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3C Colleges Star TribuneTuesdayMarch 231993 USC defeats Pepperdine (20-10) beat the Tigers (25-9) in Jackson, Miss. The score was 36-36 with 14 minutes left when Southwest Missouri State went on a 15-2 run, keyed by Murdochs three-pointers, to go up 51-38. Jackson State never got closer than nine points thereafter. Jackson State's Lindsey Hunter, th nation's fifth-leading scorer, finished with 20 points but finished 8-for-25 from the floor. Oklahoma 24 4872 Gophers 37 4986 rab OKLAHOMA mln fg-tga ft-fu e-l pf pta Wabster 25 5-9 0-0 1-1 5 10 Vann 40 7-20 7-13 7-13 2 23 Conley 26 1-9 8-10 5-7 4 10 Evans 23 0-6 2-2 1-6 6 2 Lewis 33 2-6 2-3 0-0 5 6 Minor 20 5-10 2-3 2-4 4 14 Sallier 12 0-3 0-0 0-2 2 0 Alexander 10 0-1 0-2 2-2 1 0 Barnes 8 1-2 4-6 0-3 0 7 Black 3 0-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 Team 3-5 Totals 200 21-67 25-39 22-44 28 72 FO .313 FT .641 rab GOPHERS mln fgtga ft-fta o-t pi pts Walton 24 3-6 5-5 2-8 4 11 Carter 24 4-9 1-2 2-7 4 9 Kolander 19 2-3 0-5 3-4 5 4 Orr 20 1-7 1-4 1-3 1 4 Lenard 28 6-12 4-4 0-5 3 17 Jackson 14 0-3 3-4 2-5 1 3 McDonald 26 4-6 0-0 0-5 2 10 Tubbs 16 5-7 2-3 1-2 1 12 Nzigamasabo 19 4-4 0-0 1-2 2 8 Grim 2 0-1 1-2 0-0 1 1 Baker 2 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 Crittenden 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 Washington 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 2 Woll 3 2-3 0-0 0-2 2 5 Team 4-6 Totals 200 32-63 17-29 16-50 31 86 FQ .508 FT .586 3PT-333 Assists Oklahoma 10 (Evans 5, Lewis 3, Gallier 21, Gophers 22 (Lenard 6, McDonald 6.

Jackson 2, Orr 2, Walton 2, Carter, Crittenden. Kolander. Nzigamasabo). Blocks Oklahoma 3 (Evans, Minor, Sallier), Gophers 6 (Kolander 3, Nzigamasabo 3). Steals-Oklahoma 10 (Alexander 3, Lewis 3, Evans 2, Vann 2), Gophers 7 (Lenard 3, Jackson, Orr, Tubbs, Wolf).

Turnovers Oklahoma 16 (Evans 5, Webster 3, Con-ley 2, Vann 2, Alexander. Barnes, Black, Lewis), Gophers 22 (Carter 3, Jackson 3, Nzigamasabo 3. Walton 3, Baker, Crittenden, Grim, Kolander. Lenard, McDonald, Orr, Tubbs. Washington, Team).

Three-pointers Oklahoma 5-23 (Webster 0-1, Vann 2-11, Evans 0-4, Lewis 0-1, Minor 2-3, Alexander 0-1, Barnes 1-1, Black 0-1), Gophers 5-15 (Orr 1-5, Le-' nard 1-4, McDonald 2-3, Tubbs 0-1, Woll 1-2). A 18,254. Gophers. from page 1C why they will move on to face South-jern Cal at Met Center at 8 p.m. I Wednesday.

Haskins used the game to send a lesson to Arriel McDonald about the importance of playing aggressive de-fense. McDonald was told at the orning shootaround that his place in the starting lineup would be taken tby Townsend Orr. McDonald came off the bench to 3lay 14 minutes in the first half, hitting three of five shots. He earned Tthe right to start in the second half, but was yanked after 12 seconds. "I 'let my man beat me," he said.

