European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes sports Friday december 11, 1992michigan wins but struggles by the associated press it has not been an easy Start for no. 6 Michigan. There was the loss to Duke last saturday in a rematch of last Springs National championship game an unimpressive win Over Detroit mercy on Monda College basketball and wednesdays 79-68 Victory Over Bowling Green a Nia game in which the wolverines had to work harder than expected. A in a Blowout everybody gets to play and you All have fun a said guard Jalen Rose who scored 19 Points. A but when you have close games like this you find out what you and your teammates Are made of. When you re As highly touted As we Are you re going to get everybody a Best shot at  that was certainly True in Bowling greens Case As Ray Lynch made four 3-pointers for a career High 20 Points. But the sixth ranked wolverines 3-1 had Chris Webber who scored 16 of his 21 Points in the second half to give the wolverines their second consecutive win. In other top-25 action it was no. 5 North Carolina 78, Virginia tech 62 Vanderbilt 90, no. 9 Louisville 88 no. 11 Georgetown 80, Pittsburgh 66 no. 15 Syracuse 87, Tennessee 81 and no. 20 Tulane 86, Memphis state 85. Michigan got off to an Early 10-2 Lead against Bowling Green. But the Falcons getting six Points from Shane Kline Ruminski went on a 19-11 run to tie it at 21 on a jumper by George Finney with 7 18 left in the half. A they played Well a Lynch said. A i thought they would. But i knew we weren to going to Back Down. We tried to stay with the things we do Well a Good passes patience poise and just playing As a  a 3-Pointer by Lynch gave Bowling Green its first Lead 28-27, with 4 15 left in the half. The Falcons stretched it to 32-29 before Michigan holding Bowling Green to one Basket Over the final 2 46, rallied for a 3634 halftime Lead. The struggle continued briefly into the second half before Webber took charge. Lynch a third 3-Pointer gave the Falcons their last Lead 39-38, with 17 44 left in the game. Then Webber hit a 3-Pointer and a driving Layup Jimmy King made a 3-Pointer and the wolverines built their Lead to 58-45. Pitts Chris Mcneal loses against . 5 North Carolina 78, Virginia tech 62 George Lynch who played most of his High school Ball in Roanoke va., got the key to the City in the afternoon then put on a show for the Home folks at night to help North Carolina 4-0 Roll Over Virginia tech 11. Lynch had 18 Points and 11 rebounds and fuelled the tar heels game opening 14-0  90, no. 9 Louisville 88 Chris Lawson a follow shot with one second left lifted Vanderbilt to a 90-88 upset of no. 9 Louisville in Nash Ville. Bruce elders career High 28 Points helped the commodores 5-1 stay ahead for most of the game before James brewery a third consecutive 3-Pointcr tied the game at 88-88 with 1 50 left. Brewer missed a 3-Pointer from the top of the key with 31 seconds left that would have Given Louisville 1-1 the Lead. Vanderbilt rebounded and held the Ball for a final shot. Lawson rebounded Billy Mccaffrey a miss and . 11 Georgetown 80, Pittsburgh 66 Joey Brown and freshman Othella Harrington each had 16 Points As Georgetown Defeated. Pittsburgh in the big East opener for both schools. Eric Micoud added 14 and Duane Spencer had 13 to Pace the hoyas 3-0, 1-0. Pitt 2-1, 0-1which trailed 37-27 at halftime closed the Gap to 43-39 on Antoine Jones Layup with 16 20 left to play. But the hoyas put together a 9-3 run a with five Points from Lonnie Harrell and four from Harrington a to get the Lead Back to 10 Points with 13 52 left and was not threatened . 15 Syracuse 87, Tennessee 81 Lawrence Moten led a balanced attack with 21 Points As visiting Syracuse held off Tennessee. Syracuse 4-0led by Moten Conrad Mcrae and John Wallace used its inside strength during a 22-8 run Early in the second half that overcome Tennessee a 4643 Lead. Mcrae finished with 17 Points and nine rebounds while Wallace a freshman added 10 Points and 14 rebounds. Allan Houston scored 27 Points for Tennessee 3-2. A 3-Pointer Early in the second half gave him 2,252 Points to become Tennessee Sall time leading scorer surpassing Ernie . 