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9 Pitt bushwhacks Kentucky in NIT fans learned a lot from this game. We can stop talking about going to the Final Four, and we can stop all the talk about being a top five team. We are not, he said. Momingstar hit three baskets in a 17-3 run that lifted Pitt from an 11-2 deficit to 19-14 lead with 11:59 left in the first half. Kentucky closed to 21-20 on Jamal Mashburns layup, but Pitt countered with a 16-5 spurt behind Chris McNeals seven points for a 37-25 advantage at 2 37.

Pitt increased its 43-30 halftime lead to 51-33 in the first three minutes on Momingstars three baskets and Ahmad Shareefs short jumper. John Pelphreys layup with 3:44 to go pulled Kentucky to 69-59, but Pitt made 12 of 16 free throws down the stretch. They tried to trade us a 3 for a 2, but our defense held them down and then they took a few bad shots, said Pitt guard Sean Miller, who had five points and five assists. While Kentucky couldnt find its shooting eye, Pitt hit 30 of 58 shots for 51.7 percent. The final margin would have been greater if the Panthers had shot better at the free-throw line, where they made only 24 of 43.

Shareef contributed 21 points, including six of eight free throws in the final 2:31 for the Panthers. Mashburn, who fouled out late in the game, led Kentucky with 26 points. Pelphrey added 13. Pitt will play the winner of the game between Purdue and Oklahoma State in the semifinals next Wednesday. 14 The Daily News, Lebanon, Saturday, November 23, 1991 LVC, to finals (Continued from page 12) But Croziers jumper was long, Rhoades rebounded, was fouled, and drained a free throw with two seconds left to close the scoring.

For LVC, Steve Zeiber added 10 points, and Scott Stephenson 13. Urich and Crozier both had 12 points for the Jays, while Duncan and Mark Coassolo each had 10. Fridays nightcap, Lasky scored an 14 points on some economical shooting five-of-six from the field and four-of-five the line. He also added four points to the Dips dominating 17-2 run that turned a 45-34 halftime into a 54-36 advantage, We were just running our basic Stuff, said Lasky. head coach Glenn Robin-Son agreed, drawing a rough comparison between his teams methodical play Friday and the back-to-basics style of the late Green Bay Packers headmaster Vince Lombardi.

Its the whole philosophy of the Green Bay power sweep, said Robinson. Teams that play us know what to expect, but we do it anyway. Still, the Dips struggled early, as the fired-up and emotional Spartans used a 7-3 run to take a 19-13 lead. We lost our concentration for awhile, explained Lasky, and it was 19-16 York when the Dips finally got their wake-up call. Mike Sievert (10) started an 11-3 run with a rebound and bucket 11:18 before the half, and Mark Maggioncaldo (14) helped sustain the jaunt with a pair of baskets at the nine-minute mark.

A pair of Lasky Js helped give the Dips a 36-31 lead and Chris Finch (14) added a baseline jumper as the Dips began pulling away. Dave Wilding, who paced the Dips with 18 points, had six points early on in the second half as took firm control. When Ed plakans dropped in consecutive baskets at the six-minute mark, lead had ballooned to 81-50. Its always important to get successive points, said Robinson. Anytime you can get unanswered points, it makes everything go easier.

Lebanon Valleys attempted hook Mark Coassolo 14) Jim Zengerte The Daily News Mike Rhoades goes up for an during action in Fridays opening game of the shot while Elizabethtowns Sponaugle Tournament at tries to block it from behind Rookie making most of opportunity LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) You would have thought it was just another game for Pitts Darren Momingstar. The senior center scored a career-high 27 points Friday night in leading the Panthers to an 85-67 upset over No. 4 Kentucky in the second round of the preseason NIT. Im always confident inside, said Momingstar, who averaged only 6.8 points last season.

I play against some of the best big men in the country in the Big East. They just found me under the basket. Sometimes I didnt even have to jump, he said. While Momingstar controlled the inside, hitting 12 of 16 shots, the Pitt (2-0) defense held Kentuckys vaunted shooters to only 27 percent shooting (21 of 77), including seven of 36 from 3-point range. Only two nights earlier, Kentucky (1-1) made 16 of 32 3-pointers in a 106-80 victory over West Virginia.

