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F3 THE BOSTON GLOBE WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2000 pfl NBA playoff roundup BC kings -i back AD for football each other with 5:07 left and the Wolves clinging to a 73-72 lead. Smith fell after taking a long jumper, and Peeler walked over him. The two jawed at each other and drew double technical fouls. A minute later, Smith was called for a foul on Peeler, and Smith stared him down again. The Blazers trailed, 75-74, before Smith's 3-pointer with 3:45 left, and the Timberwolves never regained the lead.

Smith finished with 14 points, 1 fewer than Rasheed Wallace and Ar-vydas Sabonis. Kevin Garnett nearly recorded his third triple double of the series for Minnesota, fjiiishing with 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. Spurs, and he drew his fourth foul a minute into the third quarter. That left Sean Elliott at the power forward spot, and he got his fourth foul with 7:42 left in the third. Hardawas fadeaway jumper with 17 seconds left in the period put Phoenix ahead, 68-55, and the Suns led, 68-56, entering the final quarter.

The Spurs didn't go down easily, though. With David Robinson resting, Elliott scored 6 in a row, cutting Phoenix's lead to 68-62 with 9:51 to play, and Antonio Daniels's 3-point play after a Suns turnover made it 70-66 with 8:12 remaining. But Rogers's baseline dunk on a pass from Kidd capped a 6-0 spurt that put Phoenix back in control, 78-68, with 6:20 to go, and San Antonio never was closer than 8 again. Trail Blazers 85, Timberwolves 77 -Steve Smith got mad, then he kept Minnesota from getting even. Smith hit a key 3-pointer minutes after drawing a technical foul for tangling with Anthony Peeler, and Portland went on to eliminate the host Timbervvolves, 3-1, advancing to face the Utah-Seattle winner in the quarterfinals.

Smith and Peeler confronted Bike of o5o TOUR de BOSTON Tklificivrlspi Septfmber 17th 'Savt thr ait" Trek 930 Was $599 Now 1999 Gallup He'll be assistant By Michael Vega GLOBE STAFF When he left Boston College nine years ago to become head football coach at Northeastern, Barry Gallup had mixed feelings. After all, he had devoted a quarter-century to his alma mater (Class of 1969), where he was a standout wide receiver good enough to be inducted into the school's Hall of Fame and an assistant under former Eagles coaches Joe Yukica, Ed Chlebek, and Jack Bicknell. The Heights was where Gallup, who came to be known as "BC Barry," met his wife, Victoria, then the secretary for basketball coach Gary Williams and hockey coach Len Ceglarski. They had three children and named their oldest son, now 15, Darren Douglas after Gallup's two favorite BC players, Darren and Doug Flutie. So when current BC football coach Tom O'Brien asked Gallup if he had any interest in coming back to BC as assistant athletic director, again he had mixed feelings, because it meant leaving the sidelines.

"That was a very difficult decision, because I coached for 30 years and I really enjoyed coaching," said Gallup, who yesterday accepted the position of assistant AD for football operations. "I talked to Darren Flutie about it IblLiJ GLOBE STAFF FILE PHOTO MARK WILSON 'I really will miss coaching. But that's the beauty of this position. I can stay involved in football and help Tom O'Brien in anyway I BARRY GALLUP rpg a in of for it INTERNATIONAL BICYCLE CENTERS http:lnternatlonalblke.com BOSTON 89 Brighton Avenue (617) 783 I twv -xTi 1 1 i. 1 JBi.

VeieVj 4- "4M Irs REUTERS PHOTO Minnesota guard Anthony Peeler soars to swat away a shot by Portland's Brian Grant FIRST ROUND best of five) EASTERN CONFERENCE INDIANA vs. MILWAUKEE Pts. Avg. Milwaukee 2 2 385 96.3 Indiana 2 2 375 93.8 Results Sunday, April 23 At Indiana 88 Milwaukee 85 Thursday, April 27 Milwaukee 104 at Indiana 91 Saturday, April 29 Indiana 109 at Milwaukee 96 Monday, May 1 At Milwaukee 100 Indiana 87 Schedule May 4 at Indiana TBA CHARLOTTE w. PHILADELPHIA" Pts.

