European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 31, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes sports thursday december 31, 1992michigan nips  at Buzzer by the associated press Honolulu a it was one of the greatest games of the year Between two of the Best teams in the country yet almost nobody saw it. It was no 5 Michigan is. No. 6 North Carolina on tuesday night in the semifinals of the Rainbow classic. The wolverines won 79-78 when Jalen Rose rebounded a missed shot and put in a Short jumper at the Buzzer. The game was not televised by a National network and it Wasny to even shown in the largest Market in Michigan. What basketball fans missed was one of the few games each year that lives up to expectations. It was the first Reg ular season matchup Ever Between the two and ended with a frenzied finish worthy of March madness. Rose made two huge plays in the final 35 seconds. Derrick Phelps had Given North Carolina 8-1 a 7675 Lead with 1 15 left on two free throws. Rose heaved an Alley top pass to Chris Webber who converted for a 77-76 Lead. After Donald Williams scored for the tar heels 8-1rose rebounded Jimmy Kings missed jumper and Sank the game Winner As time expired. In other games with ranked teams tuesday Kansas 94, Hawaii 66 Honolulu a the second ranked jaw Hawks 9-0 beat the Host rainbows 4-3 and set up another marquee matchup a Kansas is. Michigan wednesday night in the championship game of the Rainbow classic. Eric Pauley matched his career High with 23  Hall 75, Cornell 59 East Rutherford . No. 7 Seton Hall 10-1 opened the game with a 15-0 run and it Shoul College basketball have been All Over. But Cornell 2-3 closed to 65-54 with 4 24 to play before arturas Karnis Hovas hit a drive and a free throw to ignite a 10-2  63, step 61 Elpaso Texas a Matt Waddell hit an 18-foot jumper at the Buzzer to give no. 13 Purdue 8-0 the win Over step 7-3 and the championship of the Sun carnival  tech 105, Youngstown state 85 Atlanta a Malcolm Mackey scored 19 of his 26 Points in the second half As no. 14 Georgia tech broke open a game that was tied at halftime. James Forrest added 20 Points and Travis Best had 19 for the yellow jackets 6-1. Youngstown a record fell to 1-5.oklahoma 102, Alaska Anchorage 70 Oklahoma City okla. The 15th-ranked soon ers ahead by just six Early in the second half used a 20-6 run to pull away in the All College tournament. Oklahoma 8-1 was to play Texas for the  state 81, new Hampshire 51 East Lansing Mich. New Hampshire 8-4 was completely outmatched by 17th-,ranked Michigan state. The spartans 6-1 led 36-19 at halftime then opened the second half with a 16-2 run. They were to play Washington state for the  Madison 90, California 75 East Rutherford . Lefty or Eiselle steam wanted to get some experience against a top 25 team and ended up getting twice what it bargained for. The Dukes 6-2 knocked no. 19 Cal 5-1 from the unbeaten ranks with a 31-of-51 shooting performance. They were to play Seton Hall in the championship of the Seton Hall Meadowlands  Louisiana 109, Nebraska 80 Honolulu a Michael Allen scored 28 Points to Lead an awesome perimeter attack for the Rajini cajuns 6-2. Byron Starks added 25 and Todd Hill had 19. It was the third loss in a Row for no. 20 Nebraska 7-3 Cincinnati 65, Dayton 55 Dayton Ohio a Nick Van Exel hit consecutive 3-pointers during a 10-0 second half run that lifted no 21 Cincinnati past Dayton 1-8 Connecticut 91, Hartford 66 Hartford Conn a Brian fair scored 17 of his career High 24 Points As no. 23 Connecticut 6-1 opened a 30-Point first half  96, Bowling Green 69 Nashville Tenn. A Billy Mccaffrey and Chris Lawson each scored 17 Points As no 24 Vanderbilt 101 won the championship of the music City invitational. Bowling Green fell to 2-5.oregon state 93, Brigham Young 79 Portland Ore. No. 25 by 7-4 finished last in the far West classic with its second loss in As Many nights. Oregon state 3-5 was 42 of 49 from the line including 25 of 26 Over the final 6v2  Humble a lavs 139-81 c9v9 Jim Nance loses Ball As he goes past Hawks Kevin Willis left and Paul Graham. By the associated press Sacramento Calif. There wont be Many such nights for the Sacramento Kings. There might be a whole Bunch of them for the Dallas Mavericks. In Matching the seventh biggest rout in Aba history the Kings set a franchise record for Victory margin tuesday night with a 139-81 Romp past the Mavericks. A we played almost a perfect game a Sacramento coach Garry St. Jean said a defense made for easy  the Kings previous largest margin of Victory was 44 Points 146-102 on dec. 22, 1983, against the Denver nuggets. Dallas lost at Houston 116-68 on feb 4, 1981, its previous worst defeat. Anthony Bonner scored a career High 23 Points leading six teammates in double figures. Mitch Richmond contributed 22 Points and Walt Williams added 20, including All 14 of his free throws. The Kings won their fourth straight game. Dallas shot 37.6 percent was outre bounded 57-37 and committed 28 turnovers. In other games tuesday night bulls 114, hornets 103 Charlotte . A Michael Jordan had 28 Points and his 26th career triple double As Chicago beat Charlotte for the 17th straight time. Jordan finished with 12 rebounds and 11 assists to Lead the bulls to their fifth straight Victory and eighth in nine starts. Horace Grant added 20 Points for the bulls. Johnny Newman had 28 Points to Lead the hornets. Knocks 97, pacers 91 new York a Patrick Ewing scored 24 of his 29 Points in the second half and Greg Anthony had a career High 23. It was the fourth consecutive loss for the pacers who were led by Reggie Miller with 23 Points and detlef Schrempf with 19.Cavaliers 114, Hawks 96 Atlanta a Brad Daugherty and Larry Nance each scored 22 Points and the Cavaliers shot nearly 60 percent. The Cavaliers won their ninth in 10 games and third straight on the Road while the Hawks lost their fourth game in five starts and fifth straight at Home. Daugherty made eight of 13 shots from the Field and had 13 rebounds. Nance made nine of 13 As Cleveland Defeated Atlanta for the seventh consecutive time. Stacey Augmon led the Hawks with 25 Points and Paul Graham added 22. Rookie Adam Keefe had 15 Points and 15  132, rockets 112 Houston a Tim Hardaway had 32 Points and 14 assists As the hot shooting warriors started a 21-6 run late in the third Quarter. The warriors shot 63 percent in winning their fourth consecutive game and nine of the last 11. Hardaway had 23 first half Points while Chris Mullin added 29 Points Reserve Sarunas Marciulionis 20 and Rookie Latrell Sprewell 18, the rockets scored a first half season High 66 Points behind 19 from Hakeem Olajuwon and 10 from backup guard Scott Brooks. But the warriors connected on 27 of 40 shots for 68 percent and trailed Only 66-64 at  111, celtics 87 Seattle a Derrick Mckey scored 20 Points and the supersonics broke open the game with a 16-2 third Quarter spurt. The sonics Victory before 36,431 at the kingdom was their sixth in the past seven games. The celtics dropped their third straight. Seattle improved its Home record to 13-1, tied with the kicks for Best in the league