European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Kansas drubs Oklahoma the stars and stripes february 26, 1992 b Page 28 by Doug Tucker Lawrence Kan. A Roy Williams fondest Hope is that a some idiot was among a nationwide to audience watching Eric Pauley hit career highs in Points and rebounds monday night As no. 3 Kansas beat Oklahoma 84-65 Mon Day night. A that fellow who does no to have enough guts to sign his letters and wrote in about Eric i Hope he was watching a the Kansas coach said. A some idiot. Wrote in and asked me when i was going to give up on Eric Pauley. The Guy was Only averaging double figures in big eight play shooting 60 percent. I Hope some Day hell have enough guts to write a letter and sign his name Tomore College basketball on Page 26 it a he said. Pauley a 6-10 Junior scored 23 Points and grabbed 12 rebounds and helped key a 17-4 run that broke open a tight game. In addition Pauley Drew the primary defensive assignment on Oklahoma Center Bryan saltier who was held to one Point after scoring 29 against the Jay Hawks earlier. A this was my Best game at this level a said Pauley. Pauley scored eight Points in the 5-minute run and Adonis Jordan a 5-11 Point guard scored six As Kansas 21-3, 9-2 won its 15th straight big eight game at Home and swept their two game series with the sooner for the first time since 1986. Oklahoma 17-7, 5-6boosted by Terry Evans offensive burst pulled Back to 52-50 on Damon Patterson a Basket. But then Pauley working inside most of the night scored and Jordan hit a 3-Pointer to put the Jay Hawks in control. Jordan finished with 22 Points while Rex Walters who had been battling a shooting slump had 18. Evans who had just three Points in the first half finished with 25 and Damon Patterson had 19. Bryan Sallier who had 29 Points against Kansas in their first meeting Havone Point. Warriors blazers keep on winning by the associated press the Golden state warriors wont Stop winning. The Portland Trail blazers wont let them run away with the Pacific division title. The warriors used Chris Mullins Streak shooting to open a comfortable Lead in Dallas then held off the Mavericks late comeback to win 138-131 on monday night for their eighth straight Victory. Not to be outdone the Trail blazers got 24 Points from Clyde Drexler and survived Jeff Malone a miss at the Buzzer to beat Utah 110-107, ending the jazz a six game winning Streak. Golden state 37-15 is .008 ahead of the Trail blazers 38-16. The two teams do not play each other again until april. Dallas was behind 12e-101 with 5 12 to play but rallied to Cut the deficit to 133-126 with 23.8 seconds left Brian Howard a 3 Aba on Pointer Derek Harper hit another 3-Pointer with 8.7 seconds left to reduce the margin to 135-130, but Dallas could come no closer. A we got it up to 20 and then i Felt comfortable enough with our Lead if we made our free throws a warriors coach Don Nelson said after Golden state converted 13 of 19 free throws in the fourth Quarter. Mullin was 8 for 9 in the first Quarter and finished with 29 Points. Tim Hardway added 27 for the warriors while Rookie guard Mikel Uzzolino scored 22 for Dallas. In other games monday night Trail blazers 110, jazz 107 Portland a Drexler grabbed his own rebound with 35 seconds to play and put in the follow to give Portland a 108-105 Lead against the visiting jazz. A i was Able to tip it in after the miss. That a the key. You be got to stay with it a Drexler said. Utah a Blue Edwards Sank two free throws with 23 seconds to go to make it 108-107 before Danny Ainge who scored 14 of his 16 Points in the second half made two free throws with 12.4 seconds to go to boost the Lead Back to three. Malone who scored 18 Points but Only two in the final Quarter missed the rim on a wide open 3-Pointer at the Buzzer. Drexler led Portland with 24 Points while Terry Porter added 17 and Jerome Kersey and Buck Williams had 15 apiece. Karl Malone scored 30 for  104, kicks 95 Phoenix a nobody could quite match Patrick Ewing a 37-Point performance but Tom Chambers came close enough. Displaying the form which made him the suns top scorer until last season Chambers scored 29 Points As the suns Defeated new York. Ewing a Mammoth Effort included 10 rebounds and seven blocks. He had 19 Points and four blocks in the first Quarter after which the suns repeatedly double and triple teamed him. Johnson scored �5 Points and Jeff Hornacek finished with 22 for  106, Timber wolves 91 Minneapolis a Eddie Johnson scored 26 Points and sparked a key third Quarter surge As Seattle broke open a close game and went on to defeat Minnesota which lost its fourth in a Row. Ricky pierces three Point play broke a 58-58 tie Midway through the Quarter and Johnson followed with seven of the sonics next nine Points Benoit Benjamin added 24 Points As Seattle won its fourth straight and 10th in 15 games under coach George  117, nuggets 95 Atlanta a Kevin Willis had 21 Points and 12 rebounds before sitting out the fourth Quarter As Atlanta built an Early 20-Point Lead and coasted past Denver. Atlanta took a 9-0 Lead in the first three minutes As the nuggets missed their first nine shots. Denver made a 16-6 run that Cut the deficit to 66-55 Early in the third Quarter but came no  108, Kings 96 Philadelphia a Armon Gilliam scored 29 Points Hersey Hawkins had 27 and Charles Barkley the kicks Patrick Ewing blocks both the suns Kevin Johnson and his shot monday night in Phoenix. Added 19 As the 76ers built a 12-Point Lead in the final period and held off Road weary Sacramento. Philadelphia led 82-70 with 10 31 left in the game but the Kings pecked away to get within 97-92 with 2 39 remaining. Ron Anderson made a 3-Point shot Gilliam hit a Layup and Johnny Dawkins added a pair of free throws to make it 104-92 with 51 seconds to go. Dennis Hopson a 20 led the  wishes he had blocked gop Houston apr Houston astros owner John Mcmullen stung by criticism from major league baseball officials and players and miffed at the Houston Media wishes he would have blocked the Republican party from holding its convention this summer at the Astrodome. Quot looking Back i wish i had told them to go to hell a Mcmullen said sunday at Kissimmee fla., the astros Spring training site. A Why not All the agony i was put through a the Adverse criticism i got arbitrated by baseball a players association got criticized by everybody in the league and it was All instigated by the press in Houston. A i thought the criticism of this organization Over the Republican National convention was so unfair unreasonable and  Mcmullen bowed to requests from local officials that the Astrodome be available for the aug. 17-20 gop convention. But the party a request that the dome be available three weeks in Advance of that Means the astros will be on a record 28-Day, 26-game Road trip. That prompted a grievance from the players association which was settled when Mcmullen agreed to donate $100,000 to the baseball program at the . Naval Academy and $25,000 to new York area Little league programs. Mcmullen interviewed in Florida by the Houston Post and Houston chronicle said hell actually lose Money with the convention. A a Here a a situation where we single hand edly brought the Republican convention to Houston at an influx of at least $100 million to the City a he said. A we done to make a dime a if anything we re going to lose from  Mcmullen who has had the team up for Sale since late 1990, said this will be his last Spring training As owner of the astros. A a it a time for me to go a he said. A this is it. I know i said that last Spring and in a disappointed that it Hasni to been accomplished. A a it a not baseball that in a tired of. In a just tired of the situation in  sports College basketball standings a Page 23 George Vecsey comments on baseball a Page 25 univ urged to suspend hoop program a Page 26holyfield-Holmes bout confirmed a Page 27