European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes tuesday february 18, 1992 Depaul claims Battle for Mcaa from Louisville Mcpaul s David Booth drives around Louisville defender Keith Legree on sunday. By the associated press Rosemont Iii. David Booth was aware of the possible rewards. Quot both teams needed it for the tourney but i think we needed it More than they did a Booth said sunday after the de Paul Blue demons Defeated the Louisville cardinals 84-81. Booth and Stephen Howard each scored 19 Points to Lead Depaul to its fifth straight Victory and 10th in the last 11 games. Since neither the metro conference Louisville nor the great Midwest de Paul have automatic bids to the Mcaa tournament this game could be a determining Factor if both teams Are on the Fence Lor a bid. Quot Overall i was pleased with How we played a said Louisville coach Denny Crum Quot our team is on the verge of playing Well but we can t get Over the Hump. Depaul has a Good team Joey Meyer has to be pleased with the play of his  Meyer was. A this was a real big win for us. I wish i could have been a Spectator because it was a great College basketball  in late top 25 games sunday Arizona St. 71, Washington St. 70 Tempe Ariz. A Arizona states Lester Neal scored 15 Points off the Bench and Stevin Smith had four of his 15 on free throws in the final 18.5 seconds As the Sun devils survived a second half collapse to nip Washington state in Pac-10 play. The Sun devils 14-9, 5-6 led by 19 Points in the first half and 58-44 with 11 07 left in the game but scored just 12 Points the rest of the Way. Washington state 16-8, 4-7 scored the next six in a College basketball Row and capped a 19-7 run when Neil Derrick hit a free throw with 2 50 left to Inch the cougars to withing two at 65-63. Lynn Collins put Asu Back up by four with 1 12 left on a driving Layup and Smiths free throws Down the stretch put Asu out of danger and completed a two game sweep of the cougars this season. Tyrone Maxey swished a 30-foot 3-Pointer just before the final Buzzer for the final margin. Asu hit 12 of their first 15 shots. Tony Ronaldson scored 13 Points for Asu and had eight rebounds As the Sun devils dominated the boards 39-22 but made just 6 of 21 shots in the second half. Texas 98, Georgia 93 san Antonio a Dexter Cambridge scored a game High 30 Points and . Tyler added 24, powering Texas Over Georgia. Cambridge who also grabbed 12 rebounds connected on 13 of 21 shots from the floor for the longhorns 16-9 Overall. Tyler scored Texas final 12 Points. Terrence Rencher added 18 Points for Texas and Benford Williams had 15. Depaul 84, Louisville 81 Rosemont 111. A Stephen Howard and David Booth scored 19 Points each As Depaul beat Louisville for its fifth consecutive Victory and 10th in 11 games. Everick Sullivan made a 3-Pointer to give Louisville 14-8 a 52-50 Lead Early in the second half. Booth then scored nine Points in a 13-4 run As Depaul 16-6 went ahead 63-56. Depaul opened up 9-Point leads twice the last at 75-66 on a pair of free throws by Howard. Goulet s 500th saves Hawks by the associated press Chicago a Michel Goulet scored his 500th goal the 17th nil player to reach the Mark and helped the Chicago Blackhawk lie the Calgary flames 5-5 sunday. Gouletas historic goal was his 13th of the season. He scored on a breakaway with 37 seconds left in the first period taking a pass from Steve Larmer and shooting past goaltender Jeff Reese. Goulet has 500 goals in 951 career nil games. He also scored 28 goals with Birmingham of the world hockey association in 1978-79, although those do not count in his Overall total. Goulet scored 456 goals in 813 games with Quebec. He joined longtime Chicago stars Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita As players who scored their 500th goal with the Blackhawk. In other games sunday penguins 3, flyers 3 Philadelphia Mario Lemieux sunday in the nil recently critical of the rough play in the nil and a1 Conroy touched off a full scale rumble that got All 10 skaters sent off the ice with 16 seconds left in overtime. Lemieux the penguins Star was fined $1,000 on feb. 7 after calling the nil a Quot be league because he said it per _ _ _ game and then started pushing and shoving. Every other skater soon became involved and though no big blows were landed the fights took five minutes to Stop. Lemieux Conroy and the other eight skaters were each Given misconduct and eight roughing penalties also were  5, whalers 4 Buffalo , a Alexander Mogil by scored his 24th and 25th goals of the season As Buffalo beat Hartford. The whalers Are 1-10-7 in their last 18 games. Hartford trailed 5-3 when de Senseman Earlcy Salapski scored with 3 02 left in the game. But the whalers had to play the final 1 55 minus a Man after Steve Conroyd was penalized for hooking  Leafs 7, oilers 5 Toronto a Wendel Clark and Lucien Deblois scored third period goats 23 seconds apart to lift Toronto Over Edmonton. The oilers led 4-3 at the Start of the third period but the Maple Leafs beat goalie Bill Ranford three  4, rangers 2 East Rutherford . Chris Terreri made 29 saves and just barely held off a late rangers rally As new Jersey Defeated new York. The Victory was a club record tying fifth straight. Terreri won his seventh a a a team Mark. Straight game also tying rangers knot canucks in final second new York a Darren Turcotte scored a Power play goal with a half second remaining in regulation monday to pull the new York rangers into a 3-3 tie with the Vancouver canucks. The tie extended the rangers wingless Streak against Vancouver to 10-0-2. The canucks Are wingless in their last six 0-5 d with goaltender John Vanbiesbrouc monday in the nil on the Bench for an extra attacker the rangers stormed the Vancouver net in the final seconds. Mike Gartner fired a Low hard shot on net that goaltender Kirk Mclean blocked. After Brian Leetch and Tim Kerr failed to poke in the rebound Turcotte scored on a final swipe just beating the Buzzer. Turcotte a goal neutralized the earlier heroics of Rookie Pavel Bure who attuned for missing a second period penalty shot by scoring his second goal Midway through the third period to give the canucks a 3-2 Lead. New York last lost to Vancouver on feb. 21, 1988. Vanbiesbrouc had won 13 straight decisions from the canucks prior to the draw and is 14-1-1  due for Sierra Arlington Texas a the agent for Texas outfielder Ruben Sierra has withdrawn his proposal for a multiyear contract and it appears the sides Are headed for a salary arbitration hearing tuesday. A a in a not Ever going to close the window on anything a sierras agent Chuck Berry said saturday. Quot Ruben and i Are very interested in working something out with the rangers. But it would be very unlikely we could work anything out after  Sierra who is eligible for free Agency following the season is scheduled for a hearing in new York. The All Star outfielder is asking for $5 million while the team is offering $3.8 million. Lawyers familiar with the negotiations say Sierra had proposed a five year Deal Worth $27.5 million. Rangers president Tom Schieffer has thus far refused to match the Money or the years. Berry could not be reached sunday but the lawyers speaking on the condition they not be identified said the multiyear proposal was withdrawn late Friday. Sierra made $2.65 million in 1991, when he hit .307 with 25 homers and 116 Bis