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REPUBLIC FNAL OThc Arizona Republic Saturday. November 27. 1982 1 .1, Houston slams A for Lewis' 500th career win Cougars 104, Wildcats 63 ARIZONA Mrt FG FT Rb At PF St Tr PI Taylor! 1 0-8 1-2 1 1 1 1 Beiobrevdie It 0-1 4-6 5 0 2 13 4 Smithc 31 7-11 it 7 13 10 19 Wilson 9 3S 3-9 5 2 2 1 10 10 Cooke 34 3-10 0-0 2 2 3 1 7 Ensor 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jackson 1-3 2-7 1 1 1 0 0 4 Haskin 7 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Porter 9 2-5 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 Thompson 14 1-3 0-1 3 0 2 1 1 2 Mellon 18 4 6 2-5 6 13 0 1 10 Magno 10 1-1 1-2 0 1 3 0 1 3 Totals 22 SI 19 32 40 22 6 33 63 HOUSTON Drexler 31 10 20 2-2 11 4 2 5 1 22 Young 2 7-17 1-3 3 2 2 1 4 15 Abdul Olaiuwon 22 4-6 14 0 4 2 4 14 Micheaux 31 11-20 4-6 16 2 2 4 4 26 Dickens 12 0-3 0 0 1 5 3 4 0 0 Giles 5 0-1 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 Thomas 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Franklin 12 3-5 1-3 1 3 0 0 0 7 Rose 1-1 0-0 0 10 2 Orsak 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anders 11 2-4 0 2 1 3 4 0 4 Gellvs 23 1-2 0 1 1 3 1 "'3 2 David Bunce 8 3 5 2-2 3 0 4 6A.0 8 Williams 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 Dan Bunce 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 45 89 14-25 58 28 29 II 104 OSX 8 -8 we'd kick the ball out of bounds. And a lot of those turnovers were with no defensive pressure on us." Arizona shot 37.9 percent from the floor, made 33 turnovers and was outrebounded, 58-40. "The worst thing about it is we learned absolutely nothing nothing was gained from this," Lindsey said afterward.

The problems for the Wildcats were twofold: An ineffective backcourt to go along with an ineffective front line. The only place to go from there was the losers' bracket, and UA will Sunday, playing the loser of the game between Lamar and Texas-San Antonio. Houston was particularly effective with its offensive rebounding, grabbing 25 compared with Arizona's 14. "They beat us on the boards the offensive boards," Lindsey said. "They really didn't beat us down the floor that many times on fast breaks.

They were just playing above the rim, and we weren't." Forward Larry Micheaux, one of three Houston starters returning from a team that reached the NCAA Final Four last season, tossed in 26 points and grabbed 16 rebounds. Clyde Drexler, another veteran, had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Those two were made more effective with the addition of 7-foot, 245-pound sophomore center Akeem Abdul Olajuwon of Nigeria. Olajuwon had 14 points and 14 rebounds, but he drew so much attention in the low post that Micheaux and Drexler were open for short shots on the wings. By Lee Shappell Republic Staff HOUSTON At the Kettle Classic on Friday, a kettle wasn't big enough for the University of Arizona's basketball team.

Instead, the Wildcats went into the tank, losing to host Houston, 104-63. Of course, Houston is highly ranked, talented and seasoned, but UA made Cougar coach Guy V. Lewis' 500th career victory easy on him. "It looked like Guy was going for 500 points instead of 500 wins," said Ben Lindsey, who lost his UA coaching debut. Lewis had little to say about the milestone, except that he was happy to reach it.

"I wasn't sure we could play man (man-to-man defense) against them because they are such a disciplined team," Lewis said. "But I thought our 'D' was the difference in the first half. They are a quality team. I'm surprised at this. I thought it would be much closer." nx UA went scoreless for more than five minutes midway through the first half, and Houston took a 15-6 lead.

Just before halftime, the Cougars had the game under control, 51- It got worse, much worse. Houston led, 73-38, midway through the second half and took its biggest lead, 96-50, in the final three minutes. Lindsey said he couldn't remember ever being so embarrassed on the floor. "They intimidated us," Lindsey said. "We couldn't UA center Frank Smith, a four-year starter who has been hammered by some pretty fair centers in his time, said that Olajuwon ranks among the best.

"He surprised me with his quickness," Smith said. "He has a nice, soft shot on the baseline, and he goes to the boards pretty well." Smith, a 6-10 center, was UA's only bright spot, Lindsey said. Smith scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds, both UA highs. "He's the only guy we had who didn't get intimidated and back down," Lindsey said. "But 1 was totally impressed with Houston.

