European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday december 30, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 25pelphrey lifts wildcats past cards College basketball Louisville a Keith Legree finds himself trapped Between Kentucky a Richie Farmer right and Jamal Mashburn. By the associated press Lexington by. A Kentucky a John Pelphrey kicked up against Louisville saturday night right where e left off in pre game practice. The senior Forward hit six of his first seven shots to spark no. 17 Kentucky to a 29-19 Lead and the wildcats went on to a 103-89 Victory Over the no. 21 cardinals. A Chris Harrison told me during warmups that i was making too Many 3-pointers,�?� said Pelphrey referring to a teammate. A a that a a freshman for you. A i got some open shots and was fortunate to make them. I had a Good feeling. For whatever reason we have made the threes Well against  Pelphrey who finished with 26 Points Sank a 3-Pointer from the Corner to put Kentucky 8-2 up 5-2 with 18 15 left in the half. The wildcats never trailed the rest of the Way. Pelphrey went on to make three More 3-pointers and finished Kentucky a run with a mid court steal and pass that resulted in Jamal Mashburne a slam Dunk at 13 03 for the 10-Point Edge. A it was Good for us to get some Confidence Early and get going a said Pelphrey. A when you hit the three its a big momentum swing.no. 2 Urcla 113, Oral Roberts 62 los Angeles a Shon Tarver scored 29 Points As no. 2 Urcla started fast and went on to pile up its highest Point total of the year in a Victory Over Oral Roberts Tracy Murray had 19 Points and Don Maclean 17 for Urcla 7-0. Ray Thompson paced the eagles 3-10 with 19 Points and Sebastian Neal added 18.no. 4 Kansas 97, Temple 73 Kansas City to. A Richard Scott scored 20 Points and Rex Walters added 19 As no. 4 Kansas routed Temple in a matchup of unbeaten teams at the Bra Holiday classic. The 97 Points were the most Given up by Temple in John Chaney a 10 seasons As the owls coach surpassing the 95 scored by Kansas in 1988. Kansas is 8-0 for Only the second time since 1957, and the Jay Hawks Are also 8-0 in their four Bra appearances. They have won 24 of their last 29 games at Kemper . 5 Connecticut 87, Furman 68 Hartford Conn. A Chris Smith scored 23 Points and Connecticut a pressure defense shut Down Urman As the fifth ranked huskies won the Connecticut Mutual classic. Connecticut 8-0 matched its Best Start in six seasons and won the tournament for the fifth straight year. Furman 5-4 was Able to stay with the huskies for the opening 14 minutes but a Smith 3-Pointer ignited a 16-2 run that gave Connecticut a 37-23 Lead. Scott Burrell had nine Points during the run including seven . 6 Arizona 83, Evansville 76 Tucson Ariz. A with Sean Rooks 24 Points and Khalid Reeves 23, a height advantage and a Strong defense no. 6 Arizona outlasted Evansville to move into the championship of its fiesta bowl classic for the seventh straight time. But the outsize aces who twice trailed by 18 Points in the second half never quit and came within 82-76 with 8.2 seconds left when Parrish Casebier scored on a Layup was fouled and converted the free . 9 Michigan state 72, Stanford 62 East Lansing Mich. A it took just one Stanford Possession for unbeaten Michigan state to set the tone for its record 10th straight Victory a decision Over the Cardinal in the spartan classic final. The first time Stanford had the Ball it went inside to Forward Adam Keefe who tried a Short turnaround jumper which Mike Peplowski blocked. Keefe came into the game averaging 27 Points. He finished with 18 but committed 10 turnovers against the ninth ranked . 10 Indiana 94, Indiana state 44 Indianapolis a they done to Call it the Hoosier classic for nothing. Indiana claimed its 10th title in the in Hoosier classic in As Many attempts As the loth ranked Hoo Siers dispatched in state rival Indiana state. Greg Graham came off the Bench to match his career High with 24 Points 15 in the second half. And Damon Bailey hit for a season High 23. Bailey had a 3-for-6 Effort from 3-Point Range against the smaller . 