A. Philadelphia 3 1 376 94.0 Charlotte 1 3 365 91.3 Results Saturday, April 22 Philadelphia 92 at Charlotte 82 Monday, April 24 At Charlotte 108 Phila.98(OT) Friday, April 28 At Philadelphia 81 Charlotte 76 Monday, May 1 At Philadelphia 105 Charlotte 99 76ers win series, 3-1) WESTERN CONFERENCE LA LAKERS vs. SACRAMENTO Pts. Avg. LA Lakers 2 1 321 107.0 Sacramento 1 2 295 98.3 Results Sunday, April 23 At LA Lakers 117 Sacramento 107 Thursday, April 27 At LA Lakers 113 Sacramento 89 Sunday, April 30 At Sacramento 99 LA Lakers 91 Tuesday, May 2 LA Lakers at Sacramento Schedule (If necessary) May 5 at LA Lakers TBA UTAH vs.

SEATTLE Pts. A. Utah 2 1 283 94.3 Seattle 1 2 269 89.7 Results Saturday, April 22 At Utah 104 Seattle 93 Monday, April 24 At Utah 101 Seattle 87 Saturday, April 29 At Seattle 89 Utah 78 Schedule May 3 at Seattle 9 (H necessary) May 5 at Utah TBA PORTLAND vs. MINNESOTA Pts. Av(.

Portland 3 1 349 87.3 Minnesota 1 3 343 85.8 Results Sunday, April 23 At Portland 91 Minnesota 88 Wednesday, April 26 At Portland 86 Minnesota 82 Sunday, April 30 At Minnesota 94 Portland 87 Tuesday, May 2 Portland 85 at Minnesota 77 Trait Button win series, 3-1) SAN ANTONIO vs. PHOENIX Pts. Hut. Phoenix 3 1 332 83.0 San Antonio 1 3 327 81.8 Results 'Saturday, April 22 Phoenix 72 at San Antonio 70 Tuesday, Apr! 25 At San Antonio 85 Phoenix 70 Saturday, April 29 At Phoenix 101 San Antonio 94 Tuesday, May 2 At Phoenix 89 San Antonio 78 (Suns win series, 3-1) QUARTERFINALS (best of seven) EASTERN CONFERENCE NEW YORK vs. MIAMI Pts.

Avf. NewYork 0 0 0 0.0 Miami 0 0 0 0.0 Schedule May 7 at Miami 12:30 May 9 at Miami TBA May 12 at New York TBA May 14 at New York 12:30 (tf necessary) May 17 at Miami 8 May 19 at New York TBA TBA NOTE: Philadelphia will play the Indiana-Milwaukee winner in the other Eastern Conference semifinal. 1 i 1 5 i ri." is Kidd fuels Phoenix; Portland advances ASSOCIATED PRESS Jason Kidd came back, Tim Duncan didn't, and the Phoenix Suns knocked the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs out of the NBA playoffs. Penny Hardaway and Rodney Rogers, winner of the NBA's Sixth Man Award, scored 23 points apiece as the Suns won the best-of-five first-round series, 3-1, with an 89-78 victory last night in Phoenix. Rogers, who also had 10 rebounds, scored 8 points and Hardaway had 7 in the fourth quarter as Phoenix fought off a late San Antonio challenge to advance past the first round for the first time in five years.

The Suns play the winner of the Los Angeles Lakers-Sacramento series. The Spurs became the first defending champion to be eliminated in the first round since the Philadelphia 76ers lost to New Jersey, 3-2, in 1984. The 1998 champion Chicago Bulls failed to make the playoffs last season after Michael Jordan's retirement David Robinson tried to carry the load with 21 points and 16 rebounds, but he didn't have enough help. Mario Elie, with 12 points, was the only other San Antonio player in double figures. The Suns' Cliff Robinson missed 10 of his first 12 shots but made two crucial outside jumpers in the fourth quarter to finish with 10 points.

Kidd, out since March 22 with a broken left ankle, looked different with his newly blond curly hair, but he played as well as ever. He started and made his made his first three shots, the last one a 3-pointer, and finished with 9 points and 10 assists in 31 minutes. Duncan, a free agent at the end of the season, might have played his last game for San Antonio. He didn't play at all in the series because of a slight ligament tear in his left knee. The Spurs were down to 10 players, and only one power forward, after Malik Rose left with a torn medial collateral ligament in his right knee with 4:07 left in the first half and the Suns ahead, 31-28.