20 Tulane 86, no. 21 Memphis state 85 Anthony Reed scored 17 Points and grabbed seven rebounds As visiting Tulane held off Memphis state. . Hunter gave Tulane 4-1 an 86-82 advantage with 38 seconds left when he hit the first of two free throws after Anfernee Hardaway of Memphis state 03 had Cut the advantage to two with a pair of free throws with 44 seconds left. After Hunter put Tulane Back on top by four Hardaway hit a 3-Pointer from the top of the key with 28 seconds remaining. But Hardaway who led All scorers with 26 Points missed a desperation shot from mid court at the  acquire Reid in Deal with hornets san Antonio a the san Antonio spurs acquired Power Forward j r. Reid from the Charlotte hornets on wednesday in Exchange for Reserve Forward Sidney Green and two High draft picks. Reid became expendable when the hornets signed their top draft pick Alono mourning last month. On sept. 21, Reid signed a multiyear contract Extension with Charlotte in a Deal that included deferments and helped the hornets afford mourning a six year contract Worth More than $26 million. Reid 24, is in his fourth Aba season. He was the fifth Overall Choice in the 1989 draft. Hie former North Carolina Star is coming off an injury plagued season in which he was sidelined because of a stress fracture in his lower Back. Despite the injury Reid averaged 11 Points and 6.2 rebounds in 51 games. T his season he is averaging 7.5 Points and 4.1 rebounds in 17 games. Green 31, joined the spurs in a Trade with Orlando in 1990. Lakers turn Back blazers by the associated press Inglewood Calif. A a big lineup and hot shooting helped the los Angeles lakers prevail against the smaller Portland Trail blazers sedate Threatt scored 26 Points and the lakers shot 64 percent from the Field wednesday night defeating Portland 124-111 for their second straight win. The lakers made an astounding 72.2 percent of their shots in the first half in route to a 63-46 halftime Lead. Their Bench led by Elvin Campbell s 6-for-s shooting sparked the first half spree. Quot we were in an aggressive mood from the first jump although in the fourth Quarter we got a Little nervous and held them off a said Sam Perkins who had 21 Points. The lakers boosted their Lead to 26 Points in the third Quarter before Portland closed to 107-99 on Tracy Murray a follow shot with just Over 21 minutes to play. Mario Llie missed two tree throws with 1 29 to play that would have brought the Trail blazers within six Points. Los Angeles dosed out the game scoring 11 of the final 15 Points. Quot if Elie makes those two free throws with a minute and a half to play 1 think we had a legitimate Chance to win the game a Portland coach Rick Adelman said. The t rail blazers connected on Only 20 of 49 shots in the first half then warmed Uii in the third Quarter making 14 of 22nba before their final run. A a Hie lakers packed the paint All night and kept us from executing properly. They shot the lights out and we did t make the shots we needed to stay close a Adelman said. A the lakers big lineup played fantastic. When they double team and play As Well As they do nobody in the Aba can beat  Sam Perkins had 21 Points and . Green added 16 for the lakers. Clyde Drexler scored 30 Points in his second game Back from a minor injury. Murray had 20 Points in his fourth consecutive Start at Forward. In other games wednesday celtics 129, nuggets 119 Boston a Reggie Lewis scored 36 Points and the celtics shot 61 percent from the Field As Boston took a huge Lead and then held off Denver. Xavier Mcdaniel added 24 Points for the celtics who led by 27 Points in the third Quarter but had the Lead chopped to three with 31 minutes left in the game. Boston outscored Denver 14-7 the rest of the Way. Suns 110, hornets 101 Charlotte . Charles Barkley had 23 Points 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his first triple double As a member of the suns As Phoeun won its fifth straight. Phoenix is 3-0 on its five game East coast Road trip and has won seven of its last eight games. Dan Majerle had 21 Points for the suns and Chambers had 15. Larry Johnson paced Charlotte with 29 Points and 12 rebounds. Dell Curry added 22 Points.76ers 115, sonics 104 Philadelphia a Hersey Hawkins scored 25 Points and Jeff Komacek added 20 As Philadelphia ended a seven game losing Streak by defeating Seattle Johnny Dawkins added 19 Points for Philadelphia which also snapped its five game Home losing Streak. The 76ers Are now 2-7 at the  108, magic 103 Auburn Hills Mich. Joe do Mars scored 13 of his season High 39 Points in the final 3 27 to Lead Detroit to Over Orlando which made a team record 14 3-pointers a two shy of the Aba record. Dennis Rodman pulled Down 22 rebounds giving him at least 20 in each of the six games since he returned from a  108, Cavaliers 91 Chicago a Michael Jordan had 28 Points 11 rebounds and 10 assists to Pace Pace Leve Chicago to an easy Victory Over c land. I he triple double was the 24th of Jordan s career but his first this season.  Armstrong added a season High 20 Points for Chicago