European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Duke repeats in Blowout two Hills too much for the wolverines see Page 26 the Duke Bench erupts in jubilation during the closing seconds of the title game. By Jim of Connell Minneapolis a history did no to come easy for the Duke Blue devils. Nevertheless history they made energized at last by their Star Christian laettner. They became the first team in 19 years to repeat As Mcaa champions monday night with a 71-51 Victory Over Michigan a fab five freshmen the youngest team to Ever vie for the title. A we won last year but its the Best feeling to go out in my last game at Duke on a winning note a laettner said. After missing six of eight shots and making a season High seven turnovers in the first half laettner finished with 19 Points and seven rebounds. A the was throwing up bricks and we were still Down just one Point a Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. A i knew if we could turn up the emotion and it Tim Back in the game wed have a shot. A a i done to think we were emotionally drained a laettner said. A i missed some shots and Michigan played Well. I was playing really weak and we weren to rebounding. In the second half we did a better Job. I Wasny to physically or emotionally  not since Urcla ended a seven year reign As National champions in 1973 had a team managed to win two in a Row. Duke did it the hard Way with laettner the National player of the year struggling for the second straight game and another starter hobbled by injury. Laettner who personally lifted the Blue devils to two of their five straight final four appearances with Buzzer beaters rebounded from his worst half of the year to Lead a closing 23-6 Duke charge. Dukes defensive pressure limited Michigan to Only 20 second half Points on 29 percent shooting a nine for 31. The wolverines who led 31-30 at halftime shot Only 38 percent for the game and had their lowest Point total in eight years. It was also the lowest losing score in a championship game since 1981, when Indiana beat North Carolina 63-50. Bobby Hurley the floor Leader who matched his career High of 26 Points against Indiana in the semifinals hit Only three of 12 shots in the championship game but had seven assists with his nine Points and was named most outstanding layer of the final four. A it Wasny to a pretty game a Hurley said a but we got the Job  Grant Hill had a terrific All around game for Duke with 18 Points 10 rebounds five assists three steals and two blocks. Thomas Hill added 19 Points and seven rebounds for the Blue devils. A coach just challenged us at halftime to play better a Grant Hill said. A we just tried to come and play  it was laettner a Long distance shooting that sparked Duke which trailed 3130 at halftime. The stars and stripes april 8,1992 Page 28 laettner a 3-Pointer 44 seconds into the second half gave Duke the Lead for Good 35-33. Another 3-Pointer by laettner with 11 05 left gave the Blue devils a 46-39 Lead and they took off from there. A the second half we had no semblance of order on offence a Michigan coach Steve Fisher said. A and i think it was As much their defense As anything. We unravelled with some bad shots and you can to do that against a Good  Krzyzewski who has taken Duke to six final fours in the last seven years hugged his players on the sidelines As the game wound Down and waved to Blue Devil fans in the stands. Krzyzewski became the ninth coach to win More than one National championship and just the fifth to win them consecutively. His career record in the Mcaa tournament is 33-7, an .825 winning percentage which ties him for fourth place with a clan a John wooden. Chris Webber led Michigan with 14 Points and 11 rebounds while Jalen Rose added 11 Points for the wolverines. Both were in Early foul trouble a Rose picked up his fourth with 12 45 to play while webbers fourth came with 5 17 left. Duke tied the second largest winning years ago and equated by Ohio state Over California in i960. But the loss  overshadow what Michigan did this season especially after Fisher switched to five freshmen starters eight weeks ago. These wolverines who were still in High school when Fisher took Michigan to its first National championship As an interim coach in 1989, Learned a lesson against Duke the game takes 40 minutes. After Michigan closed to 48-45 on a Layup by Rose Duke spread the floor and took Over the inside to score 23 of the last 29 Points 12 by Grant Hill. The Blue devils committed Only two turnovers in the second  sports monday s baseball Box scores a Page 23 professional Tennis results a Page 24 fab five lacked experience a Page 26 report says Daly to quit a Page 27 nil owners dismiss latest proposal new York apr the nil Board of governors on monday dismissed the latest contract proposal by players and countered with one of their own in an Effort to Settle the strike that has shut Down the league for six Days. The owners were to present their new proposal to the players committee on tuesday morning. But nil players association executive director Bob Goodenow expressed disappointment at the Days developments saying that the sides had moved further apart in the area of free Agency. A we Felt with what we presented to the owners we would have the basis for an agreement a Goodenow said at a news conference. At his news conference held before Goodenow a nil president John Ziegler dismissed the players new proposal a plan formulated Over the weekend. A no votes were taken on it a Ziegler said a a because none of the proposals went to the key issues. The owners new proposal marked the first time that they had changed their position since March 28, when they made what they called their a last  it was this offer that the players had twice rejected before going on strike on april 1. During the course of both news conferences monday it became apparent that the parties were still far apart in the area of licensing. The Issue of the division of Revenue from hockey cards has become one of the main divisive issues in the  s opening Day a Page 25