From: gln@cs.arizona.edu (Gary L. Newell)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: PAC-10 Report (very late)
Date: 29 Dec 92 06:34:49 GMT
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson


 (Note from gln:  I'm afraid I was supposed to get this posted earlier but 
my luck ran pretty strong in Vegas and I satyed a few extra days...)



Contributors:	Gary Newell		gln@cs.arizona.edu
		Ken Bowers		kbowers@esrc1.berkeley.edu
         	Ranjeev Pandey		rpandey@storm.orst.edu
		Jim Jungbauer		jjungbau@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu 


Games scheduled through Dec 31:

Arizona hosts the Fiesta Bowl Classic (D28-30)
	Arizona v. Delaware St, LaSalle v. West Virginia
Arizona State hosts the ASU Classic (D28-29)
	Richmond, Dusquene, Detroit-Mercy, ASU
California at Seton Hall Holiday Tournament (D29-30)
	Cornell, Seton Hall, James Madison, California
Oregon hosts the Far West Classic (D28-29) (in Portland, OR)
	Oregon St, Oregon, Ohio St, BYU
Oregon State hosts the Far West Classic (D28-29) (in Portland, OR)
	Oregon St, Oregon, Ohio St, BYU
Nebraska at Southern California (D23)
Southern California at Florida Atlantic (D26)
Southern California at Miami, Fl (D27)
Stanford hosts the Stanford Invitational (D28-29)
	American, Ohio, St. Marys, Stanford
UCLA at Pittsburgh (D28)
Fullerton St at UCLA (D30)
BYU-Hawaii at Washington (D23)
Dartmouth at Washington (D28)
Washington St at Spartan Classic (D29-30) (in E. Lansing, MI)
	Mich. St, Princeton, WSU, New Hampshire



WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS 
========================

Eddie Hill pumped in a career high 29, including 6 3-pointers, as the Cougars
defeated Azusa Pacific 94-71 in the opening round of the Texaco Star Classic
in San Diego on Friday night.  Tony Harris and Bennie Seltzer chipped in 18
and 17 respectively, and Rob Corkrum added 13, in what was a very good
offensive showing for WSU.  However, the game was much closer than the score
would indicate.  After falling behind by scores of 19-4 and 29-10, Azusa
Pacific fought their way back into the game, cutting the lead to 6 on a Bob
Terry 3-pointer with 1:00 left in the half.  For the first 10 minutes of the
second half as well, the lead remained in the 6-10 point range, as WSU was
unable to pull away from Azusa Pacific, an NAIA school that came into the
game 8-0 averaging 103 ppg.  It wasn't until about the final 5 minutes of the
game that WSU again opened up a lead, this time for good, finishing the 
contest with a 22-9 run.  The problem on this night was *entirely* too many
turnovers for the Cougs (WSU... they're both Cougars) and pretty poor defense 
throughout.  This team has to learn how to keep up the intensity after having
a good run like they did tonight at the beginning of the game.

Bennie Seltzer led all scorers with 18, including 4 3-pointers, and Mark 
Hendrickson added 14 as the Cougars defeated San Diego State 73-51 in the
unofficial championship game of the Texaco Star Classic on Saturday night.
I say unofficial because the tourney was acutally round-robin, with the two
winners happening to meet in the final game.  Hendrickson also added 12 boards
for his 3rd double-double in 6 games as a Cougar, and his tourney-total of 30
was second only to current Sonic Michael Cage's 39 in the history of the 
Classic.  The score was closer than the final margin for most of the game, but
the game was never really close.  I was expecting a tougher game from the 
Aztecs, who had lost by only 2 at Arizona St., and also by 2 to UNLV at home.
The Cougars played much better defense than the previous night, and also cut
down on the turnovers with only 12.  Bennie Seltzer and Mark Hendrickson were
selected to the all-tournament team.  Despite scoring 29 the night before and
13 on this night, Eddie Hill did not make the team.  Hill also came up one 
short of the tournament record for 3-pointers.  Bennie Seltzer was also named
tournament MVP.  The Cougs, now 4-2, will take next week off before heading to 
East Lansing for the Spartan Classic where they will face Princeton (should be
an interesting contrast in styles) in the opening round on Tuesday Dec 29th.


