European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 b the stars and stripes sports monday december 28, 1992 spurs on a Roll in . In Lvi a . Rider. 32 Points 15 rebounds rebels run win Streak to 27 games by the associated press Las vegas a univ used its first appearance on National television in two years to prove the 19th-Rankcd rebels Haven to lost their winning touch. . Rider tied a career High with 32 Points and had a career Best 15 rebounds saturday night As univ extended the College basketball nations longest winning Streak to 27 games with a 94-88 Victory Over Marquette. The rebels won their 50th straight at the Thomas amp Mack Center the longest current Streak in the nation. A i think we proved a lot to the nation and a lot to coach a rider said. A the wants us to work hard and not become comfortable. There a some Good teams out there that Are not ranked and some ranked teams that probably  be but coach wants to keep us hungry and thinking about getting  the game was televised on Cable by esp. Univ was banned from National to appearances by the Mcaa the past two seasons. In the Only other game saturday involving a top ranked team Cincinnati 69, Temple 45 Cincinnati Nick Van excl hit a school record eight 3-pointers on the Way to a career High 2b Points As no. 23 Cincinnati overcame a sluggish Start to beat Temple 68-45. Van Exel hit consecutive 3-pointers to Start a 15-Point run that put Cincinnati 4-1 ahead to stay Midway through the first half. He scored 18 Points before the intermission a All on 3-pointers a and forced Temple 42 to spread out its Van Exel defense. When Temple geared up to Stop Van Exel in the second half Cincinnati worked the Ball inside for easy Points. Curtis Bostic scored 17 a All of them from close Range a to keep it comfortably ahead. Temple also self destructed with poor shooting. The owls hit just 30 percent from the floor and 29 percent 5 of 17 from the free throw line. Aaron Mckie led the owls with 15 Points six below his average. By the associated press Inglewood Calif. Dale Ellis scored 17 of his 27 Points in the third Quarter and Sean Elliott also scored 27 As san Antonio spurs completed a two Day sweep of los Angeles teams with a 104-92 win Over the lakers on saturday. The spurs who won for Only the third time in the last 19 games at the forum Are 4-0 since coach Jerry terkanian was fired on dec. 18 and 3-0 under replacement John Lucas. David Robinson had 19 Points and 11 rebounds. Reserve James Edwards scored 16 Points for the lakers who have dropped three straight Home games for Only the 10th time since the franchise moved to los Angeles in 1960. Ellis missed his first four shots then hit 8 of his next 11 to help the spurs turn a 5-Point halftime deficit into a 81-73 Lead after three quarters. He ended the Quarter with an 18-footer at the Buzzer. San Antonio scaled the outcome with an 11-2 run that made the score 98-81 in the fourth Quarter. In other games saturday mets 119, Cavaliers 114 Richfield Ohio Derrick Coleman scored 30 Points and Chris Morris scored 10 of his 18 Points in the last 4 10 As new Jersey ended Cleveland a seven game winning Streak. The win was new jerseys first in Richfield since March 15, 1986, ending a 14-game losing Streak on the Cavaliers court. The nets Are 8-5 on the Road this season. Kenny Anderson scored 26 Points on 11 -of-16 shooting and added 10 assists for the nets. Drazen Petrovic scored 21. Brad Daugherty scored 28 Points and Mark Price and Gerald Wilkins each had 18 for Cleveland. Jazz 108, celtics 92 Salt Lake City a John Stockton hit four 3-Pointcrs, including three during an 11-2 third Quarter run that helped Utah beat Boston. The celtics trailed Only 58-55 Early in the third Quarter before the decisive spurt led by Stockton. The celtics got no closer than nine Points after the jazz took a 69-57 Lead. Stockton finished with 18 Points 12 assists and five steals. Karl Malone led the jazz with 29 Points and 12 rebounds. Bulls 95, pacers 84 Indianapolis Horace Grant scored a career High 30 Points and lied his career Best with 20 rebounds against Indiana leading Chicago to its fourth straight Victory. Grant who finished with 11 Ollen Sive rebounds had 19 Points and 10 rebounds at halftime helping offset a poor shooting half by Michael Jordan. Jordan coming off a 42-Pomt Ellort Friday night in a win Over new York made Only i of 9 first Hali shots. Jordan finished with 17 Points connecting on 7 of 13 second half shots. Heat 106, magic 100 Miami a Harold Miner scored a season High 19 Points including six in the final 1 36, and Miami hit 21 consecutive free throws in one stretch of the second half to snap a four game losing Streak and Orlando s tour game winning Streak. John Salley contained Orlando Rookie Shaquille of Neal and helped the heat achieve a 52-37 advantage in rebounds. Orlando Hasni to won at Miami in Siv games since joining the Aba. Of Neal slowed by finds and Salley a National basketball association Cleveland a Mark Price 25 drives for for helps contain guard Kenny Anderson of the defense had 18 Points and 11 rebounds. Pistons 99, bullets 97 Baltimore a Isiah Thomas hit two free throws with 12 seconds left capping Detroit a rally from a nine Point deficit in the fourth Quarter to defeat Washington. It was the ninth straight loss for the bullets who used a 14-4 run to take a 4643 halftime Lead. Joe Dumars led the pistons with 2.3 Points while Thomas had 22 Points and 10 assists. Hawks 113, Timber wolves 105 Minneapolis Duane Ferrell making his first Start in place of the injured Dominique Wilkins matched a career High with 27 Points As Atlanta handed Minnesota its sixth straight loss. Kevin Willis scored 30 Points and cookie Blaylock had 19 Points and 13 assists As the Hawks rebounded from lopsided Home losses to Orlando and Charlotte. Suns 113, supersonics 110 Phoenix a Tom Chambers two free throws broke a tie with Seattle with 28 seconds left and Phoenix set a franchise record with its 12th consecutive Victory. The suns got 33 Points and 13 rebounds from Charles bark lev warriors 110, Mavericks 96 dal Las Tim Hardaway had 31 Points and 15 assists and Reserve Chris Gatling led a decisive second half spurt that listed Golden slate Oer Dallas. The Basket As teammate Larry Nance left nets saturday. Hardaway scored 25 Points in the first half but the warriors managed Only a four Point Lead at the break. Rockets 90, nuggets 82 Houston a backup guard sleepy Floyd scored 14 Points As Houston a Bench players outscored Denver a reserves 36-11 in a Victory that handed the nuggets their 10th consecutive loss. Hakeem Olajuwon led the rockets with 18 Points and 16 rebounds and Kenny Smith scored 14 Points. Reggie Williams was the top scorer for the nuggets with 16 Points w Hile i Kemble Mutombo had 12 Points and 13 rebounds. Bucks 102, kicks 100, of Milwaukee Rookie Todd Day scored a season High 22 Points including the go ahead free throws with 1 45 left in overtime As Milwaukee snapped an 11-game losing Streak by defeating new York. The Bucks who started the season 103, won for the first time since beating the Miami heat on dec. 2. The kicks who missed 8 of 9 shots in overtime lost their second straight after winning five consecutive games. Trail blazers 121, 76ers 115, of Portland Ore. Cliff Robinson. Portland a leading scorer with Clyde Drexler hampered by injury scored 31 Points As the Trail blazers held off Philadelphia. Terry Porter who had 19 Points and a season High nine rebounds scored live Points in overtime for the blazers