European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes March 25,1992 Page 32crown accompanies oct s 54th straight inside sport Spring training highlights Page 25men�?Ts Mcaa tournament individual leaders a Page 27vecsey column on Kentucky loyalty Page 29wichita state hires Rice Cage coach a Page 31 by Doug Tucker Kansas City to. A five of their top six scorers have exhausted their eligibility making it unlikely that Oklahoma City University a naia record winning Streak will reach much farther than 54 games. But what a ride its been for the Talent Laden chiefs. Unbeaten since january 1991, they marched out of Kansas City monday night with an 82-73 overtime Victory Over Central Arkansas a second straight naia championship and a legitimate claim As one of the greatest teams in Small College hoops history. A i think these Guys have proven that have proven that they Are one of the Nalay Sall time teams a coach Darrel Johnson said. A and in be loved every minute in be spent with  the last few minutes of Oklahoma City a two year domination were just about the most nervous. The chiefs 38 0 Hadnot been taken into overtime All year. But Henry Whitmore a underhanded scoop shot with four seconds remaining tied it 62-62 and kept Hope alive for the same Central Arkansas team that lost to the chiefs by three Points in last years finale. The bears 28-5 failed to hold an eight Point second half Lead and probably lost any Chance of Victory when Joe Sitkowski fouled out just As the overtime began. Muscling inside Sitkowski made his first nine Field goal tries and compensated for the ineffectiveness of Clifton Bush who usually carries the bears scoring but was 0 for 6 at halftime. Sitkowski had 32 Points when he picked up his fifth foul. A moment later Smokey Mccovery hit the first of his two straight three Point plays turning All momentum squarely in favor of the unbeaten ones. Then Darrin Terry Sank two key free throws and the chiefs were on their Way to a second straight title. A we were going to go right at him in overtime and try to get that fifth foul a admitted Johnson Sitkowski a 6-foot-7 Center had been virtually unstoppable All night missing just three of 15 Field goal attempts. Mccovery wound up with 16 Points and six assists and was named the tournaments most valuable player. Eric Manuel last years naia map had 18 Points and seven assists for the chiefs who also got four key 3-pointers in the second half from senior guard Mike Mccoy who along with Terry also had 16 Points. Mccovery Terry Manuel Mccoy and Keith Stewart who had nine Points All played their last game for the chiefs. It probably marked the end of a  cars outman vols by the associated press Charlottesville a. Virginia a poor shooting team is building a pretty respectable record with defense and rebounding. The formula has worked Well enough to propel the Cavaliers to the final eight of the National invitation tournament with monday nights 77-52 Blowout of Tennessee. The quarterfinal round will pit Virginia against new Mexico at 7 30 . Friday at the Richmond coliseum Rich Murray . _ sports information director said tuesday. New Mexico 20-12 beat Washington state 79-71 monday. The volunteers frustrated by Virginia s aggressive Man to Man defense rushed their shots a and frequently missed. And the Cavaliers 17-13 were usually underneath to claim the rebound. A we took our shots too quickly a Tennessee coach Wade Houston said. A we shot poorly because we did no to show the patience we needed to a it showed in the shooting percentages. Tennessee 19-15 hit just 20 of 63 Field goal attempts a season Low 32 percent. The volunteers missed 12 in a Row to open the second half. Virginia which has Seldom shot better than 50 percent this year hit 46 percent against 1 enc see. All those missed shots meant there were plenty of rebounds to be had a and Virginia got most of them. The Cavaliers finished with a 43-33 rebounding Edge. A their rebounding beat us a Houston said. A it was t their first shot it was their second and  Bryant Stith led Virginia with 19 Points Allan Houston the coach s son de Tennessee with 19 Points. In other second round games monday Manhattan 62, Rutgers 61 Piscataway . Chris Williams dribbled the length of the court and made a Layup at the Buzzer to lift Manhattan Over Rutgers Ltd a the first time Manhattan 25-8 has Ever won two nit games and the jaspers first trip to the quarterfinals since 1965, when it was a 16-team Field. Rutgers 15-14 Hurt itself by missing 6 of 10 free throws in the final 2 40. N Carey Edwards had 15 Points for Manhattan Mike Jones led Rutgers with 25. Florida 77, Pittsburgh 74 Pittsburgh a Sophomore Craig Brown scored 17 Points including four free throws in the final minute As Florida advanced to the quarterfinals at the expense of Pittsburgh. Brown a native of Steelton a had 13 Points in the second half for Florida 18-12. Florida a Stacey Poole also had 17 Points including 13 in the first half. Brian Hogan who hit four 3-pointers, added 14. Pitt 18-16 was led by Chris Mcnealus 19 Points. Darren Morningstar added 18 and Jerry Mccullough had 12. Notre Dame 64, Kansas St. 47 South Bend ind. Daimon Sweet scored 16 Points for undressed notre Dame. Kansas state 16-14 played Raggedy doomed in the first half by 26 percent Field shooting. The wildcats Askia Jones scored 19 Points and Laphonso Ellis added 15 for Ore Dame 16-14. Purdue 67, Texas Christian 51 West Lafayette ind. Craig Riley scored 12 of his 18 Points in the second half As the boilermakers 18-14 broke the game open after intermission by hitting free throws against foul plagued horned frogs 23-11. Texas Christian was led by Reggie Smith with 21 Points but his team went scoreless for More than four minutes in the second half and shot just 36.7 percent in the period. New Mexico 79, Washington St. 71 Albuquerque Steve Logan hit the tying and go ahead baskets late in the game and new Mexico survived ten 3-pointers by Washington state. The win gives new Mexico 20-12 a school record sixth straight 20-win season and moves the Lobos to a Victory away from making the nits semifinals for the second time in three years. Washington state 22-11 saw its first trip since 1983 to a Post season tournament end despite a 20-Point Effort and six 3-pointers from guard Terrence Lewis. Logan with 19 Points led the Lobos. Cavalier Bryant Stith s horizontal Dunk attempt monday results in a missed Basket a foul on Tennessee s Carlus Groves 33 and an injured shoulder for Stith