European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Louisville a a o Jeff Brohm a a a a a a a by Teresa m. Walker Memphis Tenn. A Michigan slates key mistake in the Liberty bowl was underestimating Louisville quarterback Jeff Brohm. The senior who broke his right Index Finger in five places on thanksgiving Day completed 19 of 29 passing attempts for 197 Yards and the go ahead touchdown tuesday night in leading the 25th-ranked cardinals Over Michigan state 18-7. A the surprised me a Michigan state coach George Perles said. Quot he Hurt us As much running As he did passing. We Felt with his injury he might not run As much. It was a credit to him that Liberty bowl he  it Brohm broke the Finger on his passing hand when he was pushed into a Cement Wall in Louisville a 28-0 regular season ending Victory Over Tulsa. Doctors repaired the Finger with a steel plate and pins and he did no to Start throwing again until last week. Quot when i first did it it was obviously scary. Doctors just told me it was going to be a matter of time before it healed. They said id be throwing with some pain a Brohm said. A obviously it Hurt. 1 told myself before we came into the game win or lose i was going to make no excuses about  Michigan state 6-6 began the game As if the spartans were going to have an easy time of it taking the opening Kickoff and marching 79 Yards in 11 plays Duane Golborne blasting in from the 1.after the Michigan state touchdown the cardinals 9-3. Mounted their own scoring drive which ended with David Akers 31-Yard Field goal. In the third Quarter Brohm directed a 14-play drive that failed when Akers missed a 23-Yard Field goal attempt. But the 6-foot-1 senior completed four of five passes on the next pos session capping a 59-Yard drive with a 25-Yard to throw to Reggie Ferguson putting the cardinals in front 10-7 with 12 05 to go. Louisville coach Howard scan Ellenburger who held off naming his starting quarterback until Kickoff appreciated Brohme a performance in 30-degree temperatures with a wind chill  16. A Jeff Brohm showed a great Deal of courage and maturity by making this Gallant Effort to rehab and be ready for this. Game he said. The cardinals added a safety and another to in the fourth Quarter in posting their first Victory Over a big ten school. Sonics subdue rockets in Duel for Best record by the associated press Seattle a supersonics Are thinking ahead a Way ahead. _ after beating visiting Houston 112-97 tuesday night to take the Honor of owning the highest winning percentage in the Aba this season from the rockets the sonics were thinking about the playoffs that begin in april. Seattle would like nothing better than to finish with the leagues Best regular season record thus assuring itself of the Home court advantage All through postseason  i  want to play the seventh came of the Western conference finals in Houston said Seattle a Ricky Pierce who scored 25 Points in helping the sonics to a 213 season record and an -875 percentage. The rockets who have lost three of their last four games slipped to 23-4 and .852. We re both among the elite teams in the league said Gary Payton who also scored 25 Points for Seattle 131 a Home. A people were saying we haunt won a big game now we be won a big  ,. The sonics led by 30 Points three times in the second Quarter but the rockets battled Back to get within 84-81 with 10 26 left before Seattle had an 110 run. A Hakeem Olajuwon scored 34 Points for the rockets who Are now 13-3 on the Road this season. He hit 16 of 21 shots from the floor had 10 rebounds and blocked four shots. In other games tuesday night nets 97, knocks 95 Derrick Coleman and Kenny Anderson scored nine Points during a late 10-0 run that helped new Jersey snap its eight game Road losing Streak. The kicks whose six game winning Streak at Madison Square Garden ended nearly overcame a four Point deficit in. The final 11 seconds. But Patrick Ewing on the free throw line with the score 9795 and 0.2 seconds left was off the Mark on his first attempt before missing his second try intentionally. Coleman who had 30 Points and 13 rebounds made a 3-Pointer and two free throws while Anderson scored four the stars and strikes ports december 30,1993 Page 28 Points during the decisive 10-0 spurt that turned a 92-86 deficit into a 96-92 nets Lead. Anderson finished with 21 Points and 12 assists. Rolando Blackman who played a season High 24 minutes because of injuries to guards Doc Rivers and Hubert Davis scored a season High 17 Points. Spurs 84, heat 76 sleepy Floyd woke up the lethargic san Antonio offence by scoring 15 of his 19 it Points in the fourth Quarter As the visiting spurs beat Miami. Despite sitting out a Warmup earlier in the Day with the flu David Robinson led san Antonio with 20 Points and 16 rebounds. Dennis Rodman had 15 rebounds. Steve Smith had 21 Points to Pace the heat. 76ers 107, warriors 90 Clarence Weathers noon scored 16 of his 22 Points As Philadelphia jumped out to a 20-Point halftime Lead sparking the 76crs in the Romp Over Golden state. The warriors missed 18 of their first 21 shots i lurks Craig Mehto gets routed driving Between pistons Olden polynice 0 and Terry Mills. Hawks 119, pistons 101 cookie Blaylock scored 19 Points and Duane Ferrell playing in place of the injured Dominique Wilkins scored 18 As Atlanta bounced Back from two straight losses with the win Over Detroit. Ferrell and Blaylock who also had 12 assists were among six Atlanta players in double figures As the Hawks got their 11th win in 12 Home games this year. Kevin Willis had 17 Points 11 rebounds and six assists for the Hawks. Joe Dumars led Detroit with 17 Points and Terry Mills had 15 Points and 10 rebounds As the pistons dropped their fifth game in a Row. Cavaliers 127, hornets 115, of Gerald Wilkin scored 29 Points including a key 3-Pointer in overtime As Cleveland beat Charlotte for its fifth straight win. The hornets without Larry Johnson out for the game with a strained Back also lost Alonzo mourning to fouls late in the fourth Quarter. Cleveland then dominated the extra period 16-4 As Charlotte remained wingless in 12 trips to the Richfield coliseum Brad Daugherty scored 28 Points 22 of them in the first half. Mourning led Charlotte with 24 Points Dell Curry added 23 and Eddie Johnson who went Over 17,000 career Points m his 13th Aba season 19. Nuggets 97, Mavericks 85 Bryant Stith scored 21 Points including All 15 of his free throw attempts As Denver downed Dallas extending the worst Home Start in Aba history to 13 straight  Ellis added 18 Points for the nuggets who won their fourth consecutive game. Sean Rooks led the hapless Mavericks with 25 Points