Without Duncan, Rose, and Jerome Kersey, who dislocated his foot in Game 2, Samaki Walker was the only power forward left for the BLAZERS 85, TWOLVES 77 0- I 1- 7 24 2-11 1-3 0-1 0-5 0-2 00 Pifwn Wallace. Smith .29 4-12 6-11 6-9 6-14 5-9 1-3 1- 5 CM) 2- 3 3146 2- 4 3- 4 2-3 1-1 1-1 24 34 CM) 6-6 20-27 -J9 Stoodamre JO B. Grant 21 Anthony 18 Augmon 3 Schrempt 16 Totals 240 1-3 740 15 23 .470. FT .741. 3-pt.

pal 3-13. .231 (Sabons 1-2. S. Smith 1-2, Anthony 1-3, Wallace 0-1, Schrempf 0-1, Stoudamire 0-2, Pipoan 0-2), Team rebounds: 11 Blocta: 4 (Socw 2, Wallace, S. Smith).

Turnovers: 15 (Pippen 6, Satonrs 2, Stoudamtre2, Grant. Wallace, Anthony. Schrempf, S. Smith). Steals: 6 (Wallace 2.

Anthony. Sabonrs, Pippen, S. Smith). Technical: S. Smth.

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Szmrtiak 23 34 0-0 0-2 116 Garnet! 47 5-20 6-6 4-10 9 1 17 Nestetovic 29 3-7 1-2 4-6 1 4 7 Seat, 4-11 2-2 14 1 2 10 Brandon 32 6-14 1-1 2-6 4 5 13 Peeler 20 1-7 00 1-5 0 2 2 Mitchell 19 3-5 1-1 1-10 1 8 J.Smith 15 1-5 0-0 1-1 0 3 2 Jackson 16 3-5 44 0-3 3 2 11 Garrett 5 CM) 1-2 0-1 0 2 1 Totals 240 2942 1 6-18 1 4-39 19 23 77 FG .354, FT .889. 3-pt. goats: 3-11. .273 IGamett 1-2, Jackson 1-2, Mitchell 1-2, J. Smith 0-1, Brandon 0-1, Peeler 0-3).

Team rebounds: 7. Blocks: 3 (Nesterovic 2, Jackson). Turnovers: 12 (Gamett 3. Sealy 2, J. Smith 2, Brandon 2, Mitchell, Peeler, SzczerWaM.

Steals: 7 (Gamett 3. Jackson, Peeler, Sealy, J. Smith). Technical: Peeler, Illegal defense: 1. Porttand 18 18 21 28 85 Minnesota 22 18 24 13 77 Offkials-Steve Jaw, Ted Bernhardt, Don Vaoen.

SUNS 89, SPURS 78 smmom Ft FT M. IVA O-T A Pts. 2-6 34 04 2 4 7 4-7 1-2 24 0 4 9 7-19 7-10 5-16 2 2 21 4-9 1-2 0-1 5 2 9 3-10 64 27 2 2 12 D. Robinson 42 A. Johnson 36 FJie 33 28 1-7 0-0 OO 2 3 2 9 24 0-2 04 0 1 4 23 24 3-5 04 2 2 7 12 O-l 24 0-1 2 1 2 7 24 1-2 2-2 0 1 5 .240 27-73 24-39 1143 17 22 78 Dal Totals FG .370, FT .61 5.

3-pt. goats: 0-9. .000 (Darnels 0-2, FJ 0-2. FJatt 0-2. Porter 0-3) Team rebounds: 16.

Blocks: 5 (D. Robinson 3, Rose. Walker). Turnovers: 17 (De 4. Danets 3.

A Johnson 3. D. Robinson 2, Walker 2. Elliott Rose. Porter).

Steals: 1 1 (0. Robinson 3. Darners 2. Rose 2. Porter 2, Jackson, A Johnson).

