European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 25, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 29hoosiers get even at Columbus from wire reports Columbus Ohio a Indiana never forgot. A year ago the hoosiers blew leads late in regulation and both overtimes before losing 97-95 to Ohio state at St. John Arena. A we Felt we gave them the game last year a Indiana coach Bob Knight said after seventh ranked Indiana beat the sixth ranked buckeyes 86-80 sunday. A to come Back and win a Tough game Here i think that was a Good thing. It meant a lot to the  Calbert Cheaney scored 28 Points and Indiana hit 10 straight shots from the Field during a 26-8 run As the hoosiers snapped Ohio states 30-game Home winning Streak. Indiana 20-4 used 65-percent shooting in the second half to improve to 11-2 and take a 1 i game Lead in the big ten conference race. Alan Henderson who was ill and missed Indiana a 91-83 Victory Over the buckeyes in january added a career High 24 Points and nine rebounds. This time Indiana came Back to build a Lead watched it evaporate and then sprinted away. A you try to get out and deny them the Ball but they still made the shots on a consistent basis a said Jim Jackson who led Ohio state with 24 Points. The hoosiers who finished 8 of 12 from 3-Point Range scored 10 of the last 12 Points of the half including a pair of 3-pointers by Damon Bailey. Bailey who finished with 17 Points tossed in an off balance 29-footer off the Glass As the halftime Buzzer sounded to give Indiana a 42-38 Lead. Indiana hit its last seven shots of the first half then made three in a Row to Start the second capping a 26-8 run for a 49-38 Lead. Ohio state used a 6-0 run to pull even at 62 on a 10-foot Bank shot by Tom Brandewie off Lawrence fun College basketball Ohio states Jim Jackson defends against Indiana a Damon Bailey sunday. Indiana won 86-80 to snap states 30-game Home winning Streak. Der burkes a assist with 10 15 left. But this time Indiana did no to let the advantage slip away As it had a year ago. That was partly because the buckeyes who had rallied behind Jackson seemed to suddenly Stop getting him the Ball. Cheaney hit a shot inside and then a 3-Pointer followed by Bailey a jumper and the Lead was Back to 69-62. After Jackson countered with a Basket inside Cheaney Matt Nover and Henderson All scored in the paint to put the Lead Back to 75-64 with 6 01 remaining. The buckeyes got no closer than six Points again. Indiana hit 15 of 23 from the Field in the second half. Mark Baker added 22 Points for Ohio state 17-5, 93while Chris jct had 14 Points. Funderburke a former Indiana player who transferred to Ohio state had eight Points nine rebounds and seven blocked shots. Ohio state had not lost at St. John Arena since an 84-75 loss to Michigan state on feb. 10, 1990. The 30-game winning Streak was the second longest in the nation behind in Lvi a 46 in a Row. In other games sunday no. 5 Arizona 66, Temple 60 St. Petersburg Fla. Matt Othick tied a school record with seven 3-pointers for the wildcats. Othick matched Craig Mcmillan who Sank seven 3-pointers at Washington in 1987. He had six 3-pointers in the second half and finished with 23 Points. Chris Mills added 13 Points for Arizona 20-4. Aaron Mckie had 23 Points for Temple 14-10 no. 12 Kentucky 84, Georgia 73 Athens a. A Jamal Mashburn collected 26 Points and sparked a decisive 15-1 second half As Kentucky won its fifth straight. Dale Brown was 7 of 7 from the Field including 4 of 4 on 3-pointers for the wildcats 20-5 Overall and 9-3 in the Sec. Litterill Green led Georgia with 17 Points but was just 4 for 14 from the Field. The bulldogs Are 12-11,5-7.rockets top frigid spurs 90-83 by United press International Houston a Rudy Tomjanovich has won two out of his three games As Houston rockets interim coach but his Early Success has not gone to his head. Tomjanovich sweated out sunday nights game when the rockets held off a late rally by the cold shooting san Antonio spurs for a 90-83 Home Victory. A i need a couple of Days off a said Tomjanovich whose next game is wednesday against Golden state. A i need to learn now to Pace myself. If we done to get this win Here we re really up against the  at 28-27, the rockets Are one half game ahead of the los Angeles clippers m the race for the eighth and final Western conference playoff spot. The spurs also have an interim coach Bob Bass who has a 10-6 record since taking Over for Larry Brown. San Antonio 31-23, is fifth in the West but can to afford Many shooting games like sunday when it hit Only 34 of 82 41.5 percent from the floor and 14 of 24 58.3 from the foul line. The poor shooting led to the spurs third straight loss. A we just did no to do a Good Job of finding the open Man a Bass said. A your offence just   take away Antoine carry a 6 of 8 shooting off the Bench and the spurs shot 38 recent. Carr who had 14 Points rallied Hakeem Olajuwon beats David Robinson to the Basket in rockets Victory Over spurs. An Antonio by scoring 6 Points in an 113 run that made it 85-81 with 1 26 left. But Matt Bullard hit a 3-Point shot then added another Basket to help the rockets survive. Bullard finished with 15 Points on 7 of 10 shooting. A i feel real confident playing for Rudy a Bullard said. A the knows me and that helps give me a lot of  Bullards 3-Pointer came from 25 feet out on the left Side. The spurs then blew two late chances to close the Gap when Rod Strickland missed two free throws with 30 seconds left and David Robinson missed a Dunk with 23 seconds to go. Vernon Maxwell paced the rockets with 25 Points nine rebounds and six assists. Hakeem Olajuwon finished with 1 Aba Points 14 rebounds and seven blocked shots. Olajuwon became the sixth player in Aba history to reach 2,000 career blocks. Robinson led the spurs with 16 Points and 10 rebounds but made just 4 of 11 free throws. Chaney was fired with no warning by Michael a. Lutz Houston apr former Houston rockets coach Don Chancy speaking for the first time since he was fired on feb. 18, said sunday night he Wasny to surprised at being fired but he was shocked at the manner it was handled. A usually when there is a situation where you re not winning there is a discussion about where the team is headed a Chaney said. A i never really got that Chance. Our last big discussion was about where we were headed and what we needed in  Chaney overcame the rockets problems last season and earned Aba coach of the year honors for his efforts. The rockets won a franchise record 52 games and had an outstanding month of March with a 13-game winning Streak. But after struggling to a 26-26 record shortly after the us Star break this season owner Charlie Thomas had had enough. He dismissed Chaney and installed assistant Rudy Tomjanovich As interim coach. A we struggled last season too a Chaney said. A we went 20-20 and then we turned it around. If Charlie had made this move last year we  have been Able to get win the 52  Chaney was fired following the teams first practice after blowing a 24-Point fourth Quarter Lead and losing to Minnesota in overtime