European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 29, 1993 sports the stars and stripes Page 29 jackets Knock off owls by the associated press Temple has steadily risen up the College basketball rankings this season on the strength of victories Over Kansas Al Obama Birmingham and Cincinnati. Georgia tech has been stuck Between no. 13 and no. 18 because of its weak schedule following a season opening loss to Michigan. Those roles May reverse soon. No. 4 Temple was handed its first defeat of the season monday night losing 57-51 to the 15ih-ranked yellow jackets at new York in the first round of the Recac Holiday festival. Neither team looked Sharp after a week of inactivity but tech still out shot Temple 43 percent to 27 percent. A we can play better. Temple can play better a Georgia tech coach Bobby Cre mins said. A a we re Happy to win. Both teams started out tentatively because of the respect we had for each  the yellow jackets 8-1v took 6 24 to get their first Points of the game but Temple 4-1 did no to take advantage soaring just six Points in that Span while missing 11 of 14 shots. Travis Best had 19 Points for Georgia tech which hit seven of its last nine shots. The owls missed their final four. Georgia tech will play St. Johns in the tournament title game on wednesday. Indiana 81, Texas Christian 65 at Indianapolis Damon Bailey scored Holtz repairing Irish defense for Cotton bowl Dallas apr Lou Holtz is trying to repair notre Dames defense stripping it Down As he prepares for his second bowl game in three years without a defensive coordinator. Holtz believes notre Dames defense became too complicated late in the season under second year coordinator Rick Minter who now is head coach at Cincinnati. Quot this is going to sound strange a Holtz said monday trying to make his Point without criticizing Minter. A the older 1 get the less 1 like to meet on football. Because the More you meet the More ideas you get and the More complicated you get and the less the players  the results for the Irish were blown coverages big plays for opponents and the devastating season ending loss to Boston College which May have doomed notre Dame s Chance at a National title. Holtz is used to reconstructing defences at notre Dame. He devised an unusual scheme using one or two pass rushers to baffle Florida in the 1992 sugar bowl after defensive coordinator Gary Darnell left for Texas. But this year the no. 4 Irish 10-1 need to rebuild their Confidence More than their defensive tactics As they prepare for no. 7 Texas a amp a which favors a run oriented offence. It a to say they re doing a better Job of it this time Quot senior defensive end Brian Hamilton said recalling the coaches approach after Darnell left. A coach Holtz came Over that year and look Over the defense. He a been with us but he Hasni to tried to take Over in any Type of fashion. Quot he a just helping us out and letting us do our own thing Quot a Holtz can afford a More hands off approach this year. He has much More to work with than he did after the 1991 regular season when notre Dame gave up nearly 24 Points a game and an average of 37 in losing two of its last three games. The Irish gave up fewer than 18 Points a game under Minter this season and were allowing Only about 12 Points a game before their late season swoon. College basketball 24 Points to Lead the no. 13 hoosiers moving past Ted Kitchel and Urc blab into 14tn place on Indiana Sall time scoring list with 1,359 Points. A Ltd a Bailey a hard to Stop a said thu coach Moe Iba who saw the senior make ii of 13 free throws a figures that topped the totals of the entire Texas Christian team. A when he takes it inside he creates Contact. The homed frogs finished with 29 fouls compared to Indiana a 11. Alan Henderson and Todd Lindman each had 13 Points and 12 rebounds for the hoosiers 6-2. Kurt Thomas scored 38 for thu 2-5. Wisconsin 80, Stanford 73 at Madison wis Tracy Webster Sank a 3-Pointer to put no. 17 Wisconsin ahead to stay with 1 03 remaining. Webster also hit two free throws with 21 seconds left to stretch the Lead to five Washington a 42-31 Lead at halftime and coastal 4-2 never got closer than nine Points after the break. . Was to play new Orleans for the tournament championship tuesday night. Western by. 59, Princeton 49 at Indianapolis the no. 25 Hilltop a a a a tones so Points. He finished with 17, and Michael Finley led the badgers 7-0 with 21. Andy Poppink led the Cardinal 6-1 with a career nigh 22 Points. . 87, coastal Carolina 68 at new Orleans Kwame Evans scored 24 Points and the no. 21 colonials 6-1 used their Superior size strength Ana Speed to win their fifth straight. Evans and 7-foot-l Center Yinka dare keyed a 14-1 burst that gave George to % 5crs had to contend with Princeton a slow Down offence. They did so by dominating on defense. Western Kentucky 4-2 scored 23 Points off turnovers and 14 on offensive rebounds. The Hill toppers 5-5 also held the tigers to 22 percent shooting in the first half 38 percent Overall. Waku was to play Indiana for the tourney championship tuesday night. Hawaii 85, army 69 at Honolulu senior guard Trevor Ruffin scored a season High 24 Points to Lead Host Hawaii to an Victory Over army in the Rainbow classic. The rainbows 3-6 led 71-51 with 7 51 remaining when army when on a 6-0 run but the cadets 1-5 could get no closer than 12 the rest of the Way. It was army a 21st consecutive Road loss. Sophomore guard Mark Lueking Ted army with 21 Points while Alex Morris added 13. Hawaii will play Evansville in one semifinal on wednesday. The other semifinal was to be determined tuesday when no. 20 Oklahoma state met Florida and no. 11 Louisville played us Santa Barbara. Army a Dave Lyle grabs rebound away from Hawaii a Kalia Mcgee in mondays game