give the Chicago Blackhawk a 4-4 tie with the Philadelphia flyers. The red wings have lost Only once a on nov. 30 a in their last 18 games a Streak the likes of which a red Wing team Hasni to blazed since the 1950s. A Pat Quinn when they had that Long ago in Philadelphia said it almost gets to the Point where they done to need a coach Quot Murray joked. Quinn now general manager coach of the Vancouver canucks presided As coach when the flyers soared to a league record 35-game unbeaten Streak in 1979-80. A i done to think we Ever imagined wed be on a Roll like this a said Murray whose team now is tied with Washington and Montreal for the top spot Overall in the league each with 44 Points. A we thought we would be an improved hockey team Over last year a he added. A it took a big win Over St. Louis at Home one night. A that triggered some enthusiasm. From that Point on i think we be really had something kind of  Tim Che veldae stopped 28 shots and Steve Yzerman had a goal and assist As the red wings extended their unbeaten Streak to seven games and their winning Streak to four. Niklas Lidstrom Bobby Dollas and Alan Kerr also scored for the red wings who Haven to had such a successful run since 1955, when they went 13-1-3 in 17 games. Detroit was 11-1-7 in a 19-game stretch from nov. 27, 1952, to Jan. 11, 1953. In the Only other game sunday flyers 4, Blackhawk 4 Chicago a the Blackhawk had to Settle for a tie against the Philadelphia flyers who Are dead last in the no la a Patrick division. The Blackhawk a Are stuck in Neutral a Chicago coach Mike Keenan said of their 3-6-2 Mark in 11 contests