"I athink Coach said something at half-time that if you let your man beat 'you, you're coming out." When it was over, Haskins and the 'other Gophers were praising McDonald, whose 10 points, six assists and tone turnover in 26 minutes were "part of a superb bench performance. Nate Tubbs scored 12 points and Ernest Nzigamasabo eight, and McDonald, Tubbs and Nzigamasabo rrwere l3-of-17 from the field, -a ol'It's great to see a guy like Arriel be cable to accept that he's not up to par ito start, and come off the bench," iTubbs said. "That shows something tabout his character. All that's important in building a team. When you -have guys coming off the bench and ybeing productive, you've got the -makings of a great team." v.

-Oklahoma got within 10 points only once in the second half 37-27 with 18:12 to play. The Gophers promptly went on an 8-0 run in which Voshon ILenard who led Minnesota with points hit two baskets. A cou-jple of minutes later, the Gophers led I. Associated Press Dwayne Hackett came off the bench to score 21 points all on three-point shots and Southern Cal beat Pepperdine 71-59 Monday night in a second-round NIT game in Los Angeles. The Trojans (18-11) advance to a quarterfinal game against Minnesota on Wednesday night at Met Center in Bloomington.

Pepperdine, which won its third straight West Coast Conference regular-season championship this season, finished with a 23-8 record. Hackett made four of his seven three-point shots in the final 4:15 of the first half as Southern Cal went ahead for good by outscoring Pepperdine 16-2 to end the half. That made it 36-23, and the Waves weren't closer than 1 1 points in the second half. Lorenzo Orr had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Rodney Chatman and Burt Harris added 10 points each for the Trojans. Phil Glenn, USC's leading scorer, was held to two points on l-of-9 shooting.

Dana Jones led Pepperdine with 17 points and seven rebounds. Boston College 101, Rice 68 Bill Curley's inside play and Gerrod Abram's three-pointers led the Eagles (18-12) past the Owls (18-10) in Boston, Mass. The victory set up an all-Big East quarterfinal matchup in Boston on Wednesday. Boston College will face Providence, which won both regular-season games against the Eagles. The Eagles stretched a 28-25 lead to 49-34 at halftime and led by at least 15 points the rest of the way.

Their biggest lead was 101-65 in their biggest offensive show in 58 games since a 123-78 triumph over New Hampshire early last season. Miami (Ohio) 60, Old Dominion 58 Scott Belyeu made two free throws with 20 seconds left, lifting the Redskins (22-8) past the Monarchs (21-9) in Oxford, Ohio. Old Dominion's Keith Jackson fouled Belyeu as he drove from the left wing with the shot clock running down. Belyeu then hit both ends of a one-and-one to send the Redskins into the tournament quarterfinals. 65, Clemson 64 Robert Shannon scored 19 points, including a three-pointer with 51 seconds left, to lead the Blazers (19-13) past the Tigers (17-13) in Birmingham, Ala.

After Shannon's basket, Clemson worked the ball until 6 seconds remained. Then a referee inadvertently blew a whistle, prompting a halfcourt huddle with both coaches and all three officials. Clemson was awarded the ball with 6 seconds left in the game and 3 seconds on the shot clock. The Tigers inbounded and Chris Whitney missed a jumper. Clemson had two tips but missed both.

The Blazers rebounded and the buzzer sounded. SW Missouri St. 70, Jackson St. 52 Johnny Murdock opened up a close game with two three-pointers and finished with 17 points as the Bears Homeward bound: 'IT switches Centers, from Target to Met Cheating at 'U' alleged; St. Sauver may transfer year, but could play for a smaller school next year.

St. Sauver, from St. Paul Johnson High School, came off the bench to throw for 261 yards and two touchdowns in November's season-ending upset of Iowa. Before that, he had thrown for only 42 yards in his career. Sources said coach Jim Wacker had privately suspended him for sev eral games early last season because ot academic circumstances sur rounding copying another student's class work.

Junior Tim Schade, a nephew of Wacker is widely expected to be the No. 1 quarterback for the next two years. After that, Hutchinson, recruit Cory Sauter is expected to be the heir apparent. Two seasons ago, St. Sauver was suspended for the season opener by former coach John Gutekunst after a fight broke out at a summertime party at St.

Sauver's parents' home that included underage drinking. By Dennis Brackin Staff Writer (Give the NIT credit for this much: the tournament officials know a good thing when they see it. And they're willing to adapt, especially if it means a few more dollars in the NIT coffers. The NIT announced Monday night that Minnesota will be host for a quarterfinal game Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Met Center.

