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Record-Journal 'Maridan Ct Tuesday December 16 1986 SPORTS Temple shocks UCLA 76-65 NFL playoff race as easy as Kentucky had only 10 opportunities from the foul line making seven College Basketball PHILADELPHIA (UP1) Nate Blackwell scored 23 points II in the second half and Mike Vreeswyk added 21 Monday nightto lead Temple to a 71-65 upset of seventh-ranked UCLA Blackwell scored I straight points for Temple United Free International MICHIGAN 71 BOWLING GREEN 64 Antoine Joubert and Garde Thompson each sewed 16 apiece to lead the host Michigan Wolverines to a 76-64 non-conference victory over Bowl-' ing Green Blackwell capped a 6-0 run and gave Temple a 20-II lead with 8:01 left in the half three ties Richardson hit a free throw to put UCLA in front 26-25 with 4:11 to play before vreeswyk hit a three-point shot and Darrin Pearsall a jumper to put Temple ahead 30-26 Two free throws by Richardson and one by Greg Foster were sandwiched around a Blackwell jumper as the half ended 8-1 as it took a 12-49 advantage after UCLA closed to within 53-45 on a jumper by Charles Ro-chelin Vreeswyk then hit a three-point shot and Howard Evans followed with a dunk to give the Owls a 67-41 lead with 4:51 left in the game The Bruins never got closer than 11 points after that Tim Perry sewed 11 points and Howard Evans had 10 for Temple Jerome Richardson scored 15 points and Ro-chelin and Mon tel Hatcher added 14 points for UCLA 3-2 which lost Its second straight game Thompson and Joubert combined for 23 points in the first half as the Wolverines 6-2 took a commanding lead will Ted run before he is overtaken by Tom? Now is that any more difficult than this question? Can a team win its division championship and have the home field in the divisional round even though it loses its last five regular season games? This is the week that foe solvers of logic problems love although logic is sometimes lost when it comes to solving ties within the NFL There would certainly be no logic in the New York Jets winning Michigan broke the game open with a pair of first-half bursts With a 76 lead four minutes into foe game Thompson hit a pair of jumpers Gary Joubert hit a three-point- Grant sank a layup and AUBURN 17 EAST KENTUCKY-62 Junior center Jeff Moore sewed 32 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to power No I Auburn to a $762 non-conference victory over host Eastern Kentucky er to build the Wolverine lead to 176 Reggie Miller playing on an injured ankle sewed all 9 of his points for the Junior guard Chris Morris added 25 points for Auburn which scored the first basket of the sec The colleges of this nation in general and the NCAA in particular are missing a big chance if they don't' take advantage of this simple suggestion To heck with the SAT tests and neyer mind Proposition 48 and phooey on any other requirements which they have for high school students to get into a university and onto-an athletic team Just let those little rascals try to figure out who will be in the NFL playoffs If someone successfully pulls that bff he or she not only gets a scholarship but also wins a car Here for instance is a sample question from an SAT test: In a cross-country' race Ted is 60 yards in front of Tom Tom now begins to cover 5 yards as Ted covers 4 yards How many yards Two free throws by Rivas gave Temple a 51-41 1 capped a 156 run by with 12:10 to play and i foe AFC East if they should happen to lose their fifth straight ond half and then led the rest of the way in improving to 56 Eastern Kentucky led by Antonio Parris's game-high 34 points led 48-47 at halftime after an opening period that saw the scon tied four times Frank Ford who finished with' 13 points hit a field goal seconds into the second half to give Auburn a 49-48 lead The Tigers led by as much as 17 points late in the second half game next Sunday But that is what would happen if the New England Patriots also lose on Monday night in Miami By losing four in a row they tell us the Jets have clinched a wild card spot Using that warped criteria it must makes sense that they could win the division if they OKLAHOMA STATE 77 MINNESOTA 66 Guard Jay Davis sank six free throws in foe final minute and a half to lead Oklahoma State to a 7761 victory over Minnesota Oklahoma State led 34-25 at the half and at one time in the second half had opened up a 17-point lead 60-43 with 1:52 remaining But Minnesota began a comeback with three-point goals and cut foe Cowboys' lead to 5 twice in the final 1 :30 of the game Davis then made five tripe to the free-throw line making six of his 10 attempts including a pair following the second technical foul against the Gopher bench lead the Owls UCLA had tied the game at 3666 on a three-point basket by Reggie Miller with 17:26 to play his first points of the game but Vreeswyk lowed with a jumper and Blackwell with a layup to start the Temple spurt' Vreeswyk scored 9 points in the first half is Temple took a 32-29 lead even though the Owls only made of 36 shots (31 percent) from the field The Owls scored the first 4 points of the game but fell behind 116 after Hatcher canned three straight three-point baskets Two free throws by Auburn hit 479 percent of its field goals while Eastern Kentucky made 442 percent of its 'its shots can lose one more: While foe Tigers hit 20 of 25 foul shots Eastern Joiner misses TH Ef CORDlBOOK what may be Compiled-from staff and UPI reports last home game All-Stars free agent Davey Lopes that will keep him with the Astros through the 1988 season Lopes 40 played a key role in lie Astros drive to the 1986 the i Eastern Connecticut State University co-captains Andrea Costa and