European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 27, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 25hogs take Kentucky showdown by the associated press Arkansas was impressive in College basketball a Only possible matchup of conference division leaders. The ninth ranked Razorbacks leaders of the West half of the 12-team Southeastern conference beat no. 8 Kentucky the Leader of the East 105-88 on saturday before a Rupp Arena record crowd of 24,324. Lee Mayberry led a balanced Arkansas attack with 23 Points. He made sue free throws in the final minute As the Razorbacks 17-3, 6-1 held off a final charge by the wildcats 14-4, 4-2. A we Are not cocky a Mayberry said. A we just feel that when we play our game we can beat any team on their floor and we  in other games involving ranked teams on saturday it was no. 1 Duke 84, Wake Forest 68 no. 2 Urcla 83, no. 24 Stanford 77 no. 3 Oklahoma state 84, Oral Roberts 61 no. 5 Kansas 103, Nebraska 78 no. 7 Connecticut 83, Boston College 77 in overtime no. 10 North Carolina 77, Virginia 56 no. 11 Arizona 96, Pittsburgh 76 no. 12 Missouri 69, Colorado 52 no. 13 Syracuse 58, no. 22 St. Johns 56 no. 15 Alabama 68, Georgia 65 no. 16 Michigan 98, Wisconsin 83 no. 18 Georgia tech 73, no. 20 la Miville 65 no. 21 Tulane 99, Temple 75, no. 23 Texas Elpaso 66, Hawaii 57, and no. 25 univ 74, new Mexico state 67. Kentucky got Back to 84-81, but Mayberry and Oliver Miller who finished with 19 Points went on an 7-0 run for a 10-Point Lead with 2 36 to go. Deron Feldhaus made a 3-Pointer to pull Kentucky within 93-86 with 1 17 to go. Mayberry was fouled in the backcourt with 56 seconds left a Call that also resulted in a technical foul on Kentucky coach Rick pit Ino. Mayberry then made four free throws for a 97-86 Lead. Five seconds later he was fouled again and made two More foul shots. A it was a hard fought basketball game but i done to think the score tells the Story of the game a Mayberry said. A we just pulled away at the end because of coach Pitino a  Todd Day add 18 Points for the Razorbacks Roosevelt Wallace had 17.no. 1 Duke 84, Wake Forest 68 Christian laettner had 25 Points As the Blue devils 14-0, 5-0 rolled at Home for their Best Atlantic coast conference Start since 1964 and a 20-game winning Streak Overall. Grant Hill scored 16 Points for Duke while Rodney Rogers led the Demon deacons 10-5, 34 with 18 . 2 Urcla 83, no. 24 Stanford 77 the Bruins 14-0, 6-0 Are off to their Best Start since 1972-73, the last of seven straight National championship seasons and they can thank Stanford free throw shooting for that. The Cardinal 11-3, 3-2which lost two straight Pac-10 games since entering the top 25 last week entered the game shooting 75 percent from the foul line and made just 17 of 33.no. 3 Oklahoma St. 84, Oral Roberts 61 Byron Houston had 30 Points and 7-foot freshman Bryant Reeves had 21 for the cowboys who at 18-0 Are off to their Best Start Ever. Oklahoma state had a 15-0 run on the Way to a 45-21 halftime Lead. Ray Thompson had 32 Points to Lead the titans 6-15who were playing just their fifth Home game of the . 5 Kansas 103, Nebraska 78 Adonis Jordan scored 18 of his 20 Points on 3-pointers As the Jay Hawks 14-1, 3-0 continued their Best big eight Start in six seasons. Kansas forced 29 turnovers in its 11th consecutive Home win. Eric Piatkowski and Derrick Chandler each had 17 Points to Lead the Corn huskers 13-3, 1-2 no. 7 Connecticut 83, Boston Coll. 77, of Chris Smith had six of his 23 Points in overtime As the huskies 15-1, 6-1 took Over sole Possession of first place in the big East. It was the second straight overtime win for Connecticut while the eagles 11-6, 3-5 had a three game winning Streak snapped. Gerrod Abram who had won each of each of the last two Boston College games with a last second shot missed two saturday s College basketball Dukes Christian laettner tries to Block shot by Wake forests Chris King in Blue devils win saturday. As regulation time expired at the Hartford civic Center. Billy Curley led Boston College with 22 . 10 North Carolina 77, Virginia 56 Hubert Davis had 19 Points As a Reserve the second time this season he has served such a role As the tar heels 14-3, 4-2 avoided their first 3-3 Start in acc play in 26 years. North Carolina used a 16-4 run in the second half and the foul trouble of the Cavaliers Bryant Stith to break the game open. Stith led Virginia 88, 2-4which has lost 48 of its last 52 games at Chapel Hill with 17 . 11 Arizona 96, Pitt 76 Khalid Reeves Chris Mills and de Stokes combined for 40 of their 54 Points in the second half and Arizona scored 19 straight in mid game to win at Home. The wildcats 13-3 got the last eight Points of the first half to tie it at 34 and then scored the first 11 Points in the second half. Reeves scored 15 of his 19 Points in the last 20 minutes Mills 16 of his 22 and Stokes 11 of his 13. Darren Morningstar fouled out with 17 Points for Pitt 118 no. 12 Missouri 69, Colorado 52 Jevon Crudup had 18 Points and Anthony Peeler added 16 As the tigers 14-2, 2-1 earned the big eight Home Victory. Missouri took control Early in the second half with runs of 11-4 and 10-4. Randy Robinson scored 17 Points to Lead the buffaloes 9-7, 0-3who played without starting Forward James . 