WASHINGTON HUSKIES
================== 

Sorry for the brief Husky summaries here, but all I have to go by are reports
in the local papers.

Washington defeated Jacksonville 78-65 at Jacksonville on Saturday night.
Trailing 35-29 at the half, Jacksonville (2-2) outscored the Huskies 18-10
to start the second half.  At this point, Rich Manning was fouled hard to
the floor, which seemed to spark the Huskies, who went on a 20-6 run to 
take control of the game.  Led by Barry Brown, who scored a game-high 21
points, Jacksonville cut the lead to 65-58 with two minutes to play before
the UW pulled away, scoring 13 of the final 20 points, to improve their 
record to 3-2.  Prentiss Perkins scored 14 for Washington, while Willie
Fisher and Alonzo Harris had 11 and 10 respectively for Jacksonville.

For the second straight year, the Huskies suffered a tough 5 point loss at
the hands of UTEP, this time in El Paso, as the Miners downed UW 73-68 on
Monday night.  The Huskies opened the game with a 9-0 run and led most of
the way, but UTEP, after trailing 33-29 at the half and later 47-39, used
a quick second half run to erase the lead and eventually go up 61-60.  UW
took a 68-67 lead on a shot by Maurice Woods with 1:26 left, but 3-pointer
by Antoine Gillespie, who finished the night with a career high 22, gave
UTEP a 70-68 lead that they never relinquished.  After a UTEP free throw,
UW had one last chance to tie on a difficult 3-point attempt by Prentiss 
Perkins, but it missed, and UTEP hit two more foul shots to close the scoring.
The Miners, who are much smaller than the Huskies on the front line, had the
rebounding edge for the game 35-31, and their many second chance baskets made
the difference.  The Huskies will host BYU-Hawaii on Wednesday night. 



CALIFORNIA BEARS
================

Cal travelled to Santa Clara Sunday and came away with a hard-fought
80-73 win.  Fueled by a career-high 25 points from Pete Eisenreich,
Santa Clara was up by three at the half.  The score was tied with
six minutes to go, but Jason Kidd and Lamond Murray sparked a run
which put the Bears up to stay, although the outcome was in doubt 
until the closing seconds.  Freshman guard Jerod Haase lead the Bears
with 21 points and 5 assists, and Murray and a flu-slowed Kidd
added 17 each.  Murray was also credited with limiting Santa Clara's
leading scorer, Dewayne Lewis, to 7 points.  KJ Roberts was a blip
in the box scoree, and Brian Hendrick only managed 6 points.  Haase
drew praise from Lou Campanelli for "playing like a veteran.  He's
giving us much more than I expected this early in the season." 

Tuesday, Cal relied on a sizzling second-half offense to beat 
Wake Forest 81-65 at the Oakland Coliseum.  The first half was 
sloppy on both sides but ended with a bang.  Randolph Childress
hit a 25-footer with 4 seconds to even the score, but Jason Kidd
responded with a 30-foot buzzer-beater to put Cal up 33-30.  After
shooting 40% in the first half, Cal missed only 5 shots in the
second period.  With 5 minutes gone in the second, Cal started a
run with a fast break that featured a 30-foot touch pass by Kidd
to Murray, who slammed it home.  The run gave Cal a 13 point lead,
which they upped to 17 with 8 minutes remaining.  The didn't miss
a field goal for the rest of the game, and Wake Forest never got
closer than 12 points. 
By generating its best performance of the season, Cal seemed to 
justify its top-25 ranking.  "This game shows we can play with
anyone in the country," said Murray.  "There were doubts out there
in the media and the public, but not on the team."  Coach Lou 
Campanelli was more cautious, saying "When we had to play good 
defense, we did."  In fact, Wake Forest's offense looked out of
sync most of the night.  Early on, Rodney Rogers got some pretty
good shots, but they weren't falling. As the game wore on, the
Wake guards failed to get it to him in the post, even when he had
good match-ups, and he became a non-factor.  Ralph Childress 
had 20 points, but went 2-11 on three-pointers.  The Cal press
clearly bothered Wake, especially during the run.  Murray has some
reason to talk, as he has become Cal's best go-to man for tough
points. He put in 22 and added 9 rebounds. Hendrick had 15 points
and 10 boards, and the Bears got good contributions from almost
everyone in the second half.  Kidd lead excellent offensive
execution against the Wake press after Cal built its lead.  Al
Grigsby sat most of the game after aggravating a pulled hamstring. 


