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2, 10 Complete TV Listings For late ecerat call PRESSTOI (908) 918-1000 touch 3008. H2 i TfTTT Tl rl I I 1 1 II II TOfflSHm NCAA TOURNAMENT UCLA'advanoes thanks to Edney a i If Wi (S By MICHAEL AMSEL PRESS STAFF WRITER SEATTLE Oklahoma State's Bryant Reeves had just dropped in a soft turnaround in the paint and UCLA's lead was reduced to 60-58. There was 3:18 remaining time for Tyus Edney to work his magic. "Coach (Jim Harrick) was yelling at me, screaming, 'Penetrate, said Edney. "He wanted me to create something." So Edney did just that, creating another late-game masterpiece to propel UCLA past Oklahoma State 74-61 and into the national championship game tomorrow night.

The Bruins play Arkansas, which defeated North Carolina 75-68. The smallest player on the floor at 5-foot-10, Edney played the biggest role, nearly single-handedly willing the Bruins to victory. With 2:50 remaining he calmly dropped in both ends of a one-and-one to put UCLA up 62-58. After Randy Rutherford buried a huge 3-pointer with Charles O'Bannon (7-9, 17 points) in his face, Edney struck again, driving into the land of giants to make an acrobatic layup. The Cowboys, trailing 64-61 and desperately needing a basket, turned to Rutherford, their best outside shooter.

He threw up an air ball his ninth miss in 13 shots and Ed O'Bannon came down with the rebound. With the Cowboys swarming all over him, Edney drove down the lane, drew the defense to him and, at the last instant, dropped the ball off to Cameron Dollar. Andre Owens was forced to foul and Dollar made two clutch free throws to swell UCLA's lead to 66-61. When Dollar intercepted a Reeves' pass at the other end, the Bruins (30-2) were home free, en route to their first title game appearance in 15 years. "This is a tribute to Tyus," said Ed O'Bannon, a 15-point, 8-rebound contributor.

"He has worked hard, played with injuries and led us to where we are today." "Everything that has been said about him, A seiited Prau Oklahoma State's Bryant Reeves takes aim over UCLA's George Zider 1 during the first half of yesterday's semifinal game. 1 I echo," said Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton. "He is one of the greatest point guards in the country. He runs the break and he has this uncanny ability to break down defenses. "You watch him on film, but you can't really appreciate how fast he is until you play against him.

I thought Andre Owens might be Please see UCLA, pageH13 MICHAEL GOLDFINGERPrest SKtt Photorplr INSIDE Arkansas has chance to retain its crown Big bad guy Scott Bigelow gets his shot at the big time vs. Lawrence Taylor tonight By JON GELBERG Pjess Staff Writer 1 M. cott Bigelow has lived a life beyond imagination, beyond comprehension. He has ridden through the streets of Paris in the back of a limousine and through the streets of Asbury Park, handcuffed in the back of a police cruiser. He has been a guest at the fin By JIM O'CONNELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE Another close finish, and Arkansas has a chance at another national championship.

The Razorbacks, who had won their first four games in the NCAA Tournament by a total of 15 points, beat North Carolina 75-68 yesterday and will have a chance to repeat only after surviving a last-minute scare that saw their lead cut to 1 point UCLA is the only team that could prevent Arkansas from joining Duke as the only repeat champion in the last 22 years. The Bruins, a team that made repeating an art form with seven straight ending in 1973, beat Oklahoma State 74-61 to advance to Monday night's final. Arkansas got back in the title game behind a great second half by Corliss Willliamson, some great defense that held North Carolina to one field goal in the last 15:10 and a buzzer-beating 55-foot heave at halftime by Dwight Stewart Williamson, the MVP of last year's Final Four when the Razorbacks won their first title, was 9-for-12 from the field in the second half when he scored all but two of his 21 points. North Carolina was 6-for-34 from the field in the second half and went 12:38 without a Please see Arkansas, page H13 Associated Prtsd Astociitad Prati est hotels in Tel Aviv, Israel, and in Moscow, and an inmate in one of the nastiest prisons in Mexico City. It is a life full of contradictions.

This morning in Wayside, Bigelow was the picture of domesticity, kissing his wife, Dana, and hugging his two young sons. This evening in Hartford, going by the name "Bam Bam" Bigelow, he will be the picture of insanity, ranting and raving in the ring, wrestling Lawrence Taylor Please see BamBam, page H8 Connecticut's Rebecca Lobo (left) battles Stanford's Rachel Hemmer for a rebound in yesterday's women's semifinal game. Unbeaten UConn won by the largest margin in Final Four history, 87-60, to gain today's championship game against Tennessee at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Stories, page H12. Lawrence Taylor throws a punch at Bam Bam Bigelow during a promotion of tonight's match in New York's Times Square.

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