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IN THIS SECTION Scoreboard, 10 USFL roundup, 11 Dunbar lament, 13 NBA roundup, 14 Sports DAYTON DAILY NEWS Monday. Marcn 26. 1984 Page 9 'I think this team gave all that it had' Eiving bigger than stats Hoyas make U3 look small again 1 mm vY'- n' fi By MARC KATZ Suff Sporu Writer LOS ANGELES The numbers next to Patrick Ewing's name from Sunday's Georgetown-Dayton box-score in the NCAA West Regional final are nice, but not spectacular. They do not tell of Ewing's worth. The Flyers know, though.

They know that their dream in this tournament ended not because Ewing scored 15 points and had seven rebounds. He did more, much more than that. This was despite the fact that sophomore Ed Young, a 6-foot-7, ISO-pounder whose frame is filled more with guts than beef, decided Ewing was not going to dominate him. Ewing didn't, but Young couldn't keep him out of the way of the other Flyers, which resulted in a 61-49 victory for Georgetown. "For us to win, I knew there was no way I could play the way I had," Young said.

"I wasn't afraid. I was a little nervous. Everybody's nervous, well, not really nervous. It's more of an exciting feeling. I was ready to play.

I was ready to go to Seattle." YOUNG HAD NOT posted his usual numbers during this tournament. During UD's 28-game regular season, Young was the team's second-leading scorer at 14.5 per contest. He was second in rebounds with a 6.9 average. In 28 games, he failed to reach double figures in scoring six times. In six games, he went over the 20 mark.

He had his high at Chicago-Loyola with 28. But in the NCAA tournament, a different Young was playing. He scored two points and had two rebounds against LSU. He scored three points and had five rebounds against Oklahoma. He had six points and seven rebounds against Washington.

That's why he said he didn't think he could do that again and expect his team to win. So he went out and threw in 14 points against Ewing, 10 in the first half, making 6 of 9 shots. He made both his free throws. He pulled in five rebounds. His numbers were similar to Ewing's.

Young did his job, but he realized who he was playing against, See EWING, Page 10 appearances one and two minutes at a time in order to keep their energy levels high, won it on defense. They swarmed Roosevelt Chapman as if he were handing out mail at summer camp and held him to a season-low 1 0 shots. "They were a great defensive team," said Chapman, who scored 13 points in his final UD game, nine below his average. "They got in the passing lanes very good. They really denied me the ball.

You could tell they did their homework on film." "They're a hard team to plan shots against for any particular player," Donoher said. "We just run our offense and the ball comes into Chap's hands and nature takes its course." Nature this day was dressed in a gray T-shirt, stood 7 feet, weighed 240 pounds and wasn't terribly sympathetic to the fellows in red shirts. CHAPMAN WAS ASKED what it's like to drive into the middle against Ewing. "It's frightening," Chap said. "He's very mammoth.

He's like an octopus. He has hands all over. For a guy like me who likes to jump in the air, show the ball and show his hang time, it was very difficult. He really changed my game." Ewing didn't just change Chapman's game, he changed all the Flyers' games for the worse; all, that is, except Ed Young, the undersized, and for the last three games, underachieving forward-turned-center. In an environment that should have been hazardous to his health, both mental and physical, Young thrived.

The 6-7 soph, spotting Ewing five inches and 50 pounds, was outscored by Ewing by only 15-14 and outrebounded by him only 7-5. It was still Ewing's game, however. Even as Young was solving the big man, no one else was. Because they know they have Ewing as a failsafe, the other Hoyas are free to be aggressive on the perimeter. "THEY KNOW IF you get around them," UD assistant coach Dan Hipsher said, "you're not going far." So the Hoyas pressured the little team and the pressure told.

The UD guards were a combined 8-for-25 from the floor. Neither of the Flyers' two outside guns, Sedric Toney and Damon Goodwin, was able to find a groove (5-for-20 between them), i In the past, one or the other may have had off games, but not both together. 4. See FLYERS, Page 10 By GARY NUH.N Suff Sports Writer LOS ANGELES It's over. Whatever it was that was propelling Dayton's Flyers on this magical mystery tour ran out Sunday before 9,421 in UCLA's Pauley Pavilion.

