European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Heels step up to record by Chuck Melvin Cincinnati apr years from now Eric Mon Tross and his North Carolina teammates will look Back on the part they played in helping Dean Smith become the winning est coach in Mcaa tournament history. For now Montross wants to celebrate Only the latest of Smiths 48 tournament wins a 68-63 Victory Over stubborn Miami of Ohio on thursday. Montross used his muscular 7-foot Frame to score 22 Points on a variety of dunks layups and tip ins offsetting a barrage of 11 Miami 3-pointers. A coming into this game a lot of people thought we were going to be Able to Roll Over them. But we saw the tapes. We knew what we were facing a Montross said. The outcome was in doubt until Miami a Jamie Mer curio missed a desperate attempt to tie it on a 30-footer with four seconds left. North Carolinas Hubert Davis fouled immediately made both free throws to Clinch it. Smith has won 48 tournament games one More than woo dense Page 25 for More Mcaa games a clan a John wooden since becoming the tar heels coach in 1961. North Carolina is making its record 18th consecutive appearance in the Mcaa tournament. A a we re extremely pleased with his Success a Montross said. A a we re under his Tutelage for the Long haul. We know he a a great coach. That a Why we re All Here. A in a couple of years Well be Able to look Back and enjoy it with him. But right now its our Job to help him achieve All those  no. 18 North Carolina improved to 22-9 and advances to a second round game saturday with Alabama 26-6which beat Stanford 80-75 thursday. Mid american Champ Miami ended its first Mcaa appearance since 1986 with a 23-8 Mark. Mercurio led Miami so bomb squad with 24 Points All on a career High eight 3-Point shots. But Miami Wasny table to overcome the inside strength of Montross who scored 10 Points during a 23-9 second half run that turned a seven Point deficit into a 62-55 North Carolina Lead with 1 57 remaining. Montross made ll-of-13 shots from the Field and grabbed 13 rebounds. A Montross was a Load for us a Miami coach Joby Wright said. A the got some easy baskets. We hit some shots and had a Chance to win at the end. Sometimes the Ball bounces your Way sometimes it  Davis usually the tar heels leading scorer went 2-of-17 from the Field but atoned by hitting All 11 of his free throws and scoring 15 Points. Derrick Phelps had 10 Points for North Carolina. David Scott scored 15 and Scott Belyeu had 10 for Miami. The tar heels did no to move ahead for Good until Henrik Rodl Sank a rare 3-Pointer for a 55-53 North Carolina advantage with 8 15 left. Rodl made Only seven 3-pointers during the season. The stars and stripes March 20,1992 Page 28 Capriati ends Seles Streak aztecs put Urcla aide in top Job san Diego a Tony Fuller a 10-Ycar assistant coach at Urcla and Pepperdine was named san Diego states new basketball coach wednesday ending a month of speculation that Jerry Tarkanian would get the Job. Fuller will continue to assist Urcla in the Mcaa tournament while beginning his coaching duties with the san Diego state aztecs. San Diego state athletic director Fred Miller said he and Urcla coach Jim har Rick agreed to the arrangement tuesday night. A this is something i have prepared for and practice for 10 Long years a said Fuller 33. Fullers task will be immense. He takes Over a team that finished 2-26, including a 21-game losing Streak. Jim Brandenburg was fired on feb. 11 and replaced on an interim basis by Jim Harrick or. Harrick the son of the Urcla coach will remain at san Diego state As one of fullers assistant coaches. While he said he was sad to be leaving Urcla after four years Fuller said he is optimistic about the aztecs program. A this was just an attractive Job. I  leave where i was for just anything a he said. Fuller received a three year contract. Tarkanian who tried unsuccessfully to rescind his resignation from univ had expressed interest in the san Diego state Job. Key Biscayne Fla. Apr double faults and Jennifer Capriati stopped Monica Selest winning Streak. Capriati handed the top ranked Seles her first loss this year 6-2, 7-6 7-5in wednesdays quarterfinals of the International players championships. Seles had won 27 matches in a Row and had reached the final of 21 consecutive tournaments two shy of Martina Navratilova a open Era record. The streaks ended meekly Seles double faulted on the final Point hitting her second serve into the net. A a it a really the first time in be Ever double faulted on match Point a Seles said. She also had two crucial double faults when serving for the second set with a 5-4 Lead. A i was a Little tight today. I done to know Why a she said. Capriati a opponent in thursdays semifinal was no. 4 seed Arantha Sanchez Vicario who beat unseeded Amanda Roetzer of South Africa 6-1, 6-4. The other semifinal was to Mark the 31st meeting Between Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini. On wednesday Graf beat Mary Joe Fernandez in straight sets for the eighth time in As Many tries 7-6 7-56-4. Sabatini overwhelmed Amy Frazier of Rochester Hills mich., 6-0, 6-1. In the upset filled menus Field defending Champion Jim courier remained alive. The top ranked courier rallied to a 6-7 8-106-2, 6-0 Victory Over Diego Nargiso of Italy ranked no. 100. Couriers semifinal opponent Friday will be ninth ranked Michael Chang who beat no. 4 Pete Sampras 6-4, 7-6 7-4. In the other bracket Jakob Hlasek of Switzerland rallied past russian Andrei Cherkasov 6-7 1-76-3,6-4, and Alberto Mancini of Argentina edged Richard Krajicek of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-7 687-5. A t / Jennifer Capriati absorbs the Joy of wednesdays upset of world no. 1 Monica Seles. Sanchez Steps Over Capriati key Biscayne Fla. Apr a Anta Sanchez Vicario wore Down Jennifer Capriati with almost flawless Baseline strokes for a 6-2, 6-4 Victory in thursdays semifinal at the International players championships. Sanchez Vicario seeded fourth advanced to her first final since winning the Virginia slims of Washington last August. On saturday Shell face the Winner of thursday nights match Between second ranked Steffi Graf and no. 3 Gabriela Sabatini. Capriati had 32 errors to 14 for Sanchez Vicario and the Tenn Ager never broke Sanchez vicarious serve. 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