They've got to be one of the best teams in the country, especially their front line." And the Cougars surprised UA in the backcourt, where the Cougars supposedly were vulnerable. Houston lost both starting guards from last year. UA point guard Puntus Wilson, the 1982 junior college player of the year, had 10 turnovers. "I ain't got no comments," Wilson said to reporters. But Lindsey and UA guard Troy Cooke agreed that Houston's guards were much better than they expected in the backcourt.

"They put a little more pressure on us than I thought they could," Cooke said. "But it's tough to open on the road against a team that's highly ranked. "Next time, we'd better open against someone with a lot less talent until we get the wrinkles worked out." FG percentioe Arizona .379, Houston .507 FT percentage Ariiona .594. Houston .560 Blocked shots Tavlor, Smith, Jackson, Porter, Mellon, Abdul Olaiuwon 6, Drexler 3, Young, Anders, Williams. Technicals Drexler.

Officials Bill Groeber, Bob Stra'ace and Allan Barker. Attendance 8,000 Totals include rebounds not credited to individuals. Devils Suns Continued from El Continued from El Obviously, they've been studying the Aims. It's been a problem with us in the past. "They know we've got big guards.

And they know that I usually have been getting the ball pretty easily up at the top of the key." One way to stop a pass to Adams at the top of the key is defense by a quicker forward. iYlt3 "And most teams have been doing that," Adams said. "What we have to do is counter it." The Nets' six-game road trip ended in frustration when coach Larry Brown was ejected with 2:00 left. Brown got hit with two technical fouls an automatic ejection and a $250 fine when he complained that Davis traveled. Brown's first outburst got a technical from official Jack Nies, who earlier in the game hit Suns assistant coach Al Bianchi with a technical.

Brown's second technical was called by Wally Rooney. i-tj i iuywm -y-K mw- rebound. However, he had stepped out of bounds and had come back in, turning the ball over. ASU took possession with 29 seconds left. The plan was to work the ball around, hoping to spot someone underneath for a lay-up.

Instead, Walt Stone got the ball outside to Williams, who took a couple of dribbles and put the ball over Tech forward David Reynolds. The basket gave ASU the lead with five seconds to play and the Red Raiders failed on a final shot attempt. "I told them to take any shot they could get," Weinhauer said. "I didn't designate anyone to shoot. It really wasn't well organized, so I won't take any credit for it." But Williams will.

"I knew he (Reynolds) would foul me or I was gonna make it," he said. Williams finished with 22 points and hit six of nine shots during the second half. He connected on just one field goal in five tries in the first half. Stone, who also went one for five in the first half, found his outside shot and made four of five in the.second half, finishing with 11 points. Bubba Jennings, a 5-10 guard, had 21 points for the Red Raiders.

Charles Johnson, one of just two seniors for Texas Tech, had 19. Although the Sun Devils ofton appeared uncertain on offense, the defense was solid. Texas Tech shot just 39 percent for the game, but held a 42-38 rebounding edge. Sun Devils, 68-66 Suns 110, Nets 99 NEW JERSEY Mn FG FT Rb At PF St Tr Pt Kingf 26 4-14 3-4 6 2 5 0 6 11 Williams 32 t-7 5-6 6 0 6 0 3 17 Dawkinsc 24 1-3 1-2 1 0 6 0 3 Birdsongg 30 7-16 0-0 3 3 5 0 0 14 Walker 18 0-2 3-4 1 3 2 1 3 3 O'Koren 23 5-8 0-0 4 3 3 1 2 10 D.Cook 31 5-9 3-3 4 7 0 8 3 13 Elmore 24 4-5 2-2 2 0 3 1 3 10 Johnson 15 2-7 7-9 4 2 2 0 1 11 Flovd 17 3-6 0-0 0 2 0 0 3 7 Totals 37-77 24-30 31 22 32 11 29 99 PHOENIX Kramer 17 0-2 2-2 5 4 4 0 0 2 Nance 24 5-6 1-3 3 2 5 2 4 11 Adams 40 7-12 7-9 5 6 2 4 3 21 Davis 36 13-18 3-3 3 3 3 1 7 29 Johnson 34 5-9 6-7 4 6 2 2 7 16 High 12 2-4 0-4 1 0 4 2 1 4 Lucas 31 5-14 5-5 10 0 4 0 2 15 Cook 8 1-1 0-0 3 0 3 0 3 2 Scott 24 3-6 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 4 Macv 14 2-4 0-0 0 2 1 0 3 4 Totals 43-76 24-33 35 24 29 11 30 110 New Jersey 24 55 55 24 99 Phoenix 26 31 21 25-110 rc FT Rb1 At Pt St Tr Pt 8 IS 37 17 4 7 3 I II 5 1 1 3 7 3 It I 7 I I 3 3 0 7 0 1 3 17 0 3 71 4 0 3 7 1 7 14 0 0 Mn 3 71 3n 15 5 13 7 73 I I 00 77 10 0 0 73 17 5 7 117 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FG percentage New Jersey .481, Phoenix .566. FT percentage New Jersey .800, phoenix .727.