Sue Nalewajek have been selected to the first Collegiate SAN DIEGO (Upfr- Charlie Joiner the all-time leading receiver in the NFL spent the day on the sidelines for the first time in years Sunday and watched what may nave been the last home game of his career Joiner 39 has not announced his 11 Volleyba Coaches plans for next season but many in ifoUow- San Diego expect him to retire 1 r'- National League Western Division championship after he was acquired from the Chicago Cubs July 20 He played both -outfield and third base for the Astros A veteran of 15 major league seasons Lopes finished 1986 with a 275 average in 96 games He hit seven home runs 35 RBI end 25 stolen bases On Sept 2 Lopes gained a spot in foe record books when he stole his 24th base of the season the moat ever by a player 40 years or older Lopes has stolen 555 bases in his career Navy ing the season finale next Sunday in Cleveland "The whole game I was thinking that" Joiner said when asked if 3464 km to Seattle would be his last appearance at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium Joiner was sidelined when he suffered a fractured hand Dec 7 against Houston Sunday was the first game Joiner missed since Nov 25 1973 was really no need for me to be in there today said Joiner was disappointing" If he leaves the game Joiner will depart as the all-time leader in career receiving yards with 12101 yards on 744 catches He has 415 yards in receptions this season absence went unnoticed until late in game Joiner said he was disappointed about not playing but said he understood the nature of the game Association Division III East Region all-star team Nalewajek a Junior from Meriden and itlXit Nalewajek Maloney High School Is a three-year starter at outside hitter for Warriors who have compiled a 109-32 record over that span and have qualified fro three straight NCAA Division III postseason tournaments A two-time team MVP and recipient of foe Best Effort Award as a freshman in 1984 Nalewajek led ECSU with 155 defensive saves and placed third in both kills (217) and attack percentage (276) Becky Bloise a freshman ECSU setter who was a teammate of at Elliott Uzelac an assistant under Bo Scbembechler at Michigan the past five seasons and the former head coach at Western Michigan hai been named bead football coach at the Naval Academy Uzelac 45 replaces Gary rranquill who younger guys practiced all week" he said wouldn't have Maloney earned rkplui Sparkplug Award Bloise was fired Dec 7 after four straight losing seasons a Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahan Monday experienced a lessening of pain in the right shoulder operated on last week feeling much said Dennis McLaughlin a public information spokesman for Centinela Hospital Medical Center "He has no fever and the pain in his shoulder is feeling much better no word on when he will be participated in all 51 Warriors' matches and was second in assists with 379 non'' The Record-Journal incorrectly implied last week that Stephen Best and Charles Montagnon received the first Maloney High School Distinguished Service Awards at a banquet Dec: 3 Previous honorees include Mike Hazard Steve Hermasziewski John Dubb and Jack DiPersio Curry Walton been fair if they get to play" The Chargers are undergoing a youth movement on both offense and defense and Joiner if he indeed retires will be the latest veteran of Air glory days to retire Guard Ed White left before the season began and it is suspected that Dan Fouts will retire in the Mar future Fouts has been giving foe ball more often to young running backs like Gary Anderson Curtis Adams and Li- onel James but he still counts on veteran possession receivers like Joiner Kellen Winslow and Wes Chandler for the critical plays knack of catching critical -first down passes led to Chargers fans balling third down and long yardage situations and Joiner" The Chargers began developing an effective running attack two years ago with the arrival of people like An--derson James Tim Spencer and Earnest Jackson who is now with Pittsburgh Coach A1 Saunders laid when he took over at mid-season that he wished tosee his offense hold on to Fomer welterweight champion Donald Curry will fight Tony Abnormalities in the navicular bone of Bill right foot have been revealed in a bone scan conducted oh the Boston Celtics reserve center Walton will fly to Los Angeles today to consult with Dr Tony Daly who has handled the foot problems of the 7-foot center for several years The navicular bone is on the inside of the foot in front of the anklebone Montgomery Feb 7 in Las Vegas for the vacant US Boxing Association junior middleweight title" promoter Bob Arum has announced Arum said the bout scheduled for 12-rounds at Caesars Palace will be televised live by CBS Curry 25 of Fort Worth Texas lost his three world welterweight titles when he was Stopped in six rounds by Lloyd Honeyghan in Atlantic City NJ Curry 25-1 with 20 knockouts has not fought since i Astros Atlanta forward Dominique the ball a little more taking pressure off his gbeen and injury-plagued Wilkins who averaged 315 the Hawks to a 46 points and led the 1 record has been named the NBA Player of the Week Wilkins is averaging 271 points per game this season third best in foe NBA and has sparked the Hawks to an NBA-best 186 record fense It is doubtful that the basic offensive scheme in San Diego will change much until Fouts himself retires Chandler and Winslow are likely to take up the slack on and situations unless Joiner decides to return for another season Served UP To 31000 Homes In Meriden Wallingford Southington Cheshire Middlefield and North Haven! 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