SPORTS
The University Daily KANSAN
April 3,1984
Page 11
Hoyas defeat Houston, 84-75, to capture NCAA title
Subs lift Georgetown past Cougars
By United Press International
SEATTLE — Georgetown's extraordinary bench eclipsed college basketball's Clash of the Titans last night, sending the Hoyas to a 84-75 victory over Houston for the NCAA title.
In completing the Royles magnificent run this season, reserves Reggie Williams scored 19 points and Michael Graham 14 points. Georgetown had to withstand the excellent second half of Houston's Alvin Franklin, who scored 21 points and kept the Cougars alive.
It was their play that dictated the tempo of this championship game rather than the celebrated showdown of centers between Patrick Ewing of Georgetown and Akeem Olaiuwen of Houston.
In winning its first national title, Georgetown became the first team from the East in 39 years to win the NCAA crown since LaSalle in 1954. In their previous appearance in the championship game in 1982, the Hoyts lost in the closing seconds to North Carolina.
THE LOSS was yet another frustration for Houston, which now has been to the Final Four three straight years without winning the crown. Last season the Cougars were denied the title on a final-second dunk by North Carolina State.
Georgetown, ferocious on defense all season, entered the game after a 53-40 win over Kentucky in the semifinals. But this game was not as easy as both Ewing and Olajuwon encountered trouble with fouls and left the spotlight to some of the less luminous names.
The focus was on Olaijapu and Ewing in what was billed as the most celebrated showdown of the season, when the men threw out a knife.
But with both teams swarming on defense, their productivity was limited. Ewing, a 7-foot All-American, finished with 10 points and only one basket in the second half, while 7-foot
Olajuwon finished with 15 points. Each had nine rebounds.
HOUSTON'S FORWARDS converged on Ewing while Franklin came from his guard position to help. Olaijuwon had to deal with Georgetown's entire frontline, often with Ralph Dalton fronting him or Graham muscling in for position.
With 16 seconds left and Georgetown secure in its victory, Ewing raised his arms in triumph. He was removed from the game and hugged his coach as he went to the bench.
For No. 2 Georgetown, 34-3, David Wingate added 16 points. Houston, 32-5, received 18 points from Michael Young. Again, the Cougars could have improved their chances by hitting more of their foul shots, making only 13 of 21. Unlike its semifinal victory over Virginia, Houston attempted to utilize its bench but its reserves were no match for Georgetown's.
AFTER SINKING the first basket of the second half, the Hoyas held their biggest lead, 42-30. Their position appeared greatly enhanced when Olajwon drew his fourth foul 23 seconds after halftime. He eventually sat out for a six-minute stretch but Houston refused to budge.
Thanks to the shooting of Franklin, a 6-foot-2-inch sophomore who was able to split Georgetown's guards, Houston drew to 51-47. A jump shot by Franklin and a shot from the side in which he temporarily injured his leg concluded the burst.
A three-point play by Franklin followed two foul shots by him cut it to 57-54 with 10:29 to play. Georgetown then turned to Williams, an elegant 6-foot-7-inch freshman with an especially soft shot. The Hoyas went on an 11-6 drive with Williams, scoring 5 points in the run. Ewined capped the drive with a hook that made it 68-60 and Georgetown was not threatened the rest of the way, capitalizing on its foul shots the remainder of the game.
SEATTLE — Georgetown's Patrick Ewing and Houston's Akeem Olajuwon go above the rim for a rebound during second-half action of the NCAA championship. The Hoyas won the national championship last night by defeating the Cougars, 84-75.
Georgetown head silences critics with title victory
By United Press International
SEATTLE — Georgetown coach John Thompson put his critics to rest last night by directing the Hoyas to an 84-75 victory over the Houston Cougars to clinch his first-ever NCAA championship title.
season or so in my life.
"With all the emotional ups and downs of this season," the winning coach said, "this certainly has been my most difficult year. I feel I have the monkey off my back because I wanted to just win one."
mrompson, whose team and coaching style has been criticized for much of the season, said the victory concluded his most difficult coaching season of his 12-year career.
The Hoyas looked like anything but national champions in the game's opening moments as the Cougars came out and hit their first seven in a row. The next play was the shooting forced him to change his strategy.
"WE HAD PLANNED ON coming out of the zone, but not that quick." he said. "I was concerned because I couldn't use Gene (Smith) and he sets the mood for our defense."
Smith was sidelined for the contest by an ingenuous iron that he sustained in the Hoyas' victory.