Finally a team was able to make the little team actually look little. Georgetown's Hoyas, with a 7-foot air traffic controller, Patrick Ewing, and a supporting cast as long as any Hollywood flick's, sacked the little team, 61-49, in the West Regional finals of the NCAA basketball tournament. SO THE DREAM ended if, in fact, it was a dream. And the fairy tale Dayton in Wonderland needs a rewrite. And you don't have to believe anymore if you don't want to.

Did someone mention the University of Cinderella? Don't. Unless, of course, there was more to this than just the stark finality of two numbers on an electric scoreboard. Flyer fans seemed to think so. Even after the little team in the red shirts had left the floor, the fans wouldn't let go. The large contingent, their "You Gotta Believe" buttons still firmly in place, stood and clapped their way through the school fight song, with the band at full tilt, even as the Hoyas cut down the nets.

It was a loss, they were saying, but it was a loss with honor and in the overview, it left no soot on this most remarkable of seasons. "I THINK THIS team gave everything it had," said UD Coach Don Donoher. "They made it to the last eight in the country really the last five since three (of the final eight) went out before we teed it off." Georgetown Coach John Thompson pronounced the Flyers worthy of being in the final eight. After all, hadn't his Hoyas just destroyed Nevada-Las Vegas even worse (62-48) in Friday's semis? "I feel Dayton with the size they have is as well-coached as any team we've played this year," Thompson said. "Particularly because they attack you.

Most teams with that kind of size pull back and play cat-and-mouse with you. But they went right at us and played us head-on. Those kids he has, he has to be proud of." The Flyers, 7-7 at one point in January, finished at 21-11. Georgetown, now 32-3, goes to next Saturday's national semifinals to play Kentucky. The other semi matches Houston and Virginia.

THE HOYAS, MOST of whom make only cameo AP photo Mountain Ewing Co. hover over Schellenberg Houston downs Wake Forest NCAA Countdown Jk Si Burick Cougars reaching potential Sports Editor KMT Virginia won twice, 57-54. 74-43 Wake Forest Houston won, 41-43 i Virginia les: twice, 14-74, 43-51; Leuisvle nwnn nmm NontttMttrn 90, Long Mtntf U. 17 Richmond ftd ti Princeton tt, SDiwo56 Mormao State 70, North Cvolnl AAT Alcorn SWt 79, Houston Bwlist WEST REGIONAL FWRwld AtUtUtoOV Dtrta Uman Stan Nmdi-ljs Vtgn ti, Princeton Si jyjy SttfNwit Mffetdst t3 Mm Otiit Washington Nevadi Rtno 54 AtSttUtlCltl DayMn n.OittamilS Neadi-lai Vtis 73, Teui-EI Paw ttPatran. Walk.

Georgetown 37, Southern Methnlist Washington 10, Duke 71 Houston won 76-73 i i'l Virginia won, 50-45 Arkansas won twice. 64-61, 57-56, lost, 73-6i Virginia won, 53-51 OT GEORGETOWN-KENTUCKY Bhgham Young '-i Lost to Kenijckv Iwice, 93-59, 93-4S i Lost to Georgetown, 67-51. FINAL FOUR PAST PERFORMANCES National admiration: Better even than national attention TAMPA Observations of a proud televiewer after watching the University of Dayton's basketball loss to Georgetown from afar: If they couldn't make it to the Final Four, getting to the Last Eight wasn't all bad. Our UD Flyers handled themselves proudly in the NCAA tournament, even though they finally had to admit defeat in the second half of their Sunday game with Georgetown. At Lew I DtvtaR M.