13 Syracuse 58, no. 22 St. Johns 56 the orangemen 14-2, 6-2 came up with two big defensive plays in the final seconds for their sixth straight win Over St. Johns at the Carrier dome. Mike hop Kinsy free throw with 37 seconds left broke the final tie and then Dave Johnson and Conrad Mcrae each came up with a steal for Syracuse. The loss was the fourth in six games a All big East Road defeats a for the Redmon 10-6, 4-4who were 1c by Malik Seal Cyl a 15 . 15 Alabama 68, Georgia 65 James Robinson returned from a one game suspension to score 17 Points As the Crimson tide 15-4, 3-3 broke a three game losing Streak All in the Southeastern conference. The bulldogs 9-7, 2-4 did no to score Over the final 3 14 in losing at Home for the first time in seven games this season. Litt Crial led Georgia with 14 . 16 Michigan 98, Wisconsin 83 Chris Webber has 25 Points and 17 rebounds to Lead the wolverines 11-4, 3-3 to their first big ten Home Victory of the season. Jimmy King and Jalyn Rose who along with Webber arc members of Michigan a fab five freshmen class had 15 and 13 Points respectively. Tracy Webster had 24 Points and six assists for the badgers 10-8,1-4who have lost 15 of 16 to . 18 a. Tech 73, no. 20 Louisville 65 Jon Barry led the visiting yellow jackets 14-5 with a crucial 3-p>ointer and three free throws in the final minute. Louisville 11-4 had Cut a 52-41 Lead to two Points when Barry hit his third 3-Pointer of the game a All his Field goals a with 5 14 to play As Georgia tech avoided its third straight loss. Everick Sullivan had 11 Points for the cardinals who had won four . 21 Tulane 99, Temple 75 Anthony Reed had 24 Points and 14 rebounds As the Green wave 15-1 led by As Many As 31 Points. Tulane forced 15 turnovers and out rebounded the visiting owls 7-7 44-27. Rick Brunson led Temple with 15 . 23 Texas Elpaso 66, Hawaii 57 Eddie Rivera and Marlon Maxcy came off the Bench in the first half to key a 19-4 run As step won at Hawaii. Step 16-1 Overall 6-0 wac took a 28-12 Lead with five minutes left in the first half. While Rivera and Maxey set the offensive Tempo the miners defense kept Hawaii 9-7, 2-3 scoreless for a 6 04 stretch and without a fila goal for 10 12.no. 25 univ 74, new Mexico state 67 coach Jerry Tarkanian got his 500th Victory at univ As . Rider teamed with Evric Gray for 14 straight Points late in the second half. Univ 17-2, 9-0 big West won its 13th straight game. New Mexico state 13-2, 5-1led by William benjamins 20 Points saw us 10-Gamc winning Streak snapped. Tarkanian whose 19-Ycar stint at univ will end with his resignation at the end of the season is 500-105 at the school and 616-122  64, Navy 56 Spencer Staggs scored a game High 19 Points and David Arda fio added career highs of 17 Points and 14 rebounds to Lead army past visiting Navy in Patriot league play. After a close first half army 3-14, 1-4 put on a 16-4 spurt to grab the Lead for Good 37-26, with 12 42 remaining. Staggs keyed the surge with 7 Points. Navy 4-12, 0-5 closed to 40-38 on 2 free throws by Victor Mickel with 8 45 to go but army responded with nine straight Points capped by two free throws by Staggs with 5 33 left. A 7-0 Navy run narrowed the margin to 49-45 with 4 21 remaining but the cadets registered seven straight Points All from the free throw  Force 83, Youngstown St. 57 Colorado Springs Colo. Dale French a 18 Points helped aft Force cruise. The Falcons advanced their Overall record 6-11 in the non conference game. Youngstown state fell to 5-12. Air Force dominated both halves jumping out to a 42-20 halftime Lead and out shooting the penguins 60 percent to 37 percent in a game that was never  Power Seton Hall Over no. 6 buckeyes East Rutherford . A sophomores John Leahy and Luther Wright who both missed last season for different reasons came up big off the Bench sunday to help Seton Hall beat no. 6 Ohio state 68-64. The pirates 11-5 seemed to have the game in hand leading 65-53 with 4 17 left. But Ohio state 12-3 closed to 6664 with 1 14 left when Jimmy Jackson scored the last of his nine Points in the final 3 59. Leahy who missed last season after fracturing his right ankle the night before the season opener had a career High 16 Points making four of five 3-pointers. Wright the 7-foot-2, 290-Pound Center who missed last year after failing to meet academic standards had a solid 15 minutes with eight Points three rebounds and two blocks. He and Leahy were the keys to the pirates spurt at the end of the first half that allowed them to take a 31-30 halftime Lead. Terry Demerc led Seton Hall with 20 Points and nine rebounds while Jackson topped the buckeyes with 21 Points a on a disappointing 9-for-23 from the floor