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Tuesday, March 18, 1986
Sports
Cleveland State enjoys spotlight
United Press International
CLEVELAND — Cleveland State basketball coach Kevin Mackey had two thoughts on his mind when he returned yesterday from Syracuse, N.Y. — drinking green beer for St. Patrick's Day and preparing for Navy's 6-foot-11 center David Robinson.
Cleveland State plays Navy on Friday in East Rutherford, N.J., in an NCAA East Regional semifinal. The other semifinal top ranked Duke against DePaul.
The Vikings, a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities, cruised to a 27-3 regular season record without much national attention, but gained recognition Friday with a convincing 83-79 victory over Indiana and added it to Sunday with a 75-69 triumph over St. Joseph's.
"It's great for the school. It's great for the community," Mackey said. "I'm very happy it all happened on St. Patrick's Day,
and I think we're going to drink a little green beer tonight."
"We said at the beginning that we wanted to win six total — so two down and four to go." Mackey said.
For Mackey, the first two tournaments were not surprises, just part of his plan to win the national championship.
"I told them they would have a lot of new-found friends," he said. "They have to deal with that, take care of their school work and keep their heads on straight, because we still have some business to attend to."
Yesterday, Mackey was in the process of obtaining 15 game films of Navy, but already had formed an onion on its key player.
"Robinson is a great player. He might be the best player in the country. I feel he's definitely the best big guy in the country," Mackey said. "If he was coming out of school this year, he would be the No. 1 pick."
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Auburn and Nevada-Las Vegas each had hot shooters when it mattered Sunday. Their abilities to take advantage of second-shot chances, however, was just as crucial in victories that placed them in the NCAA West Regional semifinals.
United Press International
The Tigers, darting out of the shadow of Bo Jackson and the Auburn football team, sent No. 3 St. John's home with an 81-65 thrashing keved by a 37-20 rebounding edge.
UNLV, the country's No. 10 team, outrebounded Maryland 42-40 in a 70-64 triumph, but grabbed 17 offensive rebounds compared with 9 for the Terrapins.
"We felt the key was the offensive boards and our inside play," Auburn coach Sonny Smith said. "We were able to get 12 points off of offensive rebounds in the first half."
Rebounding helps Auburn, UNLV win
The Tigers took a commanding
44-32 lead during the first half.
missed shots. He was in the middle of an early stretch where the Tigers scored five consecutive baskets on second shots.
Chuck Person, playing with the intensity and skill of an All-American, had 5 of his 15 rebounds off his team's
"I had to go out and prove myself," said Person, who also had 27 points.
"Our biggest concern going into this game was defense and rebounding," said UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian.
The Rebels, who had trouble rebounding against many of the weaker teams in the PCAA, received eight offensive rebounds from forward John Flowers.
Maryland coach Charles Driesell said many of the rebounds helped turn the game around for UNLV.
"They got a lot of offensive boards when they made their second half run at us," he said. "That, of course, was a big key to the game." UNLV went from a 41-33 deficit to a 46-41 advantage during the second half.
Auburn and UNLV will play Thursday at Houston for a berth in the game that will decide the West's representative in the Final Four at Dallas.
Kentucky, Alabama to play for 4th time
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Kentucky Wildcats and Alabama Crimson Tide just can't seem to get enough of each other.
When the two Southeastern Conference basketball teams meet Thursday in the NCAA Southeast Regional at Atlanta, it will be for the fourth time this season and, like Kentucky coach Eddie Sutton says, "We know everything about them, and they know everything about us."
Meeting No. 4 was set up Sunday when All-American Kenny Walker scored 32 points to lead the fourth-ranked Wildcats (31-3) to a 71-64 victory over Western Kentucky (24-8). Terry Cener hit a 10-foot jumper with one second remaining to give 19th-ranked Alabama (24-8) a 58-56 win over 20th-ranked Illinois (22-10).
Kentucky trampled Alabama 76-52 in their first meeting, at Lexington, Ky., won 73-71 in the return match at Tuscaloosa, Ala., then after trailing throughout the first half, at one point
by 9, the Wildcats rallied to beat the Crimson Tide 83-72 in the finals of the SEC tournament.
"Some people say it's hard to win four in a row, but I'd rather be 3-0 against Alabama than 0-3," Sutton said. "We think we can win in Atlanta."
The Kentucky-Alabama winner plays either sixth-ranked Georgia Tech (27-6) or another familiar opponent, Louisiana State (24-11), in the Southeast finals Saturday.
Coner's last-second shot touched off a controversy. Illinois coach Lou Henson said the Alabama junior guard traveled before he released the ball.
“There’s no question he walked on the last play,” said Henson. “Walking is a violation, just like a foul. I want the officials to look at the film. I think they knew he traveled.”
But referee Tim Higgins called it a judgment call, and Coner said, "I don't know . . . I was in the act of shooting."
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