European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday in the inca acc lands 4 teams in final 16 by Rick Warner the associated press it was a perfect Day for the Atlantic coast conference and a very Good one for Memphis state Ohio state and Seton Hall. Duke North Carolina Florida state and Georgia tech advanced to the final 16 of the Mcaa tournament on saturday giving the acc one fourth of the Field in the regional semifinals. Defending Champion Duke beat Iowa 75-62 in the East North Carolina downed Alabama 64-55 in the Southeast Florida state Defeated Georgetown 78-68 in the West and Georgia tech stunned Southern Cal 79-78 in the Midwest on a lunging 3-Pointer at the Buzzer by freshman James Forrest. A it was an unbelievable shot a said Forrest who Hadnot made a 3-Pointer All season. A i got it turned around and threw it up and just hoped it would go in. It took a few seconds before i realized what had after Rodney Chatman a jumper with three seconds remaining gave Southern Cal a 78-76 Lead tech unbounded the Ball to Jon Barry and he lost his dribble at mid court. But the Ball went off Chatman with eight tenths of a second left. Matt Geiger then threw the Ball into Forrest who turned and launched his game winning 24-footer. A we were just Frozen waiting to see what transpired a Southern Cal coach George Raveling said. A it was in gods meanwhile Memphis state edged Arkansas 82-80 in the Midwest for its second Victory Over the Razorbacks in six weeks. David Vaughn Nephew of Memphis state coach Larry Finch followed is own miss with eight seconds remaining for the winning Basket. "1 Felt it going off to the Side so i went Hack Strong for it a Vaughn said. A i did no to feel any Contact when i went to the two Days after scoring Only eight Points and getting benched by his Uncle against Pepperdine Vaughn got 26 Points on 11-for-15 shooting. A when things done to go Well for him he thinks he a letting me Down and he really hurts a Finch said. A this game he looked like David Vaughn. In a so proud of in other second round games no. 3 Ohio state routed Connecticut 78-55 in the Southeast no. 5 Indiana Defeated no. 25 leu 89-79 in the West Sec Page 28 and no. 19 Seton Hall beat no. 16 Missouri 88-71 in the East. Brian Davis had 21 Points and 10 rebounds As top ranked Duke reached the final 16 for the seventh straight season. The Blue devils 30-2 took a 59-37 Lead on a Dunk by Grant Hill but Iowa then scored 14 consecutive Points to Cut it to 5951. Following a timeout Duke responded with an 8-0 run to put the game away. A we needed to establish ourselves on defense again a Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. A i thought our defense had let Down therefore we were being a Little bit passive Duke started strongly taking a 21-5 Lead As Iowa missed 10 of its first 11 shots and committed numerous turnovers. E the passing lanes get vertical for Arkansas Robert Shepherd guarded by Billy Smith 35. Christian laettner had 19 Points eight rebounds and three blocks for the Blue devils while Bobby Hurley had 12 Points and nine assists. Acie Earl led Iowa 1911 with 19 Points and 12 rebounds. Hubert Davis scored 16 Points for the 18th-ranked tar heels 23-9whose string of 12 consecutive appearances in the regional semis is one shy of a clan a record set from 1967-79. A a lot of people counted us out against Alabama a said George Lynch one of four Carolina players in double figures with 10 Points. A they said we did no to have great no. 13 Alabama 26-9 failed to capitalize on Eric Montross foul problems. The 7-foot North Carolina Center sat out the last nine minutes of the first half with three fouls but the tide shot just 29 percent for the half against the tar heels switching defense. James Robinson scored 20 of his 22 Points in the second half to keep Alabama close. He made a jumper and consecutive 3-pointers to Cut the Lead to 5752 with 1 39 left but Carolina Sank four free throws and got a Dunk from Lynch to pull away. Carolina switched from Man to Man to zones and traps and Alabama get on a Roll. Forwards Latrell