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-A; SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1989 BASKETBALL OUTDOORS SECTION Houston IHeBsmao crown tfc Dan I Foster Heisman voting 2nd 132 170 115 101 42 3rd Total 1 108 1003 B4- 134 709 1 105 523 I I 52 292 I 1 Houston's Andre Ware Plover 1st Wore, Houston 242 Thompson, I 185 Harris, W.Va. 115 RICE.N.D. 72 Hooan, Colorad 52 Dowls, AlrFrc 15 Smith, Florida 13 Snox, Mich. St. 7 Detmer.BYU 3 Ismail, NO 3 Thorns, Pnn St.

4 31 38 145 I 29 43 140 lfc- 15 19 70 13 14 49 11 17 48 I I J. first player from a school on pro- bation to win the Heisman. Hous- ton was penalized for violations' that occurred before Ware joined the program. A few weeks ago, the Heisman race was expected to be one of the closest ever. But Ware, moved ahead last week with a big game against Texas Tech while Thompson and Rice had off days.

Ware received 242 first-place See Heisman, Page 9C mony at the Downtown Athletic Club because Houston' played Rice in the afternoon. However, the 6-foot-2, 205-pound junior from Dickinson, Texas, made a brief appearance on CBS' live Heisman telecast following Houston's 64-0 victory. "We've overcome a lot as a football team, so I'm accepting this for my teammates and the University of Houston," he said in a satellite interview from Houston. Ware is the ninth junior, the first black quarterback and the NEW YORK (AP) The nation finally got to see Andre Ware on Saturday as the Heisman Trophy winner. The record-breaking Houston quarterback, whose exploits weren't seen on television because his school is on probation, overcame the blackout and a slew of skeptics to win college football's most prestigious award.

It was the fourth closest vote ever. The narrowest margin of victory was 45 points in 1985 when Bo Jackson of Auburn edged Iowa's Chuck Long. Harris of West Virginia finished third and quarterback Tony Rice of Notre Dame was fourth, both well back. Rice is a native of Woodruff, S.C. Ware did not attend the cere Ware, who smashed 13 NCAA marks this season while directing the Cougars' run-and-shoot offense, outpolled running back Anthony Thompson of Indiana by 70 points.

Quarterback Major lsoDslkra Eli' 1 g0flo) offmum: QJnSDInlkglo)D; Furman beats Penguins, 42-23 l-AA playoffs SATURDAY'S RESULTS Go. Southern 45, Middle Tennessee St. I Montana 25, Eastern Illinois 19 Stephen F. Austin 55, SW Missouri 25 NEXTWEEK MontanaatGeoralaSouthern(13-0) S. F.

Austin 1 1-1-1 at Furman 12-1 See roundup, Page 3C i ji Km (. -t )) 'i ainder of the season with an By Willie T. Smith III New staff writer As they have so many times this football season, the Paladins of Furman answered the call Saturday and beat Youngstown State 42-23 at Paladin Stadium. The victory advances the Pala-dins to the semifinals of the NCAA I-AA playoffs next Saturday at 12:30 p.m. when they host Stephen F.

Austin, a 55-25 winner over Southwest Missouri State. The Lumberjacks (11-1-1) finished the season ranked third nationally. In its first-round victory over William and Mary, Furman suffered injuries to quarterback Frankie DeBusk, fullback Dwight Sterling and linebacker Kevin Kendrick. Some teams might have withered in the face of such injuries, but the Paladins found the reserves to stand and deliver. Billy Stockdale and Bill Ballard filled in admirably at fullback and linebacker, respectively, but quarterback Patrick Baynes was catalyst for Furman.

With DeBusk out for the re- injured knee, a lot of Furman's Championship aspirations became the responsibility of Baynes. The Chatworth, redshirti senior celebratated his 23rd I birthday by having his best per-J formance as a collegian. With 131 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, he became the first quarterback to rush for more than 100 yards since Keith Moore accomplished it with 153 yards against: Western Carolina in 1986. Baynes had more trouble pas ing, missing his four first-half passing attempts. Then he found the range with four completions See Victory, Page 3C Ml -A THfc NEWS RAY GRONBtHQ just isn't done the way FU did it The last time any football team in a really big game had 35 points before it had its second pass completion, it probably was coached by Knute Rockne or John Heisman.