We had a lot of 3s that didnt go down tonight, Kentucky coach Rick Pitino said. But thats not why we lost the game. We need to play defense and we need to rebound, too. Momingstar pulled down 10 rebounds as Pitt held a 52-49 edge on the boards. Deron Feldhaus had 12 for Kentucky.

Pitt stopped Kentuckys 22-game home winning streak. Pittsburgh played a great game and we played a very poor game, said Pitino. I think we learned a lot of valuable things from this game. And I think our Kings still (Continued from page 12) the first half. Heat 118, Kings 112 Glen Rice and Steve Smith each scored 23 points, helping surprising Miami hand Sacramento its 43rd consecutive road loss.

The Heat, an NBA doormat in its first three seasons, improved its record to 7-3, good enough for first place in the Atlantic Division. Last year, Miami notched its seventh victory in its 27th game. Smith, who enjoyed a one-foot height advantage during the frequent stretches when 5-foot-7 Spud Webb guarded him, scored from both inside and outside and handed out seven assists. Webb answered by hitting eight of 12 shots for 16 points. Mitch Richmond scored 32 points and Lionel Simmons 20 for the Kings, who shot a season-high 58 percent.

The Kings closed to 112-108 with 44 seconds to go, but Smith hit four free throws and Rony Seikaly made a layup to clinch the win. Knicks 99, Pistons 90 John Starks and Patrick Ewing scored 20 points apiece, leading New York over slumping Detroit. Ewing, who signed a 2-year, $18.8 million contract extension earlier in the day, had 15 points in the second half, while Starks scored 14 in the second quarter. Late bowl bids on line (Continued from page 12) La. against Georgia, if they win Saturday.

Should either Indiana or Arkansas slip, it could open late bowl bids to teams like North Carolina, Utah, Mississippi, Texas Tech or West Virginia. Are Texas fears justified against SMU, a team that has a 24-game conference losing streak? Steve Wilensky, associate athletic director at SMU, is hardly rattling sabers at the Aggies. Were in Year Three of what was always meant to be a 5-to-7 year rebuilding process, he said. Were not unlike a parent that has had a child taking piano lessons and says, Ive heard Chopsticks. I want some Mozart.

Youre not going to hear Mozart from a 3-year-old, unless youve got Mozart. We dont have any Mozarts. The Aggies, though, still are worried. We think about opening the papers on Sunday and are they going to say SMU shocks kicker Terry Venetoulias said. Its unlikely, unless the Mustangs find a Mozart in a hurry.

Traditional games dot the college schedule Saturday. Besides Indiana-Purdue, theres No. 2 Washington at home against Washington State in the Apple Cup; No. 4 Michigan against No. 18 Ohio State; Yale-Harvard; Louisiana State-Tulane; No.

6 California at No. 21 Stanford, and No. 25 UCLA at Southern California. BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -Rookie goaltender Tom Draper cant believe it.

Earlier this month, Draper was down on the farm playing for the Buffalo Sabres American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans. Then with injuries, first to regulars Clint Malarchuk and Daren Puppa, Draper was pressed into service despite only having four games of NHL experience. But hes answered the call and Friday night, Draper registered his first NHL shutout, turning aside 29 shots in a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. It. was the fifth straight NHL game for Draper and extended his unbeaten streak to 4-0-1.

Its hard to believe, Draper said. I really wasnt expecting to be here a few weeks ago. I was hoping to get a chance to play but I didnt think it would happen. With the shutout, Draper, a Quebec native who was obtained struggling Ewing had eight in the fourth Ewing had eight quarter when the Knicks took control of what had been- a close contest. Mark Aguirre led the Pistons, losers of four straight and six of seven games, with 25 points.