WasMaMs 9 Georgetown ti, Nerxle-Las Vein 41 FM fidWtiVR 41( Dtytn 4f EAST REGIONAL FrtRtMd Ten 45. St. Jonn's 13 KENTUCKY (12-4) 1942- Four 19-Firsl 1949- FW 1951-Frtl 1950- first 1944-Second 1975-Second 1971-firsl VRGMAI1-1) 1901- Third HOUSTON (2-51 1947-Tnird 1960-fourti '902-Third 1903-Second GEORGETOWN (1-11 1943- Sectmd 1902- Second Richmond 72, Autxim 71 At East Va Commonwealth 70, Northeastern Virginia lone J0C0M ROM At NX North Carolina 77, Temple Indiana 75, Richmond il AlEattRvkerfariNJ. Virginia S3, Artmsas 51 OT Syracuse 71, Virginia Commonweallh 43 At Alvdi FINAL FOUR TEAM ROSTERS V- VRGINIA CAVALIERS HI Wl 2H AP photo photo by Charles Steinbrunner Olajuwon and Anderson (R) celebrate 4 Jirn Miller llOtr.el Wit 12 Anthony Solomon 15 Ricky Stokes 22TomSheehey 24C4cwPvnice 30 Kenton EoWn 33 Kenny Johnson 34 Rick Carlisle 45TimMuien 51 Dan Merrifiekt 5-10 160 5- 10 163 6- 0 215 4-10 210 4-7 205 4-0 HO 6-5 210 6-5 194 4-4 220 By PAUL LeBAR AP Swfc Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) Coach Guy Lewis says his Houston Cougars made a crusade out of working their way back to college basketball's Final Four following their title miss 12 months ago.

"Theyve grown so tired of being compared to last year's team," said Lewis following a 68-63 triumph Sunday over Wake Forest in finals of the NCAA Midwest Regional. "I don't blame them, really. I'm proud of them, because they've played up to their potential." Houston, by overcoming shaky foul shooting in the late minutes, improved its record to 31-4 and earned the praise of Wake Forest Coach Carl Tacy. "I REALLY THINK that they're a much improved team over a year ago. First of all, they had a lot more poise," Tacy said.

"They seem to have more a 'together' club. Their inside game is very powerful." Tacy's reference to power applied specifically to Akeem Olajuwon, the regional's Most Valuable Player and a towering force in the middle. The 7-foot junior hit all eight of his field goal tries in the opening half, catapulting Houston into the lead for good with a mighty slam dunk. In the final 20 minutes, although missing all three of his foul shots, he added 12 points and helped wreck the Wake Forest offense. "You're always thinking about him, but he's not intimidating," said forward Kenny Green, the Demon Deacons' top scorer with 18 points.

"We changed our shots as a result of liim," Tacy said, however. "He's a great talent. I don't expect to see very many as good as he is." WAKE FOREST, while spreading its offense in a bid to control the game's tempo, grabbed a 27-22 lead at 15:10 of the opening half before Olajuwon asserted his skills. He had four first-half slam dunks, the final of which gave Houston a 32-29 lead. Olajuwon's dominant performance enabled Lewis to chuckle when asked how the Cougars managed to win de-'spite 6-for-15 foul shooting in the second half.

1 "Having this guy get a whole lot of points didn't hurt anything," said Lewis, nodding to Olajuwon on his left. "This guy at the end hitting his free throws finished them off," he said Virginia 43, Syracuse 55 Indiana 72, italh Cartina 41 FM Vigma 9, Inolana 4 MBEAST REGIONAL FatlReM Al brmnehim, Ala. West Virginia 44, Oregon State 42 Brigriam Young 04, -Birmingham II UMnukm Louisville 72, Moritcad State 9 VilwvaKltanMTJ' At BesnftalHn Aaa, Kentucky 73, frigham Young It Maryland 102, West Virgin 77 At nefveweo Louisville 49, Tulsa (7 Wiraii 44, ViOanova 54 Al Letlnfin Ky. F0! Sr Jr Sr Jr- HOUSTON COUGAtS Ewing (L) vs. Chapman At last, the string of miracles came to an end that was anything but bitter.

They had finished the regular season unranked. In a large measure, unrespected. Virtually unwanted. Nearly uninvited to college basketball's biggest show. OK, so they didn't make it to the Seattle Super Bowl.

