European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                It s kicks is. Rockets. A i 1 a a a 1 1. A. Ewing manhandled pacers As . Gains Aba finals Patrick Ewing slams Home game Winner sunday night to Send kicks to Aba finals. By Rick Warner new York apr Patrick Ewing refused to let the new York kicks lose. He refused to fold under the pressure of game 7 in the Eastern conference finals. He refused to let foul trouble bother him in the closing minutes of the biggest game of his Aba career. He refused to give up when the kicks trailing the Indiana faces by a Point missed a crucial shot with about 30 seconds left. When John Starks missed Ewing grabbed the rebound and dunked it to give new York the Lead for Good in a 9490 Victory that sent the kicks to the Aba finals for the first time in 21 years. The Gigantic Jam climaxed a sensational game for Ewing who had 24 Points 22 rebounds seven assists and five blocks despite picking up his fifth foul with 4 52 remaining and the kicks clinging to an 83-80 Lead. A i Don t think in be Ever seen anyone play a better game at the moment of truth Quot kicks coach Pat Riley said. Twenty two seconds after picking up his fifth foul Ewing fed Anthony Mason for a Layup that put the kicks ahead 8580. With two minutes left Indiana had Cut it to 87-86, but Ewing hit a Baseline jumper and new York led by three. Indiana came Back and took a 90-89 Lead on a Dunk by Dale Davis with 34 seconds remaining. Again Ewing responded this time with his biggest Basket of the game. When Starks missed a driving shot the 7-foot Center grabbed the rebound above the rim and slammed it Home with 26 seconds left. Quot Antonio Davis had to come Over to pick up Starks when he drove and no one picked up Patrick Quot Riley said. Quot actually John missed the shot in a perfect Way. It was a perfect ending for Ewing and the kicks who will travel to Houston to play the rockets in game 1 of the Aba finals on wednesday night. Quot he stepped up tonight and that was the difference a pacers coach Larry Brown said. Quot As a coach pm in Awe of the stars and stripes ports Juno 7,1994 Pago 40 him for what he a done a despite Ewing a Dunk the pacers still had a Chance to win. But Reggie Miller shot an Hairball and then was whistled for a controversial flagrant foul against Starks with 3.2 seconds left and the pacers trailing by one. Miller desperate to Stop the clock slapped at Starks and appeared to hit him in the face. Referee Mike Mathis called it a flagrant foul giving Starks two foul shots and subsequent Possession to the kicks. After Starks made one of two free throws the pacers were forced to foul him again and the kicks guard hit two More from the line to Clinch the Victory. Miller who was crying after the game disputed the flagrant foul Quot its the conference finals and you can to Call that a he said. But Mathis defended his decision Quot the definition of a flagrant foul is one that is excessive and unnecessary a he Saidi Quot that a what the foul was a excessive also could describe the a Nicks rebounding Edge Over the pacers. New York won the Battle of the boards 51-29 and grabbed 28 offensive rebounds two Short of the Aba playoff record. Quot they killed us on the boards a Brown said. Starks scored 17 Points and Derek Harper added 16 for new York which trailed by 12 late in the third period. Miller led Indiana with 25  state rips 1993 Champ leu by Tom Vint Omaha neb. A Louisiana state took elimination from the College world series to a record Low. A the defending National Champion got a ticket Home by losing its second straight game a in embarrassing fashion. Fullerton state sent 17 batters to the plate in the first inning sunday and tied a tournament record by scoring 11 runs on the Way to a 20-6 thrashing of leu. Only two teams have scored More runs in a game since the College world series opened for business in 1947. Quot i thought it was a Good Ball game for four pitches then it fell apart a leu coach skip Bertman said Quot where did that come from a Fullerton state coach Auric Garrido asked. Quot eleven runs in the first  faring Only slightly better was Florida state the tournament s no. 2 seed. No team had Ever Given up eight runs in an extra inning until Florida state did it on College world series sunday in a 12-4, 10-inning thumping at the hands of Georgia tech. But Florida state unlike leu is still alive in the tournament. The seminoles dropped with a thud into the losers bracket where  tangle on tuesday with Fullerton state. The Winner of that game gets another shot at Georgia tech which opened the series with a 2-0 Victory Over Fullerton. Quot ill Tell you what that was humiliating to say the least a Florida state coach Mike Martin said. Quot it was one half inning where we  Stop the  the other Side of the eight team bracket was in action monday. First round losers Miami and Auburn were in the first game of the doubleheader with the loser going Home and the Winner advancing to tuesdays elimination game against the loser of monday night s Arizona state Oklahoma game. Brett Laxton who struck out 16 and allowed Only three hits As leu beat Wichita state 8-0 for last years title was battered by Fullerton state. Laxton retired Only one Batter surrendering four hits and four walks and being charged with 10 runs. Jeff Ferguson Mark Kotsay and Bret Hemphill each scored twice in the inning. A everything went right for us the first inning a Ferguson Ferguson said. Every break fell for  Ferguson scored four times in the game and also drove in two runs with a second inning Homer. Hardly anyone noticed that Fullerton batted around in the fourth scoring five times. Him Fullerton is the fifth team to score 11 Runsa in an inning the last being Mississippi state and Georgia both in the 1990 Senes. Only notre Dame with 23 against Northern Colorado in 1957, and Arizona state with 23 against Oklahoma state in 1984, have scored More than 20 runs in a cos game. Quot i Felt like it was a circus the first four or five innings and Fullerton state was the ringleader a said Lsuis All american second baseman Todd Walker who had three hits. Georgia tech beating its Atlantic Cut conference rival for the third time in four games this season took a 5-4 Lead in the 10th on a run scoring single by Jason Varitek who had earlier hit a three run Homer. Two More runs scored on bases loaded walks another on an infield grounder and Matt Saier hit a grand slam Only his second Homer of the year off reliever David Yocum. 5ferric ? in Sittu h m a ii a pipe i s i 1 r-1 f a "244850 05