European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 30 the stars and stripes sports monday november 28,1994 t Stackhouse saves unc rns upset bid by the associated press Chapel Hill . Jerry Stackhouse scored career High 28 Points and made several key plays Down the stretch saturday As no. 2 North Carolina escape with a 96-92 Victory Over Texas. For the first game of the season it was played liken Mcaa tournament game Texas coach Tom Pend Essaid. " the Effort by both teams kids were flying All Over the floor and fighting for Loose balls and diving on both sides it was great the tar heels who won their 66th straight Home opener trailed at halftime and through most of the Sec Ond half until stack House rallied his team who could become no. 1 following top ranked Arkansas 104-80 loss to no 3 Massachusetts on Friday. I could care less about that Stackhouse said when asked if the tar heels should be no. 1. Give it to whoever. I Don t take much Stock in those no. 1 team last year did t win the National championship that was Texas with three starters Back from the team that went 26-8 last season led for the final time at 87-86 with 4 18 left. Stackhouse who played the entire Sec Ond half then blocked a shot and got a return feed from fellow Sophomore Rasheed Wallace for a Dun that gave the tar heels the Lead for Good. Lit other major games saturday no. 4 Kentucky 124, 50 Jared Prickett hit 10 of 11 shots and scored 21 Points in the wildcats near record Victory. Kentucky s biggest Victory margin was 77 in a 143-60 defeat of Georgia in1956. On saturday Kentucky scored 64 Points off 42 turnovers by Tennessee Martin had a 40-24 rebound ing advantage and out shot the visitors 57 percent to 42. No. 5 Arizona 73, no. 19 Oklahoma St. 63 Ray owes and Damon Stupi Adamire combined for 35points saturday As no. 5 Arizona beat no. 19 Oklahoma state 73-63 for fourth place in the great Alaska shootout. The wildcats 2-1 withstood a second half 3-Pointbarrage by the cowboys Randy Rutherford who was 6-Fpr-8 from beyond the arc in the final 20 minutes an finished with 23 Points. No. 6 Urcla 83, is Northr de 60 " George Zidek scored 14 Points and Urcla took control with an Early 17-2 run. Charles o Bannon added 13 Points and his brother de o Bannon scored 11, All inthe first half including a Dunk that made it 22-7 in the College basketball opening minutes. No. 8 Duke 93, northeastern 70 Cherokee Parks scored a career High 27 Points an freshman Ricky Price sparked a late first half run. A tap in by Lonnie Harrell forced the final tie at 28 be fore the Blue devils took charge. No. 9 Kansas 83, san Diego 65 Sean Pearson scored 16 Points to Lead five Jayhawk sin double figures As Kansas won its 22nd consecutive opener at Allen Field House and improved to 39-1 income openers. Doug Harris led san Diego with 21 Points. No. 12 Cincinnati 108, Austin Peay 73 freshman Danny Fortson scored 25 Points in his col lege debut and anchored a 61-Point first half. Fortson scored 12 in the first half Cincinnati s biggest in coach Bob Huggins six seasons As the bearcats ran away to a 27-Point halftime Lead. The bearcats forced Austin Peay into 28 scored 26 first half Points on layups dunks or close up shots and another 17 from the foul line the result of forcing the Ball inside. No. 15 Wisconsin 86, Wright St. 63 Andy Kilbride scored 16 of his 18 Points in the Sec Ond half As Wisconsin won Stan Van Gundy s regular season debut As coach. Kilbride hit All five of his 3-Point shots in the second half helping the badgers off set sluggish play by their stars Michael Finley and a shard Griffith. No. 22 Georgia tech 112, Florida am 56 Travis Best scored nine consecutive Points a Georgia tech jumped to leads of 14-0 and 25-2, and the yellow jackets set a school record with 24 steals six by Matt harping. Best led with 20 Points James Forrest added 19,Eddie Elisma had 15, harping 14, and Michael mad dox2./.-.