Friday, January 30, 1998 The University Daily Kansan Section B·Page 5 UMass slows Rams, wins despite fouls The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Four trouble didn't stop Massachusetts from easily winning its ninth consecutive game. No.21 Rhode Island had all kinds of trouble with its normally high-scoring offense. The Rams lost for the third time in four games—and 10th in a row to UMass—as the Minuteemen slowed them down, dominated the boards and won 74-57 last night. Rhode Island couldn't even capitalize when UMass' top two big men. Tyrone Weeks and Lari Ketner, spent most of the game on the bench as each picked up his fourth foul in the first five minutes of the second half. That's because 6-foot-9-inch backup Ajmal Basit matched his season-high with 15 points and had a career-high 19 rebounds. And the defense held Rhode Island 10 points below its previous low for the season. "We knew we couldn't make this an 80-point game. We had to slow the game down," UMass coach Bruiser Flint said. "If we play the up-and-down style, we lose." The Minutemen are the only Atlantic 10 team unbeaten in league play. UMass (15-5, 7-0) hasn't been ranked yet this season. Rhode Island (13-5, 5-2) moved up one spot in the Top 25 despite losing Sunday to Cincinnati, 88-82. "We just didn't have the energy." said Rhode Island's Joshua King. "Maybe the Cincinnati game took it out of us." The Rams, smaller than many on their opponents, were outrebounded 42-18 at Cincinnati and 45-34 against UMass and have the second worst rebounding differential in the conference. That meant they didn't have many second-chance opportunities after making just 18-of-57 shots, 31.6 percent. They also hit only 17 of 29 free throws. "When you miss layups and foul shots, it's just like putting a needle in a balloon. It just deflates you." Rhode Island coach Jim Harrick said. "They played on a different plane than us." Monty Mack had 22 points for UMass, while Rhode Island was led by Cuttino Mobley and Antonio Reynolds-Dean with 12 points and King with 11. MASSACHUSETTS 74. RHODE ISLAND 57 MASSACHUSETTS (15-5) Babul 2-4 0-0 4, Weeks 4-5 0-0 8, Kemer 2-3 0-0 4, Clarke 3-8 0-2 6, Mack 8-15 4-6 22, DePina 2-4-6 8 10, Mickland 2-7 1-3 5, Basil 7-13 1-2 15, Burns 0-1 0-0 0, Cruz 0-0 0-0 0, Maclay 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 30- 60 12-21 74. RHODE ISLAND (13-5) King 2-8-5 7-11, Reynolds-Dean 4-11 4-8 12, Clay 3-10 0-3 6, Mobley 2-7-8 12, Wheeler 3-10 1-3 8, Arigabbu 1-1-0 02, Murphy 0-4 00, Bennett 0-2 0-0, Gay 2-0 0-4, Jefferson 1-2-0 02. Totals 18-57 17-29 57. Halftime—Massachusetts 43, Rhode Island 29, 3-Point goals—Massachusetts 2-7 (Mack 2-3, Clarke 0-4), Rhode Island 4-13 (King 2-6, Mobley 1-2, Wheeler 1-5). Fouled out—Weeks, Ketner, Reynolds-Dean, Rebounds—Massachusetts 45 (Basil 19), Rhode Island 34 (Clay 10). Assists—Massachusetts 12 (Clarke, DePina 5), Rhode Island 9 (Wheeler 5), A-12,412. With Weeks and Ketner in foul trouble, Basit, a sophomore, filled in with a team-high 34 minutes. "When I get the opportunity, I just have to take advantage," said Basit, who had stomach problems before the game and was tired at half-time. "I'm surprised he made it for 34 minutes," Flint said. "He can play like that. All he has to do is get a little more serious and he can be a really special player." UMass turned a 16-14 deficit into a 33-18 lead with a 19-2 run and led 43-29 at halftime as it hit 59 percent of its shots. Its lead ranged from 13 to 21 points the rest of the way as the Rams made only seven field goals in the second half. Rhode Island took its last lead, 16-14, on King's three-pointer with 13:01 left in the first half. Jonathan DePina's 15-footter tied the game and started the 19-2 run. Basit put UMass ahead to stay, 18-16, by converting an offensive rebound. Baskets by DePina, Charlton Clarke, Basit and Chris Kirkland gave the Minutemen 12 consecutive points and a 26-16 lead with 9:07 left in the half. Maryland coach only sees minutes of team's blowout by No.1 Duke DURHAM, N.C. — Gary Williams heard things did not go well for his team. The Associated Press The excitable Maryland coach spent exactly 5 minutes and 51 seconds pacing the sideline as No. 1 Duke defeated the No. 23 Terrapins 86-59 last night. Williams spent the rest of the evening listening to the loss on the radio in the locker room after being thrown out of the game. Maryland has lost its share of games in a variety of ways to the Blue Devils (19-1, 8-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) in Cameron Indoor Stadium, but none quite like this one as officials played a major factor in an ACC game for the second straight night. One day after Clemson was called for an ACC-crecord 41 fouls in a nine-point loss at No.2 North Carolina, Maryland was whistled "I feel that you are responsible to be with your team during the game, and I didn't do that," he said. "It's a shame things happened like they did. It probably wouldn't have made a difference if I was there or not." for four technicals in the game's opening stages, including a pair that led to Williams' early ejection. Trajan Langdon scored 12 of his 16 points in the first 6 1/2 minutes to pace the surging Blue Devils. Meanwhile, the Terrapins (12-7, 