But Saturday, in one of the truly big games any Furman team has ever played, the Paladins had a 35-16 lead over Youngstown State, less than 17 minutes remained, and the Furman's had only one pass reception to their names. In a battle to see who would reach the I-AA national semifinals, Furman beat Youngstown State 42-23. Everybody knows that, but nobody knows how. You need only a look at the first-half performances to understand that what happened Saturday was not plausible even if were possible. At the half the Ohioans' 230 yards of offense almost doubled Furman's 135.

They had run 49 plays to Furman's 20, completed nine passes to Furman's none, and had the ball 20 minutes to Furman's nine. The only thing Furman had worth mentioning was a 21-16 lead. Take Patrick Baynes, who replaced injured Frankie DeBusk at quarterback a week ago. Two of his first four passes were deflected by his receivers and intercepted and the other two fell incomplete. Yet, midway of the third quarter, most of the 8,033 fans at Paladin Stadium wanted to write him in for the Heisman.

He had run for 53-yard and 15- yard touchdowns, Furman had a 35-16 lead, and it was just a matter of minutes until these "crippled" Paladins stretched their season's winning streak to 12 games. The key moments Those who knew about last week knew that Eastern Kentucky coach Roy Kidd said this Youngstown team had come out the second half and physically whipped his team in Kentucky. Youngstown also had overcome a 24-14 halftime deficit to beat Eastern, 28-24. So the question of how much longer Furman could hold that half-time lead by such a thin thread did cross a few people's minds. And then it happened.

It was like Youngstown was a heavyweight coming out for the second half with murder on its mind. It missed its first swing. Furman didn't. That marvelous Furman defense, feeling a greater responsibility even than it usually does, set half the tone, stopping the Penguins' first possession. Then Baynes, Carl Tremble and Billy Stockdale rammed the ball 82 yards, the crowd saluting that first completed pass.

The pass was for only 8 yards, but it was part of Furman's assertion that it had more than the lead, it now had taken command. After Tremble's 25-yard touchdown run the Paladins had a 28-16 lead. Frustrated, Youngstown got a 15-yard personal foul penalty when it had the ball, and then without another pass, four Furman running plays made it a 35-16 game. 'We knew' By this time, as Furman's great defensive end, Kelly Fletcher said later, "We knew we could hold them." Not forever, but for enough. Great as Baynes' 23d birthday was, 131 yards rushing, two touchdowns, this Furman victory was built of many things.

One was holding the Penguins to a standstill after the visitors' first snap came from Furman's 23. Youngstown quarterback Ray Isaac could throw a football through the open door of a speeding train, but Kelly Fletcher, Dean Williams, Kota Suttle, Allen Edwards and their defensive pals made the visitors settle for field goals on three deep penetrations the first half. Baynes said his confidence and the team's grew as the game wore on. The defense held, the special 'teams blocked a punt for a first half touchdown, and as belief was translated into execution, the Paladins took over. Bobby Johnson said the game had a special satisfaction that rivalled big victories of even the championship year.

Jimmy Satterfield called it a performance "maybe beyond our expectations. The key was the (mental) way our coaches and players approached it." They're about ready to believe this team crutches and all can follow somebody Into a revolving door and come out first. Lorenzo Davis (27) Is crunched by Furman's Bill Ballard (51) Auburn rolls over Tide's dream, 30-20 last tri-champion," Dye said. "It was 50; years ago in '39 when this stadium was built and I was born. This 50th anniversary has tested us, but we've had fun." Auburn (9-2) accepted a spot opposite Ohio State in the Hall of Fame Bowl and Tennessee, which beat Vanderbilt 17-10 earlier in the day, grabbed a Cotton Bowl See Auburn, Page 2C ference's Sugar Bowl bid to face No.

4 Miami of Florida, but it virtually killed Crimson Tide hopes of claiming their sixth national championship. The loss also left the SEC with only the second three-way championship tie in history, as Alabama, Auburn and No. 8 Tennessee all finished with 6-1 league marks and Jan. 1 bowl dates. "It was 50 years ago when they had the unbeaten ranks.

