European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 31, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Michigan a Juwan Howard celebrates overtime Victory Over Ohio state  seeks return now Trade later. A see Page 25 wolverines earn trip to final four by Chuck Melvin Lexington by. A the fab five Are freshmen no More. A they grew up. We looked like the team that had t been there before a Ohio states Jim Jackson said sunday after Michigan a precocious freshmen earned a trip to the final four by beating the buckeyes 75-71 in overtime. Chris Webber was the most fabulous freshman scoring 23 Points grabbing 11 rebounds and blocking five shots. He sent the game into overtime with a powerful followup shot that tied it at 63 with 31 seconds left. The 15th-ranked wolverines then dominated the extra period outscoring Ohio state 12-4 Over the first 4vi minutes before the third ranked buckeyes scored two meaningless baskets at the end. Webber did it All despite an upset stomach brought on by nervousness that kept him up half the night. A i Only got a couple hours of sleep a he said. A i did no to feel Well last night. I did no to feel Well this morning. I Only got Over it a couple of minutes  the Michigan freshmen a Webber Jalen Rose Jimmy King Juwan Howard and Ray Jackson a were widely regarded As the Best single recruiting class Ever. No one however expected them to go so far in one year. No one except themselves. A at the beginning of the year we always talked about going to the final four a Webber said. A during the year the coaches convinced us we  Rose scored six of his 20 Points in overtime including two free throws with 32.4 seconds remaining that sealed it. Following Dukes 104-103 overtime Victory Over Kentucky on saturday it was the first time in Mcaa tournament history that two regional finals have gone into overtime. The sixth seeded wolverines the lowest seed to make the final four since no. 6 Kansas won the National title in 1988, will play Cincinnati next weekend in Minneapolis. It was Michigan a first win in three tries against Ohio state 26-6and it kept alive coach Steve Fishers dream of a second National championship in four years. Michigan 24-8 won it in 1989 after Fisher replaced Bill Frieder As head coach As the tournament began. Jackson Ohio states leading scorer collected 20 Points but also Hurt the the stars and strip sports March 31,1992 c Page 28 buckeyes with nine turnovers. The fab five who scored All but two of Michigan a Points survived a 6/2-min-Ute drought late in the second half during which they committed four turnovers Ana squandered a seven Point Lead. It reminded them of a similar collapse that Cost them a win against Ohio state at Columbus on March 3. The buckeyes won that one but Michigan Hasni to lost since. A i started to have flashbacks to Columbus a Webber said. A i became a Little dejected. Then during a timeout one of the Guys off the Bench said a no one can beat us but  after that i came out More  neither team led by More than six until Michigan ran off eight straight Points Early in the second half for a 47-39 advantage. Webber started the run with a Basket and finished it by passing to Jimmy King for an easy Layup. The margin was still seven after King Sank a Short jumper with 9 30 left. Then the fab five suddenly began playing like freshmen again Ohio state forced four turnovers and outscored Michigan 11-0 Over the next six minutes for a 61-57 Lead. The wolverines recovered in the Nick of time. Rose hit a Short jumper and Webber followed with a Dunk that tied it at 61. After Jamaal Browne a 18-footer put Ohio state Back up by two with one minute left in regulation Webber powered for the followup shot on a missed jumper by Rose. Ohio state had one last shot in regulation but Chris Jentus jumper bounced off the rim at the  players postpone strike deadline inside sport Elliott nabs 4th straight Lascar win Page 21 Yamaguchi takes world Crown a Page 22agassi saves Davis cup win for . A Page 25celtics run Streak to six a Page 25 Toronto a the nil players association on monday pushed its strike deadline Back until wednesday to allow a vote on management a latest offer but its negotiating committee recommended a rejection of the Deal. During a news conference that began about 40 minutes before the original deadline of noon est Union head Bob Goodenow said the Extension was made because a the Overall feeling was to allow the players the Opportunity to vote on the  asked if there was a Chance players would accept the offer Goodenow said "1 can to imagine  p. 27 for sundays nil games �?o1 think they will certainly listen to what the negotiation committee is urging them to consider a Goodenow said. A i think it could be a Long strike. We wanted the players to understand it Wasny to just threatening the Stanley cup playoffs but might jeopardize the Start of next  the work stoppage would be the first in the no la a 75-year history and would effect the final 30 games of the regular season. The Stanley cup playoffs in which the majority of the Money goes to the owners Are scheduled to begin april 8, the previous collective bargaining agreement expired last sept. 15, and on March 20 the Union set its original deadline for a walkout. The confrontation appeared inevitable after nil owners met sunday for seven hours at Chicago and rejected the unions latest proposal. According to a source speaking on the condition he not be identified the Union proposed a two year Deal that would have lowered the age for free Agency from 31 to 30, but Given teams the right to match offers. The source said Many of the other terms of the current contract would have been continued. Owners instead supported the one year offer of their negotiating committee