"Guy (Lewis) probably had to use his bench more than he wanted since I used so many players." Thompson said. "We got a great lift off our bench, particularly Fred Brown."
Once Georgetown was able to come back and close the gap in the first half, star center Patrick Ewing took his second foul and Thompson gave up a punch in the stretch. He said that was a fortunate turn of events.
OU assistant takes dual job at Little Rock
By United Press International
LITTLE ROCK, Ark — Mike Newell,
the top assistant to Oklahoma basketball
coach Billy Tubs for four years,
yesterday became head basketball
coach and athletic director at
Arkansas-Little Rock.
Arkansas-Little Rock officials said Newell sent a telegraph yesterday from Seattle, where he was attending the Final Four of the NCAA basketball tournament, to Little Rock, advising that he would accept the dual post. He will come to Little Rock later in the week for a press conference, with the date depending on travel arrangements from Seattle to Little Rock.
The positions opened March 12 when athletic director Happy Mahfouz resigned and the contract of head coach Ron Kestenbaum, which expires June 30, was not renewed. Leslie Wyatt, UALR vice chancellor for university advancement, said he decided at that time to combine the two posts and hire a person with fund raising ability to fill both.
NEWELL HELPED with fund raising efforts through the OU Tip-Off booster club, Wyatt said in a news release.
"During the time he has been at OU," Wyatt said, "Newell have been involved in the efforts that have turned around the basketball program. This year, OU completed its third consecutive 20-plus wins season, averaged 10,500 spectators per home game and ended the season $1.2 million in the black."
Newell directed the Sooners at the end of 1982-83 season after Tubbs was struck by a car while jogging. The Sooners had a 5-2 record under Newell, including a win over Alabama and a loss to Indiana in the NCAA tournament.
Before joining Tubbs at OU in 1980, Newell was an assistant at San Jacinto Junior College in Pasadena, Texas.
Rain delays debut of KC's Balboni
By United Press International
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Citizens will have to wait a day before they find out if Steve "Bye-Bye" Balibon can hit a curveball.
Balboni, a minor-league legend in the New York Yankee system for his home run-hitting prowess, was acquired by the Royals during the off-season in a four-player deal that sent Kansas City's No. 2 reliever, Mike Armstrong, to the Big Apple.
Balboni helped his respective minor league in home runs five times — 1979 with Fort Lauderdale, 1880 with Nashville and 1881-82 with Columbus — but was always the odd man out in the Yankee plans for two reasons.
First, New York generally filled the first-base spot with higher-paid but out-of-position players like Roy Smallley, Don Baylor and Ken Griffey. Second, Balboni had a reputation of not being able to hit a curveball.
BUT THE 6-FOOT, 325-pound Balconi is anxious to shed that second rap now that he has broken camp as a child. The man's life was the first time he has ever earned a
spot in a major league opening day lineup.
His first start with the Royals ironically, against the Yankees — wasrained out yesterday. The two teamstry to open the season againtoday.
"I can hit breaking balls," Baldoni said. "I wouldn't be here if I couldn't hit a breaking ball. I would never have made it through Triple-A if I couldn't . . . I would never have been called up by the Yankees if I couldn't." And the Royals wouldn't have traded for me if I couldn't. The American League is not a fastball league."
"Everybody is a better fastball hitter than breaking ball hitter," Kansas City manager Dick Howser said. "That's the nature of the game." When it comes to staff, I saw him hit a (Phil) Nikrok ball feet in the scurrel.
"EVERY TIME he comes up it's like the seventh game of the World Series. Everyone pitches him cautiously, even in spring training. He's that kind of talent. He's got a lot of people's respect. Nobody likes to challenge him with the fastball. He's
going to see everything a guy (pitcher) has. He's an intelligent hitter. He may make an out ... but the pitcher is going to have to work at
The Royals installed Balboni as their starting first baseman the first day of spring training, sending him to the plate during the exhibition season with a .260 average, two home runs and a team-high 12 bats batted in.
"EVERY SPRING I was with the Yankees, I knew I was going to get sent down," Balboni said. "It was just a matter of time. But I played more this spring than I've ever played. It's up to me now, and it's a good feeling having it (my fate) in my hands.
"I know they expect me to hit home runs. They got me because they wanted power in the lineup. It's going to be my job to hit home runs and knock in runs."
Balboni and his new Kansas City teammates will face New York ace Ron Guidry in today's opener. The Royals will counter with left-hander Bud Black, who posted a 10-7 record in 1983.
White Sox down Orioles in opener
By United Press International
Throw out that "Winning Ugly" slogan. There was nothing ugly about the Chicago White Sox' opening-day victory yesterday.