Technicals: None. Illegal defense Nona. ntoon FT 0- a 1- 10 34 1 1-3 0 12 10 Manon Jl 4-7 0-0 C. Robinson 30 lonaey 17 4-17 24 24 22 4-5 00 Kidd 31 Haulaway 45 9-18 4-7 0-7 4 HJohnson 21 1-3 04 0-2 4 Blount 22 4-5 04 3-7 2 Rogers 33 9-15 44 2-10 3 Day 0-2 00 01 1 UvmgsUi 1 Bailey 1 Ol 00 11 0 01 00 OO 0 Totals 2t0 3740 12-19 1249 25 27 .463, FT .632. 3-pt goals: 3-12.

250 Urdr) 1-1, Hardaway 14. Rogers 14, Day 01, Robmson 02). Team le-bounds: 3. Blocks: 8 iC. Robinson 3.

Manon 2. Hardaway. Rogers, Blount) Turnovers: 18 (Hardaway 6, Kidd 5, C. Robinson 2, ion 2. Blount 2, Johnson).

Steers 9 (Kidd 3, Rogers 2, Longley, C. Robinson, Hardaway, Blount). Techmcats: None. Illegal defense: 1. SanArrtone -21 16 19 22 78 27 26 21 89 (19.0231.

Bob De-limy, Ton WeUtungtM. You pick the Derby winner. and that's the first question he asked about not being on the field anymore. I'm certainly going to miss that, but there are a lot of other ways to contribute, and I know as a head coach that there are a lot of things you have to deal with that you really shouldn't have to deal with. Gallup, 53, made the announcement at a press conferencefamily reunion attended by familiar faces from his BC past and his NU present.

"I really will miss coaching," he said. "But that's the beauty of this position. I can stay involved in football and help Tom in anyway I can." "It's a title that's commensurate with his background and experience as a former AD and a head coach and administrator," said BC athletic director Gene DeFilippo. "It's really exciting to have Barry back at BC." Said O'Brien, "After having a conversation with him earlier this spring, he had everything you could want in a director of football operations. He had coaching experience.

He had recruiting experience. He had everything. So the more we talked, the more I told myself, 'Who's better qualified for this than Barry After compiling a 38-60-1 record in nine seasons with the Huskies, Gallup departs with one year remaining on a contract that paid him an estimated $100,000 per year. Details of Gallup's BC contract were not disclosed. He succeeds the retiring Phil Monahan, former Marine Corps general.

"I've never followed a general before, so I don't know what to do," Gallup quipped. "I guess Tom was impressed with my six years the Army National Guard. I guess that must have been a factor." Asked if Gallup's lofty title would give him rank over the rest the football staff, O'Brien cracked, "A two-star general didn't, so I don't know why he would." At first glance, this would appear to be a curious career move -going from head coach in Division 1-AA to assistant athletic director football operations in Division 1-A but Gallup doesn't consider a step back. "I think it's a step up, to be honest," said Gallup, who also was athletic director at NU before relinquishing those duties three years ago to focus on coaching. "I'm going to be working on an administrative level and I'm still going to be able to be involved in football.

It's a different role for sure, but I think it's very exciting because I see this program continuing to grow and I want to help Tom win the Big East championship, get to a major bowl, and bring the former players back." Yesterday, all of BC beamed as another former Eagle came home to roost at the Heights. cessor immediately. We will open our arms as widely as we can." First, McCaw will post the job in the weekly NCAA News, a national publication. "Well also call around for people and get the best group of candidates we can," said McCaw. "We want to find the best person available to lead the football program into the future." McCaw may want a coach with some Division 1-A experience or a former Division 1-AA head coach.

"We will move along very quickly," said McCaw. "But not too quickly." There is no immediate timetable, but the feeling is the process will not drag. A name mentioned by a member of the NU Varsity Club was assistant Harvard coach Bruce Tall, who was an NU assistant under Gallup for five years. Tall, 39, is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan, where he coached after being an assistant at Cornell "Barry will do a great job at BC," said McCaw. LLTJiJ the Week $469 5804 NEWTON 71 Netdham Street (617) 527-096- for You could even win a cruise to downS We pay Northeastern begins search for new coach Unless you're headed for Churchill Downs this Saturday, Suffolk Downs is your best bet to watch, wager and win on the Kentucky Derby.

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