The Gophers will play USC and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN. A week ago, NIT officials said their policy called for every team reaching the final four at Madison Square Garden to play at least one game on the road. The Gophers could reach New York after playing three straight home games. The reason is obvious: 48,254 fans packed Target Center for Minnesota's 86-72 victory over Oklahoma last night. Last Wednesday, 1 1,944 fans watched the Gophers defeat Florida in a first-round game at Target Center.

"I have the sense INIT officials were kind of shocked by our pre-sale numbers for last Voshon Lenard by 20, and with 3:28 left they were ahead 78-48. Oklahoma closed within 14 only after Haskins had emptied his bench in the final 3 minutes. Somebody asked Oklahoma coach Billy Tubbs his impression of the officiating, and Tubbs declined to answer, although he left a clear impression that he thought his Sooners had been muscled around too often without fouls being called. "Not to say anything about the officiating, but that was one of the most physical encounters we had all year," Tubbs said. "I thought we should have brought a couple of linebackers.

It was a very physical game of push and shove, and we just didn't make the adjustment, whatever that means." The Gophers' response? "I don't think it was as physical as a normal Big Ten game," forward Randy Carter said. "Oklahoma did a lot of pushing, and you don't have to be strong to push somebody." night's game," said Minnesota assistant athletic director Mark Dienhart. It had appeared doubtful that Minnesota would be granted a quarterfinal game because Target Center was unavailable tomorrow night, due to a Timberwolves game. The university originally hoped to have the third-round game at Target Center, but NIT executive director Jack Powers, after meeting with ESPN officials, ruled out a Thursday game. Powers said the NIT wanted the Gophers to be part of tomorrow's ESPN doubleheader.

With the Timber-wolves occupying Target Center and the St. Paul Civic Center playing host to the state high school boys' basketball tournament, only Met Center was an option. University administrators and Met Center officials reached an agreement yesterday afternoon. The NIT allows a facility to keep only 15 percent of the gate receipts, but the size of last night's crowd convinced Met Center officials that having the game made financial sense. Other Minnesota players for Wisconsin-Stevens Point are junior defense-man Mick Kempffer of Two Harbors; sophomore goalie Dave Ketola of Cloquet; junior forward Mike Toth of Elk River; and freshmen forwards Jim Fish of Warroad and Pat Bogen of Owatonna.

All too familiar The end of the season for the St. Benedict basketball team came to an abrupt and ironic end, similar to last year's finish for another undefeated MIAC women's champion, St. Thomas. St. Benedict, winners of 28 straight games this season, lost to Central (Iowa) 60-59 Friday in the NCAA Division III semifinals at Pella, Iowa.

The winning shot was made in the closing seconds by Emilie Hanson, a sophomore from Prior Lake who had been recruited by St. Benedict. Central, playing on its home floor, won the national title Saturday night, beating Capital (Ohio) 71-63 as Hanson scored 26 points. In last year's Division III sectional semifinals, undefeated St. Thomas lost to Luther (Iowa) 61-60 on a last-second shot by Katie Anderson, a junior guard from White Bear Lake.

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Presentation was made at Federated Insurance Companies' President's Council in Palm Springs, California TUNE IN THE mm VS BULLS TONIGHT AT 7:30 PM ON FOX 29 KITN-TV Michael Jordon and the World Champion Chicaso Bulls host Christian Laettner and the Wolves, live from Chicaso Stadium! KfIN-fV Brought to you in part by. 13 snrG-OTscEt 1' Ik The postseason already has given the Gophers a reason to feel good about themselves. Only three Big Ten teams Indiana and Michigan in the NCAA and the Gophers are alive after two rounds in their respective tournaments. "Maybe if the NCAA selection committee would have picked 65 teams, we'd have the 65th," Carter said. He was smiling, if ever so slightly.

Second round Result Sunday Providence 68, West Virginia 67 Results Monday Gophers 86. Oklahoma 72 Miami of Ohio 60, Old Dominion 58 Boston College 101 Rice 68 65, Clemson 64 SW Missouri St. 70, Jackson St. 52 Southern Cal 71, Pepperdine 59 Game tonight Texas-El Paso (21 -1 2) at Georgetown (17-12), 6:30 p.m. Quarterfinals Games Wednesday Southern Cal (18-11) vs.