Three-point shots Flovd 1-1, King 0-1, O'Koren 0-1; Macv 0-1. Blocked shots Dawkins, Johnson; Adams 3, Lucas 2, Nance 2, Scott Technicals New Jersey coach Brown 2 (elected), New Jersey team (delay ol game); Phoenix asst. coach Bianchi. Officials Wally Rooney and Jack Nies. Attendance 11,678 Time 2:03 03 7 0 10 7 0 10) 0 07 0-1) II 00 1 7 0 3 7 TEXAS TECH Johnson I Washington vans Jennings AndPfSOn Woiciechoslt' Phillips Benlord Reynolds Irvin Tavlor Totals ARIZONA ST.

Stone I Williams WcKinnevt Holiday Scott voffll Braslev Oeines Kuvoer Totals 2S-S4 jj i it it 5)0 1) 7 11 110 0 0 0 1 11-70 7-3 14 1-1 ASU 3) 37 37 )4 13 7 1-3 00 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Continued from El 0 0 0 0 0 71 17-H It It It It 3T 30 66 -61 Texas Tech Ariiona St. FG percentaoe Texas Tech Arijona Stale .466 FT percentage Texas Tech .696, Arijona State .750 Blocked Shots Jennings, Oeines, Beaslev Technicals None Officials Bill Reilly, Larry Mimmeran end Dennis Fruend. Attendance 3,000. Totals include rebounds not credited to individuals luster off their earlier accomplishments. "I don't think you could add any more pressure on a football game that's not already there," Rogers said.

"We have not changed opponents. The magnitude of this football game is not going to change." Rogers' biggest concern about the Wildcats is their "big play" offense. Arizona is famous for breaking open games with 60-yard pass plays and 50-yard runs. Arizona's top three rushers and top six receivers all have recorded gains of 30 yards or longer. "This year, they have probably had more big plays than any other football team in the Pac-10," Rogers said.

"It's been their success." i Ken AkersRepublic into New Jersey's Mickey Johnson in the Suns' 1 10-99 win Friday night over the Nets. Forward Larry Nance (22) of the Suns crashes Last-second jumper lifts Canyon to 58-56 victory Holmes Continued from El the signal to start the final assault. Holmes then landed crushing right hands and left hooks flush on Cobb's already battered face but could not put the gutty challenger away. Holmes won every round on all three judges' cards. "A lot of people took this fight lightly, but I didn't because I know Randall Cobb," Holmes said.

"He has nothing to be ashamed of and a lot to be proud of. "I would like to say to the next man who fights Randy Cobb that he'd better be in shape." Asked if Cobb was a tougher opponent than Cooney, the champion replied: "Cooney didn't even go 13 rounds." By Bob Nightengale Republic Staff Forward Mike Boatright hit a desperation 30-foot jump shot at the buzzer Friday night, lifting Grand Canyon to a 58-56 win over Fort Lewis College of Durango, at Antelope Gym. Fort Lewis center Joe Moore tied the game, 56-56, with 45 seconds left by making one of two free throws. Canyon (2-0) ran the clock down to nine seconds, then called timeout to set up a play designed for Boatright to shoot a 15- to 18-footer from the left corner. But Fort Lewis (0-1) prevented Canyon guard Jim Pyers from passing the ball to Boatright until just two seconds remained, goals in the previous 34 Vi minutes, and three in the second half.

"I would have been upset if we had lost," Canyon coach Jay Arnote said. "We didn't think it was over (when it was 17-4), but I didn't they would turn it around like that." The Raiders constantly harassed Canyon, but were called for 29 fouls. The Antelopes were able to convert only 18 of 35 free throw attempts, and Fort Lewis made 20 of 26. Canyon also shot just 42.5 percent for the game and committed 18 turnovers. "We were frustrated a little bit that we couldn't execute our offense," Arnote said.