Isiah Thomas added 21 for Detroit. A jumper by Aguirre and a 3-pointer by Thomas cut an 11-point Detroit deficit to six, but Ewing and Starks combined for six straight points to rebuild the margin to 90-78 with 3:34 to play. Hornets 112, Pacers 110 Larry Johnson, the No. 1 pick in the 1991 NBA draft, had 25 points and 15 rebounds and Muggsy Bogues hit a 17-foot jumper with 15 seconds left, giving Charlotte a victory over Indiana. The Pacers failed in a bid to tie the game when Vern Fleming, who led Indiana with 28 points, missed a layup and the Hornets recovered the ball and ran out the clock.

That ended Indianas six-game winning streak against Charlotte, which won back-to-back games for the first time this season. Reggie Miller had 25 points for the Pacers. CH-ERShEYPARK SN APft I Check Relrsf Us Qut! HERSHEY BEARS BALTIMORE SKIPJACKS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24 FACE-OFF: 7:00 P.M. SCOUT NIGHT For ticketsinformation call the Arena Box Office at (717) 534-3911. Pick up valuable HERSHEY Bears Festival Foods Family Night discount coupons at festroS by the Sabres last June from the Winnipeg Jets for future considerations, now has gone 117 minutes and 12 seconds without yielding a goal.

Draper gave full credit to his teammates and especially his defense. Things are going great. We are playing great defense. The guys are doing a good job in front of the net. Both defenses did a good job tonight limiting the teams chances.

Especially on our side, were doing such a great job in front of the net, clearing and getting the rebounds. Its just been incredible. Very seldom do they have two shots in a row. The defensemen are there. Draper felt he made a number of quality saves but his biggest came in the first period when the Blackhawks were on the power play.

I just got my arm on the shot. I was falling down and just got my Lawrence. In the spring of 1990 I was with the Springfield Indians and we won the AHL championship. My picture was in the paper the next day. I was drinking champagne out of the Calder Cup.

I love hockey. Lammens would play defense from September to April then leave the rink for warmer waters, winning the world Finn sailing championship in 1990 and successfully defending his title in 1991. Hiking over the side of his Finn, Lammens wears a vest containing 30 pounds of bottled water to help his body keep the boat flat during a race that might last three hours. You have to mesh the physical part with the cerebral part managing the sail, deter He handles the puck well. He lets the (defense) know where to go.

Colin Patterson scored Buffalos insurance goal with 15 seconds remaining in the game. It came with Buffalo shorthanded and Chicago goaltender Ed Belfour on the bench for an extra attacker. Chicago coach Mike Keenan felt his club played hard. We just didnt score, said Keenan. The goaltender (Draper) played a very strong game for them.

Keenan said his team is currently experiencing a scoring drought, one goal in the last two games. It seems to come in segmented bunches. At the beginning, we had a real good pace going for scoring. We were getting six, seven goals a game. Now we cant buy a goal.

I guess it goes in cycles. Red Wings 4, North Stars 3 Sergei Fedorov scored two goals to lead the Detroit to victory over, extending the Red Wings unbeaten streak to eight games. Fedorov notched his first two-goal game of the season, and has three goals and three assists in his last two games. The Red Wings eight-game streak (7-0-1) is their longest since March, 1988. Devils 8, Whalers 2 Claude Lemieux scored two goals and added an assist to lead New Jersey to victory.

New Jersey goaltender Craig Billington made 20 saves to improve his record to a 3-0-0. The Devils led 2-0 after one period and 5-2 after the second period, when Lemieux scored both his goals. Capitals 6, Bruins 3 Peter Bondra had two goals and an assist to lead Washington past Boston, Washingtons first victory at home against the Bruins in four years. Bondra, Tim Bergland, Randy Burridge scored first-period goals as Washington built a 4-0 lead and held on for its fifth victory in six games. while Lammens puts career on hold arm on it.

Sabres coach Rick Dudley had high praise for his young netminder. Hes really playing well. I have a lot of confidence in him. He really had a good training camp. Christian Ruuttu, who scored the game-winning goal at 16:53 of the first period while the Sabres were shorthanded, added: Tommy has done a great job.

He speaks a lot when hes in the net. Its different. Hes an extra eye for the defense. He yells out and lets them know where the puck is. Hes not shy.

