European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 16, 1992 the stars and stripes Page 25bruin comeback wraps up Crown by the associated press los Angeles the letdown Urcla feared was looming at halftime. The no. 8 Bruins who beat second ranked Arizona 89-81 in an emotional game thursday night were tied 46-46 with Arizona state at the end of the first half saturday. They needed to beat Asu to win the Pacific-10 title outright. When the Sun devils took a 51-48 Lead Early in the second half Urcla responded with a 13-0 run that broke the game open. A at halftime i told our team we needed to pick it up defensively and be More patient on offence a make one More pass and take a better shot a Bruins coach Jim Harrick said. A it seemed to have  Don Maclean scored 25 Points in his last game at Pauley Pavilion As Urcla went on to defeat the Sun devils 85-77 and win their first conference title since 1987. The Bruins took the court minutes after Southern Cal Defeated Arizona 7069 and knew a loss would mean sharing the Pac-10 title with the trojans who beat them twice this season. Us finished second followed by Arizona which had won the last four Cham-Pacific-10 Pion ships. Because the conference does no to have a postseason tournament Urcla also earned the Pac loss automatic bid to the Mcaa tournament. Urcla 25-4 Overall 16-2 Pac-10 led 85-71 with 45 seconds remaining before Arizona state 18-13, 9-9 scored the last six Points in the last 31 seconds. Tracy Murray scored 22 Points and helped the Bruins with 13 rebounds eight on offence where he had several cutbacks. Smith finished with 17 Points. The Sun devils were led by Mario Bennett with 20 Points and Fontana with 19. However Between them they scored Only 13 in the second half. No. 10 so. Cal 70, no. 2 Arizona 69 los Angeles a Rodney Chatman hit a 12-foot jumper As time expired giving Southern Cal a 70-69 win Over Arizona. It was the second straight loss for the wildcats 24-6. Harold Miner led Southern Cal 23-5 with 21 Points and became the second Pac-10 player since Lew Alcindor to score More than 2,000 Points in three  Clinch tie a clan a Mitchell Butler goes Over Arizona states Dwayne Fontana on saturday. By the associated press Minneapolis Jim Jackson scored 26 Points saturday As no. 5 Ohio state beat Minnesota 94-63 for its sixth straight Victory assuring the buckeyes of at least a tie for their second consecutive big ten championship. Ohio state 23-5, 15-3 started the game in a first place tie with Indiana which ended its regular season sunday at Purdue. Ohio state and Indiana were big ten co champs last season. The buckeyes also will find out sunday if  be a no. 1 seed in the Mcaa tournament for the second straight year. The buckeyes who Are 30-6 in the conference Over the last two seasons have won 15 big ten titles. Its the first time they successfully defended a conference title since winning Back to Back crowns in 1962-63 and 1963-64.no. 14 Michigan 68, Illinois 59 Ann Arbor Mich. A Jalen Rose scored 15 of his 22 Points in the second half leading Michigan to a 68-59 win big ten Over Illinois in a big ten conference game saturday. Roses efforts woke a slumbering Michigan team that trailed 24-22 at halftime. The wolverines shot just 36 percent in the first period. But Michigan 20-8 Overall 11-7 big ten went on a 22-4 run in the second half kicked off by a Chris Webber jumper at the 16 45 Mark and capped by roses Layup with 8 20 remaining. That put the wolverines up 50-38. No. 16 Mich. St. 64, Iowa 53 East Lansing Mich. Anthony Miller scored All of his 15 Points in the second half sunday As no. 16 Michigan state beat Iowa 64-53 in the big ten and clinched a third place tie with Michigan in the conference. Michigan state 21-7, 11-71 led 24-19 after a defensive first half Ana 34-26 with 16 28 left before a 10-2 run by Iowa 1810,10-8which finished  sabres spark islanders past them by the associated press Uniondale . The 10,315 fans at the Nassau coliseum on saturday came to boo Pat Lafontaine. They wound up cheering the players he was traded for. Two sex sabres Pierre Turgeon and Benoit Hogue handled the offence while Lafontaine had a less than triumphant Homecoming As the new York islanders beat Buffalo 4-1 on saturday. In other games saturday Maple Leafs 6, penguins 3 Toronto a not even Mario Lemieux a 400th career goal could make up for some shaky goal ending by Wendell Young As Toronto downed Pittsburgh. Toronto 10-1-1 at Home since the Allstar break remained six Points behind Minnesota in the race for the last playoff berth in the Norris  stars 4, red wings 1 Bloomington Minn. Mike Modano continued his hot scoring Pace with a goal and two assists and Jon Casein he saturday recorded his first Victory since feb. 3 As Minnesota Defeated  6, flames 4 Calgary Alberta a Petr Nedved a goal Midway through the third period snapped a 4-4 tie As Vancouver Defeated  6, blues 0 St. Louis a Rookie Tony Amonte scored three goals and Brian Leetch had three assists to Back John Vantries Broucke a goal ending As the new York rangers beat injury depleted St. Louis. St. Louis was without the no la Stop goal scorer Brett Hull who has a Back injury and is listed  3, devils 2 Daly City Calif a Johan Garden Lov waisted a 25-foot shot from the right Circle past new Jersey goaltender Chris Terrerr with 2 48 remaining to break a third period tie and give san Jose a Victory Over new  3, whalers 1 Edmonton Alberta a Vince Damphousse ended a 10-game drought with his career High 34th goal of the season As Edmonton downed  5, Nordques 4, of Quebec a Bob Carpenter scored at 1 27 of overtime As Boston snapped a five game wingless Streak with a Victory Over  5, Kings 2 Montreal a Patrice Brisebois and Russ Courtnell scored 22 seconds apart Early in the final period to lift Montreal to a comeback Victory Over los  3, capitals 1 Philadelphia Keith Acton scored with 1 57 remaining As Philadelphia beat Washington extending its Home dominance. Philadelphia is 14-2-6 in its last 22 Home  Nab berth Landover my. A Mike Ridley broke a third period tie with his 200th career goal and the Washington capitals beat the new York islanders 5-2 sunday to Clinch their 10th consecutive playoff berth. Ridley put Washington ahead 3-2 when he intercepted a pass from Uwe Krupp skated Down left Wing and bounced a shot of the right skate of goal tender Mark Fitzpatrick at 1 06 of the third. Don Beaupre made 18 saves and recorded his 200th nil Victory for Washington which closed within five Points of the first place new York rangers in the Patrick division. The islanders who began the Day four ints behind fourth place Pittsburgh ailed to gain in the cease for the divisions final playoff position