Sprewell and Robert Horry who combined for 44 Points in a first round Victory Over Stanford managed just 19 saturday on 8-for-30 shooting. A we had some shots we normally make that we did no to make a said Sprewell who hit just two of 15 from the Seton Hall 88, Missouri 71 at Greensboro n.c., Jerry Walker led a free throw barrage that helped no. 19 Seton Hall reach the final 16 for the third time in four years. Terry Deere had 20 Points and Walker 19 for the pirates 23-8. Walker scored 15 Points in the second half including nine at the line. Anthony Peeler had 28 Points for no. 16 Missouri 21-9which lost five of its last six Ohio St. 78, Connecticut 55 at Cincinnati Jim Jackson scored 23 Points after missing his first nine shots and no. 3 Ohio state overcame a 12-Point deficit to beat Connecticut. Connecticut 20-10 dominated the first 13 minutes buoyed by the return of Center Rod Sellers from a one game suspension. But a 3-Pointer by Jamaal Brown with seven minutes remaining in the half brought the pro Ohio state crowd Back into the game and started a 15-2 run that gave the buckeyes 25-5 their first Lead at 31-30.West Fla. St. 78, Georgetown 68 Sam Casell scored 14 of his 19 Points in the second half As no. 20 Florida state wiped out an 11-Point deficit. Doug Edwards added 15 Points and 16 rebounds for the seminoles who used a full court trapping defense to unravel the no. 22 hoyas 22-10. Georgetown Star Alonzo mourning scored 13 of his 14 Points in the second half before fouling out with 2 05 a. Tech 79, Southern Cal 78 at Milwaukee Barry made six 3-pointers and finished with 20 Points for tech 23-11while Harold Miner led no. 8 Southern Cal 24-6 with 18. After Travis bests jumper gave the yellow jackets a 71-69 Lead Barry hit his sixth 3-Pointer to Cap a 13-2 run that made it 74-69. But Mark Boyds follow up Basket brought the trojans within two and Miner hit a jumper in the Lane to tie it with 1 44 St. 82, Arkansas 80 Lee Mayberry missed a Long 3-Pointer with three seconds left for Arkansas 268which blew a 12-Point, second half Lead. Reserve Darrell Hawkins had 22 Points for no. 9 Arkansas including two free throws that made it 80-All with 55.3 seconds left. On its next Possession Memphis state 22-10 almost let the 45-second clock expire before Vaughn took a 16-footer that hit the rim and bounced off. The freshman chased Down the rebound and put in the Winner. Calvin wins div. Ill men s Crown Springfield Ohio a Steven Honderd scored 25 Points and Calvin mich., beat Rochester n.y., 62-49 saturday to win the Mcaa division Iii basketball championship. Top ranked Calvin 31-1 led 56-46 with 54 seconds left when Martin Ryan a 3-Pointer Cut the Lead to seven. After a turnover Rochester 28-3 got the Ball Back with 32 seconds left. But Jim Jordan missed a 3-Pointer and Mike Lefebre was fouled after grabbing the rebound with 27 seconds left. Lefebre Sank both free throws to give Cali Vin a 58-49 advantage. Calvin shot 54 percent to 33 for Rochester. Honderd named the tournaments outstanding player held Rochester a Chris Fite scoreless in the second half and to 11 Points Overall 10 below his average. Honderd had 14 Points in the first half As Calvin built a 32-24 Lead. Calvin went on a 9-0 run after Rochester had scored the games first Basket and the Lead was 17-7 when the yellow jackets rallied. Lite hit a 3-Pointer and a 10-footer and Kyle Meeker a 3-Pointer to get Rochester to 17-15. But Honderd hit a Short jumper and a 10-foot turnaround and Calvin was on top 21-15. Ryan a Layup and a 3-Pointer by Jordan Cut calving a Lead to 21-20. But two baskets each by Honderd and Lefebre and two free throws by Honderd helped give Calvin a 32-24 halftime Lead. Wisconsin Platteville won the Consolation game 72-61 Over Jersey City team nabs Juco title Hutchinson Kan. A Shon Peck love blocked Tony Nelsons Baseline jump shot with 1 second left and three Rivers mo., held on to defeat Butler county Kan., 7877 in the National Junior College division i title game saturday night. Anthony Beane hit a 3-Pointer with 27 seconds left for the deciding Points
