European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes saturday january 14, 1995 win on Apps top 25 second half by the associated press judging by the Hafti Iii scores it looked like it might be a night of close games in the top 25, halftime scores however Only Tell half the Story. And when thursday nights five games involving ranked teams were Over the final scores weren tall that close after All. No. 1 Massachusetts which led Rutgers by Ottly 3 Points after 20 minutes opened the second half wifi it decisive run and beat the Scarlet knights 85-� a a a y a. A 68 to stretch the nation a second longest Home winning Streak to 37 games a i feel they re a legitimate no 1,�?� Rutgers coach Bob Wenzel said. Quot we played pretty Well. They just did no to let us do  Rutgers 4-7, 0-2 in the Atlantic 10 made just one Basket in the first 8vi minutes of the second half. The minute Man 10-1, 3-0sank three 3-pointers in the first 3vz minutes of the half to quickly open a 47-35 Lead. A a a , y y. A. A a a a a a y. A. A a a in other games no. 6 Urcla beat Washington 75-57, Stanford beat no 12 Ariona state 91-75, no. 13 Arizona beat Cal 99-86 and no. 17 Missouri beat notre Dame 64-56. A a a a y -. A a a Rutgers which scored the first Basket of the second half did no to get its next one until 8 34 elapsed making it 60-42. Donta Bright then Sank a 3-Pointer, giving the minutemen their biggest Lead 63-42. The closest Rutgers came after that was 14 Points the last time at 7561 with 2 56 remaining. A they wore us Down physically a Wenzel said a they deserve All the credit for taking us out of our game with their  Lou Roc led Massachusetts with 17 Points Mike Williams had 16 Points and Marcus Camby scored All 15 of his Points in the first half. He was ejected when he picked up his second technical foul with 16 08 left Charles Jones led Rutgers with 19 Points. No. 6 Urcla 75, Washington 57 at los Angeles the Bruins led just 28-25 at the half. Charles of Bannon and de of Bannon then keyed a 16-2 rally Early in the second half As Urcla 8-1, 2-1 Pac-10 pulled away. A it was a game of halves to say the least Kucla coach Jim Harriett said. A we were not real Sharp in the first half. In the second we stopped them ran our offence and had a Good  after Urcla s 16-2 run the huskies 4-7, 0-3 never got closer than 13 Points the rest of the Way. They shot 34 percent 22-bf-65 for the game committed 20 turnovers and were out rebounded 47-39. Stanford 91, no. 12 Arizona state 75 at Stanford calif., the Cardinal led 35-29 at the half. Y by y Quot. V a. V. Stanford t 1-1, 2-1 Pac-10 opened the second half with a 9-2 run making it 44-31, and stretched the Lead by the associated press Phoenix a Terrell Brandon is enjoying the spotlight while it lasts. Stepping in As Point guard while Allstar Mark Price recovers from a sprained right foot Brandon is proving an Able floor Leader for the Cleveland Cavaliers. A this is Mark prices team a Brandon said after scoring a career High 30 Points As Cleveland handed the Phoenix suns just their second Home loss this season 107-96 on thursday night. A the is coming Back slowly but surely. He is a great competitor and though we play As a team this is his team. There is no controversy about  t maybe but Brandon improved his average to 25.3 Points while starting the last three games. Against the suns Brandon also had two steals six assists and Nona Caps Mike Stewart Center Battles arizonans Ray owes for a rebound As Wildcat Ben Davis takes a handful of shirt. To As Many As 17 late in the game. The Cardinal shot 63 percent from the Field and made 31 of 33 free throws 94 percent. Dion Cross scored 22 Points Brein Knight had 21 and David Harbour came off the Bench to score 15. They did a Good Job of making their offence and. A Arizona we just they did a great Job of making the big plays Quot Arizona state 11-3, 1-1 coach Bill Frieder said. Did no to get it dont no. 13 Arizona 99, no 20 Cal 66 at Berkeley calif., the wildcats led 46-34 at halftime. Y a y a \ a a. A a. I a a a Cal then scored the first 8 Points of the second half to close to 46-42. The bears however got no closer. Damon Studamire scored 26 Points and Arizona 11-3, 1-1 made 10 straight free throws in the. Final minutes. Stoudamire now has 1,446 career Points giving him one More than Steve Kerr and moving him into ninth place on the Arizona career list. A a there a a reason Why he a the Premier Point guard in the country a Cal coach Todd Bozeman said of Studamire a and he showed Why  Monty Buckley had a career High 27 Points for Cal 8-3,1-2.a a a y. A a a. A y \ a no. 17 Missouri 64, notre Dame 56 at Columbia mo., the tigers led 34-27 at the half. Notre Dame 9-5which had to take a Bys Down frown Chicago due to fog at a a Harc Airport got. The deficit Down to 3 in the second half but  get closer. Y a a. A. Y a. Missouri went 13-for-19 from the line to make up for its Lack of a Field goal in the last 9 59.cavs to Victory at Phoenix turnovers a a big statistic in a game that turned on defense. In the Only other Aba games it was san Antonio 113, Miami 108, and Denver 94, Dallas 78. Cleveland Styrone Hill with 19 Points and 10 rebounds invoked the Good defense East fast breaking West stereotype and rubbed it in. A we Are not really surprised by our offence because when you come to the West coast there really Isnit too much defense played a Hill said. The Cavaliers were no. 26 in scoring at 93.2 Points the suns no. 2 at 112.3. The cars improved to 20-5 when holding an opponent below 100 Points and won their sixth straight on the Road snapping a five game suns winning Streak despite being out rebounded 38-29. The cars were up 53-48 at halftime and 82-65 starting the fourth. It was Only the second Home loss in 18 games for the suns who had the a bad a second Best Home  113, heat 108 despite the absence of its leading scorer san Antonio beat Miami for its 13th win in 14 games. With David Robinson out with a sore Back Sean Elliott had 32 Points and Vinny Del negro 27 a both season highs. Avery Johnson added 17 Points and 10 assists and Dennis Rodman had 11 Points and a season High 22 rebounds. Kevin Willis paced the heat with 30 Points before being ejected with 3 49 left after elbowing Rodman while scrambling for a rebound. Miami has lost four straight All on the  94, Mavericks 78 disc be Mutombo had 15 Points 12 rebounds and seven blocked shots providing an intimidating defensive presence As Denver beat cold shooting Dallas. The nuggets also got 16 Points from Rodney Rodgers and 13 apiece from Mahmoud Abdul Rauf and Jalyn Rose. Jim Jackson and Jamal Mashburn led the visiting Mavericks with 15 Points each but the a bad a fourth and fifth leading scorers shot just 5-for-14 and 6-for-21 As the mavs finished at 37 percent. Doug Smith came off the Bench to score 14 for Dallas which has lost eight of 11 games