11 Michigan 86, Brigham Young 83 Orlando Fla. A Chris Webber keyed a 24-7 run to open the second half and no. 11 Michigan held off a late Brigham Young rally to take a first round Victory in the red lobster classic. Jalen Rose led four Michigan freshmen in double figures with 23 Points while Webber added 19 Points and a game High 11 rebounds. Jimmy King chipped in with 14 Points and Ray Jackson had 11 for the . 13 Georgia tech 97, Mercer 67 Atlanta a Malcolm Mackey scored 18 Points As no. 13 Georgia tech blew out Mercer. All five starters for the yellow jackets 8-2 scored in doubled figures. Tech led Only 9-8 before a jumper by freshman Travis Best ignited a 30-10 . 14 Oklahoma 78, thu 73 Oklahoma City a Damon Patterson scored 25 Points including seven in a late 13-0 run to help no. 14 Oklahoma 8-0 nip Texas Christian in the final of the 56th annual All College tournament. Thu 8-2 led 66-60 with 5 13 left before Oklahoma held the horned frogs scoreless until the final 33 . 15 Arkansas 89, Jackson St. 66 Little Rock Ark. A Roosevelt Wallace came off the Bench to score 15 Points and spark 15-ranked Arkansas 9-2 Over Jackson state. Isaiah Morris also had 15 Points for the Razorbacks. Lindsey Hunter paced Jackson state 4-7 with 19 . 16 Missouri 92, Murray St. 52 Columbia to. A Anthony Peeler scored 23 Points and Jevon Crudup added 20 As no. 16 Missouri 9-0 beat Murray state. The tigers started the game with a 12-4 run then pulled away with a 31-6 run for a 33-Point Lead just before the . 18 St. Johns 75, Memphis St. 54 new York a Malik Sealy scored 24 Points and no. 18 St. Johns won the Recac Holiday festival for the 11th time with a Victory Over Memphis state. The redmen 6-2 were making their 30th appearance in the 40-year-old tournament and they won the two games by an average of 19  St. 72, no. 19 Utah 59 Ogden Utah a a1 Hamilton scored 24 Points and David Baldwin hit two key 3-pointers in the final minutes As Weber state upset 19th-ranked Utah. Weber state 5-5 used a tenacious full court press to Force the utes 9-2 into 25 turnovers. No. 20 Alabama 71, Bradley 62 Honolulu a Latrell Sprewell keyed a 19-5 run at the Start of the second Hall with seven Points lifting no. 20 Alabama to a Victory Over Bradley in an opening round game of the Rainbow classic saturday night. South Florida 85, no. 23 Iowa 78 Tampa Fla. A life at the University of South Florida just gets better and better for Gary Alexander. Saturday nights 18-Point, nine rebound performance helped the bulls upset no. 23 Iowa to win the Tampa Tribune Holiday invitational. Alexander who was named tournament map after scoring a combined 33 Points and 32 rebounds in two games is hoping the unheralded teams showing will give South Florida a shot at its first Ever National ranking. A a we la definitely get a Good look at the rankings now a Alexander said. A i done to know if we re knocking on the door yet but we re right at the  Derrick Sharp scored a career High 25 Points and Radenko Dobras scored 21 Points for South Florida 8-1 leu 159, n. Arizona 86 Baton Rouge la. A Shaquille of Neal had 43 Points 19 rebounds and eight blocked shots in a season Best performance that led Louisiana state Over Northern  95, Navy 88 Honolulu a Phil Lott scored 16 of his 29 Points in the second half and Chris Walz added 15 during the same period to help Hawaii hold off Navy in the first round of the Rainbow classic. Washington state downed Wisconsin 73-51 in the tournaments opening  75, air Force 70 Boise Idaho a Junior Forward Demtrius Dudley scored a career High 36 Points to push Hofstra to a Victory Over air Force in the Consolation final of the Albertsons Holiday classic