STANFORD CARDINAL
=================

On Staurday, the Cardinal picked up win number 3 with a 71-46 thunping
of 1-5 Howard.  Coach Mike Montgomery praised his team's defense and
added that they were making progress on offense.  The best news was
that Brent Williams played his best game of the season, leading the
team with 14 points.  "We just started to run the plays like they're
supposed to be run," said Williams.  The Cardinal started slowly, 
but a 15-point run midway in the first half put them in control to
stay. 


Maui Classic: 
Monday: LSU 72, Stanford 63.  Stanford (3-3) played well for the first
time against decent competition. The score was tied at the half,
anf the Cardinal held small leads through the first six minutes
of the second half.  A 12-2 LSU run midway in the second gave the
Tigers control, but Stanford got as close as six with two minutes
left.  Marcus Lollie dealt 8 assists, Brent Williams lead with 17
points and 7 rebounds, Peter Dukes had 13 points, 7 boards, and 
Kenny Hicks shot 4-5 off the bench.  The big difference was at
the foul line; Stanford's perimeter offense only earned them
6 trips to the stripe. 

Tuesday: DePaul 76  Stanford 67  The Cardinal fell to 3-4 as Depaul's
Brandon Cole hit a career high 25 points.  Stanford went 1-11 during
a first half DePaul run which gave the Blue Demons an 11 point lead.
Stanford managed to stay within shouting distance, and closed to
within three with 28 seconds left on a Brent Williams three-pointer,
but DePaul free throws iced the game.  Williams had his best game 
of the season with 22 points and 7 rebounds.  Marcus Lollie added
15 and 4 assists, and Peter Dukes had 9 but shot only 2-10 from
the floor.  None of Stanford's big men managed more than 4 points,
and Depaul out rebounded the Cardinal 45-26.  



ARIZONA WILDCATS
================

 Unfotunately a trip to vegas ensured that I saw little of the Arizona game 
and even less of the ASU game but here goes....

 Arizona lost (I made $50 on this game in vegas - Arizona hasn't won a
reasonable road game in two years...) to Providence on Tuesday by I 
believe 15 points. The cats played with little if any emotion and fell
victim to good outaside shooting once again. After the game coach Olson
announced that he would start a new lineup in the Fiesta Bowl opener against
Deleware St. and intended to sit those players who seemed to be playing
with little or no intensity. He followed up on that threat by benching
Ray Owes and Damon Stoudamire in favor of freshmen Tony Geary and Blair
in the Fiesta Bowl game.

 One mildly interesting note is that the cats wore their new red road
unifroms for the first time....
 

ARIZONA STATE SUNDEVILS
=======================

 ASU won another ugly game and continued their "we may look bad but we win" 
style this season. The Sun Devils continued pouring in the 3's but were
ineffective in the first half actually trailing Northern Arizona (one of the 
country's worst Div 1 teams) at the midway mark. ASU came out strong in the
second half and took control but this game should do little to make the
Sun Devil faithful feel good about their teams chances in the Pac-10 this
season. ASU faces Duquense next in tghe opener of their holiday
tournament and are expected to make the finals for something like the 12th
straight year...


UCLA BRUINS
===========

Saturday: UCLA 68  Georgia 63 at the Georgia Dome.  Ed O'Bannon had
career highs of 24 points and 13 boards to lead UCLA (6-1).  Harrick 
took assistant coach Mark Gottfried's suggestion and switched to a zone
defense with 9 minutes left and Georgia ahead 55-52.  The Bulldogs
made only one field goal the rest of the game.  Petruska chipped in
14 for the Bruins. O'Bannon also lead the team with 4 assists.  UCLA
shot only 43% from the floor but held Georgia to 40% shooting. 

Tuesday:  UCLA moved to 7-1 with an uninspired 80-73 win over 
Cal-State Northridge.  The game was tied with 3:35 left but an
Ed O'Bannon dunk started a 13-6 game-ending UCLA run.  O'Bannon,
Petruska, Tarver and Edney scored in double figures for the
Bruins, who allowed the Matadors to shoot over 50% from the
field. 