The White Sox adopted the slogan "Winning Ugly" last year as they ramped to the American League West championship because many of their victories weren't considered pretty by baseball purists.
Yesterday, however, they used all the classic components — solid pitching, good defense and timely hitting — to defeat the Baltimore Orioles, 5-2, in the American League opener.
IN THE CHICAGO victory, LaMarr Hoyt, the 1983 AL Cy Young Award winner, scattered seven hits over $7 \%$ innings, and Britt Burns, shifted to the bullpen this year because of the surplus of talented starters on the club, turned in a strong relief appearance.
Two other AL games were scheduled for yesterday, but one of them — New York at Kansas City — was postponed by rain. It will be made up this afternoon. California defeated Boston, 2-1, in a night game.
Harold Baines provided the offensive spark by knocking in three runs, and the White Sox also played errorless ball in the field as they silenced a crowd of 51,333 at Balti
more's Memorial Stadium, which included President Reagan.
Rudy Law singled and raced to third on Carlton Fisk's bloop hit. Law scored on Baines' infield out, and after both Greg Luzinski and Tom Paciorek walked, Ron Kittle's long sacrifice飞 score Fisk.
Chicago nicked McGregor for another run in the second innning. Julio Cruz walked, stole second and went to third on a throwing error by first baseman Eddie Murray. Cruz scored on Law's fly to center field.
THE ORIOLES got a run back in the bottom of the first when the wind blew Cal Ripken's long fly into the right field bleachers for a home run.
25,000 fans welcome Colts in Hoosier Dome
By United Press International
INDIANAPOLIS — About 25,000 fans flocked to the city's domed stadium yesterday to give their new National Football League franchise a warm welcome. But team owner Robert Irsay made it clear that wherever they played, they'd always be the irsay Colts.
"It's not your ball team or our ball team. It's my family's ball team. I paid for it and worked for it." Isary lesthy spent week from Baltimore to Indianapolis.
Irsay said he was shocked when, after six or seven weeks of negotiating with Baltimore and Maryland officials, he read that the Maryland Legislature had passed a bill that would allow the state to take over the team.
THAT MOVE, plus the threat of legal action by Baltimore and Maryland, helped Irsay decide to close the deal with Indianapolis.
Irsay's attorney, Michael Chernoff,
signed the lease on Wednesday. That night,
the Colts loaded 15 moving vans with team equipment and headed for the Hoosier Dome, the 61,000-seat stadium in downtown Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board met Saturday to approve the deal, making the Baltimore Colts the Indianapolis Colts.
Many who turned out for the ceremony yesterday said they wanted to see what Irsay was like.
"I think Isay is a shrewed businessman," said Charles Carson as he watched the ceremony, which took place on the 50-yard line of the Hoosier Dome. "I wanted to come down here and out for myself what the man is like."
IRSAY SMILED nervously as he spoke to the crowd. He told the fans in the new stadium that he didn't leave because of the money involved.
"It was not a monetary decision," he
City officials, however, were quick to tell the fans that the Colts would bring millions of dollars to the city and Marion County each year.
"LAWYERS FOR the Capital Improvement Board informed us we'll probably be sued today. Our lawyers have advised us we cannot talk to the media about the negotiations," said David Frick, Indianapolis' negotiator in the deal.
"Expectations for the Hoosier Dome would have been unfilled without an NFL team," said P.E. MacAllister, president of the Capital Improvement Board, which approved the Coils' lease agreement to play in the Hoosier Dome. He said the city expected 610,000 people to attend the team's games annually.
--said. "We did have better offers. But we're very happy to be here. We're very pleased with your domed stadium."
MacAllister said the city estimated that attendance at functions at the Convention Center would triple as a result of the Colts' move. He said the team would mean more than $30 million a year for the city.
Irsay gave a sharper answer to reporters who asked why he chose Indianapolis over Baltimore. "You people hounded my family for two years," he said. "I was not about to let them take it anymore."
FRICK SAID city officials were expecting only about 5,000 to show up for yesterday's ceremony. He assured Irsay that if yesterday's turnout was any indication of what was ahead, he could expect a sellout on opening day.
Maryland officials reportedly offered issay $15 million loan for 10 years at about 61% percent interest. The offer by issay would buy the loan at 8 percent interest for 10 years.
Irsay and city officials evaded giving further details on the Colts' move to Indianapolis, citing legal reasons.
"We just hope our team will back you and take you to the spot in the NFL you hope for," Isray told the fans.
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