\. No. 24 Wake Forest 75, no Greensboro 55 Randolph Childress scored 26 Points in Only the Sec Ond meeting Ever Between the schools which Are just 25 Miles apart. Army 92, Hobart 78 Mark Lueking scored a game High 32 Points an army made an Early 17-3 run stand up As the Home standing cadets raced to a season opening Victory. Jerry Stackhouse bags two of his 28 Points saturday. Army 1-0 led 15-10 seven minutes into the contest before consecutive inside buckets by Brad Wilke and Jason wands ignited a nine Point surge by the cadets. Wands finished with 14 Points and 13 rebounds forthe cadets while Andrew d Eloia topped Hobart with 21 Points. Air Force 85, Navy 76 Otis Jones scored 37 Points and Reggie Minto added 20 As air Force beat visiting Navy in the season opening game for both teams. Jones hit 12 of 19 Field goals including 7 of 10 from 3-Point Range for the Falcons 1-0 who used a Superior shooting accuracy to gradually pull away from the Visi tors 0-1. Randy Torgrimson led the Navy attack with 22 Point while Michael Heary added 12. Numbers slow talks by the associated pres getting 18 people to agree on anything is difficult let alone 650. That May explain in part Why thenal labor negotiations Are taking so Long. I walked out of there with a Neutral feeling Toronto general Man Ager Cliff Fletcher said of the most recent talks at Boston. You had 18people in that negotiating ultimately More people will get involved of course specifically the approximately 650 who com prise the nil players association. Boston Bruin general manage Harry Sinden acknowledged that a Union representing that Many play ers might have a More difficult time gauging its members opinions than a group of 26 owners. That also might explain Why Union Boss Bob Goodenow wanted to get away from the talks with thenal for a while for some internal discussions with his group. Negotiators left it up to thenal players association to make the next move. Sonics Send rockets to 3rd loss by the associated press Houston Seattle s Gary Payton hit a jumper with 11.6 seconds left to Halta Houston comeback and hand the de fending Aba Champion rockets their third straight loss.98-94, saturday night. Houston had opened the season wit nine consecutive wins. Payton s shot came after the rockets who trailed most of the second half and by As Many As nine Points had pulled to94-92 on a Dunk by Robert Horry with 35 seconds to go. After Payton s jumper detlef Schrempf added a pair of free throws for the sonics with 2.9 seconds remaining. Sam Perkins and Shawn Kemp each had 22 Points for Seattle while Vernon Maxwell led the rockets with 23 and Hakeem Olajuwon added 22. In other saturday games hornets 105, knocks 95 new York Alonzo mourning scored a game High 27 Points and grabbed 18 rebounds As Charlotte handed the kicks their first Home loss of the season. Mavericks 124, nuggets 123, of Denver Jim Jackson scored a Ca reer High 50" Points including two free throws with 0.5 seconds left in overtime As Dallas rallied from a 25-Point first half deficit to win. Jackson scored 39 of his Points after intermission 15 in the third Quarter As the Mavericks clawed Back to five Points Down 16 More in the fourth period and eight in overtime. Jamal Mashburn added 35 Points for Dallas. Magic 113, Bucks 105 Milwaukee Anfernee Harda was scored 21 of his 35 Points in the first half and had his first triple double of the season to Lead Orlando to its seventh straight Victory the win tied a team re Cord for consecutive victories for thematic 9-2set feb. 9-27 last season. Hardaway also had 12 assists and 10rebounds, while Shaquille o Neal added 21 Day had 26 Points an Glenn Robinson 25 for the Bucks. Cavaliers 101, warriors 87 Cleveland Mark Price scored season High 31 Points and made five of Cleveland s team record 11 3-pointers inthe Cavaliers Victory. Cleveland set an Aba record by at tempting just two free throws in the game lowering the Mark of three set bythe los Angeles lakers against san Diego in 1980. The cars made both tries. Suns 111, spurs 108 Phoenix Charles Barkley activated off the injured list Only hours be fore the game scored 10 of his 23 Points in the fourth Quarter As Phoenix won. Barkley fouled out with 6.3 second left in his first action this season and Sean Elliott of the spurs made both free throws cutting the Phoenix Lead to 109 108. But the suns worked the Ball to Danny Manning who Sank two free throws to ice the Victory. Lakers 112, bullets 96 Landover my. Nick Van exe had 22 Points and 13 assists and Cedric Gaballo added 18 Points and grabbed 14rebounds As the lakers won their fourth straight game equating the team s Long est win Streak of last season. It also was los Angeles third straight Road win something the lakers have not accomplished since last dec. 4. Don Maclean scored 23 Points an Chris Webber had 22 Points and 20 re Bounds for the bullets who have lost five straight games. Celtics 108,76ers 99 Philadelphia Rookie Eri Montross two free throws with. 1 53 to play and David Wesley s 3-Pointer 21 seconds later boosted Boston Over Phila Delphia. Dee Brown scored 22 Points Din Radja had 19 and Montross finished with 18 Points and 12 rebounds both season highs for the celtics