But, suddenly, they won recognition as a posi- HI 4-3 Wl 175 Sr 190 So 170 Jr 6-2 4-1 4-1 4-4 Hows 72. Maryland 70 6-3 4-7 F-G4-5 10-1! Derek GHes 22-13 Rcnatdo Thomas 14-15 Eric Dickens 20-21 Alvin Franklin 22-23 Marvin AMenander 24-25 James Weaver 30-31 Gary Orsek 32-33 Benny Anders 34-35 Akeem Olaiuwon 40-41 Ricky Wmslow 42-43 Michael Young 44-45 ReidGettys 50-51 Stecov Beicner 52-51 bVtttwt Clark 54-55 Greg Anderson Cavs succeed without Ralph By DARRELL CHRISTIAN AP Mom Wrtttr Life with Ralph at the University of Virginia ended in failure, punctuated by a frustration-venting, vicious, one-handed jam after time had expired. Life after Ralph continues in improbable success, celebrated by a crowd-rousing thrust of the fist and wiggle of the hips. Sports Special Pirotes nip Reds, Page 12 Kentucky 72, Louisville 47 FM Keniucky 51 inoii 51 MKiwEST REGIONAL ftrtf iNMd At Tm Louisiana Teen 44. Fitsno Slate 54 Memphis State fl, Oral Rtserts 0 AILexahr Nek IHnois Stale 4, AlaSamaal Kansas 57, Alcorn Stale 54 SecMRtsM Al Menvntt Tml Houston 77, Louisiana Tech 69 Memphis Stale 44, Purdue 41 AtLkohNab, DePeul 75, Illinois Stale 41 Wake Forest 49, Kansas 59 At SI.

Louis WILDCATS HI 4-3 5-11 with a nod to Alvin Franklin at his other side. Lee Garber pulled Wake Forest to within 34-33 at cutset of the second half before Michael Young of Houston found the range. YOUNG'S SHOOTING put Houston up 45-37 and later 49-41 with 12:09 left. Afterward, Anthony Teachey's bomb from 22 feet put Wake Forest close at 53-51 and his two foul shots, posed the Demon Deacons' final threat at 57-55. "We felt that if we stayed close until the end, we would have a good chance to win," said Tacy, whose team bowed out with a 23-9 record.

"When we did have some opportunities, we hurried and made some crucial mistakes that cost us some points and the ballgame," Tacy added. "We needed more time to prepare 'for a team such as this." Olajuwon, in addition to his 29 points, pulled down 12 rebounds and blocked three shots while playing the entire 40 minutes. THE JOURNEY to the Final Four, where the Cougars will play Virginia, 21-11, in Saturday's semifinals, will be the third in a row for Lewis' team. 5-5 4-5 4-1 KENTUCKY James Blackfflan 11 Dicky Beel IHerovBrrd 14 Paul Andrews 20 Jim Master 23 Roger Harden 24 Bret Been 25 Winston Bennett 31 Sam Bowie 33Tom Herri 94 Kwhv IrWfcir eOTroyMcKMy 54MeMnTurpin F-C7-I C-F4-9 4-0 F-C4-4 4-11 tive, an inspired, a highly motivated, a beautifully coached force that was able to disregard the odds against them. What Dayton did on the way to the Georgetown loss after three unexpected victories brought what most of us would choose to call national admiration.

That's well beyond simple national attention. The Flyers were the scourge of their earlier big-conference competition. They, as underdogs, foiled the experts by destroying LSU of the Southeastern Conference, Oklahoma of the Big Eight and Washington of the Pac-10. The password was 'big' Georgetown turned out to be the "big guy" team See SI BURICK, Page 12 GEORGETOWN HOYAS HI Wt Nt-Nant 105 175 Houston 71, Memphis Slate 71 Wake Forest 73, DePaul 7, 0T FM Houston 41, Wake Foresl 43 FINAL FOUR At See Setarday, Man 31 Virginia, 21-11, n. Houston 31-4, 1JC p.m.

Kentucky, 29-1, vs. Georgetown, 32-3, 30 minutes after completion i first game. Mantn, April ChawrssMonshrp tame, KM em FINAL FOUR COMMON OPPONENTS VKGINIAHOUSTON Houston defeated Virginia, 74-45. on Fed al Houston. North Carolina Stale Houston lost, 76-64 190 4-5 4-2 4-7 4-1 4-1 Last year's gesture was a poignant goodbye by Ralph Sampson, college basketball's three-time Player of the Year whose last chance at a national championship had just been vanquished 63-62 by North Carolina State in the final game of the West Regional.

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