European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 34 the stars and stripes sports wednesday. January 26, 1994 Utah slips by sonics 95-90 Aba by the associated press Utah doing Fine against most of then a this season had no Success at All in its first six games against the teams it will have to beat come playoff time. The jazz were 0-6 against Seattle Pho enix and Houston and 26-8 against the rest of the league going into monday night s game with the Utah s top play ers Karl Malone and John Stockton came through in a 95-90 Victory. It s not so much getting a Monkey of four backs but it s proving to ourselves that we can play with these teams said Forward Tom Chambers who scored six of his 10 Points during a decisive 19-1spurt in the second Quarter when the jazz outscored Seattle 29-13. Malone had 26 Points and 16 rebound Sand Stockton finished with 16 Points and 18 assists against the sonics who Are 4-4in their last eight games after a 26-3 Start. It feels Good to play Well against goo teams Stockton said. It s a Good win but it does t mean we Are the team to beat in the the visiting supersonics led 31-19after one Quarter but Utah pulled ahead for Good with the 19-1 run in the first5 35 of the second period. Gary Payton scored 18 Points and det Lef Schempf Shawn Kemp and Ricky Pierce each added 14 for the sonics. But Payton picked up his fourth foul near the end of the first half and Kemp was whistled for his fourth Midway through the third Quarter. In other games monday bulls 92, pistons 86 Chicago won its seventh consecutive game despite falling behind by 14 Points in the first Quarter against Detroit. Scottie Pippen scored 23 Points for the bulls but it was the Chicago reserves who proved the difference outscoring the pistons backups 36-7 to hand Detroit its 16th loss in 17 games including nine straight at Home. Joe Dumars scored 25 Points an Terry Mills 19 for Detroit. They combined Tor 21 Points in the first Quarter helping the pistons take a 30-18 Lead. They pulled ahead 36-22 Early in the Sec Ond period before Pippen scored eight Points and Steve Kerr six As chicag ended the half with a 24-10 run tying the score 46-46. The bulls took control in the second half by scoring the last two Points of the third Quarter and the first nine of the fourth. Pippen also finished with nine re Bounds and nine assists just missing his third triple double of the season. Celtics 110, Mavericks 102 Boston extended its season Best win Ning Streak to five games As Rick Fox scored 22 Points against visiting Dallas. The celtics who lost a franchise re Cord seven straight games at Home before starting the winning Streak beat the Mavericks for the second time in six games handing them their 14th consecutive loss. The celtics took the Lead for Good witha 6-0 run that made the score 61-56 with 8 57 left in the third Quarter. They extended the margin to 75-65 with a 7-0 run that ended with 4 11 remaining in the period / Dallas which fell to 2-37 for the sea son closed to 104-97 with 1 53 left but came no closer. The Mavericks were led by Jamal Mashburn with 27 Points and Jimmy Jackson with 20. Kevin Gamble scored 18points for Boston. Bucks 96, pacers 88 with his father Rick and brother Scooter watching in the stands Jon Barry came off the Bench to score a career-high23 Points 12 of them in the final nine minutes As Milwaukee won at Sealy s reverse Dunk on a fast break gave the pacers their biggest Lead Gary Payton 20 of the supersonics leaps through the key As he tries to pass around74-64, with 9 20 to play. Jeff Malone left of the jazz monday in Salt Lake City. College basketball tar heels Romp by the associated press North Carolina coach Dean Smith says he was surprised by the ease with which his fourth ranked tar heels crushed Butler. He was the Only person expecting a closer game. Even without Reading scorer Donald William Sand his 16.3 Points per game average the tar heels had no trouble Downing the midwestern collegiate conference bulldogs 104-64 monday night in Chapel Hill . Smith s tar heels wasted no time assuming control Over Butler. They jumped out to a 22-8 Lead then pulled away steadily All night. North Carolina s Eric Montross led All scorer with 18 Points. Dante Calabria had 15 Points and a career High seven assists while playing Only 24minutes. Calabria started in place of Williams who was out with a separated shoulder. In the Only other game involving a ranked team monday night no. 24 Missouri 89, Nebraska 73 Melvin Booker scored 22 Points and Mark at Kins added 20 to Lead visiting Missouri Over Nebraska. Missouri 14-2, 5-0 big eight held Nebraska s leading scorer Eric Piatkowski to just nine Points shutting him out in the second half. He had scored in double figures in 16 straight games. Nebraska 12-4, 2-2 was paced by Erick Strickland and Jaron Boone with 14 Points each. Bruins claim top spot by the associated press Urcla the last unbeaten division i team returned to the no. 1 spot in the rankings monday the Bruins first time atop the poll since 1983. The no. 1 ranking had been Domain of Urcla Dur ing the glory Days of John wooden when the Bruins won seven straight National championships and 10 in 12years. Now the Bruins 13-0 Are Back with 59 first place votes and 1,619 Points from the National Media panel after beating then no. 9 Arizona and Arizona state at Home this week. Since i Haven t Ever been there and with what behave tried to accomplish in six years at Urcla it s a Nice thing to have at this moment coach Jim har Rick said monday. The last time the Bruins were no. 1, the coach was Larry Farmer. The program was far from the top of the rankings under his successor Walt hazzard. Enter Harrick a former Urcla assistant who had been successful As the head coach at neighbouring Pep Perdine. Urcla has been to the Mcaa tournament every year he has been there and now the Bruins Are Back at no. 1. It s something you strive for to be As Good As Youcan possibly be Harrick said. If no. 1 comes along it s Fine. It does t mean a lot though since in Basket Ball it s How you Urcla is the fifth school to be no. 1 this regular sea son and Only Arkansas which had a five week run has been Able to keep the top ranking for More than on week. The Bruins have to travel to Stanford and Cali fornia this week. Associated press men s poll i would imagine they la be excited about playing us but no More than usual Harrick said. It s always a big game. Everyone we play is ready for us and really comes at us. Generally at a lot of places we Are their biggest Urcla moved to the top after a week in which seven of the top nine and 15 ranked teams in All lost at least one game. Duke 13-1along with Urcla the Only top nine team not to lose last week moved from fifth to second and had six first place votes and 1,542 Points. Kansas 17-2which held the no. 1 spot for just one week dropped to third after losing at Home to Kansas state. North Carolina 14-3 held fourth and was followed by Arkansas Connecticut Purdue Massachusetts Kentucky and Temple. North Carolina the preseason no. 1 Choice held the top spot for two separate weeks while Kentucky also had a one week run atop the rankings. One More change at no. 1 will match 1989-90, the busiest season Ever for top ranked teams when five schools combined for seven changes at no. 1. For no. 6 Connecticut 16-1 and no. 7 Purdue 16-1the rankings were their highest of the season As the huskies jumped from 10th and the boilermakers from12th. Indiana was at no. 11, followed by Louisville Arizona Syracuse Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Mary land est Virginia and Alabama Birmingham. The final five spots were held by Georgia tech mar Quette St. Louis Missouri and new Mexico state