USC TROJANS
===========

Saturday: St. Louis 94  USC 79, at St. Louis.  The Billikins lead
by 4 at the break and then pulled away early in the second half.
The Trojans (2-2) never got closer than 11 in the last seven minutes.
USC only managed to go 4-11 from the free throw line while the 
Billikins were 17-20.  St. Louis held a 31-21 rebounding edge.
Hackett lead USC with 17 points and Harriss had 11 assists.  Both
teams shot around 60% from the floor. 

Monday:  USC 98  South Carolina State 52.  USC (3-2) made 14 of 26
three-point shots. Phil Glenn lead the Trojans with 26 points in
the easy win. 

 OREGON: 
========


 Mo.-St. Louis Rivermen at UofO 12/19/92
 =======================================

 Jeff Potter had a career high 19 as UofO pounded the Rivermen 101 - 68.
 The Ducks were up 53 - 32 at the half, shooting 55%. Damon Runyon scored
 18, Antoine Stoudmire scored 15, Andre Collier had 11 and Clyde Jordan 10
 for the bulk of the Duck points. The Ducks finished the game shooting a
 sizzling 52%, but only were 63% from the stripe. The Rivermen were also
 held to a 32% shooting night. The Ducks are now 4-4 on the season.

 Pacific Lutheran Lutes at UofO 12/21/92
 =======================================

 Bob Fife had 17 points in a 83-72 UofO victory over the NAIA Pacific 
 Lutheran University. University of Oregon has won 4 straight, but only
 one of their 5 victories has been against NCAA Division I foes. The score
 was close due to 7 of 14 free throw shooting in the last five minutes by
 the Ducks. The Ducks are now 5-4 on the season, and next play BYU in the
 Far West Classic on Dec. 28.

 OREGON STATE:
===============


 OSU vs North Carolina State Wolfpack 12/19/92
 =============================================
	
 The final 69 - 68. The only problem was that it was NC State doing the
 winning. The Beavers were up by 17 with 8 minutes to go in the contest,
 and lead at halftime 42 - 25. The last 7:45 saw the Beavers watch their 
 lead dwindle from 60 - 43 to the final score. The last nonconference
 road victory for the Beavers was Gonzaga in Dec. 1989. The search for 
 a point guard continues, as the Beavers have gone 3 - 24 on the road since
 the departure of Gary Payton.

 This week, the point guard search made a stop at the doorstep of one 
 Brent Barry, who had 11 points and 8 assists in his debut. Barry fouled
 out with 3:47 left in the contest, and the Beavers hanging on to a 67 - 59
 lead. Chad Scott had 11, Kareem Anderson had 18, Scott Haskin had 16 points
 and 7 boards in 33 minutes of play, though he once had to go to the 
 locker room with back spasms. McKinney had 5 points in 37 minutes of play
 at the off guard. The Beavers are now 2-3 on the season.

 OSU vs James Madison Dukes 12/22/92
 ===================================

 Brent Barry was moved to the point guard position as Oregon State moved 
 away from the perimeter-oriented offense in favor of a true point guard
 oriented system. The move made sense, as Barry is not only OSU's best
 passer, but is the only Beaver who has exhibited any kind of attitude
 reminiscent of Gary Payton.

 Well, it didn't help. The Beavers lost by a final score of 70 - 56. The
 only bright spot for the Beavers was Scott Haskin, who had 22 points, 9
 boards and 2 blocks. The only other Beaver in double figures was Chad
 Scott, who had 10 points and 9 rebounds as well. The other bright spot
 was in the play of Mutapha Hoff, who has now earned himself a starting
 role up front alongside Haskin and Scott as the Beavers continue to move
 away from the perimeter-oriented game. The reason for the loss can be
 summed up in the shooting percentage: 17 of 52, or about 32%.

 The Beavers are now a surprising 2-4 on the season, and next take on Ohio
 State in the Far West Classic on Dec. 28. 

 Interesting notes: The Dukes assistant coach: Ralph Sampson. In the Dukes
 last game, an 89-62 rout of Maryland-Eastern Shores, JMU guard Kent Culuko
 guarded Aaron McKinney, younger brother of Charles McKinney, whom he was
 matched up with tonight.



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