5-4) had won five of six ACC games since losing to the Blue Devils by 32 points on Jan. 3 in College Park, Md. But Maryland was blown out again after losing its head coach and its composure. "It's really a bad feeling because you ask your players to work really hard and do a lot of things for the good of the team, and obviously what I did wasn't for the good of the team." Williams said. "I feel bad but I also feel frustrated because of the situation." Rodney Ellott paced Maryland with 13 points. The ACC office in Greensboro had sent a letter to schools this week warning teams about recent unacceptable bench and court behavior. The first Maryland technicals were called against Sarunas Jasikevicius for arguing a nonfoul call on a screen and against Williams for taking up for his guard. Langdon sank the four free throws and less than a minute later Williams was taking a walk to the locker room another official threw him out for arguing again. Williams, one of the game's more demonstrative coaches, also was thrown out last January at Florida State. MARYLAND [12-7] NO. 1 DUKE 86, NO.23 MARYLAND 59 DUKE (19-1) MARYLAND (12-7) Profit 2-6 3-4 7, Elliott 5-11 3-4 13, Ekezie 3-10 3-9, Stokes 1-3 1-2 3, Jasikievice 3-6 0-0 7, Mardisch 3- 8-0 1-6, Kovarki 0-0 1-0, Morris 2- 5-8 10-12, Cephas 0-2 0-0, Fields 0-1 0-0, Hahn 0-0 0-0, Smith 0-0 0-0, Watkins 1-1 0-0. Totals 20-53 18-27 59. **DUKE (19-1)** Mlcledon 6-9 2-1 24, Chappell 2-8-3- 3-7. Domzalki 3-4 0-0 6, Wojciechowski 2-8 0-0 6, Langdon 3-8 8-1 6, Battier 1-3 4-9 6, Carrawell 4-7 2-2 10, Avery 2-5 0-0 5, Burgess 3-6 2-8 8, Price 2-7 2-2 7, Singleton 0-0 0-0 0, Simpson 1-0 0 0, Heaps 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 28-66 24-36 86. Halftime - Duke 57, Maryland 30. 3-Point goals - Maryland 1-6 (Jasikievicus 1-1, Morris 0-1, Fields 0-1, Profit 0-1, Elliott 0-2), Duke 6-24 (Wojciechowski 2-5, Langdon 2-6, Avery 1-3, Price 3, Mclead 0-1, Chappell 0-3, Carrawell 0-3). Rebounds - Maryland 38, Duke 48. Assists - Maryland 11, Duke 12. Technicals - Jasikievicus, Williams 2, Profit. A - 9,314. Boilermakers turn up steam to overcome Michigan The Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Purdue coach Gene Keady challenged his seniors at halftime. As it turned out, he really didn't have to. Michigan made it easy for the Bollermakers. Jaraan Cornell scored 28 points and No.10 Purdue took advantage of 23 turnovers by the 19th-ranked Wolverines for an 89-82 victory last night. "It's tough to overcome 23 turnovers," Michigan interim coach Brian Ellerbe said. "We didn't make good decisions and consequently our turnovers led to baskets for them. They turned our turnovers into points." Michigan (15-6, 5-3 Big 10) shot 50.7 percent and had a 40-29 "I went after our seniors," Keady said. "That's the first time all season that I did that. I chewed them out, that's what I did." But there was no way Keady could count on that. All he knew was that Michigan was leading 41-37 at halftime. And he wasn't happy. rebounding edge over the Boilermakers (18-4, 6-2), who shot 47 percent. But Purdue had just 13 turnovers "Coach said their team was going to make a run," said Brian Cardinal, who had 18 points for the Boilermakers. "He said, 'It's just a matter of how you deal with it.' We just came out and played good defense." "Free throws were a big factor," Keady said. "Rebounding doesn't have to be a big factor if you take care Brad Miller had 19 points and Chad Austin added 15 for Purdue. Louis Bullock led Michigan with 18 points. The Boilermakers, as they have done so often this season, also had a big edge at the free throw line. Purdue made 21 of 26 free throws while Michigan was just 6 of 8 from the line. For the season, Purdue has made more free throws (416) than their opponents have attempted (390). of the ball and hit your free throws." A 3-pointer by Robbie Reid pulled Michigan into a 75-75 tie with 3:52 remaining. But a free throw by Miller and Alan Eldridge's 3-pointer from the left corner triggered an 11-2 Purdue run. The Wolverines scored only three baskets the rest of the way as the turnovers continued to mount. "We got a little lackadaisical at times," said Robert Traylor, who had 17 points for Michigan. "They got a few steals and that led to some easy baskets." It was a spirited game from the start. A basket by freshman Josh Asselin gave Michigan a 32-24 lead with 5:07 left in the first half. But Cornell keyed a 9-0 run with a 3-pointer, a driving layup and a short jumper as the Boilermakers grabbed a 33-32 lead. Travis Conlan sandwiched a 3- pointer between two baskets by Tralor as Michigan finished the half with a 9-4 burst and a 41.37 lead. Jerod Ward, who had 13 points and 10 rebounds, hit two jumpers for a five-point Michigan lead early in the second half, but the Boilermakers — taking advantage of turnovers and fouls — tied it at 50 with 16:18 left. There were nine lead changes in the next nine minutes as the teams traded baskets at a frantic pace. Purdue finally built a 67-62 lead on a transition basket by Cardinal with 9:19 left. "It was 40 minutes of fast breaks," Conlan said. "We were making decisions on the fly and sometimes those aren't the best decisions." 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