European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 b the stars and stripes monday March 30, 1992hoosiers reach perfection Indiana whips Urcla to gain final four spot by Steve wilste1n Albuquerque . Apr Indiana a perfectionist coach Bob Knight got the perfect game at exactly the right time from a team he thought had quit on him. Indiana a 106-79 destruction of no. 4 Urcla to reach the final four the most dominating show of Force so far in the Mcaa tournament should be saved on tape and Savoured in basketball clinics everywhere. A they beat us in every Way shape and form a stunned Urcla coach Jim Harrick said before repeating like a mantra Quot they played great. They played great. They played  the fifth ranked hoosiers sure did on offence and defense inside and outside sweeping rebounds in the West regional final saturday As if they had territorial rights to the boards. It was the worst defeat for Urcla in 89 games covering 28 Mcaa tournament appearances. A clan a previous worst defeat in an Mcaa tournament game was 78-55 to by in the second round of the 1981 tournament. Indiana will play Duke a 104-103 overtime Winner Over Kentucky in the Mcaa semifinals saturday in Minneapolis. Knight had joked with a Bullwhip and expounded with humor on his a cerebral reversal Quot theory but he Wasny to kidding about getting his players to turn around the Way they were playing before the tournament. He could see the difference at the Start and All the Way through to the final Buzzer of this game. A at halftime our kids ran up the ramp. Urcla walked a said Knight who kept his team fresh in the mile High Altitude by not running them in practice on Friday As Urcla did. A we played about As Well As we re capable of  he Wasny to so Happy with his team two weeks ago after it lost 61-59 at Purdue costing the hoosiers the big ten title. It was a loss Knight Felt never should have happened and he began cracking Down hard on his players. A we weren to a very Good team two weeks ago a he said. A we went out to Boise for the first two rounds of the tournament and our underclassmen showed some leadership. I Wasny to exactly easy on them since the Purdue game. Then the two seniors Center Eric Anderson and guard Jamal Meeks came to another level and in these four games have played really  this will be Indiana a first appearance in the final four since it won the Mcaa championship in 1987. Knights teams have won three titles and one More would tie him with the late Adolph Rupp of Kentucky and put him six behind a clan a John wooden. Knight has won his last three trips to the final four losing Only once there a to Urcla in 1973. For the Bruins the Pac-10 champions who had hoped to get Back to the final four for the first time since losing in the 1980 final the end came shattering Gay and with a sense of disbelief. They began the season by beating the hoosiers and closed it losing to them. Quot we did no to have any snap Quot said Don Maclean a clan Sall time leading scorer who was held to 12 Points on 4-for-13 shooting. A and when they missed they put it Back  Urcla guard Gerald Madkins said the hoosiers simply a came out with More zip More determination More enthusiasm and just took it to us. They took us Indiana a Calbert Chaney playfully snaps a Towel at in coach Bobby Knight near the end of hoosiers rout of Urcla. Out of a lot of things we like to do. Seeded second in the West regional Indiana 27-6 showed not the slightest bit of intimidation against the vaunted Bruin front line of Maclean and Tracy Murray. Instead Indiana freshman Forward Alan Henderson intimidated Urcla underneath blocking four shots and grabbing 12 rebounds while the Bruins 28-5 looked wooden and tentative. Indiana guard Damon Bailey who lamented before the game that a clan a backcourt a killed us when the Bruins won 87-72 in november paid them Back with 14 Points in the first half and 22 in the game. Eric Anderson a Brawny Forward who came off the Bench to Lead Indiana with 24 Points in the regional semifinals against Florida state matched Bailey a 5-for-7 shooting in the first half and finished with 17 Points a we wanted to come out and show that we Are a better team than we were at the beginning of the season Quot Anderson said. A a it a my last time around and in a playing us hard As i can to get to the final four. Its a once in a lifetime  Calbert Cheaney led Indiana with 23 Points on 9-for 15 shooting. In the closing seconds he swatted Knight with a Towel in a playful reference to the Bullwhip his coach gently swatted him with in practice a few Days ago. A it did no to bother me a Knight said. A newspaper photograph of Knight a a hitting Cheaney on the butt with his shorts pulled Down slightly sparked complaints from local leaders of the a act who said it smacked of racism by showing a White coach whipping a Black player Cheaney laughed at the incident though saying the players bought the whip for Knight Ana never considered it anything other than a Symbol of his image As a thought taskmaster. Knight said he had nothing to apologize about noting that he a had a Long history of recruiting Blacks and making sure they graduate. Indiana out rebounded the bigger Bruins 42-33 by getting better position and going to the boards harder. The hoosiers ran a clinic the whole game taking a 4429 Lead at halftime and coming Back Strong after a Brief Urcla surge in the second half Maclean managed Only six Points on 2-for-8 shooting against the combination of Anderson and Henderson in the first half. Virginia tops Vandy to win East again by the associated press Charlottesville a. After winning the Atlantic coast conference title the Virginia Cavaliers left their trophies in Rock Hill . Saturday after clinching their third consecutive Mcaa East regional title with a 70-58 Victory Over third seeded Vanderbilt the top seeded Cavaliers forgot to Cut Down the nets at University Hall. Virginia coach Debbie Ryan says that Isnit for Lack of appreciation but a bigger Caa women message. A i think that is a sign that this team is focused on one thing. This team knows there Are bigger things out there a Ryan said. The Cavaliers 32-1 moved into their third straight final four appearance with their 19th consecutive Victory a setting a school record for single season victories with 32. They meet Stanford the West Region Winner in los Angeles saturday. Heather Burge and Dawn Staley who was the East Region tournament map combined to score All but one of Virginia a second half Field goals. Burge led the Cavaliers with 28 Points including 10 during a decisive 14-2 second half surge. Stanford 82, Southern Cal 62 1,1 Molly Goodenbour scored 2 Points and Christy Hedgpeth 1 is no 3 Stanford Defeated no. 23 Southern Cal in the Mcaa West regional championship game saturday night. Stanford which beat Southern Cal in the teams two meetings during the regular season was in control almost from the opening Tipoff. The Cardinal led by no fewer than 11 Points in the second half. Goodenbour who averages 11.9 Points and 5.5 assists per game and was named the tournaments outstanding player was 6 of 9 from 3-Point Range. Hedgpeth made 5 of 10 Trey attempts