Hes been a leader. When youre hot, youre hot. Winger Dave Andreychuk feels Draper has really made a big difference in the Sabres extending their current unbeaten streak to six games (5-0-1). Hes holding his ground. Hes making the big save.

Our defense is playing well but hes standing up and hes got a lot of confidence. mining the draft, he said. The demands of performing at such a high level of competition in two sports left him with little time to find financial backing. I would be playing hockey in the United States and when I was sailing it usually would be in Europe, Lammens said. I never had the time to go after a sponsor.

Id just live off my hockey money during the sailing season. Lammens leaves Monday for California to train for races later this winter in Florida and for Aprils 1992 world championships at Cadiz, Spain. Ive been in a stadium with 10,000 people cheering, and Ive been sitting on a boat alone for an hour-and-a-half tow into the clubhouse, he said. pretty easy, but I knew that Mary Joe is going to come out there and play the best she can. Fernandez, whose only victory over Seles came in their first meeting, in 1989, moved Seles from side to side and from baseline to the net.

Several times, Fernandez tried a drop shot, but Seles, one of the quickest players on the tour, ran down the ball and hit what with most opponents would be winning shot. Fernandez seemed to always be there to knock off a volley. Seles, the worlds top-player, showed- the Madison Square Garden crowd why shes ranked that high, winning the important points. She is pressuring you constantly, Fernandez said. If you dont hit a good return, you are under pressure right away.

You cant afford to make any errors against her. She takes advantage of them Seles to meet in Slims TORONTO (AP) Hank Lammens, one of Canadas top medal hopes for the 1992 Summer Olym- Eics, is putting his professional ockey career on hold to seek gold in the waters around Barcelona. The two-time world Finn champion has told the New York Islanders organization he is taking a one-year sabbatical from hockey to concentrate on qualifying for the 92 Olympic sailing competition. On Friday night, the Canadian Yatching Association named Lammens, 25, its sailor of the year for his accomplishments in the one-man Olympic sailing class. It was a very difficult decision for me to make, said Lammens, an All-America at St.

Sabatini, NEW YORK (AP) With a crowd-pleasing mix display of flair and firepower, Gabriela Sabatini routed Jennifer Capriati on Friday night and joined top-seeded Monica Seles in the seipifinals of the Virginia Slims Championships. Sabatini beat Capriati 6-1, 6-4 after Seles beat Mary Joe Fernandez 6-3, 6-2 in the 16-player, season-ending tennis tournament. Sabatini and Seles will play in one of Saturdays semifinals at Madison Square Garden. In the other semifinal, No. 4 Martina Navratilova plays No.

8 Jana Novotna. Sabatinis best showings have come in New York, and the Argentine right-hander appeared ready to claim another title. Her first major tournament victory came in the 1988 Virginia Slims Championships, and she won the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows last semifinals right away. While Fernandez hung tough, it was Seles who won the important points, who ended the big rallies by capturing the point.

Mary Joe didnt have any pressure, Seles said. It was good tennis and a lot of rallies. And, in the end, it was the Yugoslav left-hander who moved into the semifinals, one step away from completing a remarkable season. Seles has reached the final in all 15 previous tournaments she has entered this year, winning nine. The only other player who went through an entire year without losing prior to a final was Steffi Graf, who won 11 of IS-tournaments in 1987.

The tournament concludes Sunday with the only best-of-5-sets final in womens tennis. Seles beat Sabatini last year in the first five-set womens match since 1901. year. Against the 15-year-old Capriati, Sabatini was in full control, commanding from the baseline, dominant when at the net. She covered the entire court, whether hitting winners or keeping a rally going.

Capriati began the match by breaking Sabatini, but it was the only game she won in the opening set. Then, after losing serve to fall behind 2-0 in the second set, Sabatini won the next two games to pull even. And when she broke Capriati from deuce in the seventh game, she was on a downhill run into the semifinals. Seles increased her career record against Fernandez to 10-1, but it wasnt easy. Every game and almost every point were tough.

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