Gophers (19-10) at Met Center, 8 p.m. Providence (19-11) at Boston College (18-12), 6:30 p.m. Georgetown-UTEP winner vs. Miami of Ohio (22-8), TBA Game Thursday aj SW Missouri St. (20-1 0) at Alabama-Birmingham (19-13), 7:05 p.m.

Semifinals MondayMadison Square Garden Quarterfinal winners, TBA Championship March 31 Madison Square Garden Semifinal winners, TBA and had won 40 straight games. St. Benedict lost Saturday's third-place game to Scranton (Pa.) 89-69, but coach Mike Durbin was not disappointed with his team's effort. "It's going to take a few days to put everything in perspective for this team, but there's absolutely no way I'm going to forget what they accomplished," Durbin said. The Blazers lose All-America candidate Kelly Mahlum, centers Lynn Nielsen and Janine Mettling, and reserves Amy Hergott and Glennis Werner.

Returning will be starters Tina Kampa (St. Cloud Cathedral), Danielle Guse (Irondale) and Colleen Carey (Brooklyn Park), and Durbin sees the Blazers as a factor in the conference race next year. Beavers win title Bemidji State, which finished second to Wisconsin-Stevens Point during the NCHA regular season, easily captured the NCAA Division II title last weekend at Bemidji. The Beavers defeated Mercyhurst (Pa.) in a two-game series, winning 10-6 and 5-0. Several Minnesotans contributed to the title.

In the second game, Eric Monsrud, a freshman from Rochester, had two goals, and Dan Tollcf-son, a senior from Willmar, added a power-play goal. Todd Kreibich, a senior from Crookston, got the shutout on 23 saves. Jason Mack, a junior They're Pointing to another hockey title By Curt Brown Staff Writer The Gophers football team has a quarterback controversy five months before the season starts. University sources say sophomore Rob St. Sauver has been accused of plagiarizing someone else's class work for the second time and probably will transfer to a Division I-AA school.

"I have not spoken with the young man about his options, but I do know he will not be back with the football team in the fall," men's athletic director McKinley Boston said Monday. St. Sauver was in South Padre Island, Texas, for spring break and unavailable for comment. His case will get a hearing through the university'sjudicial system. School officials say at least one Division I-AA school has asked for permission to talk to him, and several others are expected to express interest.

If he transfers to a Division I-A school he would have to sit out a from East Grand Forks, had a goal in the opening game. Bits and pieces Even though North Dakota State has a larger arena and more experience hosting Division II national events, the Bison were not awarded the Division II women's basketball Final Four, which will be played at Bentley (Mass.) this weekend. The Bison (28-2) will play the host school in a semifinal game Friday night. "We felt it was time to give Bentley a shot at hosting and see how they do," said Wayne Burrow, NCAA assistant director of championships. Bentley (30-2) has won at least 30 games five straight years.

The other semifinal pits Delta (Miss.) State against Michigan Tech. North Dakota State advanced with a 91-55 victory over Cal Poly-Pomona at Grand Forks last Friday. Jody Buck of Lake City had 19 points and Darci Steere of Windom had 10 for the Bison. St. John's coach Jim Smith has been named West Region coach of the year in Division III by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

South Dakota's Dave Boots, who formerly coached at Augsburg, is the Division II coach of the year for the North Central region. St. Thomas star Laurie Trow, a senior from Rochester John Marshall, is one of eight Division III women's basketball players nominated for Champion Player of the Year honors. The winner is expected to be named later this month. I SPUING SPECIALS BOSCH ower Tools 1 h.p.

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Wisconsin-Stevens Point (23-5-2) will open the tournament against El-mira (N.Y., 23-6-0) at 3:30 p.m. Friday. Wisconsin-River Falls (18-12-1) will face defending national champion Plattsburgh (N.Y., 26-4-2) at 7 p.m. The winners will meet for the national title at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Tretter, who helped the Pointers win the NCHA title by getting 16 goals and 23 assists, is one of six Minnesota natives on the roster. Tretter played at St. Paul Johnson before joining the St. Paul Vulcans to play junior hockey for two years. He was recruited at Wisconsin-Stevens Point by Mark Mazzoleni, who was the Pointers coach before becoming a Gophers assistant two years ago.

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