"They had been freed, let out of bondage," Pat Dye said of his team getting the chance to play what they considered their first home game against the Tide. Forty-seven of the previous 53 games had been played in Birmingham, never recognized as a neutral site by the Tigers. The setback didn't prevent Alabama (10-1) from getting the Southeastern Con AUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn finally got Alabama to pay a visit Saturday, and the Crimson Tide paid a dear price for their part of history. Playing in Auburn for the first time in the 54-game series, the llth-ranked Tigers rode the passing of Reggie Slack and receiving of Alexander Wright to a 30-20 victory that knocked No.

2 Alabama from the Furman can't take Spartan existence 1 1 II 41 1 1 By Hap Bryant New staff writer The Big Ten came to town Saturday. And were they big and fast and athletic. Michigan State used all its superior qualities to shake off a pesky Furman squad and coast to an 84-63 win at Memorial Auditorium. "I'm disappointed, but I'm not down," said Furman head coach Butch Estes. "They're just great athletes coming at you." "Anytime you go on the road, it's a struggle," said Spartan head coach Jud Heathcote.

"The margin of victory wasn't indicative of how hard the game was." Indeed, Furman stayed with Michigan State's size and speed through the first half and for the first six minutes of the second Heathcote says Magic is the measuring stick for all basketball players; No. 2 Arizona falls to Oregon State; scores, Page IOC. half. Almost perfect 3-point Shooting negated the Spartans' superior talent, as Hal Henderson and Chris Bass made nine 3-pointers in the first half to account for 27 of the Paladins' 41 points. Furman's outside shooting could have been more effective, but forward Tracy Garrick, who scored 30 Wednesday against Dayton, picked up his third foul in the half's eighth minute, and spent most of the game on the bench.

See Paladins, Page 1 3C John Thompson (left) of Georgetown and UNC's Dean Smith ACC, Big East have inaugural showdown Gamecocks fall, 66-60 Schedule ESPNwIllteievlseallgames MONDAY Hartford Center 7 p.m. No. 3 Georgia Tech vs. Pittsburgh. 9 p.m.

No. I Maryland vs. Connecticut. TUHSDAY Oreonsboro Coliseum 7 p.m. No.

7 Wake Forest vi. Seton Hall. 9p.m. No. 4N.

C.State vs. St. John's. WCONCSDAY Oreensboro Coliseum 7p.m. No.

SCIemson vs. Providence. p.m. No. 2 Dull vi Syracuse.

THURSDAY The Meadowlands 7p.m. No Virginia vs. Vlllanova. p.m. No.

1 North Carolina vs. Georgetown. ful basketball conferences of the past decade. It promises to be full of elbows and emotion with conference pride on the line. When it's all over, it may not have proven anything in particular but don't try telling that to the fans of whichever conference comes out ahead.

Asked which conference is the strongest, Clemson's Cliff Ellis said, "I wouldn't touch that question with a 10-foot pole." "I'm a six-foot Pole and don't ask me either," said Duke's Mike Krzyzewskl. See Showdown, Page 7C By Ron Green New staff writer In one corner, we have the Atlantic Coast Conference. Tobacco Road, the Dean, Coach and Jimmy Tiger paws, Kenny Anderson and Rodney Monroe. In the other comer, there's the Big East. City hoops, Hoya paranoia, Rollie, Louie and Boe-heim, Alonzo Mourning and Derrick Coleman.

Now we have four nights to fight about it. The ACC-Big East Challenge, a made-for-television-and-bar-room-arguments extravaganza, descends on college basketball By Ron Green News staff writer RICHMOND, Va. There was no saving South Carolina Saturday night. The Gamecocks, who beat Maryland Friday night with two seconds remaining, were beaten 66-60 by Richmond in the finals of the Central Fidelity Classic in the Robins Center. The loss was USC's first after two season-opening victories.

Richmond, meanwhile, won the tournament for the second time in four years on its homecourt. USC fell behind early In the second half and pulled to within three points with eight minutes remaining but couldn't get any closer. Trailing by four with the See USC, Page 9C V. Monday night with the first of four consecutive nights of dou-bleheaders pitting teams from arguably the two most success.