European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 b the stars and stripes wednesday March 4, 1992 Jay Hawks clip cowboys redmen Humble hoyas by the associated press Lawrence Kan. A for a team that a rebuilding winning a share of the big eight championship seems no Small feat. A rebuilding arc we supposed to be rebuilding a guard Rex Walters asked monday night after no. 3 Kansas downed no. 12 Oklahoma state 77-64 to Clinch at least a share of its second straight title. With Walters scoring 18 Points the Jay Hawks 22-3 Overall 10-2 big eight handed the cowboys 22-6, 6-6 their fifth straight big eight Road loss and their 28th loss in 30 trips to Allen fieldhouse where Kansas has won 16 straight conference games. A i told the Guys they should feel very Good about this a Kansas coach Roy Williams said. A nobody has Given them enough credit for what they have done. You have to remember that we lost six players from last years  after the Jay Hawks went into a zone trap defense Walters scored 10 straight Points As Kansas rebuffed an Oklahoma state rally in the second half. Byron Houston led the cowboys with 26 Points but did not have a Field goal in the final 13 minutes. Walters got Good scoring support. Adonis Jordan had 14, Eric Pauley 13 and Richard Scott 10. Cornell Hatcher had nine for Oklahoma state whose Point guard Sean Sutton was held to a season Low of one Point. In other top-25 games monday St. Johns 65, no. 17 Georgetown 49 new York a St. Johns beat Georgetown at its own game a defense a and clinched at least a tie for its first big East title since 1986. The redmen held the 17th-ranked hoyas scoreless for More than seven minutes in the second half monday night and won behind Malik Sealy a 21 Points. Georgetown fourth in the nation defensively by pistons trip bullets with rally 99-89 by the associated press Auburn Hills Mich. The Detroit pistons Are hoping their experience will replace the skills they May have lost Over the last couple seasons. The Washington bullets came into the Palace on monday night with a five game losing Streak but they used their Youthful quickness to Lead by As Many As 15 Points in route to. A 54-45 halftime Lead. But in the second half the pistons used their experience defense and Orlando Woolridge shot hand to take a 99-89 Victory. A they had the better matchup in the first half a Isiah Thomas Saia. A they were quicker but in the second half we used a Hal court trap to keep them out of their  Washington a Pervis Ellison scored 17 Points in the first half and had another eight Early in the third Quarter after that he did no to score another Point. While the Piston defense was shutting Down the bullets Woolridge and John Salley were combining for 18 third Quarter Points. Durnas led Detroit with 24 Points while Woolridge had 19. Dennis Rodman had 21 rebounds. In mondays other game warriors 118, Kings 98 Sacramento Calif. Tim Hardaway scored 29 Points including five 3-pointers, and had 14 assists As Golden state ended a two year losing Streak at Sacramento. Hardaway scored 10 Points including two 3-pointers, As the warriors shot 60 percent in the third Quarter and expanded a seven Point halftime Lead to 87-72 College basketball holding the opposition to 39.5 percent shooting shot 37.8 percent against St. Johns. St. Johns which fell out of the top 25 rankings after losing to notre Dame on saturday has now won eight consecutive conference games. Before that the redmen lost five of seven including a 61-48 defeat at Georgetown on Jan. 29 that was their last big East loss. The redmen need to beat Seton Hall on saturday to win the big East outright in their final regular season game while Georgetown could tie with a Victory Over Pittsburgh and a loss by St. Johns. Chucky sproling scored 14 Points for the redmen 18-8 Overall and 12-5 in conference play. Alonzo mourning had 17 Points and six blocked shots for Georgetown 18-8, 11-6. . Charlotte 79, no. 21 Tulane 69 new Orleans a Henry Williams scored 34 Points including six on 3-Point shots leading North. Carolina Charlotte Over no. 21 Tulane. The win kept alive the 49ers�?T Hopes of winning the metro conference title. Tulane failed for the third time to wrap up its first league title. Williams scored eight Points As the 49ers extended their 38-33 halftime Lead to 53-44 with 12 50 left. Tulane got Back to five Points three times but Williams Sank a 3-Pointer each time. Anthony Reed led Tulane with 27 Points. The Green wave 19-6 Overall remained in first place with a 7-4 league record. North Carolina Charlotte 18-9 Overall is tied for second at 6-5 with Louisville and South Florida. A Tulane Victory Over Southern Mississippi or an no Charlotte loss to Virginia Commonwealth on saturday would give the Green wave the top seed in the conference tournament. E Shawn cute Scott hangs a stuff in front of hoyas Don Reid Hull carries blues past canucks 5-3 Spud Webb the Kings 5-6 guard bats a pass away from warriors Chris Mullin. Entering the fourth Quarter. Spud Webb scored 25 Points and Mitch Richmond 19 for the Kings who never led after a 21-20 margin late in the first Quarter. Lionel Simmons added 17 Points and nine rebounds for Sacramento. Chris Mullin the a bad a fourth leading scorer finished with 15 Points nearly 12 Points less than his average. Billy Owens scored 21 Points and Tyrone Hill had 10 Points and 15 rebounds for Golden state. The warriors who earlier this season Defeated Sacramento 153-91 at Oakland last beat the Kings on the Road on dec. 12, 1989. By the associated press Vancouver British Columbia a the St. Louis blues Arentt having the Success on the Road this season that they did in 1990-91 a except in Vancouver. Brett Hull put on a another goal scoring show for St. Louis scoring three times on feeds from Craig Jan Ney As the blues survived Vancouver a 27-shot third period for a 5-3 Victory Over the canucks on monday night. It was the second win in As Many visits to the Pacific coliseum for the blues who Are 1017-6 away from St. Louis after going 23-13-4 on the Road last season. A these Guys Are a Heck of club and we took two Here this year Quot Hull said after his eighth three goal game of the season. A a that a really  Hull took Over the nil scoring race with 66 goals and 102 Points As he surpassed the 100-Point Mark for the third straight season. The other blues Star was Curtis Joseph who faced 54 shots half of them in the third period. A they have a lot of offence and we got some Good Breaks a Joseph said. A but a lot of the shots were from the outside and the Guys cleared the  the canucks showing the effects of their third game in four Days trailed 5-2 and appeared lifeless for the first two periods after crushing the Calgary blames 11-0 the Day before. They were a different team in the final period out shooting St. Louis 273 but were Able to put Only one past Joseph who was Sharp All night. They out shot the blues 54-24 for the game. Ron and Rich Sutter scored the other St. Louis goals while Jim Sand Lak scored twice and Pavel Bure had the other for the canucks. The blues who be struggled on the Road this season were Sharp until the final period in every aspect of their game and improved their record to 31-26-9 a 10 Points Back of Detroit in the Norris division. The canucks 35-21-9 remained atop the smythe division and 10 Points ahead of los Angeles. Hulls first goal was a classic give and go with Janney that began when they broke out of their end on a 2-on-1. They skated Over the canucks Blue line exchanged passes before Hull snapped one that gave Mclean no Chance. In mondays other game rangers 7, devils 1 East Rutherford . Mike Gartner scored twice in a 1 26 Span in the first period and the new York rangers won their fifth in a Row with a rout of slumping new Jersey. Tony Amonte added two Power play goals As the rangers snapped a three game losing Streak in the Mead lowlands Arena and won for Only the fourth time in their last 13 visits. The devils fell to 1-4-2 in their last seven games including their first three game losing Streak at Home since january 1991. They begin a six game Road trip wednesday night at Madison Square Garden