"But we'd get fouled and miss. That creates a dulling effect for our offense." after Boatright had drifted into backcourt. With two defenders in his face, Boatright dribbled once and sank the miracle shot his' third game-winner in two seasons. "We practice that play a lot, but not that far out," said Boatright, who had previously missed four straight one-and-one free throw situations. "I don't know if that makes up for it (the free throw misses), but it sure helps.

I felt real bad." Boatright's shot also erased the embarrassment of Canyon's offensive play. Canyon led, 17-4, after the game's first 12 minutes, but had to score seven field goals in the final 5:24 of the game to keep pace with Fort Lewis. The Antelopes had made just 10 field Sooners Continued from El a breather," Switzer said. "Fred is a good back, too." Sims, who earlier this season said he was considering transferring to Arizona Stat because of limited playing time at OU, indicated he had hoped to play more against Nebraska. "I've been alternating each series (with Dupree) most of the time lately," he said.

"Today I hardly played, except for that one series. I guess they didn't have confidence in me in a big game." Dupree, whose straight-up running style makes him susceptible to taking a pounding, took one. But he said he didn't think the Huskers were the most physical team he's faced. "They hit pretty hard, but I thought Southern Cal hit harder," Dupree said. "Southern Cal was the moskphysical team we've faced." The Trojans defeated Oklahofj2-0.

Nebraska linebacker Steve McWhirter, who led the Huskers with seven unassisted tackles and seven assist, called Dupree "a great back," but said Dupree hasn't fully learned how to utilize his 220-pound frame. time goes on," McWhirUf said, "he'll learhow to punish a little more." "The Orange Bowl representatives didn't know which way to go. With five minutes left, they were deliberating about which locker room to head for." Twice in a scoreless fourth quarter, the Sooners threatened to take the lead. With third and 6 at the Cornhuskers' 34, Sooners quarterback Kelly Phelps' pass was dropped by split end David Carter at the 5-yard line with 8:35 to play. Phelps' fourth-down pass also fell incomplete.

With second and 6 at the Nebraska 35 and 2:56 remaining, Phelps threw three straight incompletions. "We played a great team extremely tough," Switzer said. "We had two chances to win it at the end. We didn't pass the ball very well in those spots, but then, passing the ball isn't what we do best." Nebraska, which led the nation in total offense with an average of 523.9 yards a game, was held to 409 yards by the Sooners, who managed 385 yards. Dupree, the heralded freshman from Philadelphia, accounted for 149 of those yards in 25 carries.

Wejmoved the ball up and down the field, we didn't score often enough," said Dupree, who spent part of last week in a hospital with respiratory problems. "I had trouble breathing today," Dupree said. "After three or four plays, I'd have a hard time catching my breath." The Huskers had a hard time catching Dupree. His 86-yard scoring run stunned the part isan Nebraska crowd and hiked the already-high intensity level a few more notches. Nebraska, however, responded to Dupree's touchdown by doing what championship teams usually do under such circumstances.

The Huskers marched the ball 80 yards in 11 plays for a touchdown, giving them a more comfortable 28-17 lead with 4:23 to play in the third quarter. The Sooners accepted the challenge and went on a march of their own. With Dupree on the bench nursing an assortment of ailments, sophomore Fred Sims of Tucson Sunnyside High School played a key role in a 78-yard, 13-play drive that produced a touchdown with 30 seconds left in the third quarter, whittling Nebraska's lead to 28-24. Sims contributed runs of 14, 10 and 6 yards in that drive, which culminated in a 1-yard run by fullback Stanley Wilson. "Marcus got the hell knocked out of him and he needed Osborne, however, said he's tired of hearing that his team is always uptight while the Sooners are having fun.

"I honestly don't believe our players get as uptight about playing Oklahoma as the fans think," Osborne said. "I'm hoping our players get over that syndrome." Switzer called the Fiesta Bowl "a first-class bowl that certainly rivals any other New Year's Day attraction. We certainly enjoyed our trip there in 1976. It's nice to know that the Big Eight runner-up commands the kind of prestige that allows it to be considered for such a prominent attraction as the Fiesta Bowl." That sentiment was echoed by Big Eight Commissioner Carl James, who lobbied hard to get the Fiesta Bowl to take the Big Eight's second-place team. "The Fiesta Bowl is getting an outstanding representative," James said.

"This was a game of tremendous emotion that could have swung either way with just one play..